News

Thu 12 Nov 2009, 12:40 pm UTC

News archive

Just in: Genesis Croix de Fer

By James Costley-White

The Croix de Fer (Iron Cross) was a sell-out success when it was launched in 2008, and it's back for 2010 with new graphics and a chromoly rather than carbon fork.

This do-it-all cyclo-cross bike looks like it'll be as at home on the morning commute as in the rough stuff, with a revised Reynolds 725 frame, Shimano cable disc brakes, 35c Continental Speed King 'cross tyres and nine-speed Shimano Tiagra drivetrain.

The new frame has slimmer seatstays – which, added to the chromo fork, should help reduce road buzz and add comfort – and rack eyelets, and it's topped off with Genesis's new own-brand stem, bar, seatpost and saddle. The production bike will come with brown bar tape rather than white.

Distributors Madison say they've taken it along on cross-country rides and outpaced their mates on mountain bikes, so it'll be interesting to see what it can do. With a pricetag of £999.99 it sneaks inside the vital Cycle to Work price bracket.

Look out for a review in Cycling Plus magazine soon. We're hoping to hang onto the bike as a BikeRadar long-term test ride, so we'll keep you updated on how it rides.

Genesis croix de fer: genesis croix de fer

User Comments

There are 12 comments on this post

Showing 1 - 12 of 12 comments

  • 1

Post comment:

You need to login or register to post comments.

Please confirm you are a person by entering the words in the box below:

Related articles

Related links

BikeRadar is not responsible for the content of external websites

Also on BikeRadar