The bike you'd turn to if you were to quit your job and embark on an impromptu pedal-powered world tour!
Build-wise, we dressed the frame with durable, no-nonsense components that we knew from personal experience are tour/expedition worthy and should last the sorts of high-mileages for which the bike was intended.
The spec list should, by all accounts, read like a cyclo-tourist's wish list; even going so far as to include a Shimano dynamo hub! Expedition-ready straight from the box - just add rider, luggage and a strong sense of adventure.
BRAKE TYPE: MECHANICAL DISC
FORK MATERIAL: CHROMOLY
FRAME MATERIAL: STEEL
BOTTOM BRACKET: SHIMANO BB-ES300
WHEEL SIZE: 700C
BRAKE LEVERS: SHIMANO TIAGRA ST-4700 3 X 10 SPEED
BRAKES: TRP SPYRE-C MECHANICAL DISC
CASSETTE FREEWHEEL: SHIMANO CS-HG500-10 11-32T
CHAIN: KMC X10
FORK: GENESIS FULL CHROMOLY
FRONT DERAILLEUR: SHIMANO TIAGRA FD-4703
GRIP TAPE: GENESIS
HANDLEBARS: GENESIS ALLOY XS = 400 MM S/M = 420 MM L/XL = 440 MM
HEADSET: PT-1770 EC34 UPPER / EC34 LOWER
PEDALS: NW-91K WITH CAGE
REAR DERAILLEUR: SHIMANO TIAGRA RD-4700-GS MEDIUM CAGE
RIMS: SUN RINGLE RHYNO LITE
SADDLE: GENESIS
SEAT POST: GENESIS ALLOY 27.2 XS/S/M = 350 MM L/XL = 400 MM
SHIFTERS: SHIMANO TIAGRA ST-4700 3 X 10 SPEED
SPOKES: STEEL 14 G
STEM: GENESIS ALLOY 31.8MM -6 DEG 100 MM
TYRES: SCHWALBE MARATHON