Kenisis CX Race (Bruce's sloppy seconds)

Posted on Thu 22nd, September 2016

• #1

benjam

So, after meeting Bruce from Upgrade/Kinesis on a rode the other day I have ended up with one of his two race frames from last year. The CX Race really is, to me, the frame set to mature into CX with. Right now I'll be building it with a mix of components coming off my summer race bike (recently built up, shots to come) and 1-2 items off my Surly Cross Check, which I've enjoyed riding CX on while I await a replacement race frame following a 30mph incident with a car.

Frame will initially be built up with linear pull canti mounted CX9s but the frame will also do discs so, if I'm successful racing CX this winter I will be converting it over to a full on race ready disc build a la bruce's original SRAM build. But right now it'll be:

Part	Weight*	Cost
Kinesis CX Race frames	1,350g	£?
Kinesis CX Canti Fork	450g	£?
Kinesis CX Canti kit	?	£20
FSA headset	95g	£35
Ultegra double CX groupo	2,200g	£150+bike pull
Pro alloy stem	140g	£30
Pro alloy seatpost	265g	£20
Ritchey logic 2 handlebar	233g	bike pull
Fulcrum racing quattro CX	1,770g	£200
TRP CX 9 brakeset	290g	£90
Challenge Baby limus Open tubs	720g	£90
Fizik antares kurve	240g	bike pull
Crank brother egg beaters	256g	bike pull

/* claimed, internets.
£? I'd rather not say
?g dunno, I'll find out later

• #2

pastry_bot

Maybe it really is a KenIsis, otherwise that's a great typo...
• #3

benjam

Right, that's it. I'm going to have to put a jihad on you.
• #4

benjam

Looks like, in the largest size, this thing is going to be ~8.2kg or so. Fairs.
• #5

benjam
Soon.

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• #6

𝔒𝕨𝖑𝘡

Slack chain.

Looks nice, but needs more discs!
• #7

Josh

Very nice!!
• #8

benjam in reply to @𝔒𝕨𝖑𝘡

Canti's for this year, discs for next.
• #9

benjam
Built up now but can't ride it as my rear freehub really wants to keep a hold of its 10sp cassette.

Anyone have the contact number for DT Swiss?

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• #10

amey in reply to @benjam

http://www.acycles.co.uk/dt-swiss-11-speed-freehub-body-3-pawls-shimano-6097.html
• #11

benjam in reply to @amey

Yeah I saw that, but I think this hub and the 240, 180 etc are on the ratchet not pawl system no? Either way, not great durability.
• #12

benjam
So... close.... just waiting on a hub body:

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• #13

welchy_cc

This is simply a thing of beauty - imagine what it looks like in the flesh - oh wait!
• #14

benjam in reply to @welchy_cc

^ check out this guy!

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Kenisis CX Race (Bruce's sloppy seconds)

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