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Update...
I spent a bit of time trying various combinations of things.
Tried the bolts supplied with the caliper against the holes in the caliper adapter - showed the same resistance as when I tried them in the fork, so I began to suspect the thread lock on the bolts. Applied more pressure, and the bolt went all the way in.
Removed the bolt and tried a standard M5 bolt from my toolbox - this went in cleanly, so I tried the same bolt in the fork and that worked, too.With this information, I swallowed hard and put the caliper bolt into the fork with more pressure.
Success! (And not a small amount of relief)
Tomorrow's stress test - cutting a carbon steerer for the first time, ever.
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Just did a search for kinesis and saw this. How's the build? Got it up and running? Any pics?
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Yes, apologies for the lack of follow-up.
Here is a link to another discussion about the build...
http://z6.invisionfree.com/Sussex_Muddyarse/index.php?showtopic=4354&view=findpost&p=40002208
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No, I'm belugabob!
Edit: Nice! You enjoying it? Hope it hasn't cracked yet - but at least you're close to the Upgrade office ;)
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Only done a couple of rides - 30 miles and 20 miles - as the roads have been so slippery for over a month now. (First ride went past the Upgrade office)
It handles really nicely - at the speeds I was prepared to go at - the drivetrain is completely silent and feels nice and 'tight', if you know what I mean?I'm happy to wait out the better weather, though, as dodgy conditions are what my mountain bikes are for.
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UPDATE
After an embarrassingly​ slack start to the year, resulting in extremely low levels of fitness (as proven during my recent singlespeed MTB trip to Wales) I managed to fit in my first completely dry ride on the 4S disc.
Was able to push things a bit more than on previous rides, due to added confidence in grip levels, and (despite not really having power in my legs yet) was very pleased with how it went.
Nice and quiet, no noticeable flex when riding out of the saddle, and nice & comfy, due to the tubeless tyres.
Rode a bit more on the drops and the big ring, than I have done in the past, so getting used to that, along with the relatively twitchy handling, compared to my MTB.Looking forward to lots of summer miles.
:)
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The weather was wonderful, today, and despite the unavailability of riding buddies (yes, I was Billy-no-mates), I ventured out for a most pleasant 4 hours of (mostly) bimbling around quiet Sussex country lanes amongst the first bluebells of the year.
Having rotated the bars slightly upwards, so that the hoods were more upright, the riding position was improved considerably - just need to reduce the reach setting for the brake levers, as it didn't feel very natural when braking on the drops.
As my confidence and fitness improve, this bike just gets better and better.Happy Bob.
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Kinesis Racelight 4S - finally started the build
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@belugabob
Well, after a lot of thought, measuring and worrying, I finally settled on a frame size, and took delivery of a beautiful blue frameset.
Since picking it up, yesterday, I've only has a short time for building but have made some progress.
After working out a rather neat way of mounting the crown race to the fork steerer (more about that later) I'm a bit concerned by the brake mounting holes, on the fork. The bolts that came with the caliper seem to have a different thread to the fork holes, and will only go in a couple of turns before putting up more resistance than I'm comfortable with.
I've also tried the bolts that come with the caliper adapters which are supplied with the frame, but these exhibit the same behaviour.
Are the fork holes a standard size (if there is such a thing as a 'standard')?
Should I just be brave, and apply more pressure?