THE New Build Pics – Kinesis Boy Content

Right (think skin suit on 😉 )

Last night finished the build, lovely weather thought I would try and take those poised photos, I'll never see it so white again I thought. Off I pop down the road to get my bike in around some Dartmoor rocks. Found a good spot, got my camera out my pocket. Damn (I used stronger language at the the time) no memory card and older camera so has no internal memory. OK i'll pop back and get it. NOOOOOO you can't you've just got a flat tyre and coz you rushed out you haven't got a spare tube or puncture kit – 20 mins walk home in shame………. 😥

So I got these instead in the back garden – 😳 LOL (BTW Ignore the steerer if you will)

Like it. Carbon seatstays?

That bike of yours looks ace. Must be light as well.

Nice, black valve caps would look better 😉

looks like it was worth the wait 🙂

Lovely 😛 i've got an xc pro 2 i love it.

So after all the advice you still forgot to put it in the big ring for the pics 🙄

I thought it was mtb's = middle ring and road bikes = big ring?

told you not to post kinesis pics, looks good but i think the white seatpost is too much, i'd have gone black seatpost white saddle

Blue fence stain is unforgivable.

Hey ! 🙂

So you got it finished. Looks Ace !. Red parts seem to match the frame decal colours nicely. Overall, its a good job, imo.

Looks quick.

Nice work FoxyRider
😀

Solo

i'd have gone black seatpost white saddle

+1

And all bikes should be photographed big ring, bottom of the block, looks daft otherwise. I forget which manufacturer it was, but they'd taken all their catalogue photos in granny ring/top of the block, looked ridiculous!

Cheers guys 🙂

Blue fence stain is unforgivable.

Yeh have to paint it sometime but was like that when we moved in 🙁 Its actually more of a shade of blue/grren in real life 😉

Bu99er is that I swapped the rear mech to an old XT shadow that I thought was OK – Tisn't 🙁 Jumping all over the place last night and on riding it to work for a test run this morning – swapped cassettes this morning and no difference really so I think I have to re-cable the back end and put the older XT non-shadow back on 🙂

Note: Also seat needs to go back a little and front end up a nudge – very plush ride on the back end but seems pretty responsive – not as chuckable as the XC2 setup at the mo but I think the position changes will make a huge difference – seems to take me a few months to get it riding how I like 🙂

BTW I had had enough taking pics after wasting 1 hour and not even doing any decent riding so I am afraid some of your tips slipped – i.e. like the chain position sorry 😕

I like. A lot. First white bike I've seen that looks nice.

The fence, on the other hand, is a crime worthy of a protracted and unpleasant punishment..!

Don't like the grips 😉

oooh, foxy you've been tweeted by DecadeBikes 🙂

smart looking bike there!

Oh yeh blimey WW – I guess first published bike built by an oik 😉 Even beat BikeMagic to the build 😉

NOOOOOO you can't you've just got a flat tyre and coz you rushed out you haven't got a spare tube or puncture kit

That's what you get for wasting time lining up the valves/logo 😉

Lovely and I really like the build including the seatpost. May I suggest the subtle use of a couple of red spacers to compliment and balance the seatclamp and subtle red flashes elsewhere.

Someone at work said RED grips?

Also thinking of the sram red PG990 😉

Nice build, I got a new XC120 yesterday, not going to open up for photos because it's already filthy, and I don't have time to re-paint the wall.

Loving it so far.

Puncture?

Its a new bike and you're still using innertubes? Schoolboy error.
Nice though, what's the frame weight?

My other 2 wheel sets are tubeless (on my Five) – need to save up (as spend too much already) for some stans valves/rim strips but will go tubeless at some point I am sure 😉

Frame weight for med. 1520g.

Fence advice: I painted all mine Black. Makes them disappear [yes, really!] and plants really stand out against the dark colour.

Are you serious about the fence? Pic please, although obviously we won't be able to see it 😆

stealth fencing.

You can sit in the garden and watch the cat staggering around the lawn holding its head saying 'where the f*ck did that come from'

OK, so when I said 'Disappear' I didn't really mean they went invisible!! Here's a pic http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3335/4605641525_7fd77d65d4_o.jpg
and this one http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/4606255708_5187a41048_o.jpg
Only a STW thread could start out with an XC frame and end in fence colour debate!! Love it.

Hmm very contemporary Dom 🙂

That looks nice. Fast, comfy and capable all at once, which is nice. Enjoy.

Cheers guys – Can't wait to get it all setup so it zings 🙂

Don't worry I wont take any offence to cheeky comments 🙂 Honestly 😉

That fence actually works

Thanks Woody! Good huh!? Nice to have a bit of garden fence banter on a Friday afternoon!

Very nice, loving the white post!

Also, good fence!

My fence or Dom's fence ? 😉

Nice. Very nice.

Agree on the white saddle/black seatpost comments.

I've ridden an XC Pro 2 for the last 3 years and it's a fantastic bike.

Very nice, though my screen makes it look like you've fitted risers 😉

First 30 min off road ride to work this morning – I knackered – FANTASTIC – WOW its soo fast but nimble. The rear end is responsive enough to let you accelerate nicely but takes the small jolts out your back – Can't wait to take it on a serious long spin over dartmoor 🙂

Hey, very nice looking!
Agree with the comment above ref the grips – something like below to get the 'collar and cuffs' to match. Got some of these on my FS.

Are you going to be at 24/12 this year? I'm doing the first 12hr. Need to get down your way for a trip around the moor soon.