The Ultimate Vintage Mountain Bike Collection | Retro MTB Tech
VloĆŸit
- Äas pĆidĂĄn 28. 03. 2020
- To many people, being a mountain biker isn't just about the act of riding a bike. It's about the culture, meeting new people with a common interest and staying connected. Here at GMBN Tech, we understand that people buy and sell or collect bicycles for many reasons. For some, it's all about the latest and greatest tech. To others it's the pleasure is in social interaction with fellow riders and collectors and passing over knowledge. It can also be simply about the competitive challenge of having something others can not get!
In this Rewind feature, Doddy takes a look around an incredible Klein collection from an anonymous Klein geek. It's bike porn at it's finest! đ§
Subscribe: gmbn.tech/subscribetogmbntech
The GMBN Shop: gmbn.tech/sD
Follow us on Instagram or Facebook! @gmbntech
#GMBNTech #Rewind #GMBN #mountainbiking #mountainbike #mtb #bikelife #cycling
If you'd like to contribute captions and video info in your language, here's the link đ gmbn.tech/sC
Watch more on GMBN Tech...
đč gmbn.tech/editorschoice
đ” Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound
Motivation - Henyao
Submit your content here:
upload.gmbn.com/tech
Brought to you by the Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN), GMBN Tech delves deeper into the bikes, kit and technology that powers your rides!
Our mission is to help you discover, dial-in, and get the best from the latest cutting edge bikes and technology available.
If itâs off-road tech youâre after, look no further! The weekly GMBN Tech Show showcases the latest and biggest tech stories, with more besides.
Fancy some factory tours and first looks to keep you informed of how the latest tech has arrived, as well as what they do on the trail? Youâve got it. Want some in-depth maintenance videos give you the knowledge to set up, look after and upgrade what youâve got? Yep, weâve got them, too. Lots of âem. In fact, our presenting team consists of bike industry professionals with decades of experience of wrenching, writing, and working at the cutting edge of mountain biking so we can keep you informed, entertained and engaged with all the tech that drives mountain bikes forwards!
Facebook - gmbn.tech/gmbntechfb
Instagram - gmbn.tech/gmbntechinsta
Twitter - gmbn.tech/gmbntechtwitter - Sport
That was every day for me for years...Klein 91-98...production manager....100 a day.
Fair play, Steve!
Great bikes had 2 paint job amazing!
You're so lucky!!!
Good God man, I was was making 100 per day the summer of my junior year in high school working in a grocery store. That was in '94. Gary really didn't take care of his people. I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did.
100 bikes a day ..looked like candy
I remember âSeinfeldâ had one hanging in his apartment in the show. Kleinâs are works of art đŻ
there is recurrent mtb theme in seinfeld, a lot of mtbs in jerry's and george's appartment, and a lot of outside scenes next to a bike shop
Yeah, I remember!
@@nicolasallegra9893 not just MTB, but bikes in general. Remember the episode about a Schwinn Stingray?
George had a friggn' S-works!
The fork was backwards
Really enjoy Doddy in his episodeâs of âretro bike nerd outâ
Very interesting, his passion is contagious, love looking at the high end boutique parts from the past.
We are stoked you feel this way Ed! đ€đ§
GMBN Tech, official new name for the series?đ
Dang! Great collection and thanks GMBN for sharing. Two things:
1) Kleinâs were made in Western Washington state so mud clearance was definitely a thing, though our mud isnât as sticky as other parts of the country. B) One of the bikes had Mavic MA40 road rims cut down to 26â-maybe other folks were doing that, but maybe those wheels came from Keith Bontrager? Thanks again for awesome content.
@@mikemcclane2440 yes, most definitely the MA-40s were from Bontrager. So cool and they forgot to mention it. Embarrassment of riches right there!
Klein bikes never ever fade from Glory or lose thier beauty - forever timeless classics no matter how far time moves on.
I just want to say thank you to Doddy and Sandy . Seeing all these bikes almost put me into tears remembering my young days dreaming about Klein bikes. That Adroit...Oh My God!!!
