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Kinesis Aithein Build

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  • July 29, 2014 at 9:37 am #22014
    Mrmiik

    Dear all,

    I am about to embark on a build of a Kinesis Aithein, with a focus on weight and aggressiveness- this ain’t gonna be no all day tourer. 😀

    At present I am also struggling to decide on the colour – black is drawing me in, but those other colours are slexy too!

    Any riders of Aitheins – please give me your advice and feedback on the bike, how is the sizing etc? I’m around 5,8 and will be going for a 53cm frame – probably with a 110mm or 120mm stem.

    Most likely I’ll be going for SRAM Force 22, although may get drawn on a bit of Campy Chorus if the mood takes me… 👿

    Regarding wheels. I see alot of builds with Reynolds attack or assault on the bike. However, I’m struggling to source these wheels – any advice or feedback? I like to climb, but I live in Belgium, so if I run carbon wheels, they will need to stand up to being battered on pavé.

    With best,

    Mik

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  • July 29, 2014 at 3:55 pm #806233
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    Mrmiik

    Cheers for the reply; I’ve
    Cheers for the reply; I’ve seen Dom’s messages before.

    I have SRAM Force (10 speed) on my Cross Bike and 10speed Campy on my carbon road bike. My Brother has Force 22 on his BMC TeamMachine and it is brill. I just don’t get on with Shimano shifting, even though I’ll agree it’s perhaps the most reliable grouppo out there.

    I’ve tried apex – the SRAM fun begins at at Rival and up 🙂

    The problem is that I’m tempted by Centaur Red Carbon edition at £500 – the benefit of this is that I will be able to swap wheels between my current road bike.

    Plan on getting some nice carbon tubs at some point so will be good to be able to run them on the Kinesis and Cinelli!

    July 29, 2014 at 3:39 pm #806231
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    notfastenough

    Sounds awesome! When Kinesis
    Sounds awesome! When Kinesis have an article on here, Dom (the Kinesis CEO) always chips in to the comments. At one point, he was asked to use the ‘sick green’ on more bikes, and to add a burnt orange. It would appear that he listens to his customers. I think an Aithein build will be a great bike.

    A clubmate has an Aithein in green, and says it’s as stiff as anything, accelerates crazy quick, and is easy to hold high speeds. He loves it.

    Do you already have SRAM? I have Apex on my commuter, and having bought Shimano on my best bike, I won’t be buying any more SRAM. It’s just not in the same league.

    Personally, I’d go:
    Aithein in orange with black fork
    Chorus 11sp or Ultegra 11sp
    Wheelsmith aero 38 clinchers with sapim cxray and Wheelsmith hubs – handbuilt using replaceable parts and includes a good warranty – I believe they are happy for these to be used in tough conditions such as ‘cross
    http://www.wheelsmith.co.uk/aero-38-clincher

    Bearing in mind the bikes stiffness though, I’d probably be tempted to buy something like Canyon’s VCLS 2.0 seatpost for the pave.

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