A few folk have Genesis Flyers on here and they seem like really good OTPs, the day one is more of a cyclocross bike. Depends on your riding style but i imagine it'd make a good commuter/town bike less so long rides? Stick some slicks on it and a bigger gear and it'd be good to go though. Seems like a great all rounder and have seen a few good reviews.

I love the orange one.

john.stone:I've a Flyer frame and forks built up with some of my own stuff. I like it......

Me too.

I like the Day One , only thing missing is some Irn Bru decals instead of the genesis ones :-)

I have seen one of these locked up a couple of times recently. I stopped to admire it the first time, looks like a nice machine...and I like orange bikes!! I am also a Genesis Flyer owner and would recommend them.

im a fan "Genesis" is the nineteenth episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation's seventh season, which first aired on March 19, 1994. Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Data return to the USS Enterprise to discover the rest of the crew de-evolved into more primitive forms of life, including spiders, amphibians and cave men.[1] The episode is the first and only to be directed by Gates McFadden,[2] who portrayed Dr. Beverly Crusher, and was written by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and writer Brannon Braga.[3] Its title refers to Genesis, the first book of the Christian Old Testament and Hebrew Bible.[4]
The given stardate is 47653.2,[1] the year 2370.[5] Worf fires a torpedo that veers off course during weapons exercises, and Picard and Data leave in a shuttlecraft in order to retrieve it from space.[4] Data leaves his pregnant cat, Spot, with Barclay. Barclay, a hypochondriac, visits Crusher, who gives him a synthetic T-cell to activate one of his dormant genes. However it has the undesired side-effect of activating all his dormant introns. The crew begin to experience strange symptoms.[5] Worf becomes aggressive and feels hot, while Deanna Troi feels cold. Crusher examines a silent Worf in sick bay and notices a venom sac on his neck, whereupon Worf sprays venom (it is not clear if this is inadvertently or deliberately) at Crusher, injuring her severely. As a result of her injuries, Crusher is placed into stasis.[3]

When they have retrieved the torpedo from space, Picard and Data return to find the ship adrift, with the main power off-line. One of the bridge officers is dead, torn open in his seat,[6] and most of the crew are de-evolving. Worf has reverted into an aggressive predator attempting to mate with Troi; Riker a caveman; Troi an amphibian; and Barclay a spider.[3] Picard is overcome by irrational emotions of fear and anxiety, indicating that he has been infected, and Data suggests he might soon de-evolve into a primate similar to a lemur or marmoset. Picard and Data return to Data's quarters and find Spot and her kittens. Spot herself has changed into an iguana, however the kittens are normal.[7] Data recommendeds that they locate Nurse Alyssa Ogawa who is recently pregnant. While in sickbay, Worf attempts break through the doors searching for Troi. Data concocts a pheromone spray from one of Troi's sebaceous glands, and Picard uses it to distract Worf and lead him off through the ship, so Data can work on the cure. Worf eventually catches Picard in a narrow crawlspace and the Captain uses a power cable to incapacitate him. Meanwhile, Data finishes the construction of the modified retro-virus and releases it into the air which returns everyone to their original state. At the conclusion, Crusher names the condition 'Barclay's Protomorphosis Syndrome', after its first sufferer.]

The Book of Genesis
King James Version

001:001 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

001:002 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was
upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon
the face of the waters.

001:003 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

001:004 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the
light from the darkness.........

Gene Siskel, born in Chicago, attended Culver Academies, graduated in Philosophy at Yale University in 1967, where he studied writing under Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Hersey, who helped him land a job at the Chicago Tribune in 1969.[1] In 1975, Siskel teamed up with Roger Ebert, film reviewer for the Chicago Sun-Times, to host a show on the local Chicago PBS station WTTW which eventually became Sneak Previews. Their "thumbs-up, thumbs-down" system soon became an easily recognizable trademark, popular enough to be parodied on comedy shows such as In Living Color and in movies such as Hollywood Shuffle and Godzilla. Sneak Previews gained a nationwide audience in 1978 when it was carried on PBS.

krakow:I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual.....

More prog rock than artsy and the story of each is in the lyrics. The real change was on And Then There Were Three, a good album with the eternal classic and first major hit "follow you follow me".
Go backwards from here to Wind and Wuthering with greats like "your own special way" and "blood on the rooftops" onto A Trick Of The Tail and back to The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. A seminal masterpiece of an album that saw theatre take to the stage (it really should have been a film). I'd still put Selling England By The Pound way up there as my favourite Genesis album.
Phil Collins did one good solo album, his first, Face Value. Of the rest there were some interesting singles, "you can't hurry love" and "against all odds".

All in my opinion only of course, for what it's worth....

Hi there - first post after months of guest lurking. Got a 2008 (black) Day One in October through C2W from Gear & swapped the knobbly Continental tyres for Schwalbe Marathons. Rode Edinburgh Coop bikes (cheapo Contour 200/300) and a Ridgeback Tempest before this so I appreciate the lightness (2nd floor tenement) and speed. Handlebars seem a little wide though for weaving through traffic but great for my commute and getting round town. 46/18, and with a bit of encouragement (and better weather) I will change from ss to fixed shortly. In the meantime you can spot me around the southside. Not a Phil Collins fan though.

Sonic/Golden Axe/Spiderman

raining_again:Sonic/Golden Axe/Spiderman

Don't forget Roadrash and Bomberman.

buy genesis - cheap, made from propper steel, comfy, good geometry. Been hammering mine for a year and a half and its still as good as new

i had a look at the flyer , looks reasonable. ill need to look properly nearer the time of actually having the money. and since it will be my first single speed road bike, i actually dont know much about parts etc, so ill need to wait and see, what the guys in gear bikes tell me. :) looking forward to getting one tho.

That's where I got mine (for a bit more) on Cycle to Work scheme (I incorrectly said it was the 2008 model earlier). They also do a free 4 week tune-up on it. Have time tomorrow and I am contemplating trying it fixed. (N.B. 23/01/10 2009 model has a freewheel hub only).

Question for you all - is it simply a case of flipping the back wheel around, removing the rear brake and ensuring the chain isn't slack? May be a silly question but I'm not a mechanic or self-build guy, but want to learn a bit more about maintaining my own bike. Any extra tools required? Ta much from the noob.

I think someone on here had a chainline issue when changing to fixed. Just make sure you check the chainline when you make the switch and you'll be golden.

seeing as i was thinking on getting a new bike , thought id go out for a a wee run on my dads old trek

http://www.teamkarim.com/bikes/used/images/090228-10.jpg

this isnt the exact one , same frame etc.

actually so unfit

cycled about 10 miles all in , and after about 3 years of not riding , its murdering me .

Aye - a bit more flash than the all black one (mine). Saw one chained up at Blythswood Sq. the other day.

(I edited my previous post). Now have 46/18 fixed Day One (Surly flip-flop hub) and have spent the last 2 lunch breaks getting the hang of it. Will put pics in new members section too. Here's some advice given to me by a colleague, "One tip is don't go for too big a gear especially at first. I started with 46/18 (69inch) but actually dropped it to 46/19. I've got mates with 85 inch gears. I think they're mad the whole point is to learn to spin. Its dead easy to change the gear anyway it's half the fun".

Have learned lots surfing the forum. Thanks for a great resource!

Resident spinner.