Kestrel 200 EMS
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Kestrel 200 EMS
Postby QuangVuong » Tue Dec 10, 2013 9:35 pm
Now, from what I can tell, I believe this is a 1999 model. I found that the Ruby Weave colour and original EMS fork(with a titanium steerer) was released that year as per the brochure. The 200 model should be the second model Kestrel made, after the 4000 in 1987, with my frame benig made in the last years of production. The frame weighs 1225g, and fork 500g, making it the lightest frameset I own. Built up with the 105SC group from my Gios, it ends up being a 9.1kg bike.
This is what I got done today. I have a carbon post which will go on, and will need to route the rear brake housing through the top tube which will take a while tomorrow.
The deep ruby colour is lovely. The gumwall and white touches surprising match well.
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Re: Kestrel 200 EMS
Postby singlespeedscott » Tue Dec 10, 2013 10:30 pm
That's a big saddle to bar drop you have there.
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Re: Kestrel 200 EMS
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Re: Kestrel 200 EMS
Postby GaryF » Wed Dec 11, 2013 3:53 pm
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Re: Kestrel 200 EMS
Postby koen » Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:30 pm
Yes, very attractive looking bike. Well done.GaryF wrote:It's a very appealing bike and a nice outcome after your very bad luck with the Gios. Love the ruby colour.
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Re: Kestrel 200 EMS
Postby QuangVuong » Thu Dec 12, 2013 9:08 pm
The clear ruby colour shows up well in sunlight.
The frame came from Santa Barbara Bikesmiths over in California. The Castle Hill owner before me bought it off some dude from Brisbane, and thats all I know where the frame came from.
As for the seatpost issue I had, I found the reason behind it. The seat tube is made of carbon and there is an aluminum sleeve inserted into the top, which is used to clamp the seatpost.There is a cavity in the seat tube below the sleeve with a slightly larger diameter than 27.2, which allows for minor movement of the seatpost when subjected to forces when the bike is ridden. Over time, this movement can cause cracks at the top of the seat tube. If the seatpost is too short, and the bike tips over, this leverage can easily crack both the seat tube carbon at the top, and the aluminum sleeve inside. Cutting the seatpost to exact length eliminates most of this movement, and helps to avoid the cracking of the top of the carbon tube, and more importantly, the cracking of the aluminum sleeve. Guess this is something Kestrel didnt take into account, even though hey went to the lengths of wind tunnel testing for aerodynamics(first company to do so for a production frame), and FEA testing. This is why I am using the aluminium one, as opposed to cutting my carbon post.
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Re: Kestrel 200 EMS
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Re: Kestrel 200 EMS
Postby utedeej » Thu Dec 12, 2013 11:14 pm
I agree with Garyf too, lovely colour.
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Re: Kestrel 200 EMS
Postby servicimo » Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:04 am
I'm the dude in Brisbane (actually Maroochydore) he bought it from. I bought it from a girl in Brisbane and the story goes that is was her dads and she brought it over from the states to use while she was studying in Brissy. It was built with full campy record 10 speed group which is what I bought it for....it was filthy! Here was the gumtree pic...
You didn't by chance get to remove the bottom headset race off the forks on one piece did you? It looked like it had been attacked and I didn't want to stuff it up. It goes with the record headset I raided from it.
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Re: Kestrel 200 EMS
Postby QuangVuong » Fri Dec 13, 2013 12:09 pm
The crown race came off fine. A bit bent and scratched from someone else's removal attempt, but still usable. I sent you a PM.
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Re: Kestrel 200 EMS
Postby QuangVuong » Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:20 pm
Lovely 7900 DT shifers. Each click resonates throughout the frame.
The ruby red weave doesnt come out until it's in the sun.
Where old meets new. 6400 pedals matched to 6700 cranks, and the end of the era 6500HP headset
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Re: Kestrel 200 EMS
Postby singlespeedscott » Sun Feb 09, 2014 8:05 am
You could at least put some clips on them?
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Re: Kestrel 200 EMS
Postby minhyy » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:35 am
I'm trying to progress him to foot retention and eventually cliplesssinglespeedscott wrote:You could at least put some clips on them?
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Re: Kestrel 200 EMS
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Re: Kestrel 200 EMS
Postby philandkath4 » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:24 am
Can I ask , .... is it a criminal offence to kit it up in Campag ? (given the Americans ftted Shimano )& secondly ,would I de-value it by repainting it ~ all properly done with the decals etc of course !
I have a mixture of kit- mostly Campag, some noce vento wheels G' set> all chorus - an adaptor for the stem / forks for an unthreaded set up & plan to use oversized 31.6 bars,with shifters- not levers & DT gear levers ...so a bit of old & new .. any thoughts? ..
At what point will folks say I've spoilt it ??? thanks - some great photos of your work by the way !
Phil ..Liverpool UK
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Kestrel 200 EMS
Postby QuangVuong » Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:20 pm
And as for the paint, I'd say its up to you. It is your bike, and seeing that you are gonna reproduce the decals, it'll be fine. Dunno if it'll devalue it, but if it comes up well, then you've restored it and it'll be back to a new looking condition.
And how did a Kestrel end up in the UK? Was there a distributer over there at the time? And by plum, is yours the dark red colour? Or a clear red like mine? I do look forward to seeing yours built up though.
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Re: Kestrel 200 EMS
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Re: Kestrel 200 EMS
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Re: Kestrel 200 EMS
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