Tripster ATR finally built up - lush!

New ATR has been released... flat disc mount, 142mm dorpouts and internal cable routing.

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Please excuse my ignorance, but what are the advantages of flat disc mounts?

Please excuse my ignorance, but what are the advantages of flat disc mounts?

Its the way road disc calipers are going, so soon groupsets will come with those calipers as standard, rendering post mount frames obsolete (unless you switch the calipers out).

Advantages, lighter (maybe), smaller to look better, err.. lighter?

Thanks for the offers of demo's on folks bikes, it's much appreciated. Looks like the 55.5cm will be the best size for me so curto80 I may be in touch soon!

Its the way road disc calipers are going, so soon groupsets will come with those calipers as standard, rendering post mount frames obsolete (unless you switch the calipers out).

Thanks. I had a chat with a Pinarello dealer recently about should I/shouldn't I go for a road bike with discs and he said that most major bike manufacturers are working on road discs that move away from heavy mtb style calipers and are looking at systems built into the frames with bladder driven light weight pads.

Will be interesting

why 142mm dropouts ?

Please excuse my ignorance, but what are the advantages of flat disc mounts

I decided not to go for them as they only do 140mm rotors and I decided to have 160's to give myself a bit more stopping power

why 142mm dropouts ?

(there is also a switch to using a 100x12 on the front too, im not sure if the supplied fork is using that or the current 100x15?).

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Can anyone that owns a Tripster give me the rough standover height for the 54, i'm a 30 inside leg. In South Yorks if there's any chance of throwing a leg over one.
Thanks in advance

Cheers! I will take a look at fitting them to my old Kinesis wheelset for off-road use. Have you managed to squeeze them

ATRthanks - I did try some SKS thermoplastics; they fitted in, but they rubbed. I use crudcatcher mtb type 'mudguards' for off road. But then I come from the mtb side of the house!

mikehod67 see my post on page 58 of the thread

Just bloody buy it Mike!

Im about to get some new Schwalbe pro ones to run tubeless but cant decide between 25 and 28c... will 28c be much slower if at all?

Apparently the bigger Ones are faster!

Have been offered a really good deal on the last set of R785 Di2 road shifters in a LBS.

You can use any Di2 shifters with any mech, but you can't mix and match the front and rear mech - they both have to be road or both XTR.

Has anyone tried a Tripster frame using a XTR Di2 front mech with a road compact double?

Or, has anyone tried using a Di2 road rear mech with a 11-32 cassette on a Tripster? Apparently max cassette size depends in part on the dropouts and length of the mech hanger so it is frame specific.

Hi. Doing a tour so thinking about the Tubus Airy on my Tripster (54cm). I'm sure its on here somewhere, but has anyone used Ortlieb Back Roller Panniers on this exact set-up - does it work? I've been told the heel clearance is dodgy. Thanks!

I use front roller panniers with my tubus airy, I'm not 100% on this but i recall reading through some posts on the various touring websites that you can use the back roller panniers but the stability is somewhat compromised as they sit rather higher on the airy. What about using a bar bag as well as a frame bag (alpkit/apidura etc) with the front rollers - that's quite a bit of luggage capacity to fill?.

Have been offered a really good deal on the last set of R785 Di2 road shifters in a LBS.

You can use any Di2 shifters with any mech, but you can't mix and match the front and rear mech - they both have to be road or both XTR.

Has anyone tried a Tripster frame using a XTR Di2 front mech with a road compact double?

Or, has anyone tried using a Di2 road rear mech with a 11-32 cassette on a Tripster? Apparently max cassette size depends in part on the dropouts and length of the mech hanger so it is frame specific.

Running 11x32 on a 36 x52 chainset no problems long cage mech, for the last 12 months never missed a beat !!! Drilled the frame to suit again no problems dc

Running 11x32 on a 36 x52 chainset no problems long cage mech, for the last 12 months never missed a beat !!! Drilled the frame to suit again no problems dc

What did you have to drill? Mounting points for the battery holder? Or the hanger?

Drilled the frame for the wires to run internal di2

@acyclistforlife I have the tubus airy ti and use backrollers on it. They work really well.

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[url= https://flic.kr/p/q3Fs7x ]Kinesis Tripster ATR[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimbosussexmtb/ ]Jim Barrow[/url], on Flickr

Anyone able to compare one of these to a Fargo ? Fargo obviously a bit more off road / bigger tyres etc

Have just replaced my Tripster fork with an ENVE cross disc thru axle fork - anyone require a spare/replacement Tripster fork - £50. Thought I'd try here first before the sale forum for a targeted audience.

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@acyclistforlife I have the tubus airy ti and use backrollers on it. They work really well.

hummerlicious, you do realise you have your rear light mounted upside down?

I'd be interested in the fork.. Please send me some photos to email on my profile

The dynamo cable won't let me put it the other way @stato

Cloudnine - Pics of the fork emailed to you, also have the following for sale if anyone is interested:

Thomson Carbon Road bars 31.8 clamp area 46cm wide (black)
Thomson Elite seat post black 31.6 dia x 350mm long (black)
Thomason X4 stem 0 degree x 70mm long (black)
TRP spyres (including used discs)
Prologo Scratch Knack carbon frame saddle (black)
Fabric Scoop flat race saddle (white)
Cannondale bar tape + plugs (white)
Campag Centaur BB 111mm Eng thread

Hi all, Just in the middle of building up a new Tripster ATR - very excited! Anyway, I'm about to fit SKS Bluemel 45 mudguards (which say good for 700 x 28-38). However, I was hoping to buy X'plor MSO 40 tyres. Anyone know whether they'll be enough clearance? Otherwise I'll have to rethink tyre choice. (My choice was based on something highly versatile for a mix of road and bridle path/light trail, as most of my routes will be 2/3rds roads in order to get to any exciting off road areas). And I'd like the guards for commuting. Cheers!

