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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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stevebower | 14 years ago
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My road bike has a Kardan carbon fibre frame with all campag bits and pieces.

I also have an old Marin for off road / foul weather stuff (poor thing!)

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Evski | 14 years ago
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2010 Specialized Allez Sport Double. I do everything on it. Kit includes Tubus rack, Ayup lights, Topeak pump, Giant saddle bag and, when commuting, Altura Dryline 56 panniers. I carry a lot to work..

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DNAse | 14 years ago
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Kinesis Racelight, great workhorse and do-it-all bike.

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dandan | 14 years ago
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Van Nicholas Mistral, hmmmmmm titanium.

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cmyk | 14 years ago
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The Cotic Roadrat in singlespeed cyclocross mode is doing it for me at the moment.
It makes the commute a whole lot more fun.

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bentleywood | 14 years ago
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Mines a Condor Squadra...

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Pale Ale | 14 years ago
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Ridley Damocles is my fine ride

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Pierre | 14 years ago
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Solitude Cycles no.6 or the Ratbike most of the time...

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idio | 14 years ago
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On-One Ti cyclo-cross

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texas ted | 14 years ago
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road ride; Orbea Onix
touring ride: Thorn Sherpa

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rubbercolin | 14 years ago
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Wilier Pista SS
Madone 4.5
Gary Fisher Cobia

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Ian Roberts | 14 years ago
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I ride a Kona Jake day to day, a 16 year old Kona Fire Mountain when the going gets rougher and a Pashley Roadster when I'm taking things easy and riding with the kids.

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andyhilton | 14 years ago
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Ribble Ribelle & Cove Stiffee. Although not at the same time!

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neslon | 14 years ago
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Pinarello F4:13

And I'll happily have a blue tripster to keep it company

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nivagh | 14 years ago
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A slightly battered Dolan Pallotola

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Keith Underdown | 14 years ago
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a 15 year old Marin Sausalito.

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Tubby Trotter | 14 years ago
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Specialized Dolce Elite x

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zombie paul | 14 years ago
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Kona Dew Plus as my commuter and a Boardman Road Comp on evenings and weekends.

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michophull | 14 years ago
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Freddie Grubb Galibier (1977) converted to single speed.

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Greevy | 14 years ago
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Trek 1000.... been goin for years!!

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hastings | 14 years ago
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I ride my trusty Scott Aspect 45. If its on road I just chuck on some skinny 1.8 slick tyres and if its off road I chuck on some knobbly 2.1 tyres.

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timb27 | 14 years ago
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A Trek Pilot 2.1, great for munching muchos miles

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ctznsmith | 14 years ago
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Specialized Tricross
Singular Swift
old 80's road frame as single-speed

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Sorbs | 14 years ago
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An old Trupro mountain bike which I bought many years ago from an American BX and it's still going strong!

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forlodge1 | 14 years ago
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a cheap 6061 ebay special, and a Bill Nickson mountain bike

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kao | 14 years ago
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yes please very much
felt zw3  1

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thegasman | 14 years ago
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Most days: On One Il Pompino

Most miles: Mercian Classic

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alotronic | 14 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 | 14 years ago
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Lemond Fillmore

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Mountainboy | 14 years ago
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I ride a Kona Dew Drop to work & back every day, so yes please!

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