With the new carbon frame, the Hamburg-based company, which has only been selling its bikes through two shops and by mail order since 2009, has taken a big step forward. The independent frame with the beading at the junction of the top tube, head tube and down tube impresses with solid technical values and good workmanship. However, Trenga De had already tested the frame set for the carbon frame test (TOUR 3/10->), whereby the values of the fork were clearly different. However, the equipment with the complete "Ultegra" groupset, Citec "3000" wheels, top tyres and high-quality add-on parts was beyond reproach. In the riding test, the relatively light "KSR 6.0" proved to be a robust sports machine with good riding stability and a race-orientated gear ratio with 53/39 teeth at the front and 12 to 23 teeth at the rear. Shortcoming: only four frame sizes. The price, however, is hot.
Order/Info: Trenga De Vertriebs GmbH, phone 040/ 3231007-0, www.trenga.de
Weight frame/fork/ headset bearing*: 1,049/382/69 g
Frame sizes**: 53, 56, 59, 62 cm
Seat/steering angle: 73°/73.5°
Seat / top / head tube: 520/570/170 mm
Wheelbase/caster: 998/53 mm
Stack/reach***: 577/394 mm
EQUIPMENT
Fork: Trenga De
Steering bearing: Acros, 1-1/8 inch
Brakes/gears/bottom bracket: Shimano Ultegra (53/39 t.)
Wheels/tyres: Citec 3000/Continental GP 4000 S
Handlebar/stem: Syntace Racelite Carbon/Syntace F119
Saddle/post: Trenga De/Trenga De (31.6 mm)
*weighted weights; **manufacturer's specification; test frame size greased; ***stack/reach: projected vertical or horizontal dimension from centre of bottom bracket to top edge of headset cap