I imagine they'll be a tight fit over the MSO's, i used to run sks chromoplastics 700c - 28/38mm width 45mm with my 40mm MSO's and they were snug to the point of every little stone picked up by the tyres used to rattle inside them, and for muddy use they clog/drag a wee bit.

Can you return them and pick up a set of PDW Full Metal Mudguards instead?, i use these on my tripster and there's enough clearance over 40mm tyres despite PDW saying they recommend a max of 35mm

[url= http://www.charliethebikemonger.com/portland-design-works-full-metal-fenders-city-45mm-9722-p.asp ]PDW Full Metal Mudguards[/url]

[url= http://www.charliethebikemonger.com/pdw-full-metal-fender-extra-long-stays-10201-p.asp ]PDW extra long rear stay[/url]

Good tyres btw but i found the SKS mudguards often broke when used off road - no probs at all with the PDW guards when used with the longer rear stay (you have to buy this extra)

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Using on-one gravel road in pic above, current set-up

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Using Compass tyres Barlow Pass in pics above

Thanks, Somafunk. It's what I feared. But those PDW fenders are a very elegant solution.

And i've found the on-one gravel road tyres to be just as good as the Clement MSO's, seeing as they are only £15 they are a bit of a bargain, they set up tubeless easy and never leak pressure from the sidewalls (i do use 50ml of sealant in them) - very easy rolling/supple on the road with more grip off road than the mso's.

PDW extra long stays seem to be out of stock/discontinued everywhere. Is there an alternative?

Somafunk...I've just ordered some of the one one tyres, cheers.
My WTB CX tyres have several thousand miles in them and are looking pretty thread bare!

DrP

As C_G says is there anywhere that actually has stock of the PDW long stays? 🙁

Sorry - another mudguard question.
Came back from a 60 miler today on Tarka Trail in North Devon and I was covered (dripping) with mud over the back. Grud Guards style fenders clearly not working so I'm going to try and fit "proper" guards, probably PDW type. I run 40mm WTB Nano races.
My question is: have any of you had problems with them blocking up with mud/grass/general trail crap when used off road.
Thanks

Thanks hummerlicious - that's really good to know - nice looking set-up you've got there! I think that's what I'll go for too. Thanks for your suggestion as well somafunk - that was the other set-up I was thinking about. Time to do some thinking...

The dynamo cable won't let me put it the other way @stato

Eh...?! Surely all you need to do Jim is to flip the mount over, even if the cable still points down??

DrP

Yes DrP, I did realise after I posted that he was actually talking about the mount!

Hello all,

I've been admiring the tripster atr for a couple of years now but have never forked out the dosh and bought one. I did, however, build up a cotic escapade frame into an adventure style bike last year and I like it a great deal. But I can't help thinking the tripster might be better.

Has anybody ridden both frames so they can offer a direct comparison?

Cheers,
Sam

What an epic thread... and a great looking frame, you should all be on commission as I am sold!

I like the look of the revised version though, has anyone heard any more about when it will be available? I saw May on twitter?

Although, a good price on the original could also persuade me 😉

Well its taken my a while to join the party, but i've just bought a tripster frame from probikekit (with an extra 10% off code +quidco cashback, bargain fans) that I'm very much looking forward to building up.

I've got the crosslight wheels, will probably go for a 105 hydro groupsset from merlin but can anyone recommend some finishing kit (seat post, bar etc) for a more road biased build.

I'm probably going to go with 32mm gatorskins, unless anyone has another recommendation?

Hi

@Slackboy: Just done the same from Probikekit. Great price. Building it up right now. My emphasis is on a highly versatille light-ish road machine. Plan to venture off road when poss - but not much opportunity local to me). My priority was comfort. I've chosen Deda Elementi superleggaro carbon seatpost (27.2), superleggaro road stem and zero100 road bars. Looks fantastic as a set - understated and stylish. Naturally very light, stiff, built well too - but I'll let you know about the true ride / take pics in a few days when complete. Was tempted to combine with superleggara carbon road bars, but as I intend to use off road too, too many (wise) riders advised against it. Instead I've gelled the bars and added thick tape.

@Whitecitadel: Before going ahead a couple of weeks ago I spoke to Upgrade bikes about the upcoming ATR. Thankfully (for my wallet) they're expecting it to be much later in the year. And while it's new and improved with thru-axel rear and internal cabling / Di2 friendly, it'll be more pricey than the current offering. For my needs, preferred to enjoy the current ATR right away , and save £ in the process.

So excited - itching to take my first ride 😉

That 105 groupset is a pretty good deal - nearly £200 cheaper than the Merlin Ultegra group. ( https://www.merlincycles.com/shimano-ultegra-6800-disc-brake-groupset-83417.html )

Are you going to use a flat-mount adapter? And if so, which one?