It would appear that this is the only proper 'custom' steel hardtail up to now. (haven't checked every post) Built in 1992 from Tange Prestige & still going strong, this is the Mk 6 version. (Best bike I've ever ridden)
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Northwind: your bike looks amazing! What size is the frame (and your inside leg)? I am looking at either Wanga or Cotic Soul now.
EsselGF, what is that frame? I can't make out the name on my phone's screen. It's a beautiful piece of work, and those fillet brazed joints are fabulous. Nice mix of retro with the Pace forks and disc only with risers. I truly covet that bike, I think I'll just retire with a box of tissues now... 😉
This is mine
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Ridden in Mijas yesterday
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Great route, great day and lovely bike
esselgruntfuttock: that is an extremely pretty bike. love love proper bike pron.
more pics please?
I think the souls look classy
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nice moves Brant
bloody teaser
For CountZero & Buzz,
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The beauty of steel eh?
Forgot to mention, It's a bit like Triggers brush though, i think the only original tubes are the right hand seat & chainstays, BB shell & toptube!
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That's a great story about a great custom bike. I think there is a really good magazine story there. Get in touch with the Eds mate.
Go on then.
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esselgruntfuttock - great story. It's pretty amazing to have a frame's geometry changed over the years. Makes the rest of us look a bit shallow and wasteful 😉
Cheers JxL, I'm really pleased with it. Though the white saddle's possibly a bit jey 🙄 The sizes come up pretty small, I'm 5'10 and 33 inch inside leg, the frame's a 17.5 medium and as you can see it still needs a lot of seatpost. It's barely any bigger than my small On One. I don't know much about the Wanga but apart from the high price I've no hesitations recommending the Soul, it's exactly as good as everyone says.
Oh, also got a 1991 tange-tubed steel carrera rigid in bits in the garage, getting a coating of hammerite's finest and then rebuilt for road and occasional offroad use... Sure it's "just" a carrera but its served me well for longer than some members on here have been alive 
clareymorris: losing the P7 wasn't too bad - I replaced it with the Five 😀 It was the motivation I needed to drop the cash which I'd been agonising over for too long...
garylake: how you finding the io now you've had it a bit (i'm the one off flickr you was asking) how come your getting rid of the rigid fork?
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not getting as much love as it should at the minute, must get out more
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RDL - oh hey!
I love the bike! I'm getting rid of the rigid fork purely because I'll have a Fox float sat around going spare but also, it's such a playful little bike and it feels like a rigid fork is holding it back somewhat... My guess is it's going to be a riot once it's got some bounce up front.
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GaryLake - MemberRDL - oh hey!
I love the bike! I'm getting rid of the rigid fork purely because I'll have a Fox float sat around going spare but also, it's such a playful little bike and it feels like a rigid fork is holding it back somewhat... My guess is it's going to be a riot once it's got some bounce up front.
i know what you mean, i was out the other day a the trails were seriously fast, and i couldnt help but think a little bit of bounce up front would of added to the fun, however cant see the boss agreeing to another purchase just yet 😀
give me a shout on here or through flickr and let me know what you think when its done.
I have just built a green Genesis Altitude 30 frame with a mix of XT / SLX / LX to compliment my Genesis iO and to sit in the shed with my Genesis Flyer and Genesis Equilibrium road bikes. So that is a complete fleet of steel framed bikes.
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Here is the latest addition to the fleet.
Does the 09 Genesis IO have rack mounts anyone?
Cheers
I cant believe how rediculously high some of these setposts r.
my 631 dakota, not seen too many around, in this guise I was selling to a mate so hence the minging saddle, tyres and cheapo flats. was a nice bike but had to go.
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"Does the 09 Genesis IO have rack mounts anyone?"
Not the singlespeed but the Alfine equipped ID does.
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My 96 Killy ..still going strong....( touch wood)
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It has some nicer tyres on now. Still a super fun bike in the woods.
GaryLake I got a 5 to go WITH my P7 😉 (sorry, I'm boasting!)
