Kinesis titanium frame, it was great while it lasted!

[rogerzilla]

Never gave too much thought about Titanium frames before.But it makes you think that the biggest selling point from retailer's seems to be it's robust,frame for life etc...
"With that in mind, many manufacturers will offer a lifetime warranty on titanium frames to the original owner, giving you peace of mind that should you run into any production issues further down the line they’ll have you covered."
I'd be putting this to Kinesis who from there sales spiel seem to think the same without actually saying it !

Even the "original owner" clause is a bit of a get-out. They know most expensive bikes get ridden for a couple of years, then sold on when the latest and greatest thing appears. People like audaxers, who put tens of thousands of miles on Ti frames and really do expect them to last a lifetime, are the manufacturers' nightmare.

 

[cougie uk]

The main thing to take away from this thread is that I would not touch anything Kinesis with a barge pole.........anything can happen to any product but customer service is everything.........fixing a low failure rate is the right thing to do, and good for brand

Someone in management needs to have the balls and backbone to absorb the small cost of a replacement frame

Good luck op

Funny this - out two Sundays ago and a group turn up at the cafe - I think out of the 7 riders - six were on Kinesis - the same orange frame too. They must have got a good deal - or are Kinesis based in Cheshire somewhere ?

 

[AlanW]

My "mile eater" (Kinesis quote not mine) Ti frame, works out to roughly 203 miles each month for the 4.5 years I've owned the bike, hardly a mile eater, is it??
This is primarily my winter bike, and only gets used for probably six months of the year?

 

[Alex321]

Funny this - out two Sundays ago and a group turn up at the cafe - I think out of the 7 riders - six were on Kinesis - the same orange frame too. They must have got a good deal - or are Kinesis based in Cheshire somewhere ?

Kinesis are based in West Sussex.

 

[cougie uk]

Kinesis are based in West Sussex.

Heck of a day out for them then ! :-)

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

One of my bikes I built from a Kenesis GF Ti Disc frame, which is the disc version of the OP’s frame.

I can’t remember whether the warranty was 3 or 5 years, but either way it has expired now.

Currently has 13.5k very enjoyable miles on it andI love it to bits!

The main thing to take away from this thread is that I would not touch anything Kinesis with a barge pole.........anything can happen to any product but customer service is everything.........fixing a low failure rate is the right thing to do, and good for brand

Someone in management needs to have the balls and backbone to absorb the small cost of a replacement frame

Good luck op

I agree that this is the main take out from this thread and I don’t think I’d buy another Kinesis frame unless they greatly improve their warranty terms and levels of customer support.

If my frame cracked I’d replace it with a Ti frame from Van Nic or similar with a proper warranty.

 

[hobo]

Is say the crack formed from a bad weld weakening the metal

 

[AlanW]

£1200 is the final offer from Kenisis.....full stop.

So, I guess it's now down to me to decide if I want to take a punt and get another frame from Kenisis with five years warranty or spend double and go with a Reilly that has a lifetime warranty.

 

[Cycleops]

£1200 is the final offer from Kenisis.....full stop.

So, I guess it's now down to me to decide if I want to take a punt and get another frame from Kenisis with five years warranty or spend double and go with a Reilly that has a lifetime warranty.

So if you stick with Kenesis as Dirty Harry would say the question is "Do ya feel lucky punk, well do ya?'

 

[T4tomo]

£1200 is the final offer from Kenisis.....full stop.

So, I guess it's now down to me to decide if I want to take a punt and get another frame from Kenisis with five years warranty or spend double and go with a Reilly that has a lifetime warranty.

I wont be double if you can get a Reilly rim brake frame though, as then you can swap your existing wheels and components over.

£1200 for the Kinesis frame is just the staring point, you then need to kit it out with wheels for discs and thru axles and a disc groupset / calipers and shifters at a minimum.

 

[vickster]

I wont be double if you can get a Reilly rim brake frame though, as then you can swap your existing wheels and components over.

£1200 for the Kinesis frame is just the staring point, you then need to kit it out with wheels for discs and thru axles and a disc groupset / calipers and shifters at a minimum.

True, just the frameset is double
https://www.reillycycleworks.com/products/t325-road

 

[FishFright]

Van Nicolas are selling a caliper braked frame still and on offer at £1199

https://shop.vannicholas.com/en/products/titanium-bike-frames/Astraeus-Titanium-Road-Frame/8066

 

[Adam4868]

Van Nicolas are selling a caliper braked frame still and on offer at £1199

https://shop.vannicholas.com/en/products/titanium-bike-frames/Astraeus-Titanium-Road-Frame/8066

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Be just the job....but only 23 tyres max 😲

 

[OldShep]

Van Nicolas are selling a caliper braked frame still and on offer at £1199

https://shop.vannicholas.com/en/products/titanium-bike-frames/Astraeus-Titanium-Road-Frame/8066

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Only 50cm available

 

[T4tomo]

Be just the job....but only 23 tyres max 😲

the Reilly is a better choice, takes 28mm on the T325 (as least that's what they sell spec'd on the complete bike, so you'd assume it fits).