Recent content by pinguwin

Ask who was an old Klein dealer. Sometimes they have the tools sitting around in the basement gathering dust. I know a shop in the U.S. who hasn't used the tool in double-digit years but keeps it around because one of his old, old, old customers might come in and ask to have it done. That...

If you can install the original rigid fork on it, I'd do that for sure. There are a few shops out there that still have the tools to do it but you have to know where to look and would probably have to ship the bike there, which isn't cheap. Where are you located? Maybe someone here knows a...

I may have missed it but haven't noticed any mention of decals. Surely if you have access to a water jet, you can make some custom vinyl cut decals. Have you considered water jet cutting the decals? That would be super unique.

Re: Technically yes, it's oxidation forming under the paint but aluminum doesn't rust in the same way ferrous materials do. Generally, and there are exceptions, aluminum will form aluminum oxide but it's a self-sealing layer. It forms but prevents oxygen from "digging deeper" into the metal...

Actually, it was the 1113th one made. The 459 is a hexadecimal number (base 16 with 0-9 & A-F being the digits). Even though A-F isn't in the number it's still base 16. Just being a nitpicker and the other bits are correct. Bren, do a search, there are some other threads that cover this in...

Re: Still available...

1993 Klein Rascal with Ultraviolet paint. Excellent condition, no chainsuck whatsoever. Colors are as bright as the day it was made. Stock XT build that it came with (except for saddle). This was a demo bike for a shop and has seen very little use. Probably has never seen offroad use at...

Conde, Not December, but might you mean this one: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... p;t=172921

DIY might not work when you need seals and other parts, good chance that Hippietech has parts although they don't sell parts without services.

http://hippietechsuspension.com/ is a good bet. He can be hit or miss in terms of how long he takes. My last dealings with him were fine but others have had delays. But he can go way back to the old stuff in many cases.

My bad for forgetting that info. Original post amended.

Have an all silver MC1 stem in very good condition from a Ultraviolet (silver/purple/black) 1993 Rascal. 135mm length and original 580mm width for 1" headsets. I have two 93 Rascals and the paint matches them exactly. More pictures available upon request. $120 + shipping. Seven pictures...

Martin, you know we have to needle about that. :lol:

Not trying to be snarky, but that's quite often a positive.

I'd say it was a 1991.