moorsey72 on "Genesis Vagabond - anyone got one?"
Not tried thinner tyres on mine as yet put not sure the geometry would lend itself as a replacement for a full on road bike. it is a more relaxed 'cruising style' so although it will make a very...
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ajantom on "Genesis Vagabond - anyone got one?"
Ordered I also ordered a pair of disc 700c wheels from Planet X (£55 in their sale!) to put on some less knobbly tyres. I'm not after a road bike as such, just something comfy for doing some road miles...
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I picked up a XL blue vagabond from EBC, as my work does cyclescheme through them. Smaller tyres would be fine for BB height as its got the same drop as the CDF. Just obviously need to be aware of the...
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@Stato: may I ask how tall are you? I'm considering frameset in Large but being 6'2,5"ish I'm not sure if that wouldn't be too small. I'm happy with Charge Plug in XL, I've had mk1 DayOne in 58cm...Any...
View Articleaddy6402 on "Genesis Vagabond - anyone got one?"
kazafaza - I ride a large vagabond build (see above) and commute from Lickey to the Axis building, next door to the Mailbox on Mon-Thurs. Drop me an email if you'd like to see the bike.
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audible on "Genesis Vagabond - anyone got one?"
hehe I just grabbed what seemed like the last XL 2016 full bike in the country. Hopefully it's not all scratched to pieces Preferred the deore bb and crankset over samox(?) you get on the 2017 but I...
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I am currently awaiting mine. I've even sold a couple of frames in anticipation (and to free up a bit of space!)The kit on the 2016 seems a bit better then the 2017 - allegedly 12.2kg as opposed to...
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audible on "Genesis Vagabond - anyone got one?"
I really should have a bit of a clear out too, if you believe the hype I wont be riding my other bikes much now anyway
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https://flic.kr/p/MiMWVG Cables and saddle changed. Looks much better now.
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ajantom on "Genesis Vagabond - anyone got one?"
Mine's arrived assembled but not ridden yet. Turns out that you can just got a 29+ front tyre in the fork. So another option for rougher trails.
View Articlemoorsey72 on "Genesis Vagabond - anyone got one?"
Exciting times Ajantom, let us know how you find her on the maiden voyage. Lovely bikes
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ajantom on "Genesis Vagabond - anyone got one?"
Comfy, comfy, comfy!Did 50km on it yesterday as it's shakedown ride....mixing up road, green lanes, bridleways, singletrack, and even a downhill track. 2500ft of climbing and averaged about 10mph.Rolls...
View Articlebmblbzzz on "Genesis Vagabond - anyone got one?"
Firstly, hello! I've just joined Singletrack today specifically (well, mostly) because of this thread. I wandered into LBS yesterday with ideas of a Croix de Fer in mind, and saw the Vagabond and a...
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komainu on "Genesis Vagabond - anyone got one?"
So I thought it was about time I reviewed my Vagabond.So I was very lucky to receive the first Vagabond frame released. Needless to say, I have been riding it for a good while now. I currently own a...
View ArticleQuirrel on "Genesis Vagabond - anyone got one?"
Can 105 be fitted to a vagabond or does it need to be mountain bike gears?
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"Quirrel -Can 105 be fitted to a vagabond or does it need to be mountain bike gears?"- The 105 groupset would work except for the inner chainring as you'll be kissing the chainstays.
View Articlemoorsey72 on "Genesis Vagabond - anyone got one?"
Blmblbzzz- i have both the croix de fer and vagabond. Im sure either will do the job very well, ive found the croix de fer to be very comfortable on 100+ mile rides, i have it set up with 105 and 28c...
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