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look 171 04-05-2023 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr (Post 11965709)
I called the guy and arranged a time to see it but it was sold before I got there. :rolleyes:

Klein's a rare in Aus.

We will ship you some.

herr_oberst 04-05-2023 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr (Post 11965709)
I called the guy and arranged a time to see it but it was sold before I got there. :rolleyes:

Klein's a rare in Aus.

I'm going from memory here, but I'm pretty sure the Quantum is a post-Trek takeover Klein.

So, a Klein in name, but didn't really have Gary's fingerprints.

herr_oberst 04-05-2023 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by otto_kretschmer (Post 11965469)
First time on a ride, not including the few times I used it to take my Suburban to the shop, in 25 years.

I feel good.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1680726701.jpg

Took some getting used to riding in cleats. I had to make a special effort not to fall over at my first red light.

I did ten miles and I wasn't going very fast.

Nice! Do that ten times and you've got your century! Done and dusted!

einreb 04-05-2023 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by herr_oberst (Post 11965732)
I'm going from memory here, but I'm pretty sure the Quantum is a post-Trek takeover Klein.

So, a Klein in name, but didn't really have Gary's fingerprints.

FWIW... Quantum was definitely introduced pre-trek.

Some old catalog shots here... Diablo Scott's Bike Blog: A History of Klein Road Bikes

stevej37 04-05-2023 06:39 PM

70 degrees today....first truly nice biking day.

stevej37 04-05-2023 06:51 PM

The roads were wet from earlier rainstorm....left my backside drenched.
Fenders would be great sometimes.

herr_oberst 04-05-2023 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by einreb (Post 11965763)
FWIW... Quantum was definitely introduced pre-trek.

Some old catalog shots here... Diablo Scott's Bike Blog: A History of Klein Road Bikes

I'm old. Memory fading in and out! Thanks for setting me straight! Love the catalog, too!

otto_kretschmer 04-07-2023 08:20 PM

spokes came today :)

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1680927506.jpg

not using a dial indicator but maybe I will tomorrow to get the wheels exact but I wouldn't feel any difference riding the way I have them now.

still working on the rear

look 171 04-07-2023 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by otto_kretschmer (Post 11967700)
spokes came today :)

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1680927506.jpg

not using a dial indicator but maybe I will tomorrow to get the wheels exact but I wouldn't feel any difference riding the way I have them now.

still working on the rear

You are fancy, my friend. Dial indicator? How did you build that wheel, on a truing stand, right not the fork with brakes caliper as a guide:eek:

Sounds like you are having fun.

sc_rufctr 04-11-2023 01:16 AM

I don't know how you could find one in the US but the "Preciray Truing Stand" is the best there is.
(No longer made but they occasionally appear on Ebay)

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1681204468.jpg

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H7b2ZXAZwVw" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>

otto_kretschmer 04-11-2023 08:03 AM

Thats a nice bit of kit. I looked on ebay and didn't find one. Its probably a tool most people hang on to.

herr_oberst 04-11-2023 02:36 PM

You'll need a dishing tool to center the hub. It's easy enough to make your own..

Here's one idea. There's lots of others, or you can buy them from Park for a few bucks.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cjDGTDhjvEA" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>

otto_kretschmer 04-11-2023 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by herr_oberst (Post 11970646)
You'll need a dishing tool to center the hub. It's easy enough to make your own..

Here's one idea. There's lots of others, or you can buy them from Park for a few bucks.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cjDGTDhjvEA" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>

The front went together like a piece of cake but the rear took a little longer. I thought I bought the wrong spokes but I was able to move the rim over to the cassette side by fiddeling with the spokes.

look 171 04-11-2023 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr (Post 11969993)
I don't know how you could find one in the US but the "Preciray Truing Stand" is the best there is.
(No longer made but they occasionally appear on Ebay)

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1681204468.jpg

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H7b2ZXAZwVw" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>

That is a very cool truing stand. Why can't and don't they make one like it today.

sc_rufctr 04-11-2023 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by look 171 (Post 11970832)
That is a very cool truing stand. Why can't and don't they make one like it today.

The current upper end truing stands have dials instead of pointers. Better? :confused:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1681273472.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1681273543.jpg

look 171 04-11-2023 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr (Post 11970919)
The current upper end truing stands have dials instead of pointers. Better? :confused:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1681273472.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1681273543.jpg

I have seen dials indicators on then at some of the local shops but the plastic rollers and the indicators seems so simple and effective to use.

sc_rufctr 04-12-2023 01:19 AM

Paris-Roubaix 2023... Tubeless fail! :eek:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1681291172.jpg

sc_rufctr 04-12-2023 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by look 171 (Post 11970935)
I have seen dials indicators on then at some of the local shops but the plastic rollers and the indicators seems so simple and effective to use.

Yep... I've always been wary of tool manufacturers making lofty claims.

otto_kretschmer 04-12-2023 12:23 PM

Its already too hot to ride in the day. I'm going to have to get some new lights. Cateye? My rear light is kaput from the batteries corroding. I should have taken them out a long time ago.

herr_oberst 04-12-2023 12:36 PM

I recommend USB rechargeable lights. I got tired of buying batteries and now there's no need to - plus LED and LCD lights are brighter and smaller.

And I'd love to have some of that hot weather you're experiencing. The temp here has between mid thirties to mid fifties and wet here for so long that I'm convinced we're in the beginnings of a new ice age.


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