i'm sorry to say that i sold it less than a year after i bought it DOH!!! :oops: was actually going to px it towards a klein attitude (when trek had just bought the company.the desert orange colour with the mc2 bar/stem combo and the lip lock seat collar).but in the end it was going to take too...
magazines?probably a stupid question but have a hankering to re read old mags.i know that you have a retro mags, catalogues e.t.c thread but wondered if there was a dedicated magazine site anywhere (i know it's probably a long shot) thanking you in advance :)
i didn't realize that pace only made that many (quite rare then).at the local bike shop back in the mid 90's,they had a purple andonized pace 200 (i think) it was very nice.but have always been a sucker for those ball burnished zaskars (cannot help it :wink:
have put this up on singletrack,but thought i'd ask here as well.it was one of my dream bikes,and seemed to excel at almost anything.i know that they did a ltd run of re-issue frames (but that was a lot of good when there were only 2500 worldwide!) have posted a message to gt begging them to...
purple linear fade for the win i would even consider p'xing my 10 anthem x2 for one of these in either 15"-16".anyone got a showroom fresh model. :D p.s was joking (but only just :wink:
sorry if this has already been done,but was interested in peoples views.personally i have always lusted after the (pre trek) kleins with the linear fade paint jobs and oversize rigid forks,bar stem combo.but could never afford one.i remember at a london bike show in 1992,there was a klein...
just bought a new stumpy.not retro unfortunately but awesome!!! :D p.s just a link to a picture of it (not my actual bike,do not yet have a digital camera.) http://www.tredz.co.uk/prodimg/28535_1_Zoom.jpg
re your stumpjumpers
stewlewis,that is the m2 that i had!!!but had direct drive forks on mine,along with first gen xtr.was a 1993 model.nice one mate!!! :D
re your mtb history
my list mtb's only. 1988 dawes ascent white/yellow. 1992 marin eldridge grade matt black/gloss orange. 1994? specialized stumpjumper m2.rigid fork,first gen xtr...
re klein paint jobs
man you have some awesome talent.now if only you could weld some klein frames (pre trek) as well,but upgrade them with disc bosses only (but still fully rigid o/s forks).i would be first in the queue to buy one!!!(even though i'm skint at the moment haha).i'd find the money...
re thumbshifters
thanks everyone for your help.i'm afraid that my internet credit allowance is very low 70mb.will not be able to get more credit until next wednesday.(ah the joys of p.a.y.g broadband) :)
re pre trek klein attitude
archangel.fantastic pics,i downloaded a whole load of klein pics,but do not know how to upload them to this forum like you did.once i do know,i could upload them for anyone who was interested!!!
wow this retro forum is fantastic!!!i still remember when i had an mbuk poster of steve worland(i think?)riding a fisher cr7,down a valley,somewhere in france!!!i remember nearly all those racers in those pictures!!!awesome!!! :D