Frame from KINESIS - any good ?

[popo00]

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[/quote]not following you? It's a mountain bike, they are all made for "difficult terrain" and almost all are made for "fat" tyres (26*2.25" give or take).[/quote]

I guess I meant somethink like down hill...as the large space for the tyre, the one beside the bottom bracket, is not usuall to see in frame design.
Any idea what year that can be ?

 

[mattr]

Nope, tyre clearance looks exactly the same as any other European designed mtb from about 1990 to now.
Only difference is they've used a multi piece assembly instead of crimped/shaped tubes.
And no idea when its from, you'd have to find old radon catalogues, or see when kinesis were using superlight tubing, or find out when kinesis made frames for radon (they might still be making them!)

 

[mattr]

And FWIW I'd put it at late 90s early 00s, it's got canti bosses but no built in end stop for a cantI outer, so you're probably looking at V-brake ready. But, it's got no disc mounts, so won't be much later than that. No built in end stop says it's probably not much earlier than that either!

Maybe 98-02. Someone with more dates to hand might be able to refine that, but it's not likely to be far out.

 

[popo00]

And FWIW I'd put it at late 90s early 00s, it's got canti bosses but no built in end stop for a cantI outer, so you're probably looking at V-brake ready. But, it's got no disc mounts, so won't be much later than that. No built in end stop says it's probably not much earlier than that either!

Maybe 98-02. Someone with more dates to hand might be able to refine that, but it's not likely to be far out.

what is "end stop" ?

 

[Osella]

It means that there is no central 'arm' on the chainstay brace for the centre-cable of a rear cantilever brake to be 'stopped' against, with only the inner cable feeding through, like this one:

This means that the frame was probably designed after the widely-spread adoption of V-brakes (around 1996) but before widespread adoption of disc brakes from around 2005.

It's likely that it's a 7005 Aluminium butted frame, as that's what 'Kinesis Superlight' is, but is definitely a mass-produced Taiwan frame.
It is nothing special, but it will be light and stiff (harsh) riding, as all Kinesis Alu frames are. use suspension or (cheap) carbon forks, and a comfortable saddle..

 

[popo00]

use suspension or (cheap) carbon forks, and a comfortable saddle..

I plan to put a fork with suspesion, my old marzozichi bomber 2001 120mm

 

[popo00]

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[popo00]

Hi folks, I have just got that frame...I see there is very thin layer of "laquier" and its damage in some places...
should I do somethink with it or is OK to use the frame as it is ?
Is it laquier , a clear laquier I guess, right ?
BTW, frames seems to be very thin, the sound when you knock in it, is way different than my recet bike GT...I wonder what the weight difference is...

 

[enc]

Yeah start of corrosion through damaged clear coat It'll be a while before it starts any serious eating into the aluminium ! Cosmetically it doesn't look great ! I'd be inclined to sand and polish to stop the spreading.

 

[popo00]

what way to clean it ? by paper, chemicals, or sanding ? Its very thin alu, so I think sanding is not good here.