Whilst this frameset even at sale price will make most people's eyes water, it is a great opportunity to build a bike to their own specification which would normally retail at over £2500.
24 comments
afroylnt
3 Oct 17#1
Good price. Really for competition CX'ers I think.
Toastplex to afroylnt
3 Oct 17#2
Absolutely. Gruff Lewis was riding this for Madison Genesis over the last season. Wish I could get one tbh.
pazuzu17
3 Oct 17#3
Ok, this has to go down as a deal due to the massive reduction, but buying a solo bike frame at this price, you have to be either professional or semi, surely?
Toastplex to pazuzu17
3 Oct 17#4
At full price, either an enthusiast or a pro... or riding competitively as an amateur. At the reduced price, It brings it the price line of a decent aluminium frameset or a really good budget aluminium bike along the lines of the B'Twin Ultra AF which would appeal more to younger racers and sportive riders. These are certainly not for those who are either new to cycling or do it as an occasional pastime, so understand that people who might consider themselves normal as voting this down. However for those who are enthusiasts, who would love to afford to build a dream bike, if this post helps them find the frame, it's worth the negatives. :smile:
stevennoad to pazuzu17
3 Oct 17#9
Not really, if you love cycling then the prices doesn't really matter,I see normal folk on £9.000 bikes,they're just enjoying life and I say good for them.
afroylnt to stevennoad
4 Oct 17#10
I would hope you only see them for a fraction of a second as they blast past on their 9k bikes...otherwise what's the point of spending quite that much.
myOpinion2 to afroylnt
4 Oct 17#14
I regularly see people in cars costing 6 figures they are still travelling at the same speed sat in the same traffic jams as the rest of us, no one crititisizes Ferarri owners for not being able to drive.
Superman_turbo_pro_3000 to myOpinion2
4 Oct 17#15
I don't criticise Ferrari owners - A fool and his money are soon parted! -- not to mention that we're in a consumer driven economy if everybody saved we would have a deflationary conundrum like Japan -- so they're benefiting society.
afroylnt to myOpinion2
4 Oct 17#16
Yeah but a Ferrari can over take rather briskly whereas a 9k bike will move pretty much like 1k bike...unless of course the 9k bike has one of the stealth motors in the seat tube.. :wink:
Superman_turbo_pro_3000
3 Oct 17#5
This is pretty expensive, I could buy a whole bike with wheels and maybe even disc brakes for this money!
It looks like its cheaper for one with wheels!? - £715
Yep and cheapest elsewhere is £1200 to £1300. Thats a heck of a lot of N/A's
Superman_turbo_pro_3000 to morrig
3 Oct 17#7
Yea it seems like a good price!
. . . as in "Not Applicable's" ?
I'm not fit enough to take advantage of this offer :dizzy_face:
MakoBytes to Superman_turbo_pro_3000
4 Oct 17#12
I understand there's a pretty big price premium in general when stepping up from alu frames like that one to carbon ones of equivalent brand and quality. You're basically paying a whole bunch extra to save maybe a couple of kilograms or so in bike weight between the frame and all the other expensive lightweight components that would be added onto this.
Toastplex to Superman_turbo_pro_3000
4 Oct 17#18
That's its aluminium framed cousin with the Sora Groupset. You can get the aluminium version of the vapour with Tiagra (much, much better) for £699.99 (reduced from 999.99) brand new not ex demo. The bike you should have googles is "genesis vapour carbon cx 30". Cheapest for that complete bike is actually £2211.
prash_2k
3 Oct 17#8
Someone stole the wheels!
jongerry
4 Oct 17#11
People forget that a bike is the only machine bought by its engine. A superb frame but it will not make the rider any fitter or more able. It may shave seconds off their best time if that is really important, but f someone blasts past you its because hes fitter and trying harder. Arguably if you are cycling to get fit a heavy bike will give you more of a work out.i
Gabi
4 Oct 17#13
Wheels included would clinch the deal for me...... :relaxed:
Toastplex
4 Oct 17#17
On the matter of the rider is the engine, I agree. I myself am a steel frame fan :smile: I personally love how bikes look and feel, so if a bike makes you feel good when you're riding it, because of the psychological effects it has on you then you'll be more likely to ride it and that's what its all about. I could justify paying this price for this frame and would use it regularly and I'm sure if I get my configuration right it would also ride well- not just fast, as that's not the sole consideration, but the feel of the ride, How it allows you to interact with the road can vary from frame to frame, wheelset to wheelset, tyre to tyre. Honestly, it's its own little universe. Speed is such a small part of it all.
Besford
4 Oct 17#19
More proof of how easy it is to separate a cyclist from LOTS of money!
Toastplex to Besford
5 Oct 17#20
Let me rephrase your comment: "Look at me, look at me, look at me!"
Oneday77 to Toastplex
5 Oct 17#22
It read more as, “I’ve got noting constructive to say in here. Instead I’ll make a poor attempt at being funny.”
mad_design_man
5 Oct 17#21
No wheels?
daern
5 Oct 17#23
XS only left, but very tempted for my son after his last bike didn't survive racing last weekend!
I think it's probably still a bit over my budget, but it would make a really good platform for a sound competition build up. Chuck on a set of chinesium carbon tubs and a spattering of drivetrain bits and you'll have an absolute top-line bike.
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Opening post
"Full internal cable routing, Di2 ready, big tyre clearance and 12mm thru
axel front and rear is just the beginning. The side split stays at seat
tube for added seat tube stabilization, D profile seat stays for
vertical ride compliance and an Asymmetric Power Transfer BB (30% wider
non drive side for increased stiffness power transfer efficiency)
provide the platform for your ultimate CX build." - Genesis Bikes.
Details:
Whilst this frameset even at sale price will make most people's eyes water, it is a great opportunity to build a bike to their own specification which would normally retail at over £2500.
24 comments
It looks like its cheaper for one with wheels!? - £715
devoncycles.co.uk/pro…BwE
Thats a heck of a lot of N/A's
. . . as in "Not Applicable's" ?
I'm not fit enough to take advantage of this offer :dizzy_face:
That's its aluminium framed cousin with the Sora Groupset. You can get the aluminium version of the vapour with Tiagra (much, much better) for £699.99 (reduced from 999.99) brand new not ex demo. The bike you should have googles is "genesis vapour carbon cx 30". Cheapest for that complete bike is actually £2211.
I personally love how bikes look and feel, so if a bike makes you feel good when you're riding it, because of the psychological effects it has on you then you'll be more likely to ride it and that's what its all about. I could justify paying this price for this frame and would use it regularly and I'm sure if I get my configuration right it would also ride well- not just fast, as that's not the sole consideration, but the feel of the ride, How it allows you to interact with the road can vary from frame to frame, wheelset to wheelset, tyre to tyre. Honestly, it's its own little universe. Speed is such a small part of it all.
"Look at me, look at me, look at me!"
I think it's probably still a bit over my budget, but it would make a really good platform for a sound competition build up. Chuck on a set of chinesium carbon tubs and a spattering of drivetrain bits and you'll have an absolute top-line bike.
*gnaws knuckles*