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

The Big Cheese

jay12 wrote:

the front wheel weighs 2kg :shock:

2KG!!!! :shock: :shock:

Bloody hell, mate, take that off as soon as possible!!! Yep that will make a HUGE difference, won't be doing any manuals until you do

lawman

my pair of wheels, qr's and rotors come in under 2 kg as does the frame seatpost,saddle and headset

jay12

lawman wrote:

37lbs :shock: jeez alive i didnt think it would be that heavy

my xc120 is just over 26 atm with dt wheels and revelations, got some nobby nics comin this week which should knock a bit more off, hopefully it'll be sub 25 then, which aint bad for a bike with 150mm of front travel

i reckon with some lighter kit alround you could get that down to under 30 easy

probably not that much but it's not light and it's not heavy. i'll try and weigh it somehow when i get the upgrades

The Big Cheese

Yeah, 37lbs sounds waaaay too heavy. My GT Sanction, with heavy duty rims and hubs, Lyriks etc only comes in at 34lb, and there is a lot more bike involved. you sure you got that right?

ilovedirt

37lbs? no way that's right, my orange patriot full bouncer weighed about that. Surely your front wheel alone can't weigh 2kg, i don't believe that! My scott weighs about 28lbs.

jay12

i guessed

yeah they do. with tubes and tyres though

ilovedirt

oh, you never said that! still, seems a little heavy though...

jay12

ilovedirt wrote:

oh, you never said that! still, seems a little heavy though...

they are crapy quad dh wheels. i weighed them on kitchen scales

ravey1981

Nice build mate 8)

jay12

thanks

MacAndCheese

Good work for that budget! looks great, impressed!

xtreem

Looks very good.
But is it the small frame or that crank is huge?

jay12

the frame is 14". the top tube is as long as on my old bike with a frame size of 18". it just provides alot of standover height making downhills and jumps easy to go on

JamesBrckmn

Great build, good to see it finished. what/whereabouts do you ride? what is this for- light dh and fr?

jay12

JamesBrckmn wrote:

Great build, good to see it finished. what/whereabouts do you ride? what is this for- light dh and fr?

thanks. i ride in delmaere forest. i wanted an all round bike so you put the seatpost up and you can ride xc. put it down and tou can do jumps and ride fr and dh. delamere has xc and am routs. and then there is a place with jumps, fr and dh tracks. with this i can ride everything

JamesBrckmn

sounds good- is it really 37 lbs?

jay12

JamesBrckmn wrote:

sounds good- is it really 37 lbs?

probably not. i just guessed. i will weigh it propely once i got all the upgrades

blister pus

37lbs and you wouldn't want to ride it even if you could over a sustained ' cross country' period. I'll take a punt at around 32-34 lbs. If so you'll have muscles on muscles and a chest to match in no time. It's good for you.

Kiblams

If my HandsomeDog is under 28lbs then I can't see the Kenesis being over 30lbs. Mind you the fork is pretty beefy...

Nice looking bike though (considering it has suspension )

teacherman

That'll be 30 - 32lbs tops mate.

It looks really nice mate and props to you for shopping round and doing it all yourself

I still borrow the odd bit of dosh from my olds for my bikes and I'm 36 :oops:

lawman

i reckon its deffo over 30, if the front wheel weighs 2 kg and the frame is also around 2kg and the forks are nearer 2.5kg then the rest would take it into the mid 30 range

Whytepeak

How was your first ride Jay? Did you manage to pedal that 57lb monster? :roll:

jay12

Whytepeak wrote:

How was your first ride Jay? Did you manage to pedal that 57lb monster? :roll:

57lb, wtf?

awesome but drivetrain is making a strange noise, front mech does't shift to gear 1, front brake decided to lock up when i went off the train, shifters are abit dodgy and the headset keeps on tightening it self making steering hard byr everything else is working perfectly. i'm most impressed with the forks and rear mech so far

jay12

hi guys my brakes are totall broken. no riding pics for about a month. if any one wants to know the details say so. i'm not going to write them down at this moment as i'm really pissed off

Kiblams

oh man! gutted for you!

You're gonna have to explain the issue though as I am sure someone on here can help you get back out on it as quickly and cheeply as possible

Chin up lad, it's time to fix your bike!

jay12

Kiblams wrote:

oh man! gutted for you!

You're gonna have to explain the issue though as I am sure someone on here can help you get back out on it as quickly and cheeply as possible

Chin up lad, it's time to fix your bike!

the material on the brake pad fell off and won't go back in. when i took the pads out to try and put the material in the piston popped out laking oil everywhere. the front brake does nothing so i'm guessing it needs bleeding. all this is not worth repairing as i am going to upgrade brakes before easter anyway. thats whatyou get for buying clarks hydraulic brakes

pastey_boy

i might have an avid juicy 3 you can have ill have a look in the loft

jay12

pastey_boy wrote:

i might have an avid juicy 3 you can have ill have a look in the loft

ill tell you if i need it because atm where i ride they are going to do lots of building as it's really muddy almost unrideable so there won't be a place to ride

jay12

ok so my dad went to pick up the Avid Elixir 5s from the royal mail depot and they were on my desk when i came back from school. i fitted them and they are pretty amazing. pretty much bedded in already and they work very well. will be going to delamere this saturday to test them. and also they were £135 for the pair including 185mm/185mm rotors from merlin. some pics:






i'm really happy and they look better than i thought

lawman

looking good jay, nice brakes