Koi but not a carp or pond in sight.

[Tomahawk kid]

Well Ive always wanted a Klein for yonks, the legendary handling, fat alu tubing & the outstanding paintwork have always appealed to me but have always been out of my price range. Boredom, impulse & a few beers can do strange things to a person I awoke to find I'd become the owner of a 1997 Klein Adroit In Koi colour way & last Saturday found my self travelling to pick up my flea bay win.

 

[The_Don]

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Very nice indeed!

 

[k-rod]

fancy/schmancy!

 

[34henry3w]

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thats pretty much that last real klein..always liked it.

needs m950 stat!

 

[Thias]

Jea! I like that paint scheme. Have it on my Mantra, too.
That Adroit is a nice frame, too. Still has all the "true Klein" features. I like them.

Will you do something about the fork?

 

[Tomahawk kid]

Will you do something about the fork?

I took the black electrical tape off which was concealing some bad flaking around the brace & fork dropouts, when I removed the fork lowers & shock boots it reveal that the stanchions where worn & pitted , the internals seem ok though so 'll keep them, Ideally 'd like the MC2 & fork lowers painted to match the frame.

The rest of the components have been removed , not much worth keeping as you can see.

 

[Tomahawk kid]

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thats pretty much that last real klein..always liked it.

needs m950 stat!

Thanks for the reply dude, M950 is defo an option , but I want to use as little of the Japanese giant as possible.

 

[Tomahawk kid]

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I'm in need of an MC2 headset tool .....anyone have one I could borrow ??

 

[Stylus]

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Nice! I know 'cause ive got one

 

[Tomahawk kid]

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Nice! I know 'cause ive got one

I really cant wait to ride it, had a pedal for about 50 meters when I bought it, its now stripped of all its components except the forks as I need a MC2 spanner for the headset. Really looking forward to this refurb/rebuild & I'm going to try to do it justice with minimal shimano input.