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Every once in a while we get to meet people who make us stop and wonder. Wonder about our priorities in life, about just how much we love biking, and what it would take to convince the boss that really, we should be doing a trip like this ourselves. This happened to us when we were contacted by Virgile and Marion from Lyon, France at the beginning of this year. They were looking for some help for a mountain biking adventure they were planning and needed some bikes.  "For how long?" we asked. Eighteen months and 30,000km came back the reply.  We obviously had to know more, and when we did, it was only natural that we said yes. Marion & Virgile are both seasoned travellers having travelled ar..

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So, part III. For those of you new to the project (catch up with Part 1 and Part 2) we’re developing a modern steel race (bonkers, right?). I’d originally planned to tell you about how our steel race frame varies from those already on the market, how, in conjunction with Reynolds we’ve worked and manipulated every tube and to what effect. As is often the cases with these blogposts once I start typing I often quickly veer off onto tangents; as is the case here. Instead, I’ll try to explain why Reynolds 953 is normally attributed with such a high price tag, who’s making our frames (and why), and some of the production limitations we’ve encountered along the way. As I write this the team rid..

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What Mountain Bike magazine will be announcing their "Trail Bike Of The Year" shortly, and the Genesis Grapil 20 is in the last 24!  The Grapil is against some tough opposition from the likes of Specialized, Santa Cruz, and Giant but we can't wait to see what they think of it and to see the results. The Genesis Grapil is our reliable, durable and well-proportioned 120/140mm trail bike.  Although we're famed for our steel hardtails, we realised that there was most definitely a place for full suspension bikes. Two years of suspension development and we're very happy with how this turned out, we hope WMB are too! For more details and the full specification, click here

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Summitdown Enduro rider Brodie Hood hasn't had his new team bike delivered to him yet. Luckily, Alpine Bikes sorted him out with a demo Genesis Grapil to shoot this great little edit. Some lovely natural trails and quick riding on display here! Brodie Hood - Summitdown from Calum Darling on Vimeo.

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My last post concentrated on the big question that pops into most people’s head when they hear that the team will be/are racing on steel; “What, no carbon?!”. For this post I’ll concentrate on the properties of our chosen material, what makes it special and ultimately, why we think it can form the basis of a competitive, race-worthy frame. The material in question is Reynolds 953… Steel isn’t a new material to the race peloton, in fact, Reynolds have enjoyed numerous Tour de France wins (Eddy Mercxx, Charly Gaul, Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault and Greg Lemond to name but a few), most ridden on the now legendary, 531 tubeset. The fact that no-one has really touched steel in an out-..

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We get a lot of interesting enquires through the website. Sometimes things come of them, other times not. This is one time when it all worked out brilliantly… We received an email from a bicycle courier called Nico Van Sweeveldt from de feitskoerier couriers in Antwerp, Belgium. He got in touch when on the search for a new bike. As part of a 3-man strong team of couriers offering economical and fast city-wide shipments, 365 days a year, come rain or shine, it was clear the bike needed to be a strong, reliable and versatile workhorse. The Croix de Fer caught his eye and appeared to tick all of the boxes. Now, when we designed the Croix de Fer many moons ago, we envisaged it as encompassing many things, a jack-of-all-trades; par..

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With the unveiling of the Madison-Genesis team at the recent London Bike Show and the prototype Volare 953 that they’ll be riding and helping to develop (hopefully for production as part of our MY2014 range), I thought what better time to give you the first of a series of updates on the project so far; the thinking and rationale behind the project, some of the decisions and choices we’ve made, the limitations and challenges we’ve faced, what we’ve learnt along the way, and ultimately, what we’ve got to show thus far. To start off we’ll start with the biggie… "What, no carbon?!" It’s the first thing you’ll all be thinking and a question we&rsquo..

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I was looking at the Rouleur blog a couple of weeks ago and came across this great little post by Ian Cleverly who is the Managing Editor of the mag. He currently uses an Equilibirum as his day in, day out bike but he has just purchased something a little more exotic. He talks wisely about why a steel frame should still be condsidered when forking out on a new 'Sunday best' ride. A Four Grand Day Out Words: Ian Cleverly   Four grand is a serious lump of cash to stump up for a bike, but many of us do, it seems. Much research will have gone into purchasing your pride and joy: reviews scoured, magazines perused, bike shows visited. You may have even – old school style – dropped in at the local ..

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We've just seen the latest issue of Rouleur magazine and it contains 'The Genesis of Steel - Part Two'. We're really chuffed that Rouleur have taken such an interest in what we're trying to do and it's further great coverage of the 953 Volare project. If any of you are interested in the development of our 953 stainless steel race frame then it is well worth a read. Pick up a copy from your local Rouleur stockist or buy direct from their website: http://www.rouleur.cc/home 'The Genesis of Steel - Part one' was in issue 35 and is also available to buy from the Rouleur site. Issue 36:   Issue 35:

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If you check out the latest issue of MBR magazine, you might stumble upon the hardtail 29er test in which the Genesis High Latitude comes out top! Beating stiff opposition from Kona and Whyte, the High Latitude impressed with its inspired geometry and trail focused ride. "Remarkably fast downhill" and "a cracking bike that’s super easy to ride." The review team praised "its subtle graphics, slender tubing and no nonsense approach to design", and their final word? "...Balanced handling and its ability to make the toughest trails seem easy to conquer." Strong prasie indeed!