All this results in the fun ride that I have described in this review. I am not sure I would wanted to do long multi-day rides on it. The supplied wheel and tyre combo offered really good grip in a range of conditions, whilst still not feeling too sluggish on smoother / road sections – although a lighter set of wheels would improve this further.
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Plus, the lightweight alloy wheels add to the bike’s speed and agility. The matte black finish with neon accents is sure to turn heads on any trail. Upgrade your mountain biking game with the 29″ Genesis Incline.
Onto the tubeless set up… This WTB rim and tyre combo were a bit of a nightmare to get to sit, the internal rim profile has a deep channel that is v-shaped, the tyres sat very loosely on the rim and just would not allow the bead to become seated. I had to resort to using a friends compressor, which still required the tyres to be wrestled on with a tyre lever pulling the bead to the rim – although once on have been solid, even at quite low pressures. Though we’re a bike shop that sells, builds and fixes bicycles, they’re really just the means to an end; albeit a beautifully designed means to an idyllic end. Our job most importantly is to encourage as many people as we can to get out and ride for transport and enjoyment. We’d love to make riding a bike as commonplace as your morning cup of coffee, which by the way is our other obsession.
However, we do have a list of nearest-match paint codes that you can download here. This is our complete known paint colour history – if it’s not listed then unfortunately we do not have a reference colour available. All colours listed are a closest match, but not exact, to the original and ideally suited to touching up stone chips in discreet areas. The best way to test-ride a Genesis is to contact your local Genesis dealer.