I'm not sure if I agree with the comments on the original parts etc.
For starters it's an Adroit, and just sourcing one of them in pristine condition is something in itself especially after all this time.
It's like going to look at at 27 year old car and not expecting to see any kind of damage to the bodywork. Most of the bikes from the 90's are going to need some kind of work doing to them unless you come across someone that has had it sitting in the garage or the loft for 30 years.
In fact I would rather pick up a Klein that had been checked over for damage and re-painted to the same standard as the original. My one might even have the original paintwork but I'm not too bothered if it doesn't considering that it is flawless.
I was there in the 90's when all of the parts where fresh on the scene and most of the machined components were poor quality compared to what we have today. That is probably why you don't get to see too many around because they all had issues and didn't survive for long. That alone makes it harder to trick out a 90's bike to an original spec and in opinion you are better off putting on new items where you feel the need to.
You really don't have to source original parts to make it a good bike and I don't think that any Klein fan would turn down my Adroit for not having the original parts on it. I actually have bonus parts on it compared to some of things it did come with.
See the exact 1992 model below that was pictured with the Ultra Light components.
For starters it's an Adroit, and just sourcing one of them in pristine condition is something in itself especially after all this time.
It's like going to look at at 27 year old car and not expecting to see any kind of damage to the bodywork. Most of the bikes from the 90's are going to need some kind of work doing to them unless you come across someone that has had it sitting in the garage or the loft for 30 years.
In fact I would rather pick up a Klein that had been checked over for damage and re-painted to the same standard as the original. My one might even have the original paintwork but I'm not too bothered if it doesn't considering that it is flawless.
I was there in the 90's when all of the parts where fresh on the scene and most of the machined components were poor quality compared to what we have today. That is probably why you don't get to see too many around because they all had issues and didn't survive for long. That alone makes it harder to trick out a 90's bike to an original spec and in opinion you are better off putting on new items where you feel the need to.
You really don't have to source original parts to make it a good bike and I don't think that any Klein fan would turn down my Adroit for not having the original parts on it. I actually have bonus parts on it compared to some of things it did come with.
See the exact 1992 model below that was pictured with the Ultra Light components.
