Gravel bikes are increasingly popular, and with good reason. - Matthew Loveridge / Immediate Media
It might surprise you to see SRAM kit on a Genesis (given that Madison distributes Shimano), but Shimano doesn't offer a native 1x groupset - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The Datum is available as a frameset costing £1,599.99 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The carbon Zero is available as a complete bike with Ultegra R8000 for £2,299.99 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The Zero SL Disc gets R8000 too, and costs £2,699 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Fizik saddles feature in place of own-brand items - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The Zero SL rim brake frameset is lighter for 2019, and retails at £1,599 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Direct-mount calipers have replaced standard ones at both ends - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The Zero SL Disc frameset will cost £1,699 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
If black is too muted, this Vapour Carbon CX paintjob might be more to your taste - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The Saracen Levarg OR is a gravel bike with proper front suspension. See our detailed first look for more - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The plain Levarg is more conventional, and costs £1,099.99 with Shimano Sora and TRP Spyre mechanical disc brakes - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The mid-level Levarg SL comes in at £1,349.99 with SRAM Apex and TRP Hy/Rd mechanically actuated hydraulic brakes - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Genesis' racy steel Volare is disc and frameset-only for 2019. The Reynolds 853 version costs £1,199.99 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The stunning 931-tubed option is a full £1,000 more expensive - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The finish on the top level Volare really is gorgeous - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The Genesis Croix de Fer soldiers on. The 20 spec comes with Tiagra and TRP Hy/Rds for £1,349.99 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The Ti version is still a very appealing bike. £2,299 gets you a frameset, £3,699 a complete bike - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The sensible Tour de Fer frameset comes in at just £499.99 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
In full touring guise with flat bars, racks, lights, and Deore components, the TdF costs £1,499.99 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Bright colours are definitely still cool. The adventurous steel Vagabond frameset costs a mere £449.99 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
This fat-tyred Fugio looks ready for anything. With SRAM Apex and TRP Spyres, it's £1,549.99 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
If you'd rather roll your own, this handsome Fugio frameset is £799.99 in Wiggins-esque colours - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The Day One singlespeed is looking sharp for 2019 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Genesis has you covered, with everything from balance bikes upward - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The Saracen Traverse is Saracen's 29er trail bike. With 100mm of rear travel, a 120mm Fox 34, and Shimano SLX kit, it costs £2,999.99 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The Myst AL is Saracen's cheapest downhill bike. This build with X-Fusion suspension and Shimano Zee 1x10 gearing is priced at £2,599.99 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
While the frame is aluminium, this linkage is all carbon - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
It's not a new design, but this £449.99 Tarn frameset is rather handsome - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
We do like a good head tube badge - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Genesis and Saracen have unveiled their 2019 bike ranges, and while many of the changes are incremental updates rather than all-new models, there's lots to like.
Genesis has tweaked its ranges with lots of new paintjobs and small-but-important details, including thru-axles on the Datum all-rounder and direct-mount brakes on the Zero SL racer.
The brand continues to offer a bewildering array of steel adventure, urban and touring bikes too, including lots of appealing frameset options for those who prefer to build their own bikes.
Sister brand Saracen has gone gravel-mad with that Levarg, while the Traverse 29er trail machine we first saw in February gets a fresh lick of paint.
Click through our gallery above for all the best bits from the 2019 ranges, and let us know what you're looking forward to in the comments below.
Matthew Loveridge (formerly Allen) is BikeRadar's former senior writer, an experienced mechanic, and an expert on bike tech who appreciates practical, beautifully-engineered things. Originally a roadie, he likes bikes and kit of every type, including gravel bikes and mountain bikes, and he's tested a huge variety of all three over the years for BikeRadar, Cycling Plus, Cyclist.co.uk and others. He looks like he should be better at cycling than he actually is, and he's ok with that.
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