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just built a 48cm ATR for a customer, some nice XTR Di2, enve and CK jewelry on it. weighs 8.8kg
Sounds great, rOcKeTdOg.
Assuming the CK jewellery is BB/hubs only? There is no CK headset that fits the ATR?
8.8kg is impressive!
Yea hubs & BB, Ritchey carbon finishing kit but it's the enve gravel rims thst are scary light
Still looking for somebody in the Southampton/Winchester area with either a 51cm or 54cm V2 that I could try for size, please.
Thanks!
I have been lurking n this thread for quite a while
...Just finished mine, custom shortened cranks for my amputated leg
Cracking ride; chuffed I took this path
Fyxation sparta
DT swiss E1700 spline2 27.5
Ultegra RX800
11 speed 11-34T
Shimano SLR700 gear levers BL600 RS600 brake levers
Shimano RS505 hydraulic 160mm rotors
Selle Italia flight
Specialized SW carboin mini riser bar
C-Bear cyclocross BB
Magped pedals not keep prosthetic attached (not in pic)
USE Duro Ti seat post
Panaracer Gravelking SK
SRAM GXP compact shortened cranks 113mm and 150mm by Highpath engineering
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Mine 2 years old now (V1), love it. It is a great commuter/winter bike, guards off and 40mm rubber on and its Gravel/CX, then just add some panniers on it and your touring 🙂
So comfy and smooth, one of the bets purchases I have made.
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There is a 54cm mk1 tripster in classified if anyone is interested ?
Dc
There is no CK headset that fits the ATR?
Chris King now do a dropset that fits the Tripster. 18 bikes have them in stock.
Chris King now do a dropset that fits the Tripster
Bit pointless seeing as the FSA has been in my Tripster since new (3 years?) and is still smooth. (Said he, with Dura Ace parts all over it 😀 )
waspzapper - I'm 25 mins north of Winchester - too far I guess, but if you get really close to buying and want a check, the offers there.
Anyone got a cheap source of 46/36 chainsets for HT2 BBs? Had an epiphany and realised that as I'm of weak and feeble leg, a 46 would mean I'd use more (or more evenly) the cassette so it's probably going to be just fine over winter road rides. Get another cheap 11-32 cassette and done, will try the 28 first though as there isn't that much that steep round here.
Thanks for the offer, brassneck. Can't help you with the 46/36 HT2 chainset but I assume you've already considered just swapping out the chainrings?
Upgrade won't be getting any new stock of Tripster ATRs until March 2019 so my interest has turned to the Enigma Escape instead. They seem to have more confidence in their product and offer a 10 year warranty instead of the paltry 2 years (?) that Kinesis currently offer on the ATR. Titanium is for life not just for Christmas, and that.
Only speculating, but I'm guessing it may be a revised ATR that we see in March 2019 and anticipate it will be just as good - if not better - than previous versions. And more expensive.
Yeah, swapping the chainset is a 5 minute job though, chainrings 10 mins - a lifetime depending on how seized they are .. could just fit a 46 outside thinking about it that's not a bad shout, think they may bolt in to the spider, I have those awful chain ring bolt tools stuck in my thikning.
Escape is lovely, but about 1K more than I paid for my Tripster (sometime ago admittedly, and not without a lot of hassle). I'd be inclined to look at 46/36 though if buying new and intending a decent amount of offroad use.
Tripster ATR frame only is now £1850. ATR forks are £280. Discounts on this price to be had from various retailers. Winstanleys appear to be offering 20% off the frame at the moment but, if there's no UK stock, then you have a long wait ahead. Currently only available to pre-order.
Enigma Escape frame and forks is £2185 including headset.
Not much in it these days, apart from a better warranty.
I saw these and thought of you, brassneck:
Suspect you will have to drop the front mech slightly?
Cheers! If I ever get into the garage going to check if just changing the outer (5800 105) is actually an easier option after all. Not sure about the mech, not moving that was also an aim I reckon it'll be good as I have a pretty high tolerance for drive chain noise as my Campag owning friends will attest too.
Hadn't realised 1850 was frame only - if I remember right I paid 1250 F+F from a now defunct online store. At that price I'd have the Enigma, was very very close to buying one of their road bikes when the Tripster was released, and I hoped to reduce the bike count by one or two. That didn't work out so well 😀
I actually have some uncut ATR forks (post mount, v2 I think) I should put on classifieds when I figure out what they'd be worth.
Does anyone use a different fork to the factory option on their AT?
I've seen photos of ATRs with Lauf Grit forks fitted:
https://www.laufcycling.com/product/lauf-grit
Not sure about ATs.
Yes indeed FYXATION Sparta see above.
Only a few miles nice ride soaks up the bumps - lots of pannier/rack mounting options
I note that the tripster is now offered as a full bike with a different fork to the previous bendy one. Paint job looks pretty rad! I don't find the bendy forks very appealing to look at, leading to my earlier question, so this is much preferable. I hope that they start offering the frame set in this configuration too.
https://www.kinesisbikes.co.uk/Catalogue/Models/Adventure/Tripster-AT-BIKE
That is a groovy paintjob 😀
"Bendy fork"? Like, curved? Looks like they've specced a non Kinesis fork for some reason.
