Afternoon guys and gals,
Bought the frame and forks from 'Marin Man' on the forum as I've always wanted a Klein. Originally wanted an early 90's one but quite fancied the ability to use normal headsets and potentially move to disc brakes at some point so went for a more modern one, and this one just looked stunning so couldn't pass it up!
Spec list as follows:
2001 Klein Attitude frame in Linear Blue Fade paintwork
2000/1 Manitou Mars Carbon CL forks (colour-matched by Marin Man previously)
Chris King nothreadset
Ritchey WCS Carbon bars
Ritchey PRO Carbon seatpost
Ritchey WCS Alloy stem
Hope seat collar
San Marco Titanium Union Jack saddle
Magura Evo II hydraulic rim brakes
SRAM 8sp Gripshift Attack shifters
Shimano 8sp cassette
Shimano M970 XTR Front Mech
Shimano M970 XTR RapidRise Rear Mech
Shimano M970 XTR Chainset
Clarks blue gear cables
Hope Titanium/Glide hubs built with DT Competition black spokes on Mavic X517 Ceramic rims
Tioga TerraFirma tyres (crap, I know)
It's performing really well but when I've recovered from this initial outlay bill I'll likely buy the following:
Shimano M970 XTR shifters
Shimano M970 XTR Ti cassette
Shimano XTR gear cabling
This bike is seriously quick at climbing and combined with my lightweight you can really chuck it around and change direction quickly. It's so stiff! The forks are lovely and plush too.
Cheers for looking,
James.[/img]
Bought the frame and forks from 'Marin Man' on the forum as I've always wanted a Klein. Originally wanted an early 90's one but quite fancied the ability to use normal headsets and potentially move to disc brakes at some point so went for a more modern one, and this one just looked stunning so couldn't pass it up!
Spec list as follows:
2001 Klein Attitude frame in Linear Blue Fade paintwork
2000/1 Manitou Mars Carbon CL forks (colour-matched by Marin Man previously)
Chris King nothreadset
Ritchey WCS Carbon bars
Ritchey PRO Carbon seatpost
Ritchey WCS Alloy stem
Hope seat collar
San Marco Titanium Union Jack saddle
Magura Evo II hydraulic rim brakes
SRAM 8sp Gripshift Attack shifters
Shimano 8sp cassette
Shimano M970 XTR Front Mech
Shimano M970 XTR RapidRise Rear Mech
Shimano M970 XTR Chainset
Clarks blue gear cables
Hope Titanium/Glide hubs built with DT Competition black spokes on Mavic X517 Ceramic rims
Tioga TerraFirma tyres (crap, I know)
It's performing really well but when I've recovered from this initial outlay bill I'll likely buy the following:
Shimano M970 XTR shifters
Shimano M970 XTR Ti cassette
Shimano XTR gear cabling
This bike is seriously quick at climbing and combined with my lightweight you can really chuck it around and change direction quickly. It's so stiff! The forks are lovely and plush too.
Cheers for looking,
James.[/img]
