built kinesis xc>120 blue

bobpzero

Frame: kinesis maxlight xc>120
Forks: rock shox revelation race dual air 140mm
Bars: chromag fubar acute 710mm, 1" riser bars 31.8mm
Stem: answer rove am Stem Bore:31.8 mm, Ext: 70mm
Headset: nukeproof warhead st stainless steel
spacers: undecided
Grips: odi yeti lock on, white

shimano xt Hollowtech 165mm cranks, 32, 24 double chainset, hope BB,
SLX Front mech
SLX Rear mech
SLX Gear levers
xtr Cassette and kmc chain

Formula The One OEM Front Post mount 180mm & Rear IS with shimano 160mm adapter
formula 6 bolt 180mm rotor front & hope 6 bolt 160mm rotor rear
Pedals: wellgo b25 flat pedals with a mix of gusset slim jim xl pins

Seat: fizik aliante
Seat Post: KCNC T4R Layback Seat Post 27.2mm 350mm
Seat Post Clamp: 30mm chromag qr blue

Wheels: crc custom built same for front and rear.
notubes stans ztr flow rims with hope pro 2 hubs gunsmoke
DT Swiss Wheels Spokes Competition Stainless DB Black 2mm-1.8mm
DT Swiss Wheels Nipples Nipple Upgrade Brass Pro-lock Black
notubes stans 25mm rim tape


Tyres: maxxis highroller 2.35 ust
Tubes: n/a
Skewers: hope qr black steel

Whytepeak

Very nice, , though not sure that intense micros are the best winter tyre

jay12

nice. what's it like with 150mm forks?

MacAndCheese

Very Nice, really like sky blue bikes.

The Big Cheese

Very nice frame/build. Loving that colour!!!!!

lawman

niceeee, not as nice as my black one tho

speaking of which its getting a few upgrades soon

cat_with_no_tail

Me likey much.

May I be cheeky and ask roughly how much it cost in total?

I am another who would like to know how it rides on 150mm forks too.

bobpzero

dont know what its like with 150mm forks as i havent thrashed it yet tho ill tell you once i have learnt how to set up the forks properly hopefully this thursday

hmmm upgrades

lawman

mines got all xt stuff atm, but crappy tora and maggura brakes, so theyll be up graded to some revelation maxle lites and elixer 5's, and im getting fed up with servicing shimano hubs every 5 minutes so im buying some pro2's off a mate

that blue does look really nice tho, white cables tho for pimp factor

El Capitano

Thats a nice build.

bobpzero

pedals & mtb flat shoes to get for trail riding so some shimano am40 mtb shoes and a pair of wellgo flat pedals

tptvmbircn

bobpzero wrote:

my bicycle with mud guards and all the rest sorted i think, well except for the pedals & mtb shoes to get for trail riding so some five 10 mtb shoes and a pair of flat pedals last on the list.

yea the rear mud guard is probably too close. tho is the front one alrighty?

I have the same guards, took them straight off, its hashed the look big time, such a nice bike too! soory it just dosent look right here apart from that very lush!

bobpzero

being splattered all over with mud looks better :? :?

lawman

take those mudguards off man, sacilige

man up and take the mud in the face :P

bobpzero

oh ok, the wind will probably be so strong that the flinging mud will go sideways

bobpzero

well there you go, mud guards off, flat pedals on.

bobpzero

finally proper ride out in a forest tho put the micro knobbys back on which worked well enough. so a bit of squishy dead pine needles, fine hardpack gravel, rough gravel and sticky liquid mud major fun.
the deore xt qr skewers are back on.

part of trail

ramemtbers

looks nice. i like the setup.

bobpzero

lawman wrote:

im getting fed up with servicing shimano hubs every 5 minutes so im buying some pro2's off a mate

should i been worried about my shimano deore xt hubs?

lawman

bobpzero wrote:

lawman wrote:

im getting fed up with servicing shimano hubs every 5 minutes so im buying some pro2's off a mate

should i been worried about my shimano deore xt hubs?

depends how often you ride tbh i ride 3 times a week in all conditions and they can get abit rough after few months. if you dont mind taking them apart and cleaning them up every so often its ok, but for a lazy git like me its a pain

bobpzero

got a troute lumen liberator "forgetting the hype with losses in the system it will be more like 1600 lumens" . To add to the number of those in the uk to own a troutelight.
with a 4hr on high, battery.

cost £310 for light, battery & recharger bits and £10 for p&p

the clamp setup is designed for 31.8mm bars so i put a extra rubber strip needed with the shim provided as my bars were 25.4mm

and a size comparison to a Romisen RC-T5 4-Cree

jay12

cool. i always thought that putting the battery in the bottel is a neat idea

bobpzero

night time snow/slush riding

bobpzero

so got a 610mm raceface next sl low riser 08 bar, hopefully the 6cm increase will be enough as i thought 11cm increase would be a bit too much.

teacherman

That's nice

Just watch those Intense tyres - they have a habit of delaminating - not personal experience but someone I know has had 2 go quite early in their life.

bobpzero

ahright, no problems with tyres so far about 240miles done, mixing between the micro knobbys and the xc system4 tyres. trails in northern ireland are small "mickey mouse circuits", only a few nearby and any single track is ripped up by the moto-cross boys, so im usually on the road most of the time.

Steve_b77

Just don't get it if I'm honest.

Narrow light weight carbon bars, XC frame, 150mm forks right mishmash of ideas thrown at one bike.

Loose the stickers too, way too many, looks like a Saxo with door stickers

lawman

i guess its down to preference, atm im runnig widish 670mm bars but a 100mm stem with the same frame, tyres and forks as bob. just down to what you like. i think the best setup is an 80mm and and 700ish bars which ill be switching too shortly

Steve_b77

Just curious as to the choice of forks when according to THIS the frame is designed to accomodate 100-130mm forks, much like a Cove Handjob.

Do the big forks invalidate the warranty?

Is the frame even strong enough to cope?

lawman

not that i know of, the frame is plenty strong enough, ive heard of guys running these frame with 36's and pikes with no probs, plus i think bob is only runnig them at 140mm, which i am. id be interested to measure the headangle on my bike as i reckon its more like 67-68 degrees rather than the 69.5 quoted, which makes sence cos of the longer fork

bobpzero

new formula the one oem disc brakes with 180mm rotors f & r. i can get the front one to run drag free but the rear one rubs a bit.
hoses shortened and disc brakes fitted by crc as formula would probably invalidate warranty and stuff