Custom Klein road bike - VERY U.S.A. paint

[SF Klein]

Post Trek model but the welds and paint look to be of the same high quality in the Pre-Trek days. However the paint scheme is anything but subtle. You'd have to be a politician though to want something THIS patriotic. Plus, I always associate red/white/blue paint schemes with Ritchey frames.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Klein-Quantum-56cm- ... 500wt_1120

 

[Anthony]

I thought it was the US public that was patriotic, and the politicians just pretended to be to get votes?

I met somebody from San Francisco out on the Sussex Downs a couple of weeks ago. He works for an IT company called Informatica. I was riding a US bike called a Kona. He had a very good bike and knew what he was doing, but what struck me was that he had never heard of Kona.

 

[SF Klein]

To be honest, before finding this site, I too had never heard of Kona. I used to read Mountain Bike Action pretty regularly in 1993-1995 and from what I remember, they tended to feature these brands the most:

GT
Specialized
Pro Flex
Yeti
Ritchey

There was also some sprinkling in of Mountain Cycles, Cannondale and a few others but for the life of me, I can't remember ever reading about or seeing a Kona either in their magazine or in a bike shop. My memory isn't the best though :shock:

 

[orange71]

I understood Kona wasn't actually very big in the States for some reason.

 

[jonrock]

That would be perfect for a tour of the Middle East..
J

 

[DM]

I understood Kona wasn't actually very big in the States for some reason.

Maybe because they're Canadian?

 

[SF Klein]

I literally laughed out loud at your post JonRock

 

[jonrock]

Sweet!
I was was going to suggest a 'Captain America' costume as well...
Nah a bit OTT!
J

 

[tintin40]

:shock: OMG that is not good. (IMHO)

 

[Archangel]

Yeah, those Klein custom-order 'country' paintjobs were either way cool or way fugly.
I guess the USA theme goes a bit over the top...