Tripster ATR finally built up – lush!

It was rory @ upgrade i spoke to when i ordered mine way back 2 years ago, Had a long chat with him and made sure as soon as they were available i wanted one sent up to the bike shop where i was working at the time – he mentioned that he was going to get one and build it to his own specification – good to see he did so 😀

What fork is he running?, doesn’t look like the kinesis one supplied?.

Still loving this thread Guys n Gals.
So many different set ups and variations in theme and riding destinations..

It’s quite possibly one of the best threads on here. 😀

New TRP one. DON’T talk to Rory about it. He will gas for ages about it 😀 This is his third frame but the first he managed to keep his hands on for a build. The demands that good!
Through axle, hose goes through the fork leg via a strengthening tube on disc side only to improve rigidity, blah, blah, blah! Oh and £200 more than the one on the bike!
(looks pimp as and the next gen one will have mud guard eyes. clearance isn’t as good as the spec’d one on the frame though)

http://shop.upgradebikes.co.uk/Catalogue/Forks/TRP/Carbon-Cyclocross-Fork

There’s thee go.

Ahh, I thought it looked odd as it is matte finish and the skewer is on the odd side, till i noticed it was bolt through – very nice looking and i lie the internal cable routing, I’d like it even more if it had internal routing on the other side for dynamo cables and up through the steerer tube for usb charging top caps 😀

How does it compare in rake/trail compared to the kinesis version?.

Like I know! It’s matt pimp black and looks nice. That’s the limit of my knowledge.
I take back my ealrier comment. Call Rory but be ready for a chat. Tea and food by the phone as you’ll be there a while :O)

Built some new road wheels for the Tripster, covered just over 5000 miles now, still loving it.

I’ve just posted a for sale ad, selling my trp spyre’s, 160mm rotors and hardware, off my tripster. I’m going hydraulic. I thought I’d let you folks know straight away, in case anyone needs some for a build.

Just to add to the info pile:

Now have 2 wheelsets. First is the standard issue CrossLights from Kinesis, shod with Small Block 8s (it’s summer) – my offroad set, but still pretty nippy on.
Long cage Ultegra Mech, 11-32 cassette.

Second is H Plus Son Archetypes on Novatech from spokesman.co.uk – I’m not sure they are any lighter than the Crosslights but they look awesome and clearly this is the most important thing for the road build. In ‘none more black’ black hubs, black spokes, black brass nipples etc. Running an 11-28 cassette. Have Clement Strada 12-tpi on there as they looked classic and were cheap in a ProBikeKit outlet sell off. Seem to be good all rounders.

The point was really that swapping wheels is a breeze – that gear difference works (and I set the chain for the 11-28 though I tend to be generous) and I can get away without calliper adjustment. I usually do, as it takes a minute to slacken the bolts, hold the lever and nip tight again to recenter.

Absolutely love this bike, in both guises. Riding with my mtb bound friend he described it as cheating 🙂

ta very muchly, @ that price they seem worthwhile trying

I bought the pdw guards for £39 free post from Triton cycles last week. Quick delivery too.

PDW Full Metal Fender

Anybody gone from a Croix de Fer to a Tripster? Having hem tingling thoughts of wanting ti!

Anybody gone from a Croix de Fer to a Tripster? Having hem tingling thoughts of wanting ti!

yes – 54cm 2012 croix to a 54cm tripster.

(bearing in my the 2012 croix is less slack/tall than the current one)

when I first made the switch I missed the fast steering of the croix and found the tripster with its slack fork a bit slow.

I was using the same stem/bars/wheels/tyres on the tripster – and the stem was 100mm.

My first thought was that I maybe should have bought a bigger tripster and used a shorter stem, as that is how it was designed apparently.

But a bigger frame would have meant less standover, and the standover was correct for offroad use.

I gradually got used to the stability of the tripster and took fun out of accelerating out of corners instead.

I then put fatter tyres on (40mm nanos) and now think it is perfect.

Anybody gone from a Croix de Fer to a Tripster? Having hem tingling thoughts of wanting ti!

Yes but I haven’t been able to use the Tripster much due to mechanical issues and the set up is ongoing. The CdF felt bomb proof on the back roads, haven’t taken the Tripster on those yet.

