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Kinesis Decade Tripster schwag: we have a winner!

Tell us what bike your ride and win a Kinesis Decade Tripster frameset worth £500

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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fbhidy | 13 years ago
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I mostly ride a steel 1986 Trek 560 with the only upgrades being Shimano 600 8 speed "Brifters" (man I hate that term) and a 1990's vintage Ritchey DS Pro wheelset. I may be (a) poor (fool) but I still love to ride!

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sponging-machine | 13 years ago
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Kona Jake the Snake.  4

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custom-freak | 13 years ago
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ooh add my name to the hat please!

modded dawes galaxy when i have luggage,
Ribble nero rc Centaur Carbon when it's sunny
and a fixed conversion road bike when i want to get to the pub.

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antonio | 13 years ago
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Nigel Dean classic lightweight tourer, 531, saddlebag and mudguards, I'm not a carbonised pensioner-yet.

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beecee34 | 13 years ago
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a specialized 99' steel rockhopper all tarted up for the off road stuff... a kona jake the snake for the lets go to work stuff and a Focus Cayo DuraAce for the lets go race stuff

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Bloubiker | 13 years ago
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Commencal hard-tail on the dirt ... Giant Simple cruiser very occasionally (round the park on a sunny Sunday), Felt F75 on the road, ie, to work and back every day.

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TheHatter | 13 years ago
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A Colnago Master
(I wish more people would ask me this question)

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Cam | 13 years ago
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When it is sunny I ride a Ridley Helium custom build  4

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Marky Mark | 13 years ago
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Usually s Specialized Allez or Charge Plug

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Napalmhaze | 13 years ago
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Focus Variado 2008

That kinesis frame looks perfect for my commuter bike project.

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stevevfr | 13 years ago
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ProLite Carbon TT bike with Campag, Giant Defy 4 and a Claud Butler mtb  1

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Vikeonabike | 13 years ago
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Me Please, oh Please let it be me, mee, mee!

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mike the bike | 13 years ago
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Mine's a Genesis Aether for best and a motley selection of hybrids for getting to and from work.

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Pifko | 13 years ago
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Commute - Dolan Track (Fixed) 66GI
Fixed Road - Condor Pista 66GI
Road - BMC SL01

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Recumbenteer | 13 years ago
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Mostly Claud Butler Venturer 200 for commuting & trailer hauling.

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Pickypong | 13 years ago
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Specialized tricross comp

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crayons | 13 years ago
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Felt Dispatch Fixed Road

Spot Singlespeed MTB

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mrchrispy | 13 years ago
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gary fisher bigsur

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blair | 13 years ago
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Planet x Kaffenback  26

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wez | 13 years ago
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Summer commute Boardman comp
Winter commute an old Raleigh Max sort of hybridized thingy

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diggerpull | 13 years ago
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Boardman Team Carbon me!

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CycleGringo | 13 years ago
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Yeah for sure to be sure.

PlanetX Ti Pro Road

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mellon farmer | 13 years ago
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OK

1983 Raleigh Record Sprint (fixed)
Genesis Day One 'cross (fixed commute, freewheel off road)
Salsa Casseroll (geared with carbon campag stuff)

always room for one more though!  4

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scotter | 13 years ago
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communter; Giant Aluxx hardtail with Polisport front child seat and trailgator with Raleigh 14" y-frame attached...
we're convoy!

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thegasman | 13 years ago
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Most days: On One Il Pompino

Most miles: Mercian Classic

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alotronic | 13 years ago
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Kinesis 4t for road/tour
Rock Lobster 853 for off road
Ribble mountain bike (!) for commute

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Fishy | 13 years ago
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Lemond Fillmore

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Mountainboy | 13 years ago
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I ride a Kona Dew Drop to work & back every day, so yes please!

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DaveP | 13 years ago
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Commuter is a Spesh 'Globe' 1, weekender is my old Maverick ML7.

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andyspaceman | 13 years ago
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Genesis Flyer. This'd fill the 'geared road bike' hole in the stable quite nicely.

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