semi retro KLEIN bike with race face / ringle / salsa

[obi-wan-mtb]

Hi fellow bikers,

See my Klein Pulse comp from '96 I tried to build up a bit retro.
(I know, this is not a pre Trek era Klein so probably not considered retro at all...)

Built up as follows:

frame > Klein Pulse Comp (1996)
fork > Manitou SX (1998, m'n 1996 mach 5 gebroken )
wheels > Mavic CrossRide (1999?)
quick releases > Salsa (1999)
cranks > Race Face Next carbon 8 speed (1999)
brakes > Shimano XT-V(1996 > yep, the first V-Brakes from Shimano)
derailleurs > Shimano XT (2003, arh, my 1996 stuff has worn out...)
cassette > Shimano 8 speed 11-30 (1999)
shifters > SRAM X-ray 800i (1996)
stem > Ringle Zooka Clamp On (1997)
seatpost > Ringle Moby Deuce (1997)
sadlle > Selle Italia Flite gel (2002)
handlebar > Easton EA70 (2007 > right! in a search of a retro handlebar)
bar ends > Roox (2003, I know, not realy retro at all)
headset > eh, dunno, it is a Ritchey (1999)
cage > Ringle H20

still a nice bike...?
is this semi retro rig misplaced on this forum?

happy trails!

 

[Spikes]

Certainly not misplaced here! I like your bike: it's got a nice setup and cool yellow bits. Would be even cooler with a yellow judy in my humble opinion, but Marzocchi's work great.

 

[tintin40]

Pre Trek is cool It's the Trek ownership that :twisted:

 

[JustKev]

nice build Obi-Wan-Mtb - i too had a Pulse Comp and still regret selling it :cry:

 

[haggis]

klein

nice bike dude, i especially like the yellow bits but....and its a big but....is that a rust bubble on the rear dropout? :roll: thought alu didnt rust.

 

[B3]

Re: klein

nice bike dude, i especially like the yellow bits but....and its a big but....is that a rust bubble on the rear dropout? :roll: thought alu didnt rust.

It's the aluminium version of rust, oxidization. It's where water gets between the paint and the aluminium.

 

[stevet1]

Looks ace, just the right amount of coloured bits IMO.

 

[obi-wan-mtb]

Thanks for the nice words!

Indeed a yellow Judy would probably look nice on this frame but maybe to much yellow is overdone....

About the "rust" I just noticed that on the photo :-( ....
But I think it's been there for long and not weakening the frame (I hope).

I know this is not a pre Trek era Klein but I bought it back in 1996 in the US being very happy to buy a Klein at all since the price of those here in the Netherlands was almost twice as much!


ride on!

 

[tintin40]

That's a cool bike. Just get the 'rust' looked at. And it will last longer than us mere mortals.

 

[obi-wan-mtb]

mavic cross ride yellow > age?

Looks ace, just the right amount of coloured bits IMO.

Yep, very happy with my buys of the yellow bits.
Thinking of swapping the bar ends though, a bit to much?

What about those Mavic wheels:

Anyone an idea about the age of those Mavic Cross Ride wheels?
Are these 1999?