1996 KLEIN ATTITUDE FRAME

[Carsten]

yes, it's a 1997 model. may well have been built in 2nd half of 1996 though. 1 1/8" head tube, medium (20"), color is burning sand

http://web.archive.org/web/199802010735 ... /Comp.html

Attitude Geometry: Frame Size M (inch/cm)
Typical rider height: Ft., in. / cm 5'7" - 5'10"/170 - 177
Top tube standover height 29.62/75.23
Bottom bracket height 11.7/29.70
Top tube length 23.38/59.38
Chainstay length 16.40/41.70
Wheelbase 41.33/104.98
Front fork rake 1.50/3.81
Top tube angle 8.27
Seat tube angle 73.2
Head tube angle 72.0

nice bike and the best Klein RIDER there is imho.

 

[P20]

That looks in good nick. Its no good to me, but looks a bargain.

nice bike and the best Klein RIDER there is imho.

Surely thats enough said

 

[stavros222]

Do you have any more pics?? Ideally of the chainstay area, and one with the whole frame in shot?
Cheers!

 

[paddy01]

Very very tempted by this.

This would have been built on the cusp of the Trek takeover, would this be one built by Klein themselves in the US or would it be a Trek made one?

Paddy

 

[konamad]

i will take some more tonight

 

[Carsten]

Very very tempted by this.

This would have been built on the cusp of the Trek takeover, would this be one built by Klein themselves in the US or would it be a Trek made one?

Paddy

Klein built all the models until the Chehalis factory was closed in early 2002. only exception i think were the 1997/98 Pulse frames with external cables and some of the road bikes. the takeover was in 1995 btw...

these 97/98 Attitudes are almost the same as the 94-96 Pulse frames except for the threaded bb shell (instead of press-fit bb), the loose seat post clamp (instead of welded-on) and the brake cable exit on the top tube which is suited for V-brakes. these modifications take away a bit of the "pre-Trek" fetish but make the frame much more user friendly.

Carsten