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With my new Tripster ATR V3 built up a month ago now I thought I'd share my thoughts. It has moved on quite a bit from the V2 and solved all the small niggling issues the V2 had. I've been very impressed and super pleased with the build I went with and the new longer geo lets you run a shorter stem to help it off road. Have a read of the blog here
Great write up and a fantastic looking build. Normally find 60cm bikes look somewhat ungainly and untidy, but yours is spot on.
Just need to win the lottery and get one myself!
My V2 is still going strong... it had been locked up in the ex's garage for a year or so, but finally got the space to get her back... Lovely getting back on a nice light rapid road bike!
Stuck the aero bars on it for a different position as want to get some longer rides under my belt - feel pretty good TBH.
Can't wait for the summer 🙂
DrP
I think it just about looks OK in 60cm with these 650b but certianly 700c makes it look properly proportioned in a larger size! Love the fact a Tripster can hit a red MTB trail like the ride in my pic or just as comfortable on road with aero bars!
My V2 is still going strong
I should bloody hope so. My V1 is!
(ps. there's a v3?!)
hmm.. my V1 died.
My FIRST V2 had poor QC...
So V2V2 is still going strong 🙂
DrP
A combination of too much time and some cheap RS785 Di2 shifters meant that I've treated my V1 tripster to electronic shifting.
After much research I managed to figure a way to hide the battery in the headtube so it looks fairly unobstrusive even without internal cable routing.
Nicely done.
Thumbs up to that :-), looks great
Nice bit of work on making the Di2 integration look neat
I have had my ATR V3 for 2 months now and loving it - mixing it up with both road miles and plenty of byway and bridleway action. Lovely ride and really versatile. Built mine with GRX 810/600 mix and Hunt wheels
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hoping the tripster hive-mind can help...
Building up a v2 and waiting on wheels arriving. Have choice of post mount or flat mount brakes-would probably prefer to use the post mount ones with converter.
So my question is... Does this mean I'd need 160mm rotors vs 140mm for the flat mount?
the parts list says its a 160mm adaptor
TRIPSTER-ATR-V2-FRAME-PARTS.pdf (kinesisbikes.co.uk)
no bad thing having 160mm rotors on the tripster
brilliant, thanks very much! some contradictory posts out there saying flat mount is either 140 or 160 so wasn't sure.
Could try on the FB owners group?
apologies to revive the thread.
back on my V1 Tripster ATR, been running excellent Panaracer 700x38c GravelKings.
can anyone advise maximum tyre width successfully used on their V1 ?
tia.
I run WTB Nano's @ 40mm and they JUST fit, I would run a 35 - 38mm tyre for more mud room this time of year TBH
Max I've run is 43mm Bontrager GR1. Really like these tyres for summer but a bit tight for mud in winter, would agree Nano's in 40 are fine.
I'm running 42 resolutes right now and there's still plenty of clearance.
@slackboy; is that a V1 ATR ?
Does anyone know if these tyres will fit in a Tripster v1?
https://www.thebiketyreshop.com/continental-speed-ride-tyre
@jimmy - there's a very good chance they will be fine. I ran 40mm smooth and 40mm semi-nobbly tyres on my V1 and there was plenty of clearance on 22mm wide internal rims.
Ended up buying 42mm contis which for the frame fine but too big for the mudguards. Swithering between Kinesis Fend Off wides, or Bluemels.
Any experience or pics of either - on a V1?
Haha, I came to ask the question that I left a year ago seemingly.
Do fend off wides fit on a Tripster v1 (this is a yes based on measurements) but with 42mm tyres?
Info under Specification here https://www.upgradebikes.co.uk/Catalogue/Mudguards/Kinesis/Fend-Off-Wide ?
10 years ago I read this thread and ended up buying a v1 Tripster atr from Freeborn Cycles. I absolutely loved the bike, did tons of miles on it, but ended up selling about 4 years ago because of concerns about longevity due to the cracking issues some contributors to this thread raised. Some of the best times I’ve had on a bike were with that frame, mixing up road and bridleway and just following my nose in the countryside carrying a flask of coffee and a few sandwiches. Since then I’ve tried to find a similar riding steel framed bike and have had some good experiences with offerings from Ritchey and Fairlight. It might be nostalgia, but I’ve found myself looking a the kinesis website and thinking about that zingy ti magic of my v1. Keen to hear from those that are still having good experiences with their ti Tripster - particularly the v3 before I bite the bullet and scratch that itch!
My mate who bought my V1 Tripster 6 years ago still rides it all the time and no cracking yet, in late June he's off to bikepack every island up the west coast that he can fit into 8 weeks of riding
Still got my v1 which I bought back in 2016 and still love it.
It's been upgraded a bit over the years and now has a new fork with trendy bike packing cage mounts , di2 and grx groupset
Still riding my v1 after... 9 years I think. I've thought about trading up for a v3 but there are too many memories. Here she is looking young and spritely just beyond Stornoway in 2017!!
(ps Answer to question above: I went for Kinesis Fend Off wides and they fit fine with the 42mm contis. There's a bit of rattling and rubbing which I need to tinker with!)
Nice 😊
Goes without saying, it's been a great touring bike (still is when I get chance).
How it all started in 2014, fresh from the bike shop where I worked as a mechanic
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How it ended up in 2018, with every component changed over the previous 4years before I had to sell it
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To be honest I'm surprised its still intact and going strong, I rode this like I rode any of my mtb's and it took the abuse with ease.
Still riding my v1 after… 9 years I think
Yep, 9 years on a V1 for me. Done more miles than any other bike I’ve owned, commuting, offroad commuting, gravelling. Only things I’ve replaced since building are the seatpost to a 9er carbon, the front mech to one of the more compact ones and the gravel wheels to newer Mavics. Love it.
Coming up to nearly 4 years with my Tripster ATR V3 now, and its been all that I hoped for...
used as winter roadie with mudguards and 'skinny' tyres, then switches to gravel/bikepacking duties with extra set of wheels and 45mm tyres - been super comfy on 4 day tours and taken everything that's been thrown at it..
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Mine is in the garage halfway through a groupset upgrade
Bought mine second hand in 2016. It was an early V1. Did everything from the daily (10 mile each way) commute to all day gravel, to a few loops of some blue MTB trails in the FoD.
Excuse the mis-matched wheels and tyres. I loved the 47mm on the front, but they buzzed the chainstay so I put a 40mm on instead.
Rode a lot in early lockdown and noticed a crack in the weld near the mech hanger 
Sent it off to Limit BMX who sent it back good as new.
Still riding it now and no plans to change although the brake calipers are not in good shape and non-flat mount limits the choices a bit, as do QR dropouts these days.
I use RWS skewers in mine rather than QR
Is anyone missing a V2 Tripster? I found the remains of one at the tip this morning! Looks like it's been under water!