W.I.P Kinesis Pha5e**UPDATE 14/04/12**

The Northern Monkey

goodie

Looks very very good... nice and chuckable!

jay12

bigbenj_08 wrote:

goodie

Looks very very good... nice and chuckable!

thanks

MacAndCheese

Bike looks great, but from experience the super tacky tyres will suck your will to live on the uphills - ultra rolling Resistance! Bet it's superb when chucking it down the hill though!

jay12

podgeorge wrote:

Hey Jay,
How are you finding the tyres?, because i am thinking of getting the eact same combination for my crush!
Thanks!

hi there. they are very very grippy. i would get the maxxpro minion for the front if you do more climbing and trail/A< riding as the supertacky upfront will be too sticky

jay12

e13 bashguard fitted.




should be buying a deore 36t ring, royal sub shorts and a avid elixir and pushrod kit on monday

The Northern Monkey

Sweet

mr joey

very nice!!!!

jay12

just fitted the new slx shifters and xt cables:





i need to buy a phone next, then i'll get the front wheel; hope hoops dt swiss ex500 on pro2. then i'm going to get forks; used lyriks or used 2010 revs. and then thats it, i can then start building a freeride bike. oh and if something breaks i'll just have to replace it or upgrade it

alexj2233

How tall are you Jay?

I'm getting this slightly worrying want to buy this frame. I'ts a steal at £150 off CRC. But they only have 14" in stock. Therefore, I don't wan't to buy a frame thats too small.

jay12

alexj2233 wrote:

How tall are you Jay?

I'm getting this slightly worrying want to buy this frame. I'ts a steal at £150 off CRC. But they only have 14" in stock. Therefore, I don't wan't to buy a frame thats too small.

well i'm like 157cm or 158cm, maybe 160cm. it seems small but the top tube is on such a slope that when i get off teh seat and stand up with my behind touching the seat my bollock are very nearly touching the frame. the top tube length is the same if not longer than my oled 18" bike. you can have a go on it if you live fairly close

alexj2233

Cheers for the offer.

If i am correct you live near delamere forest? This is over four hours away since i'm in south hampshire.

I'm not sure the geometry would suit me at 14", whilst i like a bike to be chuckable i still ride fairly long distances on an average ride.

I really wish somewhere had a 16", it does look like a nice frame at a great price.

jay12

alexj2233 wrote:

Cheers for the offer.

If i am correct you live near delamere forest? This is over four hours away since i'm in south hampshire.

I'm not sure the geometry would suit me at 14", whilst i like a bike to be chuckable i still ride fairly long distances on an average ride.

I really wish somewhere had a 16", it does look like a nice frame at a great price.

. yeah, the 16" would probably suit you better tbh. nevermind

jay12

new headset had to be bought. the old one had a dodgy bottom cup, dodgy bearings and just was pretty rubbish so i got my self a fsa pig dh pro from absolutcycles(shop on ebay) for £16.95 brand new!!!!! with a £50 RRP

here are the pics:

Lapierre t 400

looks good jay,why didn't you line up the fsa logo with the front of the bike?

jay12

Lapierre t 400 wrote:

looks good jay,why didn't you line up the fsa logo with the front of the bike?

thanks. i dunno. tha lbs did it . probably were in a real hurry

The Big Cheese

You dont have to update everytime you add a hex bolt or crown race Jay.... !!!!!

Only joking, if it makes you happy and all that

jay12

The Big Cheese wrote:

You dont have to update everytime you add a hex bolt or crown race Jay.... !!!!!

Only joking, if it makes you happy and all that

i prefer it to do it this way as opposed to putting up pics of it if i upgrade quite a few parts

coxy17

you any closer to getting your new wheel yet

jay12

coxy17 wrote:

you any closer to getting your new wheel yet

sort of. am getting a superstar double chainguide beggining of next month. then after that my brother is going to buy me some avid elixir r brakes, i'm gonna give him £45 and my brakes then i'm getting the front wheel. hope hoops dt swiss ex500 from my lbs for £95 with spare spokes and a 20mm to QR adaptor. then probably gonna get some new forks. but i might decide to change some things before that

The Northern Monkey

noice... had the pig pro DH on my NS and it lasted a good year of abuse. Still had loads of life left in it when I sold it on!

