New winter build - Kinesis Crosslight Pro6

Markjaspi

I'll post some pics as the parts arrive, but to wet the appetite here is the kit list purchased so far:

Kinesis Crosslight Pro6 51cm Frame (white/silver) - bought off a member
Shimano Ultegra 6800 shifters
Shimano CX77 disc brake Calipers
Shimano SLX RT68 Icetech 160mm Rotors
Shimano RX31 700C disc wheels
Shimano Ultegra FD-6800 front Mech
Shimano Ultegra RD-6800 SS Rear Mech
Shimano Ultegra 6800 11-25 Cassette
Shimano Ultegra 6800 50/34 Crankset
Shimano Ultegra 6800 Bottom Bracket
Clark's Zero G Gear & Brake cabling
Wahoo RFlKT / Wahoo RPM sensor
K-Edge mount
Speedplays
Kinesis Alloy seat post (may go carbon)
Fizik Kurve Snake Saddle
Enve 120mm Carbon Road stem
Handle bars - TBA
Tyres - TBA
Fizik Bar Tape

I hope this is of interest, first bits should be here tomorrow so I'll start posting then.

mattythemod

Look forward to seeing this , i have a hankering for the same model but in sick green ...

luv2ride

mattythemod wrote:

Look forward to seeing this , i have a hankering for the same model but in sick green ...

Same here, don't keep us waiting too long

bmxboy10

Sounds good but at what point does your "winter bike" become your best bike? That's some spec for a winter hack.

Markjaspi

First pic of the pieces of kit, sorry for the delay, the rest to follow;

First a pic of my current summer ride ( I may use the stem and handle bars of this to reduce build cost)



Here's the new alloy seat post:



Going to re-use my headset cap:



New disc calipers:



New disc rotors:



Clarks Zero-G cabling:



More Images to follow tomorrow morning of the Wheels with rotors fitted.

I'm interested to see how this rides once built compared to my summer ride.

bmxboy10

where did you get the stem cap from???

Markjaspi

It was a present from the kids, but I believe they bought it from here:

http://www.kapz.co.uk

ugo.santalucia

Markjaspi wrote:

First pic of the pieces of kit, sorry for the delay, the rest to follow;

First a pic of my current summer ride ( I may use the stem and handle bars of this to reduce build cost)

Never seen these Enve rims before... :roll:

Markjaspi

Well spotted, they are light-cycle 45mm x 23mm tubless ready rims with Enve decals.

dwanes

That does make me question the rest of the components authenticity.

Markjaspi

Nah everything else is 100% genuine, just didn't want to shell out a fortune for wheels as I was going to use this over winter until a friend took a tumble on his carbon bike on the ice recently whilst we where out together and totalled it.

The plan ( if it's viable) is to change the hubs on these to the new shimano 11spd disc and put them on the winter bike and buy a decent set for the summer bike.

ugo.santalucia

Markjaspi wrote:

The plan ( if it's viable) is to change the hubs on these to the new shimano 11spd disc and put them on the winter bike and buy a decent set for the summer bike.

The 20/24 spoke count makes that impossible

Markjaspi

Thanks that answers the question.

Markjaspi

Are there any 11spd centre lock disc hubs that would be compatible with these rims? Or is it due to their low spoke count and the need to double cross CX wheels?

ugo.santalucia

Markjaspi wrote:

Are there any 11spd centre lock disc hubs that would be compatible with these rims? Or is it due to their low spoke count and the need to double cross CX wheels?

As far as I know there is no hub that will take them... but you never know... Novatec have come out with a 20/24 disc wheelset, so hubs like those might be on the market in the future

Markjaspi

Thank you, as always very helpful.

Markjaspi

So the build is now finished and she rides really well with the 27mm Vittoria CG III tyres. I haven't noticed any reduction in average speed on the road and it's very smooth.

I decided to strip down and sell the current summer bike and for the time being this will be my do it all bike, but I have a really exciting project coming soon (watch this space).

I got some free bottles that go really well with the tyres on a recent sky ride, result:

Enough blab here's the pics:









Hope you like it!

k-dog

Markjaspi wrote:

Nah everything else is 100% genuine, just didn't want to shell out a fortune for wheels as I was going to use this over winter until a friend took a tumble on his carbon bike on the ice recently whilst we where out together and totalled it.

That's fair enough - just don't put stickers on to pretend they're something else then!

luv2ride

Why the Shimano transfers on the inside of the chain stays and forks? I was thinking of getting this frameset but, as I'll be going for a SRAM groupset, those transfers would put me off - do they come from Kinesis like that? Lovely looking bike otherwise 8)

Cam-bo

Hmmm, very nice build :-)

I was thinking of going down the Lynskey Sportive Disc route but this CrossLight, the Granfondo and the Tripster have turned my head :-) Wondering if you have had any experience of the Lynskey and how if compares to your Crosslight or the Granfondo Ti? I'm just starting to list out my next bike for the summer - mainly Sportive in the Devon hills, disc brakes, possibly ti for durability, Ultegra 6800 - not sure about the rest yet.

Also, wonder if you could tell me what bars you have there, nice flat profile, are they comfortable?

Cheers.

Markjaspi

k-dog wrote:

Markjaspi wrote:

Nah everything else is 100% genuine, just didn't want to shell out a fortune for wheels as I was going to use this over winter until a friend took a tumble on his carbon bike on the ice recently whilst we where out together and totalled it.

That's fair enough - just don't put stickers on to pretend they're something else then!

Yawn!

Markjaspi

Luv2ride wrote:

Why the Shimano transfers on the inside of the chain stays and forks? I was thinking of getting this frameset but, as I'll be going for a SRAM groupset, those transfers would put me off - do they come from Kinesis like that? Lovely looking bike otherwise 8)

No they don't come with it so please do t let it out you off, my son wanted these stuck on as he has some on his mountain bike and after all most of its use will be on canal side paths with him. I let him put them on and he put one on the chain stay upside down too! Never mind he's happy.

Markjaspi

Cam-bo wrote:

Hmmm, very nice build :-)

I was thinking of going down the Lynskey Sportive Disc route but this CrossLight, the Granfondo and the Tripster have turned my head :-) Wondering if you have had any experience of the Lynskey and how if compares to your Crosslight or the Granfondo Ti? I'm just starting to list out my next bike for the summer - mainly Sportive in the Devon hills, disc brakes, possibly ti for durability, Ultegra 6800 - not sure about the rest yet.

Also, wonder if you could tell me what bars you have there, nice flat profile, are they comfortable?

Cheers.

Sorry can't really be of help as it's the first and only CX / aluminium framed bike I've rode, all I can say is is rides very smooth (much better with 27c tyres than it did with 23c) and the discs brakes have been a reverlation on sportive events when you need some control in a crowd.

Ultegra 6800 is excellent too much better than the 105 & 6700 I had on the previous bikes, especially the front shifting.

Hope this helps.

Markjaspi

Sorry forgot to mention the bars , they are Bontrager race lite aero bars, I find them very comfortable, stiff and I like the fact the wires are internal. (These are now going to be the one must have comments for me, probably the carbon ones on my next project).

They are particularly comfortable on long climbs or when you want to sit up on a slow section etc.

Cam-bo

FAB, thanks Markjaspi - useful info which I will apply to my next build - can't wait, sounds great :-) Cheers.