Genesis Equilibrium 20 Disc

[BristolMS]

jamiebae said:

Here are my pair of Genesis bikes - a Day One Alfine for commuting and bad weather



And a Volant, which lives in England for me to use when I'm back home (now running 25c Michelin Pro 4 tyres instead of the very pink Vittoria Rubihno Pro in this pic)

That's a great shot of the Alfine in the snow...superb bikes Jamie - although those tyres were VERY pink weren't they!

[jamiebae]

Yes, the tyres were more pink than they looked in the photo online when I ordered them...

[BristolMS]

47p2 said:

Very nice bike BristolMS, I'm another Genesis fan, I have a Skyline single speed and a 931 Volare 20 Ultegra

Nice bikes 47p2, I am biased towards that 931 Volare - a real beauty in stainless steel.

I like how this thread has become a Genesis appreciation thread

[BristolMS]

Get Karter said:

Beautiful bike. Congratulations and enjoy!

I owe you one - I hadn't even considered the Stainless Steel version until you mentioned it, and a quick google then found a deal which brought it into budget.

Cheers!

[ecs]

Enjoy it! I've got a non-disk Equilibrium and I love it; I use it for everything too, commuting, long distance, Sunday rides e.t.c. It's very versatile

[47p2]

Genesis bikes are more than happy in the snow








A few non snow images




Crow Road carpark

[47p2]

Just back from a 51 mile ride on the Volare, passed through Moscow on my travels

[Equilibrium25]

yellowjack said:

My only real concern would be the 52/36 x 11-28 gearing.

Very wise, Yellowjack, very wise! You hit the nail on the head there I think and (being considerably less-wise) I failed to take enough note of your concern.

Now that I am out for longer rides, I am finding that my cadence is dropping too low once the gradient exceeds 10% or so. Down in the 50s and 60s RPMs at 6-8mph and wishing for a lower bail-out gear to regain some momentum.

Hopefully I will get stronger and I am also getting better at pacing my efforts now that I understand the gearing. If not...well, I will have to swap the chainrings to 50/34 next spring (I did upgrade the bike to have a 105 chainset so a ring swap should be possible).

Main point in resurrecting this old thread is to say...LISTEN TO YELLOWJACK...I read your posts in many threads here and the guidance you give to the less-experienced is invaluable (even when we choose not to listen!).

[Equilibrium25]

swerni said:

you have a couple of options

1st very easy, change the cassette to a 11-30
2nd less easy, change to a long cage derailure then you can use and 11-32 which would give you the same span of gears as a triple.

Thanks Swerni, looks like £40 would cover the latter option so might be a cost-effective upgrade if the legs don't upgrade themselves :-)

[Schmy]

Equilibrium25 said:

yellowjack said:

My only real concern would be the 52/36 x 11-28 gearing.

Now that I am out for longer rides, I am finding that my cadence is dropping too low once the gradient exceeds 10% or so. Down in the 50s and 60s RPMs at 6-8mph and wishing for a lower bail-out gear to regain some momentum.

Hopefully I will get stronger and I am also getting better at pacing my efforts now that I understand the gearing. If not...well, I will have to swap the chainrings to 50/34 next spring (I did upgrade the bike to have a 105 chainset so a ring swap should be possible).

The difference between 34/28 and 36/28 isn't that big. Depending on your tyres it's only a couple of inches smaller.

36/30 is smaller than 34/28

[Equilibrium25]

Schmy said:

The difference between 34/28 and 36/28 isn't that big. Depending on your tyres it's only a couple of inches smaller.

36/30 is smaller than 34/28

Thanks Schmy, I was going to look up how the gear options compare, but you have saved me a job :-)