Thank you again to both of you and the owner of the collection. You have really made my day. Greetings from Spain and thanks again. Waiting for more retro stuff. Cheers!!
Yes, thanks, thanks, THANKS!
Been re-evaluating whatâs important with Covid 19 changing our world. Health, Family, Food, Roof, Room full of Kleins, Paulâs frt mech, CBR cranks, GT2 RS.
We hope you are keeping safe Jon!
@@gmbntech he is, he is on retrobike trawling for Kliens. As am I
Wow, simply wow. I'm in love with the paint job on all of them
Retrobike.co.uk member here - those paint jobs are way more complex than anyone realises. Not just a couple of colours faded together, there are multiple different colours laid on top of each other to make the final effect you can see. One colour would never look like that on its own. There are a couple of people who restore the paint on old Kleins and they know what order of colours to lay on top of each other. Long waiting lists and very expensive to have repainted - the original paint is still the one to have but due to all the layers they can be hard to touch up effectively.
I used to do a fair bit of airbrushing/custom paint work before my hands went bad and I was fascinated by the paintwork on display here, as you say it's a multi layer fade and it all looks super clean which is no mean feat when working on curved tubing particularly on the insides. One errant stroke, one jolt as you bump your hand or airline against the frame, one spit as a result of a blocked nozzle and you've got to start the whole thing again.
Just staggering Doddy, brings back so many memories of drooling over these in MBUK ! Great work
Seeing these bikes again after so many years literally gave me goosebumps. Still look amazing today!
And now, please, please, please, do an episode on Fat Chance as well!
The Klein bikes were the wet dreams of my youth and I still would want these paint jobs on my modern bike
Unbelievable paintwork isn't it! So nice!
These bikes are still wet dreams! Look how beautyful they are. Absolute stunning... đđđ
Google around, there's a guy on Facebook that was a painter for Klein who will paint your bike. Unfortunately he didn't have the supplies to do Moonrise and Sunburst, which are my favorites.
@@dsg148 yeah, if I find free budget for that, I'll think about that. Won't happen too soon :-)
Just looked through my Facebook messages. The guys name is Dave Wilkins and he said he can do the following colors (and I was wrong, he can do Sunburst):
Backfire
Flare
Aurora
Patriot
Green/White/Magenta
Horizon
Gator
Sunburst
Pearl Black
Very Fast Red
Sovereign Blue
Team (Red/Yellow/Pearl white)
Black
White
Painted Desert
Rainforest
20th Anniversary Black
Dynamic dismount!!! The Neely book was so dear to me, growing a mountain biker in the 90s. I lost my copy, but have a line on a replacement, which I really hope my son gets into. It was such a fun, exciting era, pretty much inventing the sport as we went along. This has to be my favourite GMBN video ever! Thanks for sharing your passion for wonderful tech new and old, Doddy!
To quote Doddy "OMG where do you start?"
Thanks for the flash back to some of the happiest days in my life.
Reminds me of the NORBA years.
I have five KLEINS right now . I raced on KLEINS eastcost Team , winning 51expert races and five state championships all riding KLEINS . They are of course outdated today but I still love looking at them . Great to see people restoring and enjoying them . Great video , really enjoy watching all your stuff . Thank you .
WOW! Some memories there! My 1980's best buddy and riding partner, gone but never forgotten, had an Attitude in the orange fade, then showed up one day with an Adroit in Gator fade. We were all envious. He was 6'4" so the bikes were XLs. And spectacular! And he kicked our asses on those bikes.
The one thing I remember and did not see on this video is a Klein with the rear brake under the chainstays. Jim's Attitude had that. I was a mud collector, but sure cleaned up the back end of the bike. The collector might need to add one of those to the collection....
That's because this collector knows what to avoid like the plague! (I've used this expression like three times this week. Poor form, I realize. Sorry.) He knows what's worth restoring and what's worth dumping on Ebay!
The only thing worse than collecting a Klein with a ubrake would be one with BioPace chain rings!!!
What a lovely video, thank you. Keep up the excellent work and please let us see more of Doddy nerding out over some beautiful museum pieces.
