Founded in 2006, Genesis is a UK bike brand manufacturing adventure & gravel, road, urban/utility, e-bike and touring models.
Genesis is distributed by Sportline UK which is owned by H Young Holdings.
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History
The first Genesis bike was produced under the Ridgeback brand as the Day One model in 2001. Due to its popularity, Genesis became a label in its own right in 2006.
Over ten years the range expanded beyond commuter bikes to include road, mountain, cyclo-cross, gravel, kids and fat bikes.
Genesis bikes became renowned for their use of steel tubing and ethos for function over form.
The bikes have been designed by James Olsen (2005-2011), Dom Thomas (2011-2013) and Albert Steward (2013-2015).
Croix de Fer
In 2009 Genesis launched its most successful model, the Croix de Fer. The steel drop bar model, which could take wide tyres, guards and disc brakes was an early incarnation of the burgeoning gravel bike.
Its adventurous credentials were proven in 2010 as Vin Cox set the Guinness World Record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle.[1]
The Montane Icemen (Pete Sissons and Paul Cosgrove) underlined the bikes capabilities as they used a pair of Croix de Fers to circumnavigate the 1600-mile coastline of Iceland in 14 days.
In 2014, actor Harrison Ford was pictured riding a Croix de Fer in London, while filming for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[2]
Vin Cox
The popularity of the Croix de Fer was helped in part by Vin Cox using a Genesis Croix de Fer when claiming the Guinness World Record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle in 2010[3]
Zero
In 2014, Genesis made its first production carbon fibre bike for the Madison Genesis road racing team[4] – the Zero was subsequently updated in September 2015, with a lower weight and improved fork.[5]
2024 model list
Road (sportive)
- Equilibrium – steel road bike
- Equilibrium Disc– steel or titanium road bike, disc brake
Adventure & Gravel
- Fugio - steel gravel bike
- Croix de Fer – steel or titanium gravel bike
- CdA – aluminium gravel bike
- Longitude- chromoly mountain bike, rigid
- Vagabond – chromoly touring gravel bike
Utility
- Day One – chromoly commuter bike, drop bar
- Flyer - chromoly city bike
- Broadway - aluminium city bike
E-Bike
- Columbia Road - chromoly e-bike
- Smithfield - chromoly e-bike
Touring
- Tour De Fer - chromoly
Sponsorship
Bike supplier and title sponsor to the Madison Genesis road racing team, since 2013.
References
- ^ "Vin Cox's Round-The-World Record Is Official | Genesis Blog | Genesis Bikes". www.genesisbikes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Star Wars star Harrison Ford snapped riding Genesis bike in London". 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Genesis Croix de Fer". Genesis. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ "Genesis enters carbon-fibre market with Zero + video". road.cc. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Genesis launches new Zero - Cycling Weekly". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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This page was last edited on 27 June 2024, at 09:56