Genesis Fortitude Race

[eRveHa]

Last year I saw the first pictures of the steel Genesis Fortitude. A couple of weeks ago the first shipment to The Netherlands was a fact.
It's a nice steel rigid 29er with a 1x10 setup.

So I believe it's the first Genesis Fortitude in the country.
My first ride was a blast! Brilliant steering, sharp but not nervous. The frame (and tyres) are absorbing the tiny hits, and that's great. After 50 km of high speed pedalling, I was not tired at all. When I do the same track on my Rocky Mountain Vertex 70 (alu with Fox fork), I'm shaked more.

Nice orange!!!isn't it? My wife admires the color more than ....... Between all the black, grey and white bikes around they have a spot to focus on.

The only thing: after my second ride a big branch came in my wheel. And the wheel is 6 spokes lighter and the dérailleur is broken in peaces. So what almost everything what can be broken on the bike was broken

Richard

 

[hirosawa]

Ooh, didn't know these were out. Saw the prototype at Ice Bike last year and was quite taken with it.

 

[CTK]

Great looking bike. I'm thinking of getting one but I'm leaning towards the ss version though I prefer this colour!

 

[B77]

Lovely looking bike that.

 

[saltyman]

agreed, looks great and bet it rides nice?

 

[BobCatMax]

Got a lot of love for genesis bikes, I'm really smitten with mine.

what a way to christen it though, well done for breaking just about everything you could break

hopefully it won't be too long before it's fixed and you're back out on it

 

[letmetalktomark]

Looking good.

I have the Adventure version that I built up from a frame only.

Agree its a compliant frame

The only "thing" I would change is the rear tyre clearance. With the 2.1 WTB tyre fitted there isn't a whole heap of room for mud.

Not found this a problem though.

Mine:

 

[robin]

after a year with my Fortitude Race i can say i total love it.