Evening. Is this a good deal ? a Genesis Latitude 00 2011 for £500 on bikes2udirect. Can anyone tell me does it have the same geometry as the Genesis Core 100 ? Can't seem to find it on tinternet. Thanks.
Wee bit pedantic of me but the Core has the same geometry Latitude (Core is based on Latitude not the other way round).
I have recently bought the Latitude 00 for almost the same price (little cheaper but it was an ex-demo). Lovely bike, really really enjoy riding it.
The only thing I would upgrade as soon as you can is the wheels - get something a bit lighter on there and it makes the handling nice and sharp.
Cheers
Danny B
Thanks Danny, do you use it for trail centres? I'm wanting to do a bit of local xc and a few trail centre visit's too. Are the forks ok for a bit of abuse? Ta.
I live very close to Greno Woods in Sheffield which is has a number of trails in it (although its not strictly a full on trail centre). Lots of roots, mud and a few rocks and its much faster than I am!!
Perfect for trails, XC - anything you would want to chuck a hard tail at.
The forks are fine. Yes, they're 'only' coils but coils do have some advantages over air (especially cheaper air shocks). Small bump compliance and a linear response (basically means they compress the same amount across the travel - air shocks are progressive so firm up the more they compress) are two of them.
They are very robust but not the lightest. I have upgraded mine but its by now means a must (I just had the opportunity to for the price).
The steel frame rides really nice and is a solid base for future upgrades (wheels, brakes then forks in that order if you so desire in the future).
Cheers
Danny B
Thanks for the info. I'm hovering over the "buy" button. Been looking around for a while at bikes in this price range and this one does look the best spec / reviews etc. Cheers.