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Shamus

Post subject: Wife´s Gator Adroit

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:42 pm

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First we must give really big thank´s to Archangel!
He made this possible!
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32466

My wife finally got Klein... and not just some, but Gator Adroit!

Build is starting from here... :roll:

It had Rock Shox, but I changed it to Strata today.

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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:46 pm

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Beauty!

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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:51 pm

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That s a classy looking bike. The photo's are good too!

What cameras do people use to get such good pictures?

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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:08 pm

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Your wife would be very happy !

Very beautifull. What is your secret for finding such NOS frame ?

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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:19 pm

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That's a beauty, looking forward to seeing it finished.

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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:04 pm

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Sweet - the CrossMax's go well too.

What cranks are you going to use?

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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:13 pm

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Cranks will be those Toplines... before we find some nice 170mm...
Wheels I´m not sure... have some nice XTR also.

Front brake is problem.. there is no noodle for canti at that stem, need to find other stem or use v-brake :roll:

Camera is Canon EOS350.

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Carsten

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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:31 am

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Shamus wrote:

Camera is Canon EDS350.

Paul cantis rear and Crosstop front. both work well with canti levers and the crosstop doesnt need a noodle

sweet bike, excellent photos!

Carsten

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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:38 am

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the ultimate klein in the ultimate colour !!!
what more is there to say !!!
NICE !!!

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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:48 am

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Shes a beauty...the bike that is.. :lol:

Had the noodle been cut?
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:09 am

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mmm, that's a beautiful bike with lovely colours on it, I like it alot.

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Archangel

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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:13 am

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Shamus wrote:

First we must give really big thank´s to Archangel!
He made this possible!

You're most welcome! Glad to be able to help a friend!

24pouces wrote:

What is your secret for finding such NOS frame ?

If he would tell you, it would not be a secret anymore... :wink:

But having good connections helps quite a bit.

jonrock wrote:

Had the noodle been cut?

Nope, it's an original one. Most Kleins that came with a suspension fork had noodleless MC1/MC2.

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Shamus

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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:45 am

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I´m a bit lost now...
Should I put Campagnolo Olimpus black cranks, mechs and thumbshifters?
Or M900 with those Toplines.
Brakeslevers are Gravity Research and Avid Tri Align cantis, both blue ano. Front brake is gonna be something else for a while...
I have also Campagnolo or M900 wheels.
Also blue Ringles are possible

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Archangel

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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:18 am

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If Maaria likes thumbshifters, then at least Campagnolo derailleurs & shifters would be nice. Are they 8 speed compatible ?
It would be a somewhat different to the usual XTR M900 builds.
Don't know about black cranks though. Might be worth trying.

I'd say keep the blue Ringlé wheels on the Sea&Sky...unless you have a second pair of those hubs...

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neilll

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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:13 pm

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Looks really nice, if you gotta have a Klein then Gator Fade has to be the nicest colour and it looks so much better with Strata forks

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