Kinesis Racelight 4S Disc Frameset - Blue - 57cm

Product Description

The Racelight 4S Disc Frameset. For 2015 the ultimate Winter bike gets the ultimate upgrade with the addition of disc brake mounts, internal cable routing & a brand new carbon fork to match. Disc brakes really come into their own on the grimy wet roads that this winter bike has to endure, & coupled with up to a 32mm tyre & full mudguards it makes life a little easier for the rider too! The inboard disc caliper mount is the new Shimano flat mount standard & is very minimal. This frame has been designed to be built with either disc or caliper brakes so you can use current non disc wheels & caliper brakes & upgrade to disc later…or run caliper brakes in the Summer & discs in the Winter maybe…it’s down to you. The dropouts are adaptable between 130mm QR & 135mm QR by means of our Kinesis dropout adaptors, keeping all options open. The new full Carbon fork is specially designed for this model to run either disc or caliper brakes & features the discreet flat mount with hose clip, eyelets for mudguards & a caliper brake mount in the crown. The tapered steerer provides plenty of stiffness to cope with the disc brake forces & keeps everything tracking & handling as nicely as before. The frame is made from smooth welded Kinesium & features internal routing for the rear caliper brake cable [if required]. It also has full internal routing for the front & rear mech cables & rear disc brake hose in the downtube, which neatly exit via ports in a special BB shell. By the way, that BB is BSA threaded 68mm – phew. No creaky press fit BB. The Kinesium tubing is butted & shaped to give a stiff front triangle with more compliance in the rear triangle provided by the skinny curved stays, giving a balance of performance & comfort we’ve tuned over a decade or so. All at a very low weight too. We have also added provision for Di 2 wiring, which if combined with a hydraulic brake set up really would be a low maintenance wet weather bike. There is also a new 55.5cm size added in the range this Autumn. This brings the 4S right up to date & we believe it is the best value & most versatile four season bike on the market. The 4S disc is in a class of its own.

Features: Smooth welded Kinesium tubeset is optimised for stiffness in the front triangle with compliance for comfort in the rear triangle Tapered headtube with integrated FSA type headset Disc mount – Inboard Shimano Flat-mount on frame with post mount adapter included. Rotor size is 160mm with post mount adaptor. Flat mount calipers can be run with 140mm rotors or 160mm with appropriate adaptor. Eyeletted seat stays for mudguards & racks, double bottle cage mounts. Inboard caliper is out of the way making rack & guard mounting simple. 32mm tyre clearance with 'guards. Colour matched full carbon fork with flat mount, eyelets & long drop brake caliper mount Internal cable routing, Di 2 compatible 130mm & 135mm rear QR hub compatible – removable bolt in dropout spacers Dual bottle mounts FSA Taper headset, Kinesis seat clamp, 160mm flat mount to post mount adapter included. Tapered headtube – 1” 1/8 top race, tapered to 1” ½ bottom 36x 45 integrated FSA type. 27.2mm seat post required 68mm BSA threaded bottom bracket – it works! 31.8 band on front mech mount Di 2 Ready Internal hose routing in downtube Replaceable rear mech hanger Frameset

Includes:: fork, headset, seatclamp & two 160mm post mount adaptors Sizing; Centre /top, 48cm, 51cm, 54cm, 55.5cm, 57cm, 60cm, 63cm Colours: Cyan Metallic Blue or Steel Silver