Sneak Peek: Kinesis Maxlight Phase

Bruce looks proud

Bruce from Kinesis stopped by last week, and we managed to wrangle a sneak-peek of the new Maxlight Phase out of him: It’s an aluminium frame, designed for trail riding, hooning with your mates etc, so it’s not a head-down XC frame by any stretch of the imagination. It’s got a 67 degree head angle (pretty slack for a 29er/27.5+), 72.3 degree seat angle and 430mm chainstays. Looks like a lot of fun…

There’s a neat little yoke to keep the back end short and stiff, with enough clearance for a 1x chainring. Press fit BB, and some very chunky looking welds.
A neat little brake mount already welded on to save faff. And it’s 148 Boost on the rear to boot!

We rather like the graphics…
Kinesium – It’s a manufacturing process apparently. The frame comes with lots of internal routing for nice clean lines, too.
And some groovy shaped tubes all over the shop. Looks very tidy to us. It’s designed around a 140mm fork – lots of fun.

Price is going to be £399 for the frame, and you should be able to get your paws on one before Christmas, so start asking Santa nicely…

More details on the Phase here

Barney Marsh

Barney Marsh takes the word ‘career’ literally, veering wildly across the road of his life, as thoroughly in control as a goldfish on the dashboard of a motorhome. He’s been, with varying degrees of success, a scientist, teacher, shop assistant, binman and, for one memorable day, a hospital laundry worker. These days, he’s a dad, husband, guitarist, and writer, also with varying degrees of success. He sometimes takes photographs. Some of them are acceptable. Occasionally he rides bikes to cast the rest of his life into sharp relief. Or just to ride through puddles. Sometimes he writes about them. Bikes, not puddles. He is a writer of rongs, a stealer of souls and a polisher of turds. He isn’t nearly as clever or as funny as he thinks he is.

Comments (10)

Mr BlobbyMr Blobby November 11, 2015 at 12:50 pm

Nice that. Designed around what size fork?

barneybarney November 11, 2015 at 12:55 pm

140mm…

Mr BlobbyMr Blobby November 11, 2015 at 1:05 pm

Was I dim enough to miss that on first read or has there just been a quick edit? 🙂

P20P20 November 11, 2015 at 2:10 pm

142 and 148 rear?

barneybarney November 11, 2015 at 2:24 pm

I’ve pruned for clarity: it’s definitely 148×12 at the back (I’ve been reliably told) 🙂

stilltortoisestilltortoise November 11, 2015 at 2:55 pm

“and some very chunky looking welds.”

Is chunky a euphemism for untidy?

I actually like these. A guide in the Sierra Nevada I rode with loved his old one and one of my mates has one built up for burly duties. A proper throwabout bike

ahwilesahwiles November 11, 2015 at 4:06 pm

it was all going so well, until: “press-fit BB”

ahm-oot.

LeonLeon November 11, 2015 at 6:27 pm

Not that excited about press fit bb either, but could be a nice starting point for a b+ trail machine.

andy_sweetandy_sweet November 11, 2015 at 8:48 pm

Shame about that top tube

hodge1365hodge1365 November 11, 2015 at 10:03 pm

Fugly. Eye of the beholder and all that.