'90 Klein Attitude Dolomite (full resto). Pic heavy!

First bike posed for the New Year???

Got this little beast in pretty poor shape but now it's had a full professional restoration, resplendant with some nice Jonrock decals & a Paconi respray:



Frame: '90 (or was told maybe '91?) Klein Attitude, XS, Dolomite

Fork: Klein Attitude 1.5"

Headset: Cartridge bearing
Stem: Klein Mission Control 1.5"
Handlebar: Klein Mission Control 1.5"
Grips: Panaracer Magic (NOS)

Brakes: M900 XTR
Brake Pads: M900 XTR
Brake Cables: Shimano SLR
Cantilever cable hangers: Shimano Z-link
Brake Levers: M900 STI

Shifters: M900 STI
Front Derailleur: M900 31.8 down-pull
Rear Derailleur: M900
Derailleur Cables: Shimano XT SIS
Cassette: M900 12-32 (NOS)
Chain: Shimano HG-91 (NOS)
Cranks: Topline 175mm
Crank Bolts: Cr-mo withSRP anodized caps
Chainrings: M900 XTR 26, 36, 46
Chainring bolts: M900 XTR
Bottom Bracket: Cartridge bearing
Pedals: N/A

Hub Skewers: Roval Ti
Rims: Mavic M231 HA, 32h
Hubs: Nukeproof carbon (8s cassette rear), 32h
Nipples: DT Brass
Spokes: DT Competition 20./1.8/2.0
Tyres: Panaracer Magic 2.1 Rear & Magic 2.1 Front
Tubes: Kenda presta

Saddle: Vetta SL, leather cover, manganese rails
Seatpost: Kalloy 27.2 x 400 (NOS)
Seatpost Binder: Alloy QR

Weight:21.9lb! (w/o pedals)

May i be the first to say that's a very nice bike, but i guess you already knew that oh and happy new year though i have to wait a few more hours to crack open the bubbly

Very nice bike, looks lovely

A great looking bike. It looks too pretty to ride. Love the paint job and perhaps looks better than new.

Thats an amazing transformation if its the one with the multiple cracks in and massive sunfade, good job

klein

Stunning !

But as it is a restoration do you have a before pic? Just always interested in the work that's been done..

Cheers,
Renzo

Superb , bet it looks even more stunning in the flesh than in the pics.

There must be a way to paint the bike without making it look too modern so that retro look is preserved. The powder coating method may solicit that look.

Re: klein

kleinrenzo":1cg8rqd9 said:

Stunning !

But as it is a restoration do you have a before pic? Just always interested in the work that's been done..

Cheers,
Renzo

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Thanks for the kind words Fellas. The resto has been quite a labour of love. I picked up the frameset (incl. MC) in quite a poor state. It was as faded as i've seen an Attitude, with a crack at the keyhole on the rear of the seat tube & 4 suspected cracks on the mitres of the fork.

I had a go at removing the paint from the frame, fork & MC myself but it was so ridiculously hard that I ended up sending it off for a chemical peel. There was no solid evidence of any cracking once the paint on the fork was removed, just discolouration of the alloy but I had a bead of weld run over the areas as a precautionary measure. The parts received a light sand blast to better adhere the paint & to take away any scratches etc. Then I sanded & 'bogged' the welds on the fork & keyhole before the frame was resprayed. I added the decals before the clear coating process. Very happy with the end result.

Here's a 'before' pic:

klein

Was indeed wondering if it was that Attitude..

But indeed some very serious restoration and the result is top!!