These must be be some of the best examples of Kleins in the world. What an amazing collection of bikes and super cool video. Well done GMBN Tech.
Less than 2 mins in and i've peaked already and have started to lick my screen.
I always wanted a Klein. Theyâre beautiful works of art.
I don't know what to say I'm speechless.absolute works of art and a massive thankyou to trailhead cycles for allowing doddy in to bring us this .thee best thing I've ever seen on CZcams .
Hey Doddy! Thanks! That vid brought back the memories of working bike shop and riding in Whistler in 85! Most of those components are new fangled compared to my first Rocky mountain bikes Blizzard! It was pre XTR! I sold it years ago but my brother still has the specialized Rockhopper he bought the same year which is almost all original! I'll send photos of it if you like! Ride ride ride!
Still love the Flite Titanium saddles, one of the epic pieces of bike kit for sure.
Angus McGregor I still have 2 original 1990âs ones, still most comfortable saddle Iâve ever used. And I still use them!
@@rcatkin1 Me too (this is NOT a hashtag!)! I still have them on my Klein MTB and my Breezer Venturi. And they are the best thing you can put your butt on!!
Love this! Did my first retro restore this year and I'm hooked.
That really brings me back. Got a Klein Rascal in '89 and then upgraded to a Mardi Gras Adroit (fill XTR w/mag 21) in '93. LOVED those bikes! Even had the peace sign cable dealon my front brakes and Ringle seatpost. Still have the Adroit frame.
Wow what a jaw dropping retro drooling episode Doddy and GMBNTech đ
Some extraordinary nice bikes and the colours đđ„đ„đ„
Awesome stuff #GMBNTech
I love when Doddy does bike history. Just solid stuff.
An amazing collection. I remember flipping the pages of magazines always lusting after bikes and kits like that. Thanks for the trip in the way back machine.
What a great collection! The Grafton pedals are speed traps if I recall correctly.
HeartSpacers yeah, Speedplay was itâs own company. They made the Frog pedals.
What a great collection! My Kleins go back a couple more generations...Mountain Klein & Pinnacle. Both with WTB Speedmaster brakes and hubs as well as Bullseye Cranks. Thanks for a great video...brought back fond memories of the beginning of mountain biking in Northern California!
Totally insane collection! Those bikes are the same bikes Iâm drooling at everytime I turn the crisp pages of MTB magazines back in the days...
15:18 Sandy had to take over, so that Doddy could finally pick up his jaw off the floor... seriously though: amazing collection.
True!
@@gmbntech To be fair anyone who wasn't gobsmacked by that collection has no soul at all.
Like a trip down memory lane.Gary Klein is a Pacific Northwest hero.Their bikes were extraordinarily lightweight, beautifully crafted, highly desired, and a little too stiff to ride.These Klein's pre date Easton's tapered tube sets which allowed welded aluminum frames to offer flyweight performance with feeling.This is vintage art from an exciting and inventive era.
Thank you for the walk down memory lane! Was 16 and lusting after these bikes and parts. Had friends who owned some, cook bros cranks, grafton speed controllers, etc. I had the original M900 XTR crank, rear d, front d and not forgetting Ringle Bubba Hub! Ringle bottle cage in purple. Never seen them all in 1 place... and I always wondered what happened to Dia Compe! Well thanks for clarifying that. Those Tomac ODI grips are classic! Brings back memories of Answer Hyperlite handlebars, Control Tech Bars and stems....
Loved this episode retro doddy is the best. 90's memories for me sundays at Broadway cycles in epsom cruising round the store drooling over all the kleins, marins and cannondales
Amazing collection!!! I still possess a Klein road bike from the late 80âs in the gator green. With Campy group. It was great, at the time. As you guys said... ahead of itâs time.
Great
I swear , Doddy was like a 16 year old , that gleam in his eye! One of the best GCN video Iâve seen....they both were able to explain why Kleins were the shit back in the day. Great work!
