The serial number appears to be a Stumpy and could have been faked. Whats puzzling about the number is the ME repeated at the end unless that was a miscommunication between the seller and OP. Maybe I am wrong about the serial number it should be ME501309 and not ME501239ME. I still cant figure...
Paint not even close to 9.5
Its funny the seller rated it a 9.5 for paint. My pinnacle paint is in much better condition absolutely no scratches and I still wouldnt rate it a 9.5. Don't get me wrong thats a nice bike but the frame has too many scratches to call it a 9.5 imho.
I say its fine as it is.
If you're riding for nostalgia, it will do fine. If you want a more technical ride, take the 29er. I gravel grind the hell out of my Pinnacles on NT rides. When I want to get physical, I use my Attitude Race or my Cannondale. It nice, man. Just based on the colour...
I can't say I blame you if you leave it as is. I have the 18" frame and it does look like a big bmx. You make me want to look around for another to give that a try. But I won't use my current small frame. They do kind of look BMXish, don't they?
Nice, I did look at it on another computer and realized it was at least 20" or larger but for some reason I saw a stretched view initially. Very nice you have some great looking bikes. I love the celeste 85 DB Apex.
"Oh Happy Day", is right. Congrats on the find\aquisition. My song for the moment is Someday at Christmas. Hopefully I will sing Oh Happy Day in the near future.
Missing are listed after will insert later.
1991 Klein Pinnacle XT Color - Magenta UltraViolet Fade
1988 Klein Pinnacle XCD Color - Flare Red
2002 Klein Attitude Race Color - XT Ocean Floor
1993 Kona Fire Mountain Blue
2009 Kona Humu Humu Nuku Nuku Apua-A
1993 Gary...