1993 MC1 Mardi Gras Adroit (First ride pics c/w mud)

[ez054098]

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I absolutely love it! Great job!

 

[Cheshire1980]

Re: 1993 MC1 Adroit (Finished)

Insane bike, really cool, should be a contender for bike of the year, it's the most bling Klein I've seen.

 

[Smithjss70]

Re: 1993 MC1 Adroit (Finished)

Really nice job. I'd prefer a black saddle

 

[vinnya77]

Re: 1993 MC1 Adroit (Finished)

Thanks again for the compliments.

I think I agree about a black seat.
I got the white one with the aim of getting white tyres.
They never arrived, but NOS stock deathgrips became availbe so took those.
I have a black seat, although would rather find white porcs etc.

 

[Rampage]

Re: 1993 MC1 Adroit (Finished)



Slightly interesting story about your seatpost.
It lost electrical connection after 5 minutes of anodising and I had to hold the connection by hand for the next 25 minutes in a tank of acid! It came out fine.

 

[obi-wan-mtb]

Re: 1993 MC1 Adroit (Finished)

BEAUTIFUL!
I would swap the lizard skin chain protector for another color though....

 

[vinnya77]

Re: 1993 MC1 Adroit (Finished)

Went for my first proper ride today.
To some peoples surprise, whilst it's dry I even included a number of muddy trails.
It was a pleasure to ride, very precise and nimble and performed faultlessly.
Looking forward to my next trip out.



















My favourite view includes the rear dropouts and crazy rear wheel.

 

[Rahbari]

For a 3dV build and to match the premium frame I would use premium (priced) brakes in 3DV (e.g. Grafton, Critical Racing or Paul) and Mojos instead of silver Cantis and some rather cheap violet brake booster and canti hanger.

 

[vinnya77]

Cheers for your input, but I stated from day 1 I've chosen the mechanicals for function over form. The Shimano components over the best operation. Unlike some others I like to ride my bikes not just look at them. If I was building a bike to look at, yes I'd have used boutique components.

 

[Seneb]

The mud goes well with the frame! Nice to see it getting dirty.