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Model Citizen
Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Voodoo Lounge
Posts: 19,454
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Kleins were one of the best recreational MB's in their day - Gary Klein was a real innovator, he was one of the first to use massive oversize alu. tubes in the frameset, his swaged chainstays were a thing of beauty, imho, and the paintwork was outstanding. If you are looking at an old one be advised, they used VERY thin tubes in the main triangle, and you want to make sure that the bike was not abused.
Some of the later models used pressed in bearings in the headset, which makes them a bit of a pain to replace. You really need to know what you're looking at when you're in the market for a Klein, but you could end up with a sweet ride, if you got a low mileage early bike that fits your bod.
I wish I still had the one my brother gave me. (A Pinnacle)
The company was eventually sold to Trek.
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