Now they're confident that the new Tripster AT will offer the same lightweight durability designed for all seasons in Britain to the off-road experience, in a model that's as tough as Hall himself was as a rider.

Hall died the way he lived: during a 5,500 kilometer ride called the Indian Pacific Wheel Race in March, he was hit by a car just south of Canberra in Australia. He was most well-known for competing in long-distance endurance races, like 24-hour mountain bike runs, that required the rider to be self-contained and self-sufficient. Europeans may know him from the Transcontinental Race that Hall organized.

There have been lots of accolades and memorials, but none is likely to endure in the way that the Kinesis Tripster AT will. Hall rode quite a few Kinesis bikes, and in recent years helped design them, so the Tripster AT has his fingerprints all over it. The bike is constructed using the Kinesis aluminium alloy frames, although the company worked on this model for about 18 months and went through several different prototypes. "It's been a real labor of love," says Bruce Dalton, the company's brand manager.

Kinesis bikes feature a carefully engineered geometry and this all-terrain ride is no different, but it's now supported with wider tires to meet bigger challenges while suitable for everyday urban commuting too. The Tripster AT borrows features from the titanium model while putting a new affordability into reach.

There are through axles at both the front and rear, offering clearance for 700c x 45mm or 650B x 52mm tires while structurally set up for any kind of group set in its cable routing. At the same time, Kinesis says they've stiffened up the front end so that it's predictable in its performance. Yet the £699.99 frame set is flexible enough to allow for the build kit riders have in mind.

The Tripster AT is compatible with the Kinesis Crosslight kit offering SRAM cassette, chain and chainset, and other components. They include TRP Spyre disc calipers with 160 mm rotors and centerlock adapters, and 1x11 STI shifters with polymer cables, but the aluminium frame is specially designed to accommodate that long-ride bikepacking gear.

"The bike needs to be able to perform well when it's got that stuff, the different balance that you have when you've got bike bags on there," Dalton explains. It's in these design features that Hall's influence is best expressed. The Tripster AT better manages the full bags and bottles – there's room for three – that long-distance riders or racers need, with bottle cages that slide for easy on-the-fly position adjustments.

The top tube of the aluminium frame is modified so that the surface is flat and easier to secure a bag aboard. Hall also designed the graphics for Tripster AT, all of which was meant to be his first foray into building bikes and a brand for himself.

While those plans were cut short, the company says that it learned more from working with Hall than he ever benefited from working with them, and the ideas and knowledge incorporated into the Tripster AT will continue to evolve in their future adventure bike lines.