Deciphering Klein S/N

[jimi911]

Meet A6A4 ... 1991? Attitude

I'd say it was a 1991.

Ya ... That's my best guess to. I'm no Klein seriel number expert, but from what I have seen its a 1991.

 

[Vinevo]

Re: Re:

Few more;

Adroit 19" Forrest Green-(orig. BF), 27.2, AD13D, Strata A#27#-can't read due to paint.

I have this one already, my records indicate that it's a uniklein fork, not a strata. Try to get the fork S/N, maybe a rubbing or something???

At any rate it's a 91 Adroit, #317, highest number in 1991 in my list.

Well, only a year and abit later, going for paint soon so I just scraped off some paint to reveal fork serial number, AR277.

 

[Rahbari]

Nice, the mysterious Adroit I checked out in Berlin. AR-Serial No confirms, that fork is a Strata!

 

[Disco Drive]

And it was backfire!

 

[Vinevo]

Re:

And it will be Backfire again

 

[Dammit]

Serial number is BAT3F7[klein symbol], which I understand means a 1990?

 

[mkozaczek]

Yep, BAT3F7 is # 1015 so a mid 1990. Can you show a photo of the entire frame? Does the fork have a number as well?

 

[Dammit]

And here's the complete bike:

I've discovered a little more about this - what I believe to be the history is that this was (per the BAT designation) a 1990 Attitude, which was originally Dolomite, and had the angular crown forks (what are these called?), which cracked or failed in some way - so were replaced under warranty with the later (1991+) forks, and the entire bike repainted (again under warranty) with the late '93/'94 colours, debossed decals etc.

So it is, if the above is accurate, an example of the very first and the very last of the MC1 Attitude.

 

[mkozaczek]

Yeah, another repainted 1990 frame. Seen this many many times. Your frame is a mid 1990, so not the very very early ones which were slightly different, but yeah first generation. Would have come with a box crown fork. I have one just like it, just an AT serial number, but same paint and debossing, only it had an Adroit fork on it.

Is that fork number A01E2?

 

[Dammit]

I think it's AD1E2