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Description
Item discontinued - no longer available to purchase.
Went from a Marin to the Kinesis frame, built up with Juicy 5s, Reba team U-turn forks, xt drive train and Easton post / bar / stem.
Really nice feel of sitting 'in' the bike as opposed to 'on' it.
Ride it to work everyday as well as 50kms on the Surrey hills on the weekends. Confidence inspiring on the rough stuff and in the corners.
Performs brilliantly and looks great too (aluminium finish).
Looking forward to taking in on Scotland coast to coast in 2007.
Recommended!
Built mine up last week and raced it at the weekend in a 10 hour enduro (10@Kirroughtree). Superb ride! Build is all XT with Reba SL forks and Hope Pro II/Mavic 717 wheels. Using old bars/stem/seatpost until I've experimented with the setup. Very light bike which flies up hills and feels perfectly at home on the downhills too, particularly on swooping singletrack. Even with tyres at 45psi, it was perfectly comfortable.
Very impressed so far, but one note of caution : don't skimp on the gear cables - the rear mech cable routing is a *wee* bit awkward and cheap cables will cause shifting problems if mud gets in. Go for proper sealed Shimano ones.
Just bought the white version and set up with a new pair of white bombers (xc700sl). it looks superb with a red raceface stem, red seat and carbon bars, post, ect. Second all those that say it is comfortable on the ups and downs. I too have moved from an old Marin and am noticing every tiny mark that appears!! However, once the novelty has worn off and the winter comes I cant wait to really thrash my bike around and see what it is truly made of.
