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can you give me a reason not to buy one of these 2011 genesis altitude 10
for £750 !
seriously willing to listen to recommendations of other bikes as
i was seriously considering an 29er (as im 6ft) inbred complete build until i seen one of these . imho better spec opinions please
thank You DTD
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Our Latitude 00 and 10 mountain haveboth won group-tests and 'bike of the year' commendations showing that the desirable ride feel of steel doesn't always mean high prices.
The Latitude 10 has a longer travel 120mm Rockshox Recon Gold TK fork with aluminium steerer and a Deore / SLX componment mix including external-bearing cranks and a larger 180mm .
Lighter 420gram, welded Alex rims lower the wheel weight for faster acceleration with no loss of durability.
Frame: Reynolds 520 double-butted Cr-Mo
Forks: RockShox Recon Gold K 120mm
Rear Mech: Shimano Deore SLX
Front Mech: Shimano Deore band
Shifters: Shimano Deore 9-speed
Crankset: Shimano Deore HTII 22 / 32 / 44T
Bottom bracket: Shimano HTII external bearing
Chain: Shimano HG-53
Cassette: Shimano HG-50 11-32T
Headset: FSA Aheadset
H-Bar Stem: Genesis OS, 6 degree rise / 31.8 mm clamp
Handlebar: Genesis 6061, 660 mm wide / 30 mm rise
Front Brake: Shimano BR-M445 hydraulic disc
Rear brake: Shimano BR-M445 hydraulic disc
Brake Levers: Shimano BL-M445
Rims: Alex XCR Comp 32 hole
Front Hub: Shimano 435 Centre-Lock Q/R
Rear Hub: Shimano 435 Centre-Lock Q/R
Spokes: Stainless Steel
Tyres: Continental Mountain King 2.2 inch
Saddle: Genesis MTN2, Cr-Mo rail
Seatpost: Genesis 6061, 400 mm long / 27.2 mm diameter
Pedals: Shimano PD-M520 clipless
Grips: Genesis Diamond file pattern single-lock
The only question is why haven't you bought it already? Looks a very similar to the Pure 7 I bought a few months back, which is absolutely bloody BRILLIIIIIIIIIIANT!!!!
Get it!! 🙂
yes im just really wanting convinced its as good a deal as i think it is ! i run a genesis ioid for 3 years with zero problems and just sold it yesterday . so i dont think a genesis is a gample they seem great specced bike for uk conditions imho
i was seriously considering an 29er (as im 6ft)
try a 29er first
Both!
I have a 2008 altitude 00 [u]and[/u] a 29er - loving them both in equal measures.
im sold on 29ers since i was at a demo day at glentress iirc it was a turner and it was quick. i sneaked up to andys flume and fell off. handed the bike back and run away ! it was quick and surprised me coming down spooky wood . very quick out the berms indeed. im not that sold that i would over look a better specced 26er though !
im not that sold that i would over look a better specced 26er though !
Is better spec more important than how good a bike feels to ride?
inbred 29er spec
Frame :: On-One Inbred 29 frame
Fork :: Rock Shox Recon Silver TK 100mm Solo Air
Headset :: FSA Orbit MX Alloy Cups with ACB Bearings
Chainset :: Truvativ Firex 3.0 44/32/22.
Brakeset :: Avid Elixir 1 - with 180mm front and 160mm rear
Wheelset :: On-One 24mm rim, with SRAM X-7 Hubs. Stainless Spokes with On-One Smorgasbord tyres
Transmission :: SRAM X5 11-34
Bar and Stem :: Truvativ Stylo
Post, Saddle, Clamp :: On-One
versus
genesis altitude 10 spec
Frame: Reynolds 520 Cr-Mo
Fork: RockShox Recon Gold K 120mm
Rear Mech: Shimano SLX
Front Mech: Shimano Deore
Shifters: Shimano Deore 9-spd
Chainset: Shimano Alivio Octalink 44-32-22T
Bottom Bracket: Shimano Deore 44-32-22T
Chain: Shimano
Cassette: CS-HG50-9 11-32T
Headset: FSA Aheadset
Stem: Genesis OS 6061 / 31.8 mm clamp
Handle Bars: Genesis 6061 6 wide / 30 mm rise
Front Brake: Shimano BR-M445 160mm
Rear Brake: Shimano BR-M445 160mm
Brake Levers: Shimano BL-M505
Rims: Alex XCR Comp 32 hole
Front Hub: Shimano HB-M435 C-L
Rear Hub: Shimano RM-65 C-L
Spokes: Stainless steel
Tyres: Continental Mountain King 2.2
Saddle: Genesis MTN2 Cr-Mo rail
Seat Post: Genesis 6061 400 mm / 27.2 mm
Pedals: Shimano PD-M520 clipless
Grips: Genesis file pattern lock-on
Did you buy this? Where do you buy last years model Latitude? I trawled around the net a month or so ago and many places still had the 2011 on their websites but saying there were none in stock.