Tripster ATR finally built up - lush!

Some help please?

I'm an enthusiastic, if not terribly competent, mountain biker who is looking for his first-ever 'road bike' and wonder if the ATR should be my next bike? I appreciate tyre choice will determine how the bike feels on and off road, but for those of you that have dedicated road bikes, how does the ATR compare on the road when set up with a decent 25 or 28 mm tire? I'm not looking for an out and out race machine, this is to be used for fitness training and fun but don't want to compromise too much on on-road efficiency.

I appreciate the obvious answer is simply to take a demo, which obviously I will do, but having never ridden or owned a road bike I have very little to compare it against, so would appreciate your thoughts.

Thank you in advance.

It seems that STW has almost singlehandedly depleted all stocks of the ATR - chalk another one up 🙂

A couple of chats with the very helpful chaps at Freeborn helped me settle on a size and I'm not a fair chunk of change lighter but grinning from ear to ear. Can't wait to get lost in the lanes of the South Downs in a week!

My bank manager has kindly asked for this post to die please .....

It seems that STW has almost singlehandedly depleted all stocks of the ATR

It seems that STW has almost singlehandedly depleted all stocks of the ATR - chalk another one up

Please don't let that be the case 🙁

I`ve held off on ordering from Freeborn, waiting for my LBS to quote....
Should have just gone straight to them

You could always try www.rule5bikes.co.uk or upgrade direct.

Ordered from Freeborn 😀

LBS did do me a discount but couldn't get near that price and I`m stretching to get it at the freeborn price anyway.....

would have liked to have brought locally but cant quite stretch that far....

Roll on next week !!

Can't wait to get lost in the lanes of the South Downs in a week!

Where abouts do you live??
I've plotted out and ridden several 'perfect tripster trails' since getting mine - would be happy to show a fellow rider about..
Or..join us on the 2nd August for the brighton-London-Brighton ride!

DrP

What is the warranty on the Tripster?

it's here 🙂 🙂

incredibly well packaged by Freeborn - took me longer to unwrap it than it did to fit the bars and seat and pedals !!!

tomorrow it will hit the asphalt, gravel and fireroads - Cannae wait !!!!!

Jamie - 5 years...

DrP

I thought titanium bikes had lifetime warranties?

....as in 10yrs-ish.

It's not like the song is it...
"I'm bullet proof, nothing to lose, I am titanium.."

The shop I got mine rang upgrade and confirmed "It's almost a Rolf" (5 years)

DrP

21.00 lbs dead :

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Let's make that a bit bigger...

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Nice !!

another :

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some tarmac, gravel and forest shots tomorrow 🙂

This is doing me nut. I had £1500 put aside for a new CX bike, and despite £1800 being a steal, it's just too far over budget.

Bum.

Jamie - you'll sell (almost) all your other bikes once you've got a Tripster. Believe me, I speak from experience! Just do it. Push the button... 🙂

cant wait for tomorrow - have i said that yet ?

This is doing me nut. I had £1500 put aside for a new CX bike, and despite £1800 being a steal, it's just too far over budget.

Bum.

You wouldnt regret spending the extra. When you consider what the frameset alone normally sells at and what a great bike it is... its just a no brainer.

agreed - at £2400 its touch and go, but at £1809 it's bloody ridiculously brilliantly fantastic value - i would have paid the £2400 but why bother when Freeborn will give it away ?

and not only that but Freeborns service is superb as is the delivery [nextday] and the quality of the packing !

#rollonSaturday 🙂

My LBS even managed to beat the freeborn price... And from 'phone call' to bike ownership was about 6 hours.. Can't fault that service!

DrP

My LBS even managed to beat the freeborn price

*considers moving nearer to DrP*

cr500dom - I'm a touch under 5' 8", 29 inch inside leg and on a 51.

Bike getting out and about:

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considers moving nearer to DrP

DrP

Hey bobster looks like your cycling the same paths I do, will give you shout out ATR style if I see you.

I'm running a community bike cafe called Bean Cycling in Lewes, on Sundays, corner of South Street. Free aeropress coffee for any ATR owners that pop in!

Though this has nothing to do with bike shops.. No?

Of course not.

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🙂

DrP

birdage *waves*

Looks like a Tripster ride out to Lewes is in order some Sunday 😀

Bobster... Is that cissbury ring in the first one?

DrP

DrP - Sure is

Have you not met Bobster DrP? He's one of the original Sussex-MTB crew

Birdage, Bobster and I will pop over for a #ClubATR coffee some time soon.....

I don't believe I have.......
On the book of faces?

You guys fancy a ride Sunday am?

DrP

(By am...I mean 5am!)

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Here's one from last week as we're all posting!

Going over to that paddle round the pier thing sunday, so no, unfortunately

You free next thursday daytime?

Off to legoland on Thursday!!
Keep some energy for SDW on sat 😉

DrP

woke too early - like a kid at XMAS - time to go riding 🙂

If it's anywhere like here, it's going to be a wet one.

I'll put the kettle on then!

Will you all stop it.
I've got the coke can version and don't need the Ti one but god do I want one.
Maybe an early 40th to myself? Just need to find a sofa stuffed with cash :O(

superb - comfortable, quick and the crosswolfs not too bad on road ut great on offroad loose climg=bs .........

but...................

why such high gearing !!!!! ????? !!!!!

the only fault - i'll get a new 10spd cassette soometime i reckon - whT GEARING ARE YOU FOLKS RUNNING ?

I think i'm running 11-28 on the rear and 36/46 on the front, seems to cope with pretty much anything.