brancaleone
Retro Newbie
hi, anybody here who's got any infos / pictures /catalogues on early KETTLER- mtb's (safari, adventure, mountain lite etc.,1983-198
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german KETTLER mtb's
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brancaleone
Retro Newbie
come on folks - nobody into KETTLER ALU RAD here ?
brancaleone
Retro Newbie
hi, infact i have two - one is called "safari adventure", the other one is called "lite mountain".
the first one was bought in 1983 (!), the other one is from roundabout 1986/88 becaues of the
Exage-Mountain U-brake in the baxk, both bikes have aluminium-frames and are actually from
great quality, I'll post some pics soon...
the first one was bought in 1983 (!), the other one is from roundabout 1986/88 becaues of the
Exage-Mountain U-brake in the baxk, both bikes have aluminium-frames and are actually from
great quality, I'll post some pics soon...
brancaleone
Retro Newbie
some pics of the lite mountain in the condition i picked it up yesterday:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wdnbam5bu29g ... o7Una?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wdnbam5bu29g ... o7Una?dl=0
syncrosfan
Senior Retro Guru
come on folks - nobody into KETTLER ALU RAD here ?
Ha! Growing up in Germany and being into bikes we used to make fun of ze KETTLER ALU RAD! I remember a buddy picking up my bike and saying it's kinda heavy, the reply was: you obviously never picked up a KETTLER ALU RAD! They weren't regarded as being cool or desirable, people wanted Rocky Mountains and Kleins not Kettlers... it's interesting to see that some people do appreciate them.
Ha! Growing up in Germany and being into bikes we used to make fun of ze KETTLER ALU RAD! I remember a buddy picking up my bike and saying it's kinda heavy, the reply was: you obviously never picked up a KETTLER ALU RAD! They weren't regarded as being cool or desirable, people wanted Rocky Mountains and Kleins not Kettlers... it's interesting to see that some people do appreciate them.
brancaleone
Retro Newbie
Re:
well, while scavenging the right retro mtb for me I came across my first KETTLER mtb already a few years ago, I'm seriously impressed about the quality those bikes are made and allways equipped with with top gear Shimano - my first was a 1984 "Adventure" equipped with Shimano (SIS, Exage Mountain, Biopace etc.), cantilever brakes, solid stems, Magura-bars and brake-levers, often with their own made rims and always with their own wonderful headset.
This first Adventure is now with a friend of mine, was replaced by a 1983 "Safari Adventure" and that 1987 (?) Lite Mountain.
They're all great fun and have a nice frame-geometry, just don't know how they would behave in extreme terrain - in fact I don't want to know - they look much nicer in front of the ice-cream place
...is there any interest here for more pics ?
well, while scavenging the right retro mtb for me I came across my first KETTLER mtb already a few years ago, I'm seriously impressed about the quality those bikes are made and allways equipped with with top gear Shimano - my first was a 1984 "Adventure" equipped with Shimano (SIS, Exage Mountain, Biopace etc.), cantilever brakes, solid stems, Magura-bars and brake-levers, often with their own made rims and always with their own wonderful headset.
This first Adventure is now with a friend of mine, was replaced by a 1983 "Safari Adventure" and that 1987 (?) Lite Mountain.
They're all great fun and have a nice frame-geometry, just don't know how they would behave in extreme terrain - in fact I don't want to know - they look much nicer in front of the ice-cream place
...is there any interest here for more pics ?
brancaleone
Retro Newbie
Re:
...DA NORCIA :twisted:
...DA NORCIA :twisted:
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