Recent content by Bertiebot

Hi all I got my old Attitude Comp out a couple of months ago and had forgotten how fab a bike it was/is. After very good advice from on here I have replaced all cables and other consumables, fitted a new set of bars and stem (Thomson Elite), and some exotic carbon forks. Done a few miles too...

That is one sweet bike. Wowee.

I'm doing the coast to coast ride from Whitehaven to Sunderland on the old girl this weekend so that ought to work as a decent shakedown ride. My carbon forks and CK headset arrived today and I won't get chance to fit them pre ride sadly. I need to get the forks reamed to fit the crown race and...

I now have a lovely Chris King headset on its way. If a thing is worth doing........

Needless to say now I have my eXotics arriving tomorrow I have found some SIDs with a 215mm steerer so they are on their way too. Probably need a second frame now. Is this how the compulsive thing starts?

Update on progress and thanks to sage advice on here. I have replaced all cables, thoroughly degreased and lubed everything and lordy lordy what a difference. I have also been ebay surfing and generally searching for some decent replacement suspension forks. I very much fancy some SIDs but am...

I've not bought or swapped suspension forks before. Other than the steerer being a standard 1 1/8th a headset type what are the critical measurements I need to get right for them to fit?

Thank the Lord for that!! I have some proper Shimano cable cutters so if its just a case of pull out the actual cables and replace the outers and cables then no problem at all. What do you guys use for lube. I use GT85 for no other reason than I always have.

Re: Re: I had a play on google/ebay and now realise its a whole world of bike porn. I could spend so much money so easily. Lots of lovely vintage XTR. NOS hubs - oh yes, chain set? certainly sir..... I think the very wise words to sort what I have and then see how I feel are what i need to do...

Thanks for the advice guys, all very much appreciated and food for thought. If I can get it shifting sweetly as an 8 speed then that would be great. Much as I like buying toys I don't want to spoil the whole retro thing completely. The Bontrager stem/bars weren't great so the Thomson Elite...

Thanks, I think it looks pretty nice. It cost me a chuffing fortune when I bought it new ar Evans in Wandsworth. It was a getting divorced present from me to me and I don't regret the divorce or the buying the bike. I don't want to spoil my Klein, more get it working perfectly. I am struggling...

Hi all Not been on here before but was trying to learn more about maybe gently upgrading my lovely old MTB. Its a Klein Attitude Comp from 1997 in vibrant orange. Its got a mix of XT and LX bits on it (from new) and I recently put a Thomson Elite stem & titanium bars on it to match the OE...