1995 Klein Adroit: 20" - MC2 Bars/Stem - Burgundy Blue Linear Fade - Judy TT Air - XC Pro - Flite - X0/X9

***Local Pickup in Portland price is $700***

This is a true pre-trek Adroit, with a mix of primarily period correct parts with a modern SRAM X0/X9 9s drivetrain.  It does have a few paint issues and small dents (see below).  This is your chance to get a rider quality Adroit in a rare color for a budget price!  

This mind blowingly beautiful frameset was Klein's top shelf mountain bike in the 1990's.  It uses their nicer Gradient alloy tubing, and is painted with they hypnotic Burgundy Blue Linear Fade.  While it appears as a purple heavy chameleon paint job as you walk around it, it's a true fade.  This paint is "deep" as an ocean, and glittery to boot.  It's among the flashiest of Klein's paint jobs, obviously besides the Nightstorm.  

This 1995/1996 Adroit was among the last "true" Adroit, before Trek started putting their influence into the frames.  The 1997 frame was also a true Adroit, but it was literally just a continuation of the 1996.  1998 there was no Adroit released, and 1999 saw the disappearance of the Airheadset and Precision BB as well as the addition of Gary Fisher "Genius" geometry.  

Size

This is a Klein size medium / 20", as stated in the frame number and verified by measurement.  Klein sizes run large, and Klein's geometry chart recommends the 20" frame for riders roughly 5ft 7 to 5ft 10.  It fits like a typical medium/large.

• Seat tube: 18.6" (to top of seattube), 17" c-t
• Top tube: 23.38" (effective)

Condition

Very good to great condition.  It's ready to ride, but it's certainly not a show bike.  The only structural damage is two small connected dents on non-drive side top tube (handlebar dings?) and small and shallow dent on the bottom of the downtube just forward of the BB.  Paint wise, you can see a bolder blue where the bottle cage was from fading around it.  On the driveside of top tube there is a long rectangular frame protector clear sticker that was possibly installed to protect from handlebar dings? I tried to remove it with no luck.  Otherwise, there's some chips on the chainstays closer to the BB shell, light scratching to drive-side chainstay, non-drive side seatstay scuffs, and brake lever installation scrape marks on the bars an inch further in. *all of these blemishes are captioned in the photos*

Components are largely in excellent or better condition.  Fork has an air cartridge and functions very well with no leaks.  It does have scuffing on the stanchions at the very bottom, which doesn't seem to be causing a problem.  There are a number of NOS parts including brakes, levers, grips, seatpost, brake cables.  SRAM parts are near mint.  Flite saddle has a little wear but nothing too bad. The original tires have most of their tread left, though the sidewalls are cracking from age.

Details

• Serial number: 020X1295232 (020 indicates 20", 1295 indicates Dec 1995 build date)
• Fork: Rockshox Judy TT w/ air cartridge upgrade, black
• Wheelset: Deore LX Parallax M565 hubs laced to Ritchey Rock 395-E rims
• Crankset: Specialized Strongarm II S-Works: 175mm x 42/32/22t
• Brake levers & rear brake: Suntour XC Pro cantilever black/gold ano
• Front brake: Deore v-brake (no way to install cable hanger on fork lowers for canti)
• Saddle: Selle Italia Flite Ti Gel
• Tires: Klein Death Grip 2.35
• Drivetrain: 9sp SRAM X9 pod shifters, X0 rear derailleur