Gawd their website is terrible
*chuckle* Yes, like curved. I'm just enjoying the word 'bendy' today.
Anyway... How did a rigid aluminium bike become over £2grand...?! With half the number of shifters and mechs.. bonkers.
The orange and green frames will come with the new fork from August apparently.
Has anyone got experience of how the Genesis CDF Ti compares to the Tripster?
Love my mk1 fugio but am looking for something more versatile for the longer term.
I should have said Croix de Fer Ti as CDF is a different model.
Morning all! The headset bearings on my V1 ATR need replacing (they have for a while, I’ve just been quietly ignoring it). The top is still smooth, the bottom is fair from that and is leaking a lovely orangey ooze. Time for new. Can anyone tell me what bearings I need to get please? The top one has measurements written on the side but the bottom is too corroded to tell. Thanks in advance!
Here ya go
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192875838199
Thanks DezB! Much appreciated!
Considering selling my Tripster 55.5 V1 for a V2. Nothing whatsoever wrong with it, just built an AT for a friend and despite hating the internal routing it has merits when using a frame bag.
Any sage on used pricing. Frame and Fork, both perfect and mint. Steerer full length as spacers on top don't offend me!
If its not half reasonable I'll just get some post mount RX4s...
badstoob
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The orange and green frames will come with the new fork from August apparently.
Could explain why Merlin in particular are selling off frames pretty cheaply at present?
Also, the geometrygeeks site has a 2019 tripster listed with an accompanying image seemingly showing the new frame/fork combo:
https://geometrygeeks.bike/bike/kinesis-tripster-at-2019/
If the fork is the same as for the straight pronged full bike version of the tripster they're doing then it seems to offer an advantage in tyre clearance, on paper at least, as it will supposedly give 47mm over the 45mm of Kinesis's own curved fork.
Sorry, I meant to write clearance for 47/45mm tyres, as I'm sure you've all guessed.
Are the merlin frames V2?
treated my V1 to some tanwall tyres
Is it the AT or ATR that have a propensity for cracking? And early versions only?
Took my V1 - and from recollection, it was one of the first to arrive - past 14,000 miles this week. Nice little gravel / lanes tour around the Lakes. Still absolutely love riding it, it’s ridiculously capable, fun and reliable. It’s still on its original headset, though had mudguards on from day one. Currently sporting Hope RX4s, 38mm Specialized tyres on Hope 20Five wheels, Ultegra / XT mix with a Roadlink helping the 11-40T cassette.
So the Tripster ATR V3 has been launched this weekend. Looks good. Not sure radically different to the V2 apart from around the seat tube/ seat stay/ top tube interface and that fork which has now got the flexibility in terms of use that the frame should have always had. Price makes my eyes water more than a little but I might (might) reward myself for getting out on the bike and back into shape again (when the job is done).
So.....if this was your only drop bar bike (with a FS mtb and a heavyweight world traveller flat bar tourer also in the shed) that you would use for every kind of road riding save racing and every kind of off road riding (inc bike packing) you'd expect to use a gravel bike on.....what would be your ultimate drive train be? And then the 'championship' priced version rather than premier league version. Not ventured into 1X or electronic gearing yet but more than happy to thing this is way ahead. My current bike that does the same kind of job is 3X9 with an xt trekking chainset with is soooo turn of the millennium darrrling.
Trying to work out what my dream bike for the foreseeable will cost. And the last bike I buy before I drop many leagues in disposable income (but get promoted many leagues in disposable time, geography and lifestyle).
No love for the Tripster any more?
Certainly still loving my V1... just about to go for a ride on it 🙂
Oh, I see the photo of the V3 now. Looks lovely. Big fat ol tyres and a non-embossed head badge eh... could never afford one now, but at least I don't need to dream too hard 🙂
went out this weekend twice on my V1 - haven't ridden for ages because of niggly knee issues.
Also first ride since I destickered the frame, looks much nicer 🙂
Need to change the drivetrain I think - it's a CX 46/36 front which is OK but the back is a wide ratio cassette with an XTR deraileur and smaller jockey wheels which is a bit fiddly to dial in right.
Maybe the cables could do with some lube as well.
No love for the Tripster any more?
I enjoyed mine while I had it but moving from the Tripster to a Bokeh was a huge step up in enjoyment. The newer Tripster looks good but I’m guessing it’s pretty expensive for a frameset?
I know they’re Ti frames but I can honestly say that I’ve never noticed any difference between Ti, steel or Ali frames so paying a premium for a Ti frame is pointless for me.
noticed any difference between Ti, steel or Ali frames so paying a premium for a Ti frame is pointless for me
I presume you're talking about the ride... cos there are other things different you know. Like how perty they are 🙂
Purdy is good .. still love mine. Just about to get the 46/36 chainset and cross wheelset 'winter mode' on.
What stem length are you guys running on a 54cm ATR frame please? Seem to remember hearing/reading that it benefits from having a shorter one (70mm??)
100mm on mine.
I still love my Mk1
I`ll check stem length later