Tripster ATR finally built up - lush!

oops repeat post

Sorry, not down with that theory!

How about: It looks bleedin awful! 🙂

More plausible...

I don't like high rise stems either mind. I've dropped it 20mm. Maybe a bit more. Drop position needs to be sensible though for normal riding

Just prepped the tripster for summer, fitted some mudguards :

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Thanks turnerGuy.. Should guarantee us no rain for the next 4 weeks..

I am buying a new umbrella tomorrow as well...

Ha. I just took them off mine as the forecast looks OK for the next week.

Probably a big mistake.

Aaargh!! Matts! Put them back on.. Put them back on now!

Pic of my trusty ATR, after the hard, painful but fun Lapierre white-roads-classic-sportive.

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There was some other nice bikes/set ups there as well.

Right then! I see a few of you Tripster owners have Tubus racks fitted. Anyone tell me which model and whether bodging/adapting is needed? Thanks!

I think its the Tubus Airy Ti.. probably head to rose bikes for one

Sizing help.

I'm looking at getting one, I'm 5ft8in, would a 51 be too small??

I'm looking at getting one, I'm 5ft8in, would a 51 be too small??

UrbanHiker - yes, definitely. Mine's a 51 and am 5'5".

UrbanHiker, the problem is that what is the right size for you is not determined just by your height, and based on personal experience I would not rely on the suggested height ranges in Kinesis' geometry charts.

In your shoes I would try to get a chance to sit on a 51cm and a 54cm - maybe other Tripster owners reading this thread are near you and could help: where are you based?

A while back someone asked what bolt to use to fit a mudguard to the fork. Unless you want to have the mudguard bracket at the rear of the fork crown, it is not necessary to use an extra long bolt.

There is a shoulder inside the rear of the hole that appears designed specifically for a standard recessed allen nut for caliper brake bolts, so I used an 18mm recessed allen nut and a 30mm bolt:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-caliper-brake-sunken-nut/rp-prod17557

and

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009YHJFL0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Anyone ridden their tripster in a CX race?
I've been thinking of entering a few races in the welsh CX league this year.
Anyone know if I need certain width tyres? Got some 38c nano races.. But do I need 33c?

Someone looking at this thread might be interested. There was a full build, 55.5cm frame, Tripster on the classifieds this morning. (STW regular selling, I think).. Might be gone by now.

Question: what is a 'Tripster ATR'?

Question: Who, outside of late 90s Bristol, actually uses the word 'lush'?

64 pages. Perplexed...

A: It's a bike frame made by Kinesis

A: The bloke who started this thread

You read them all??

So my Tripster proved a perfect companion to a London to Amsterdam last week. Always comfy, fast when needed, relaxed when not.

Unfortunately it gained its own battle scar - a dirty great crack across the top tube just under a cable stop weld 🙁 - pics when I collect the bike, but it's a crack for sure. Explains the creaking .. it was under an Alpkit fuel cell so wasn't apparent till I stripped the bike for transport home.

With Shiny Bikes (yes, I actually received one from them) apparently gone, do I go back to Kinesis or a distributor to see if I have a warranty claim?

Brassneck.. try upgradebikes or go direct to kinsesis

Question: Who, outside of late 90s Bristol, actually uses the word 'lush'?

late '90's Bristol was all about "pesh" only the old folk used "lush"

Being a titanium fan (my road bike is a Van Nicholas) and recently purchasing a 2nd hand gravel type bike (Genesis CdA) which I'm loving, I started to look for one bike that would combine both, found this thread & fell in love 😛

LBS has a 6 month old demo frame & fork they'll do me for £999, it's used but in good condition, and I can use cycle to work 🙂

Test ride on Sunday, it's a 57cm & I'm 6'3", hopefully it fits then I might be in the club !!

restlessnative123 would you share the LBS if the frame is no good for you?

Nipper - yep, will let you know if it's no good.

Mini PSA:
Challenge Strada Bianca Race tyres (33mm) are EUR 25 and bike24.de. just had a good review on road.cc. Works out at about £46 delivered for a pair.

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After 2 years of ownership and 14,000 miles my Tripster died.

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Freeborn were excellent with replacement, luckily they had a 54 in stock and the frame was swapped out in under a week. Freeborn said this is the first one they have had back.

@brassneck, speak to Upgrade.

brassneck.. has yours gone in the same place?

Looks like I'm joining the club, had a test ride today and I have to say that although 7cm taller than the Kenisis size guide the 57cm felt great. Bike shop set it up so the measurements were the same as my road bike.

There was no toe overlap, I didn't feel too big on it and it was pretty comfortable - does anyone one else over 6ft ride a 57cm bike ?

Here's the bike the way the shop set it up - I won't be buying the carbon wheels, monococque bars or the 1 x set up, but I might get a good deal on the SRAM Red hydraulic shifters .....

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Yes. I'm 189cm and I'm on a 57. I use a 130mm -6? stem for commuting and training on the road, and swap in a 110mm +6? if i'm planning to do extended off-road riding.