Will be my headset of choice for the DH machine

jay12

The Northern Monkey wrote:

noice... had the pig pro DH on my NS and it lasted a good year of abuse. Still had loads of life left in it when I sold it on!

Will be my headset of choice for the DH machine

good to know. i wasn't bothered about the weight so thats why i got it. it's doing well so far

coxy17

just a question but why do u need to buy some new brakes yours are the same apart from the adjustment a new front wheel would be more noticeable
i have that wheel and its great i really love the sound the rear hub makes

jay12

coxy17 wrote:

just a question but why do u need to buy some new brakes yours are the same apart from the adjustment a new front wheel would be more noticeable
i have that wheel and its great i really love the sound the rear hub makes

basically my brother wants some new brakes and the white brakes would go better with his bike and the silver/grey will go better on mine. i know they are pretty much the same but i just don't reallly like the white brakes. i know it's a bit silly but still

coxy17

fair enough you putting them on the kona then

jay12

coxy17 wrote:

fair enough you putting them on the kona then

the elixir 5s? yeah. me and my bro will be going llandegla soon as well

coxy17

cool i was meant to be going there earlier in the year with my it teacher i hope to get up to wales when ive got a weekend of work this summer

jay12

got the blackspire chainguide and a lizard skins chainstay protector. wanted to get a black one but they didn't have them instock.
next upgrade is a front wheel. hope hoops dt swiss ex500. then (in no order) superstar ht2 roller bearing BB, qr seatclamp, grips, and maybe new forks. i would really liek something like lyrik or revelation but i also want a fr/dh bike :? if i got the forks it would take me much longer to get one. i might just make this more "ardcore" and just get the forks.





spec:
Frame:kinesis pha5e 14"
Fork: 07 marzocchi all mountain 4
Rear wheel:shimano xt hub,mavic en321 rim,dt swiss DB black spokes and velox rim tape
Front wheel:quad hub, quad viper DH rim,stainless steel silver spokes and random rim tape
Brakes: Avid Elixir 5 185/185
Rear mech:Shimano SLX shadow
Front mech:Shimano SLX
Shifters: Shimano SLX
Cables:Shimano XT(black outer)
Cassette:Shimano deore 9 speed 11-34
Chain:SRAM PC951
Chainset:Shimano Deore(22-36)
BB:Shimano Deore
Bash Ring: e13
Chain Guide:Blackspire stinger duel(black roller)
Pedals:wellgo B54
Seatpost:ITM lite luxe micro adjust
Seat clamp:black unbraned off ebay
Saddlle:selle italia X0
Stem:beone dh 60mm
Handlebars:FSA XC281
Headset:FSA the pig DH pro
Tyres:Maxxis high roller 2.35 60a, maxxis minion 2.35 42a
Other:Lizard Skins chainstay protector,Lizard skins frame stickers,brand-x spacers

Whytepeak

Nice bike Jay, like the upgrades, schweet.

I thought those forks were pretty good when I rode it, not quite on par with my vintage 'zocchis, but decent all the same, it'd keep them till you snap them :shock: .

jay12

Whytepeak wrote:

Nice bike Jay, like the upgrades, schweet.

I thought those forks were pretty good when I rode it, not quite on par with my vintage 'zocchis, but decent all the same, it'd keep them till you snap them :shock: .

thanks tom. i dunno tbh, i'd love a bit more travel tbh, and also adjustable travel at that. will have to make my mind once i have enough tbh

jay12

finally a new front wheel. was supposed to have one ages ago but had to buy other things.
anyway i have actually got a mavic en521 hope hoops as the guy in the shop said that they are much better rims and he has the same wheel on his bike and after a week in teh alps they have been perfect. i am so happy with it, it makes teh front end much lighter, looks better and the hub is awesome.

pics:










next i'll be getting a bleed kit to re bleed teh brakes and shirten teh rear hose. then some fsa gravity 710mm bars (basically the current ones are too narrow now) and apz racing seat clamp. after that i'll be getting a seatpost and saddle and filing down the inside of the bottle cage bolt holess they are stopping me putting the seatpost down all the way.

and after that maybe a stem, will be replacing the grip cartridge soon and i might get some medium cage plates.hmmm....