Archive for January, 2009
Stiffness and weight
January 19th, 2009
Filed under: Frames, Tech – by: James @ Genesis 1:36 pm
“What does it weigh?” is a common question about any bike.
Bike weights are an obsession to some and important to us all. But I’ve never been asked about the stiffness of our frames, it’s something that’s much harder to quantify and to be honest there isn’t really an easy answer. It’s something that we focus on when we test ride frames, as the stiffness (or lack of) is far more apparent than the weight and our priority is to achieve a stiffness to weight balance that is optimum for intended use and the components fitted / riding style.
Genesis Bikes 2009
January 18th, 2009
Filed under: Team – by: Paul Errington 1:48 pm
It is official… i am super pleased to say that i will be supported by GENESIS Bikes for 2009 in whatever stupid endeavours i can get myself involved in…in fact thats exactly what they want from me.
The deal is this… i get the bikes, the kit, the spares and emails of kind words telling me how much they love me and in return i have to put their bikes in the stupidest places that i can imagine… this year although racing endurance events is still near the top of my list the priority for me is to long distance, big days in the saddle, nights in the bivvi/tent and visiting as many new places as i can manage/afford…
There will be ice
January 4th, 2009
Filed under: Team – by: Paul Errington 1:40 pm
Training is coming along nicely with some consistency back into my approach to riding, i struck lucky with Christmas week being my first scheduled rest week so it was alot lighter which was welcomed not because i needed a break but i spent the holidays at my parents in Newcastle.. briefly returning to Manchester to pick Grace up.. so with all the traveling it was difficult to get access to a gym and carry all the bikes i needed.