Has anyone else had cracked frames - I've found a deal on a new ATR frame and fork but feeling nervous now after seeing the above, cheap titanium etc, and thinking of just sticking with a steel frame?

Has anyone else had cracked frames - I've found a deal on a new ATR frame and fork but feeling nervous now after seeing the above, cheap titanium etc, and thinking of just sticking with a steel frame?

turns out I was wrong - hadn't read brassnecks post above

I have a choice of All City Macho King in 853 with a Whiskey carbon fork or an ATR frame and fork for the same money...

You shouldnt be put off buying one, speaking with Freeborn they have sold hundreds and congratulated me on the first cracked tripster they have had.

I searched the internet and could not find anyone else with a cracked one, guess i was unlucky.

Its an amazing bike.

A friend of a friend had a downtube fail

It was efficiently dealt with under warranty

So thats 2 confirmed here plus 1 extra

I am currently hunting a "sharp ping or creaking" sound on my Tripster. It's coming from somewhere below/middle of the bike, doesn't appear to be towards the front.

Things I've done (remove, clean, re-grease/anti-seize, etc):
- bottle cages and bolts
- chainring bolts
- lightly oiled and wiped off spoke crossings
- bottom bracket
- crank arms and pedal connections
- seatpost clamp and saddle bolts

I had thought it was the seatpost or saddle somewhere as I could press down on it (off the bike) and sometimes re-produce the sound. Sound is still there after cleaning, though not from that test. It does occur during pedaling.

Going to try the front derailleur attachment next, but was waiting for a few days of rest since I've not indexed gears before.

There are a ton of other item to work through I suppose, but curious if anyone can narrow anything down for me from this list?
http://www.jimlangley.net/wrench/keepitquiet.html

Had a very similar creaking only a month ago! Took a while to find it as the titanium frame disguised the source of noise. While riding, sound came from the front as much as the crank. But mostly made sound while peddling and over a couple of weeks it got louder (or seemed to in the quieter roads I was then riding).

Eventually I realised I could reproduce the sound from applying lots of pressure to seat when I was off it. So LBS cleaned up seat post, used carbon gripper and... the crucial ingredient? Turned out to be a missing copper fine sheet my LBS had forgotten to put back in my seatpost shim (during its first service a few weeks before).

Now noise free.

Hope the same for you! Good luck - I know how infuriating it is to have it.

EDIT: Bah, can't seem to get the image off iCloud or Google Photos. Will have to wait.

My Tripster crack, so top tube not down.

It's on its way, Upgrade have been very helpful. Bikes break, and this has been a lovely bike on all fronts so just bad luck.

You lot are bad ....... ! Deposit paid yesterday & should collect my Tripster tomorrow / Friday from Synergy in Auchterarder. Doing it on the cheap (at least that's what my wife thinks

@cloudnine: I did a few CX races last year on my Tripster - it was great! I plan on doing the whole season this year. I would definitely recommend a small chain device though, especially if you're running 1x.

I’ve been riding a Van Nicholas titanium road bike for the last 6 years and love the way it looks and the way it rides, but in May I bought a 2nd hand Genesis CdA gravel bike, it weighed much more, was slower and had much cheaper components on it, but I loved the places I could take it – I was sold on adventure bikes.

So, best of both words (and mainly thanks to this forum !), I just bought this from Synergy Cycles in Auchterarder –

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I was going to strip my Van Nic and put the 7 year old Ulterga set on it with Spyre HY/RD brakes, but the bike was a demo bike that was a few months old, so as well as the frame and forks, which I got for £999, I also negotiated SRAM Red Hydraulic shifters (for £200 !!) & SRAM Force 1 x 11 groupset (for £100).

The wheels are American Classic Hurricanes which the shop took of a carbon Raleigh Roker so sold to me for £300, meaning that I have an absolutely belting bike for a fraction of what it would have cost me new. There’s no way I would have bought any of these things new.

For anyone interested I’m 6’3’’ and it’s a 57 frame, (the Van Nic was a 60, the Genesis is a 58) but it doesn’t feel small on me, the hoods are the same distance from the seatpost as the other 2 bikes, there’s no toe overlap, and the drop from the saddle to the bars is about the same.

I’m not a weight weenie, but all in, even with 35mm Schalbe Land Cruisers, it’s 8.7kg. And it rides like a dream – I have Spyre TRP’s on the Genesis but those hydraulic brakes are amazing …

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Love the look of the ATR but, & I'm sure I'll get flamed here, I do like the thinking behind the Cannonade Slate! Just a little more cush on the front appeals..

I'm looking into getting a Tripster but so far I'm not having much luck tracking down a 57cm Tripster demo bike anywhere.

Does anyone know of any dealers in the South East, preferably Surrey/Berkshire/Hampshire areas who have a 57cm demo bike?

Failing that is there anyone around the West London/Surrey area who has a 57 who'd be happy for me to swing a leg over it to see how it is for size?