Sign up for our Newsletter to receive inventory and new bikes updates. Those looking for a solid bike that will eat up the miles should take some of their models into consideration. Of course, a bicycle remains reliable if it is used as designed. Make sure you use your machine properly and maintain it regularly. The best thing for you to do is to go directly to the manufacturer’s website.
Based in the Czech Republic for 15+ years, he is a technical mountain biker, adventurous gravel rider, short & medium-haul bikepacker. Cory travels extensively across Europe riding bikes, meeting with key European product developers, industry experts & tastemakers for an in-depth review of what’s new, and what’s coming next. Cory has been writing about mountain bikes, enduro, cyclocross, all-road, gravel bikes & bikepacking for over 25 years, even before the industry gave some these names. Prior to Bikerumor, Cory was a practicing Architect specializing in environmental sustainability, has designed bike shops & bike components and worked as a bike shop mechanic. It’s hard to get passed the point that this bike has disc brakes on the front, and rim brakes on the front.
So when using the ride, emergency braking can be used to break the front and rear wheels simultaneously. The fork travel is 80mm, also made of aluminum, solid and reliable. In the actual use of mountain bikes, the stability of the fork determines the life of the bike.
The Croix de Fer comes in three steel options (10, 20 and 30) as well as a titanium model. The Equilibrium and Equilibrium Disc are also endurance/sportive-focused bikes, and come with a steel frame and genesis bicycles carbon fork. The steel makes for a super comfortable ride, while the carbon reduces some of the weight. The basics are there in full length mudguards, a rear pannier rack, and puncture resistant tyres.
Some people think there is more suspension, and there is some redundancy, but when riding with more suspension can be better damping. Riding exercise, not to hurt the body, but to better health and fitness. Only available as a £2000 frameset, paired to a suspension corrected 27.5+ tapered full carbon fork, the Tarn Tanium should be a fun bike to build up with either 29″ or 27.5″ wheels. Run it 1x or with a front derailleur, the Boost bike is ready for dropper posts or comes with a shim for a more comfy 27.2mm post.
Bike manufacturers employ metal alloy to minimize weight while enhancing frame strength. Genesis Bikes, based in the UK, has a long history of developing and building bikes they would ride. It makes you want to travel again, no matter how far or short. Genesis Bikes has always used the finest materials and gone its own way since 2001.