Kinesis Crosslight 5T Cyclocross Bike
NEW BUILD KIT FOR 2013. NOW WITH SHIMANO WHEELSET, PURE CX CARBON FORK and FSA FINISHING KIT.
The Crosslight FiveT frame is a true all round performer, it’s a superb ‘crosser with many of the features of the EVO4. Its got clearance for 3 rings, twin bottle mounts and rack and mudguard eyelets, the ‘Crosslight3’ and ‘PureCX’ forks have eyelets too, should you want to take it touring or commuting.
Order your choice of frame size/colour and fork option, built up with our new spec. high quality build kit below.
Kinesis Crosslight 5T Cyclocross Bike Features;
Bike Build List
Seat Post: FSA SP-SL-280 27.2mm
Wheelset: SHIMANO #SHIMANO WH-R501
Headset: FSA Orbit IS 2 to fit 36/45degree Integrated 11/8" 15mm top cover
Headset Spacers: HODAKA 11/8" x 5mmx2 ,10mmx1,20mmx1
Headset Hanger Part: Tektro CX Cable hanger 1" 1/8" 28.8mm
Handlebar: FSA Vero Compact 420mm x 31.8
Grip Tape: VELO Black Cork Tape
Stem: FSA OS-190 100mm +/-6 Degree x 31.8
Crankset: FSA Vero Cross 36/46
Bottom Bracket: FSA Power Spline 68 x 108
Front & Rear Brake Calipers: Tektro CR520 Frogs leg Style Caliper with solid brake pads
Saddle: Freedom by WTB AON with Kinesis UK logo
Front & Rear Tyre: Maxxis RAZE 700x33C DK 60TPI
Front & Rear Inner Tubes: To suit tyre 700C STANDARD, 48MM LONG STEM VALVE
Front & Rear Rim Tape: To suit rim TAPE FOR CLINCHER RIM
Mudguard: None Required
Gear Cable Outer: JAGWIRE SS-D33 4mm
Brake Cable Outer: JAGWIRE SS-B33 5MM
Seat Clamp: KALLOY
Chain: KMC X-10 114L
Cassette: SHIMANO #SHIMANO TIAGRA CS-4600 12-25t
Front Mech: SHIMANO #SHIMANO TIAGRA FD-4600-B
Rear Mech: SHIMANO #SHIMANO TIAGRA RD-4600SS
STI Lever left: SHIMANO #SHIMANO TIAGRA ST-4600-L
STI Lever Right: SHIMANO #SHIMANO TIAGRA ST-4600-R
Online Reviews and Articles Below:
Review - RCUK by Timothy John on 12 April 2012
Lots of fun and change from £1,000
The Kinesis Crosslight FiveT is billed as an all-rounder. We’ve spent a month in its company, so what did we find?
The frame is well thought out…the top tube flattens at its junction with the seat tube for easy shouldering, a feature that may prove as useful to urban users carrying bikes into apartments and offices as to cross-ers.
We were pleased to see a set of Shimano R500 wheels rather than a generic brand. They rolled smoothly and met any challenges thrown their way
Kinesis UK supply two sets of tyres with the FiveT, for road and cross. On the tarmac, the Ryder Freedom rubber was comfortable… The Maxxis Raze 33c cross tyres were excellent on grass, gravel fire roads, and rutted tracks of hard packed dirt.
Full marks to Kinesis for a full Tiagra drivetrain on a £999 bike. The compact bar quite made the bike for us; the final piece in a jigsaw begun with the high fork crown and short head tube. Its shallow drop offered comfort and was perfectly adequate for the limited need for aerodynamic positioning when riding off-road.
We had a lot of fun on the FiveT, which easily met the limited off-road challenges presented by fields, fire roads, and dirt tracks….billed as a bike on which to ‘commute now, and cross later’, and if you’re seeking a machine that will accommodate a little off-road action on the ride home, it’s hard to beat…. for traffic-cheating short cuts on the way home, and options for something more adventurous, it’s just the ticket.
Hard to have more fun with change from a grand, we’d say.
Kinesis Crosslight FiveT review in Cycling Active magazine, Feb issue. On sale 3rd January.
“With its great versatility and underlying quality, the Kinesis offers fantastic value, scraping in at just under a grand… it’s our winner”
Kinesis FiveTs are a staple of league cyclo-cross racing. They bridge the gap between entry-level participation and more committed racing.
…there are some considered and innovative touches that turn the FiveT into a quality cyclo-cross racing frameset. First off, the frame is pretty light for this price with a 54cm frame coming in at 1.7kg.
The top tube is shaped for cyclo-cross, with the cables routed along the top and the underside flattened towards the back for shouldering.
The frame features asymmetric ‘aStay’ chainstays: the driveside stay is oversized to improve stiffness, acceleration and climbing, while the rest of the rear triangle is formed of narrower tubes.
The FiveT rides beautifully. It’s quick, climbs really well… There is some compliance in the frame but rigidity and power transfer is retained by the aStay design.
The FiveT is a confident off-roader. It’s low on drama but great fun.
On the road it is a more serene ride than the Hack, with less road noise, enhancing its credentials as a tourer and winter bike.
For all its versatility as an all-year, all-round bike, it’s built on foundations of real race pedigree.
For the very essence of the cross bike: race potential, value for money versatility and quality, the FiveT ticks all the boxes

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