Doddy! The rear entry dropouts! Lighter, stronger, stiffer, easier wheel changes! I used to work in a shop that sold Klein in the late â80âs
Nice, a bit before my time. For me the ultimate bikes were the Kleins with xt/v-brakes and judy forks, GT Zaskar Le, Kona HeiHei/King Kahuna Ti frames, the Ritchey steel framed bikes, Sunn Steel/ti bikes and Swedish brand Crescent Gram Ti frame. Those were my dream bikes! But Klein was always the nr 1 dream bike.
Great memories from my peak years of mountain biking. Excellent collection!!
So cool to learn William Nealy and Gary Klein were friends. I have "Mountain Bike!" in my hand as I watch this. So cool. And what a collection of truly pristine Kleins. Museum-quality collection! Eye candy for sure!!!
I started riding MTB in â79 on a Sears Canada catalogue sourced bike. My first REAL mountain bike was a 1987 Miele Aries 550, with a similar blue/green fade and splatter. From â90-â93 I managed a LBS and remember A-Headsets coming to market. Wanna say â92, what a revelation.. I mounted one on my Aluminum Wheeler(from Germany I believe, similar to Klein) with full XT and thumbshifters. Weight was 20lbs. What a machine. Keep the fantastic RETRO content coming. Cheers.
That green blue gator fade paint job got my heart racing. Those paint jobs make the bikes look fast while sitting still.
Extraordinary! Loved these back in the day, when 7sp XT Hyperglide launched I had the first set, Hyperglide was such a revolution. Long live Flites!
OMG - being a PNW boy Klein was in our backyard. My friends ALL rode Kleins and we all had most of the components including the Paul's brakes and Grafton levers!! Thanks for sharing this... Totally brought me back.
Rad! Thanks for watching Jeffrey!
Wow!! What a line up of amazing bikes!! I was always a huge fan of Klein ever since I saw the one hanging on the wall in Seinfeld apartment
i have an attitude comp stashed away in the corner of my garage. Its not seen the light of day for so long it would qualify as a barn find. You've inspired me to dig it out , do it up and get riding it...ty!
Great stuff!
In 1989 when I started mtb-ing Klein was my absolute dream bike! In 1991 I purchased a 2nd hand Klein Attitude which after a few years had a small crack between top and downtube. Had the frame hanging in my shop for years, then threw it away. Still regret that...
I know the feeling. I grew up absolutely doing my best to kill myself on a wheeled Flexible Flyer (Flexy Racer). I know I hit 65mph on that thing. I wore out three sets of wheels until the company was sued out of existence. I let it go to the dump. HOW? WHY? WTF????? (I've since obtained two nice replacements. One has been completely refurbished, the second is in waiting...)
BUT, when my '85 Crack-N-Fail cracked at the head tube, Cannondale let me Dremel out the serial number from the BB shell and send it to them. I got to keep the frame which had been custom painted by my bike builder friend. Can't part with that piece of history!
What an awesome collection. 30 years ago these were the space shuttle and iPhone. Aerospace technology way before it's time. One tech overlooked is the large diameter oversized steering tube. Now found on all high end rigs. The welds, the tube forming, the paint ... all McLaren quality. Thanks for sharing!
quite a stunning collection! the paint jobs on those bikes is next level.
Amazing episode! Love the retro bikes. I need to go to that mtb museum in Marin, CA.
I'm so happy to have found a 18" Pink, Blue and Purple "Sunset" colored 1992 Attitude at a consignment store around 20 years ago. I store mine with the seatpost quick release collar loose to prevent the seat tube from cracking
Klein new for me. Fascinating. Great story board. Great film shots. Clear, snappy, engaging. Great production. Good stuff.
What a beauty collection, thanks for sharing. Makes me think about what other bikes the collector will collect.
Wow, beautiful.
I'm in Victoria BC, Canada and the local shop at that time, Pacific Cycles was a Klein dealer and just about daily I went 8n to oogle at the stunning pieces. The Adroit, Attitude and lower end. I recall they had this display of various tubes with the different paint options.
So far ahead of others. Internal routing, integrated head sets crazy.
The early, mid 90s hold a special place in my heart for mountain bikes, just before the behemoths bought up smaller brands like Klein, Bontrager, Brodie, Syncros, Race Face, Nuke Proof, Ringle... so much awesomeness.
