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Genesis unveil new, lighter, Zero race bike

New frameset is under 1kg and being used by the Madison-Genesis team in the Tour of Britain

Team Madison-Genesis are riding the Tour of Britain at the moment, and they have a brand new Genesis Zero frameset for the race. The new Zero is very much an evolution of the previous Zero, Genesis' first carbon frame, but with a number of tweaks to improve the performance.

Phil Hammill, Genesis Brand Director, said: “We have made a succession of small changes to the frame this year that all add up to make another significant performance gain.  Since last year’s hugely successful launch, the Zero has proven itself at the highest level.  Both the team and customers appreciate its great ride characteristics and handling so we focused on weight reduction whilst refining some of the design detail.  It is great to announce the bike to the world at this year’s Tour of Britain in arguably its biggest year and we can’t wait to see how the team get on.”

The frame looks more or less identical to last year's model, but under the skin there's been some major changes. Genesis have moved to a new mix of 30/40 ton carbon and managed to drop 120g from the frame weight, meaning that the frame is now 960g in a medium size: that's a significant weight drop. 

The forks, on the other hand, have been completely redesigned. The have a new slimmed down and tapered shape with a truncated aero profile, and Genesis have managed to shave 90g off the fork weight. So in total the frameset has lost over 200g thanks to the updates

Team Madison-Genesis are competing aboard the top-of-the-range Z.i bike, with full Dura Ace Di2 and PRO Vibe finishing kit from Shimano. There will be cheaper Z.1 and Z.2 builds too, and the frameset will be available on its own too. The frameset will retail for £1,099.

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ch | 8 years ago
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safety - robustness?

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nadsta | 8 years ago
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Last year's rode really well, very smooth although it had a slightly muted feeling and lacked a bit of excitement. I tried the 105 build, 8.4 kg so it any have been the wheels/weight.

Classy looking frame, even though that old school Genesis logo just doesn't quite match somehow.

British brand and team though, so kudos.

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glynr36 | 8 years ago
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Pretty sure the lower ones aren't the 'same' frames, cheaper carbon different layups etc.
Just because they look the same doesn't mean they are the same.

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SRRC | 8 years ago
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Very pleased with my this year's one, looks pretty in the team colours too!
Milnes Cycle supplied mine, excellent service.

If I understand the pr puff correctly a Team Zero frameset at £1099 is very good value.

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bendertherobot | 8 years ago
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http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/products/genesis-zero-2-15?CAWELAID=1202...

Zero .2 at £999 there. No reason to swap from 105. But if you wanted to, could easily get £350 for the wheels and groupset there. Meaning, in effect, a £550 frame.

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harrier | 8 years ago
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Pretty sure that's gunna be my next frame. Only in Matt black. I have seen the old one for about £950 frame only at Langsett cycles.

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bendertherobot | 8 years ago
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Sadly they've yet to discount last year's frame only.

Mind, a few places have the Tiagra (?) version at £999. Which is a bit of a steal if you can sell the bits for a few hundred.

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DrJDog | 8 years ago
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sub heading says frameset under 1kg, text says more believable frame only is 960g.

200g off the frameset total is a lot of weight. Relatively.

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