Woodland wϋnderbike

Price: £6,700.00

From: geometronbikes.co.uk

Tested by: Benji

GeoMetron is essentially Chris Porter. If you don’t know who Chris Porter is, do a Google. Just make sure you have a brew ready before you dive in.

Essentially Porter is a suspension wizard who got so naffed off with mountain bikes having inappropriate geometry that he decided to make his own. He called his bike brand GeoMetron. He designs the frames; Nicolai manufactures them. That’s why there’s a big ‘N’ emblazoned on the head tube of this and the other GeoMetron models. Speaking of other GeoMetrons, there is no longer any mention of G13, G15 or G16 bikes. They’ve gone all-in on the G1. The G1, however, is something of a shapeshifter. More on this later.

So what was/is so wrong with mainstream mountain bike geometry? In Porter’s refreshingly and unashamedly Preacher Man world view, mountain bikes were too short. They had insufficient reach. They had insufficient wheelbases. They had head angles that were nowhere near slack enough. The GeoMetron G1 can be accused of none of these.

How do you say ‘GeoMetron’? The brand itself is coy about it, but there’s no way a brand fundamentally based on geometry is pronounced ‘gee-oh-met-tron’ is there? ‘Jomatron’ all the way.

The Bike

Nicolai also makes a Nicolai G1 by the way. The launch of the G1 was executed by both brands back in 2019. There are some minor aesthetic and finishing touches that differentiate the Nicolai G1 from the GeoMetron G1, but it’s the exclusive use of EXT suspension dampers that is key. When you’re talking about a GeoMetron G1, you’re talking about EXT. Especially the EXT Storia V3 coil sprung rear shock.