On Wednesday we covered the launch of the £1500 G2 adventure bike by Kinesis. The brand has been busy, because two days later it’s launched an ultra-endurance frameset.
Called the GTD, it’s aimed at audax and lightweight bikepacking, as well as ultra-endurance riders, but to be comfortable, fast and adaptable enough for the local sportive too. GTD stands for Go the Distance BTW.
Machined titanium dropouts with an integrated mech hanger are aimed at precise shifting
The GTD uses a new, custom 3Al/2V titanium alloy tube set. Tyre clearance is up to 34mm, or 30mm with mudguards, and the frame is equipped for 12mm thru-axles. You get a BSA threaded bottom bracket shell.
Kinesis says that it has designed the frame with straight chainstays for lateral stiffness, coupled to bowed seatstays for increased vertical compliance. The rear dropouts are CNC machined from a solid titanium billet and include a routing hole for a Di2 cable.
Titanium frameset is designed for internal cable routing for a variety of groupset configurations
Kinesis supplies the GTD frameset with its all-carbon Tracer Disc Thru-Axle fork. It comes with thru-axles with removable levers, for a cleaner look. The cable ports can be used with mechanical or electronic 2x and 1x groupsets. You also get mounts for bottles, mudguards and racks.
To back up its claims for the GTD, two of Kinesis’s ambassador riders will be starting the Transcontinental Race this coming Sunday on the GTD frame. Kinesis is also offering a five year frame warranty.
The GTD frameset, complete with fork, front and rear thru-axles, titanium seat clamp and cable ports and guides is available in seven sizes from 48cm up to 63cm and is priced at £2200.
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Paul started writing for Cycling Weekly in 2015, covering cycling tech, new bikes and product testing. Since then, he’s reviewed hundreds of bikes and thousands of other pieces of cycling equipment for the magazine and the Cycling Weekly website.
He’s been cycling for a lot longer than that though and his travels by bike have taken him all around Europe and to California. He’s been riding gravel since before gravel bikes existed too, riding a cyclocross bike through the Chilterns and along the South Downs.