Truth is I like Ti due to having a Ti mtb.

Predominant use of my CDF is commuting on Tarmac only but tried the canal and loved it so will be coming home that way more I think. It’s going to be between the new CDF Ti when it’s out and a Tripster. Decisions

Can anyone recommend some decent tyres that will fit on the stock Kinesis wheels designed purely for off-road riding, ideally at least 38c. I repeat – these will NOT be needed for on road, I have both cyclocross tyres or gatorskins for that. Everywhere I look comes up with tyres designed for mixed use. Sorry if I’ve missed it in this thread – I have read though basically the whole thing but can’t find it. I intend to take it as my only bike to the Alps on holiday for both road and mountain (I’ll let you know) with some quick tyre changes. Is that mad with 105? Will it survive the bashing – obviously we are not talking downhill courses here, but trails…?

Many thanks.

P.S. Love my Tripster – the stock build with 105 is the same weight as my carbon road bike!? and the magical flare of titanium that you get when you stand up and put the power down is simply amazing! Anyone in the south west want to go for a joint, Tripster appreciation ride?

WTB Nano Race are 38c and can run them tubeless on the kinesis wheels

These on one tyres prolly worth a look too
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/TYOOGRT1/on-one-gravel-road-bsc-type-1-folding-tyre

I have a pair of the new Hunt disc wheels for road duties and they just work.

Acyclistforlife; where in the SW are you based mate?

Ah great – thanks for the recommendations cloudnine – I’ll have a look into those. Anything you could also recommend for wetter conditions, and do those 2.1’s fit with the Tripster?! I thought the maximum was in the 16 region…

curto80 – The Southampton area? You?

Nice one, I’m Southampton born and bred but now live in Winchester. Deffo up for a tripster ride out!

The WTB Nanos seem to be pretty good in the mud and wet

After using the Tripster for my daily commute via the road and farm tracks, I decided it was time to chuck on the spare knoblies and take the scenic route to work. Took me twice as long…..but I think you’ll agree…not a bad way to get to the office.

This bike really is amazing, absolutely flew on the rough stuff and even coped with full on rooty descents…..just keeps putting a smile on my face.

Nice one, I’m Southampton born and bred but now live in Winchester. Deffo up for a tripster ride out!

Could get crowded. Just north of Andover. Sure there’s someone on here that’s our side of Salisbury Plain, and CG is local too.

Took me twice as long…..but I think you’ll agree…not a bad way to get to the office.

I dunno, I mean it’s not much compared to sitting in a knackered Pug and queueing off the M4 into Green park is it? 🙂

I dunno, I mean it’s not much compared to sitting in a knackered Pug and queueing off the M4 into Green park is it?

🙂

Been there, done that, used to have a round trip of 120KM daily. One of the bike reasons I took this job actually.

Could get crowded. Just north of Andover. Sure there’s someone on here that’s our side of Salisbury Plain, and CG is local too.

There’s no such thing as a crowded Tripster ride, only one that’s more fun! Does that make Stockbridge our centre point (you lot in Andover, Winchester, Southampton, Salisbury)? Let’s make this happen!!!

And thanks TurnerGuy – I might be getting those then, I do keep hearing them get mentioned…

Stockbridge works for me. Only the diary could get in the way!

When would be good – I’ve got quite flexible arrangements at the moment?

On my other question, would the Nanos give me the most grip, over, e.g the On-ones (On-One Gravel Road B.S.C. Type 1 Folding Tyre ) recommended, or would something like a continental cyclocross tyre be even better does anyone know?

i have some 42mm conti cross tyres that i bought at the same time as the nanos.

They might not get used soon as I have just bought some more nanos ready for when I have to replace the current ones…

Where did you get the nanos from? I can’t find them anywhere….only the 2.1’s?

CRC :

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/wtb-nano-race-cyclo-cross-tyre/rp-prod121980

Back from a cracking five day tour to Snowdonia on my Tripster – I’ll get some pics up soon on the thread but it had a bit of everything: gravel, singletrack, slate, lanes, 1:4 hills, rain, sheep, loooong descents, isolated sections where I hardly saw a soul, nice B&Bs, cake… All great fun.

