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Kinesis Decade Tripster schwag: we have a winner!
Unprecedented amounts of interest in this one, and some very interesting bikes y'all are riding out there. We'll put them all into a big spreadsheet or pie chart or something when we've got a bit of time. That's not now though, what with our Fantasy Tour de France game requiring our attention and the road.cc randomiser blinking and bleeping in our ear. Ah, it's stopped bleeping. What's that you say, randomiser? An eighties football legend is walking away with the prize?
That's right! step forward Luther Blissett (not, judging by the email address, the actual real Luther Blissett). You're our winner!
Commiserations to those of you who have missed out this time but don't forget you can win £300 of Rose Bikes cycling kit at the moment right here, and there's also the just-unwrapped Fantasy Tour de France game with a £600 KHS road bike up for grabs for the best Directeur Sportif out there. And more schwag on the way! Stay tuned...
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Bike Week approaches, seven days of celebrating cycling in all its forms, so what better way of doing just that than by winning a truly cool frameset designed to give you ultimate cycling versatility - the Kinesis Tripster. All you've got to do is tell us what bike you ride in the comment field below, if you've got more than one bike you only need mention your main one (you can list 'em all too if you want though).
The Tripster is designed to be fast, precise and adapatable – in fact that's the motto on the top tube. This is a supremely versatile frame made from double butted 7005 series aluminium that can be built up loads of different ways and will do the business whatever role you build it up for.
You can set it up with 700c wheels and drops, or as a 26in wheeled machine with slicks, or as a all terrain commuter/weekend racer with 700x33 cross tyres. Or any combination of the three that suits. Pretty much any way you build it up the Tripster makes an ideal fast commuter, the design is based on the highly successful Kinesis Crosslight frames but with some commuter friendly touches such as a slightly taller head tube for a more upright traffic-scoping riding position.
Our lucky winner gets the choice of either an Aqua Blue or Supergloss Black frameset in a size to suit and to make you look even more the part there's some Decade Ts in the mix too, all courtesy of our friends at Upgrade. If you want to get an idea of what you can do with it check out our other Tripster gallery.
Cos it's such a good prize we'll be running it through Bike Week and we'll pick the winner at tiffin time next Friday (25th), Usual Schwag Grab Rules apply, and remember all you have to do is comment and tell us what bike you ride… why? Well, we're just nosey really plus road.cc is supposed to be a site for all types of cyclists who ride on the roads and we want to find out how we're getting on.
To can find out more about the Tripster and the Decade range of bikes visit the Kinesis Decade website http://kinesisdecade.co.uk/
road.cc's founder and first editor, nowadays to be found riding a spreadsheet. Tony's journey in cycling media started in 1997 as production editor and then deputy editor of Total Bike, acting editor of Total Mountain Bike and then seven years as editor of Cycling Plus. He launched his first cycling website - the Cycling Plus Forum at the turn of the century. In 2006 he left C+ to head up the launch team for Bike Radar which he edited until 2008, when he co-launched the multi-award winning road.cc - finally handing on the reins in 2021 to Jack Sexty. His favourite ride is his ‘commute’ - which he does most days inc weekends and he’s been cycle-commuting since 1994. His favourite bikes are titanium and have disc brakes, though he'd like to own a carbon bike one day.
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Dry - Glider Tupelo
Wet - Surly cross check
I am poppa and I ride a Boardman Team Alu.
And an On-One 456.
me please. dry: sabbath silk road/campag athena/kysrium elites. wet: sabbath september/veloce/fulcrum7's.
and assorted other stuff
Willier triestina road bike, kona unit 29er singlespeed and an Intense Spider full suss.......
Currently riding a "Fondriest alloy frame , ex lampre team"!
THis frame was originally black with "Lampre team decals", but october 2008 it was supposed to be painted FREE in pink for the 100 yr Giro, well i finished up out of pocket £155 aand argus can't be bothered to send "touchup paint" to repair the wear & tear! see in www.parrabuddy.blogspot.com . Currently decalled with "Aider Handisport"(french), "Aiuto Disabili(italian), "Hilfe Behinderten sport(german),"Paralympic 2012 (English) !
Would refer the Blue model as already have Black decals that could be applied to frame, which i would need at Rotterdam on 30 june as will use to ride this years TDF !
Naturally the Builder will gain huge publicity from their donation although can't be sure Lance will decide to have a ride but i will ride each stage as i have done the past 12 years!
Visit the blog to register for feedback as the TDF progresses.
NEEDED a driver for my auto or it is back to the 2kilo pack for the whole ride as the first 11 episodes! Interested email skippi [at] ausi.com ASAP with your details & contact (PREFER blonde sex maniac but willing to consider others!
can't remember
I've a 1965 Raleigh road bike which I used for L'Eroica last year (weighs a ton!) and a 1995 Claud Butler mountain bike for weekend fun.
Scott aspect
I ride a Specialized Langster, to work
I ride a Koga Miyata Gran Racer
Airborne Lancer, wet/dry/hot/cold
I've been riding a Cannondale CAAD9 for commuting and racing for the past 3 years.
I wish I had a new machine to carry me on my daily adventures of training, school, and work!
Ride a Orange Evo 8 (2009) as my main MTB, but have a old Carrera Fury that i have turned into my commute ride.
Van Nicholas Amazon with a Dawes Horizon (steel) in reserve
Bianchi Via Nirone
I ride a Giant Rapid 3, which does the job for me
Raleigh Airlite 200
Kinesis Convert 2
Scott Sporster P1
My bike is really bad and a bit of an embarassment Cross sprinter but I've loved replacing and upgrading all the bits and this would be a great opportunity to do so from scratch.
Gary Fisher HiFi and a Boardman Team Road bike
Hmmm.. just the frame to replace my 25 year old Road Ace....
I ride a Marin Fairfax. Nice and comfy but another frame would be good too..
I ride a beautiful Kuota Kharma in the summer, and a mercian 'King of Mercia' Race in the winter
Ribble Audax with Shim 105 compact double
For me at the moment, Thorn Club Audax.
Titus Oseo in good weather, Cotic Roadrat in winter and touring.
Racelight Kinesis TK 105 groupset with mtb rear block (went up Mont Ventoux two weeks ago) set up for winter, wet and hilly rides
Canondale Synapsis Ultegra groupset for sun and perfect weather
Bromptom M6R for trips up town
Marin East Peak for x-country
Alloy Coppi permanently fixed to turbo
A battered Felt F75
Ricci Audax
2004 Specialized Rockhopper for the fun stuff.
2010 Specialized Tricross for the work stuff.
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