I remember having pictures from MBUK magazine of numerous Kleins on my bedroom wall. Even now they look absolutely stunning!
Got a Klein Rascal in my shed - my dads mtb that I started riding off road this year. Bloody good fun on that machine.
This makes me miss my Klein Rascal that was stolen out of my garage 2 years ago just after I put a bunch of work modernizing it. Great bikes and still fun to ride today.
That sucks. So sorry to hear. There's been a major rash of burglary in my area as of late. Crazy since almost everyone's home these days. Anyway, I posted on my local NextDoor to tell people to LOCK YOUR DAMN BIKES! Just because you think your garage is secure doesn't mean it is. Plus, you already own a damn lock, so USE IT!!!
If it's a nice bike, it needs a lock - ALWAYS. No such thing as "a bike too nice to lock up."
Just beefed up my basement door lock and am adding shackle guards to my garage with a shit load of bikes and tools. I'm making it VERY HARD for the fuckers to steal my shit!!!
I worked in a shop that sold Klein, gator fades, horizon fades, but then there was night storm. I ended up with a night storm quantum road bike. I do remember lusting after an attitude that was gold. So many memories, and way ahead of his time! Letâs just all forget the Mantra.
So cool. Raced an attitude in 91 and 92 in both DH and CC. 22lbs and held together..Ahhhh the good ol days..
Who else remembers a childhood drooling over these bikes while flipping through bike magazines?
Love these KLEIN bikes! I had a KLEIN MANTRA RACE in RED, loved it even though it wasn't a "pure" Klein. Thanks for the vid...
Hi Doddy,great vid, stunning collection .Back in the day when these bikes were new I was heavily into the scooter scene in the UK .I am sure that there used to be a custom Lambretta with a gator fade paint job
Yeah you know your mtb history Doddy, Di-comp indeed, the parts on the Klein's were so ahead of their time & not just klein, most of the components were well ahead to, i still own a crank bro's crankset as well as a bullseye hub, i have only ever seen a Klein Attitude twice in the 40 years of riding , they were rare then & pretty much unheard of nowadays until videos like this shine a light on them, the other bike foe me back then was the Alpinestars mtb which were also rocking back in the day.
I am saving this video as this is about as close as i shall get to seeing any Klein's, thank you for the memory lane trip
Most people only got to see on or two in real life and that was either in the shops or at the bike shows. They were ultra rare bikes and they still are. I will my website up soon with all of my Kleins to view.
These are just to die for super rare over here in California. I keep my eye out for these all the time. Omg they are so gorgeous, and those original xt parts . My nerd levels are spiking ! Lol thanks guys
Awesome video! That Klein collection is insane!
What a flashback! Work of art in the frame and components.
Beautiful bikes thank you for sharing them. I really like the older mountain bikes the style was rapidly changing from year to year. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there.
Had to pause at 17:00. ABSOLUTE BEAUTY!! Well done and thank you
Remember drooling over an Adroit in purple fade that used to sit in Harry Halls in Manchester.
I once owned the first Fisher Pro Caliber. It was also press fit BB bearings and one piece bar and stem, and 3 colour fade paint job. Wish I still had it.
Iâm speechless! đ¶ these bikes are from the period where I started to begin with mountanbiking. My first bike was a Cannondale Super V. I was that time also impressed by the KLEIN mtbâs
Love Kleins. I first learned of them when Tinker Juarez was their factory rider. Gorgeous, forward thinking bikes/designs.
Listed after Kleins when I were a lad..... Ended up with a Diamond Back Ascent first and then a Trek 7000. Never quite stretched to one of these beauts!
Wow this brings back memories.
I lusted after a Klein for years and then finally bought an Attitude frame in '91with the orange /pink fade.
Built it up with Deore XT, purple Cooks Brothers cranks, Ringle skewers and white Onza Porcupine tyres !đ
Still have it??? I'm sure you don't, so where did it go???
@@dudeonbike800 No sold it late 90s , regret it now!
Loved this! Made me think back to older tech. I do miss an old Girven flex stem!