Anyway – one of the things I’ve been thinking of doing (now I’ve just put the thinner 28mm Duranos back on) is upgrading to the PDW guards that Charlie’s got on his site. Has anyone fitted them to their Tripster yet? Forgive me for not trawling back through (though I think I’ve probably read every page anyway) but I’m pretty sure someone’s got them? Looking at the fitting vid, they use various bits that might not be required – QR skewer fitments and a rubber band round the seatpost etc – I can see the use if you’ve not got the necessary braze ons, but where you have, I guess they’ll just fit in ok? It’s the 45mm ones I’m thinking of btw.

Cheers in advance 🙂

Edit: just seen the PDW thread that somafunk’s got them on his – looking very nice too…

upgrading to the PDW guards

Do it.

Has anyone fitted them to their Tripster yet?

Quite a few of us on here* – you may need the longer rear stays if you wish to clear 38mm tyres

*not said in a creepy bike-cult sort of way

Edit: just seen the PDW thread that somafunk’s got them on his – looking very nice too…

Cheers, although the jones bar build does seem to polarise opinions regarding nice, personally i’m not bothered how it looks as it’s my child that i’ve spawned and it’s built for a purpose that enables me to keep turning the pedals…….albeit at a crawl so PFFFFFFT 😀

Cheers somafunk – just about to press the button on them 🙂

I have to say that I really rather like your Jones bar build. One of my roadie mates saw my Tripster loaded up before I set off last week and was full of praise for it looking ‘fit for purpose’ with its bags on – and that’s yours to a tee. There’s no two ways about it, the original design and concept is superb, but it shines through more so in how everyone’s built them so differently. I wimped out of going down the Jones route because I still like to use it as my only ‘road’ bike and to me, that’s got drops on it, but I’d love to give that setup a go…

I’ll be sticking the PDW guards on over the 28mm Duranos for now, so guess the standard stays will do? Looking at a pic of the drive side of yours, you’ve gone for using the mounts from the QR skewers on both sides on the front and then off the braze ons on the rear? Did it fit round the Spyres ok at both ends? Oh – and did you just drill the guard to fix to the seat stay brace?

Thanks as always 🙂

I love mine even more with Jones bars (well Titec to be precise) on it. It allows for MTB gears and hydro brakes that work properly.
It took me time to accept the idea of not having drops but I NEVER use the drop section and can still get stretched out if I want on the front of the Jones bars.
It’s good that we’re all different. Keeps things interesting.

On the front i needed to use a couple of small spacers from a set of v-brake pads to clear the calliper, nothing on the rear. As for the seat stay brace i just fitted the guards as normal and marked where i wanted to drill the hole for the seat stay bridge – i used brake rotor bolts (ti of course 😉 ) to attach the guards to the bike.

The stays use a teeny grub screw to allow for lengthening/shortening purposes – i recommend you place a small amount of tape over the grub screw heads in case they rattle loose/fall out, i used a teeny strip of silver foil duct tape.

Thanks for the advice (again!) – “fenders” duly ordered. It’s a sure sign of middle age to be even getting the slightest bit excited about mudguards isn’t it? 🙂 I’ll heed the suggestions on grub screws, before they head under the fridge Mint Sauce style, let alone lost along the side of the road. There may already be ti bolts holding the SKS guards on on mine. It seemed a shame not too…

I’m still tempted on the Jones / Titec bars, and you’ve not helped this at all, Timbur! I guess it means I could use proper MTB gear levers and a 10spd rear mech rather than my 9spd XT that’s working with the 10spd Ultregra STIs… More expense… *heads off to garage for a ponder.

Would anyone recommend running a ti post and if so, which one. I want one with a clamp that’s not fiddly to set up/adjust. Thanks.

I have a Ti post although it is 27.2 and an old USE one.

Comfort is good but on the road I suppose you could notice it being as little undamped. Some people use carbon with ti frames I think for that reason, although the carbon post I have in my road bike is not very comfortable.

gtth – do it. you won’t look back :O)
No fudging, no cable brakes, just good old XT reliability. (other Shimano options are available)
Happy to more pics if you like.