Very cool! I live in Chico and love Paul components!!!
Still running those Ringle skewers on my single speed. I really wanted those CBR cranks back in the day.
I have a yellow/orange koi color fade Klein Attitude Comp & just love it. Out of all of my bikes, it may very well be my favorite even though it was made 20 something years ago!
I live in Aberdeen Wa, just up I5 from Chehalis. My uncle Ron worked there so my uncles had a hookup on the top bikes back in the late 80s with the Rascle, then the Attitude in the early to mid 90s, then I got the chance to get in it in 2000 with one of the last Adroit bikes. I love it. I did a xtr build and I am going to do another rebuild on it and take it up to date. Love it
I have a 97 Klein,attitude comp.Only thing i changed was the cole fork,to a rockshox air fork.Also changed the pedals to flat.It is a XS,it fits me perfect.I will not get rid of it never.Stay safe everyone.âź
x
Gorgeous looking bikes, they where dream bikes when I was riding my Kona Cinder Cone and my Pro Flex!
stunning bikes... I lusted after these in the early 90s... settled for a white trek 950 which i loved.. :)
So pretty!! I always wanted one too! I loved Ringle parts in the 90s..The Kooka cranks that matched my purple Ringle bits were complete junk! Flexy and eventually snapped. I miss that bike! It was a built up Mongoose IBOC that was Burple with purple everything. Sooo 90s
Just fantastic! Wanted more. Doddy come back
Paul Components! Cool to see! I have some of those brakes. Plus kooka cranks. Pauls still in business.
Great collection! I really dig the paint of the old school bikes.
Iâve just done a video of my Dolomite.. and this video has made me regret selling my collection đ
Beautiful bikes!! Thanks for showing them đ
9:30 Grafton Speed Trap pedals - amazing setups btw - up! :-) love the re-entry levers
Thats one freaking awesome of a Klein collection!
Trailhead a great shop...i busted my front wheel (Giant Anthem) on Long Mynd and Trailhead sorted me out with a new wheel! I also have a Klein Attitude Comp
That orange fade paint job is amazing. Absolutely beautiful.
The Moonrise Attitude or the Sunburst Adroit?
I love those bikes! I used to work at a shop and we sold Kleinâs. This was after they were purchased by Trek but still bikes were amazing. This is the time that the Mantras were coming out. One special bike owner order was the road bike, Quantum Pro which came with the Dura-Ace and the new deep dish Rolf wheels when at the time came with I believe the Hugi hubs. The sound of those wheels were amazing. The color that bike came with was Chameleon Fire, which was a purple with some metal flakes to make it shinny BUT! When viewed at different angles under the sun had a green tone to it. Amazing bike and right away that bike sold!
Nah, Kleins were never the same after tRek bought 'em. Damn shame.
Serious bikeporn right there! On my bucketlist alongside Yeti's and Fat Chance's. I let a Rascal go like a year ago.
Jesus those are mint, fabulous! brings back memories could never afford one though
I had those black CBR cranks (180mm) and a pair of Nuke Proof hubs but with carbon-wrapped hubs on a Rhygin Juke SS back in the day. It had a first generation SID fork without the disc brake tabs - it was the lightest model. That bike was sweet. Two road bikes now; both steel with some carbon bits but no MTBs.
I went to the London bike show ,saw all the back to the 90s retro bikes the yetis were thare the kleins were thare,a full collection of gt bikes were thare I was blown away!
Gary Klein did make some beautiful bikes!!! This is a great collection!!!
Awesome collection. Used to dream of Kleins on my Cannondale. Too expensive for a student, though!
Those Nuke Proof hubs reminded me of my own set of handbuilt wheels. Nuke Proof hubs + Campagnolo rims + Tom Ritchey spokes. Think they were ÂŁ280 at the time. Best wheels ever.
Can't remember the name of the rims, but being a weight weenie they were the lightest of the two main rims Campagnolo offered for mountain bikes at the time.
Remember Klein from 30 years ago.⊠The holy grail/unicorn of mountain bikes. Dreamed of getting one. Never managed it. So beautiful.