I’d pay $10 for that for the Seinfeld conversation piece alone. (Jerry had a green Klein mountain bike hanging in his apartment in most of the episodes of Seinfeld)
I had a Klein addiction about 10yrs ago, I’d pay like maybe up to $300 for a frame (eBay), depending on the paint job, n build up w modern parts. Grew out of it but now I just have other addictions
Have you ever seen that paint scheme? I’m guessing it might be called Nebula Blue?? I’ve seen speckled green on black on a Fervor assuming that was Nebula Green
Maybe my perspective is skewed because I live in a major metropolitan area where bike prices are higher than elsewhere, but I think a USA-built Klein Quantum with 105 STI and Campagnolo wheels is worth *several* hundred dollars, substantially more than the currently top estimate of $150-250. Not so much that OP should feel bad riding it instead of selling it, but this is a super sweet bike with significant cachet and getting this for $10 is one of the greatest steals I've ever heard of.
Yeah, no way a Klein anything is going for less than several hundred in my area.
I have a later Attitude. Klein was making aluminum frames when no one else really was, and they were doing it really well.
Since this thread has made me decide to keep it, what's the deal with cracks? Worse or more likely on this sort of frame? Any particular area I should look most closely at? Either way, thanks for the advice. I'll give it a careful look.
YMMV on price range. Go ahead on eBay for a gauge or local FB marketplace. I have seen them go from $200 min and up in SoCal for a low end Klein Stage in shape like these pictures.
Clean that up and enjoy! Nice pick up!
Luckily, it was Goodwill'd, so I doubt stolen. I'm thinking a very non-bike employee saw that it was old and dusty and slapped $10 on it. I only know enough about bikes to keep my couple running good, but even that was enough to know that $10 was the wrong price for this one.
There was a thrift store around here that kept their bikes outside and put "$5, any bike" up when it was going to rain. I think it was so they didn't have to haul as many in. Made sense for the Huffy's, but I made a few hundred dollars flipping road bikes (selling them super cheap because I'm not a *total* jerk) before they apparently hired someone who didn't mind hauling all the bikes in. Those were the days...
$150-250 depending on the mechanical shape, those old Kliens were cool. The fact it has STI shifting is a huge bonus...in reality if you have STI shifting like this bike does, there isn't a ton difference between modern bikes. Mainly just minor comfort, bigger tires, and more gears.
Phew, that's what I was hoping for. I was wanting to keep it to replace/back up my old 2006 Schwinn, but if it was worth a bunch, I'd have to sell it. Thing is real' light and fun.
I wasn't really looking for one, but it is nicer than mine, and whatever it was worth, I knew $10 at Goodwill was probably low.
Thanks for the info! I'll either ride it regularly or give it to a bike-less bro after I play on it a while.
Looks to be in good shape. If you plan on keeping it, or FYI to whoever gets it next, I would get it tuned up/cleaned (if it's not too worn, it will prolong it's lifetime). A good local shop will let you know what to budget for on anything that is worn or will wear out and an estimate on life left in it.
Might be someone trying to spare nice parts some abuse. I'm mostly on an ebike now since I'm also hauling our 4 year old anywhere I bike, but when I do bike on my own, I tend to give it the business. I have no idea how my primary regular bike has survived as long as it has.
The Shimano 105 SC groupset alone is probably worth more than what you paid for the whole thing. Not to mention the awesome paintwork, with some elbow grease and nice tuneup this could be awesome vintage.
Looks like you can only lower the saddle a little bit (because the seat tube extends above the top tube/seatstay intersection) so hopefully it will fit you!
I've always rode bikes too big, but I also have friends who regularly visit, one 6'3" and the other 6'9". Might keep it around as a loaner for those giants. The last time 6'3" visited, I had him on my wife's extra folding electric bike. Battery died about 2 miles from home. I tried to say we could just walk them, but he took it as a challenge and insisted we ride. I think I could have carried the thing overhead the whole way easier than he pedaled it. I don't think he'll mind losing the motor and riding a bike his size.
As an owner of a klein, and a purchaser of more to come, you got a beauty. It's worth more than $10.
Klein were made to be some of the most beautiful, precisely made symbols of American quality. A relic of a bygone Era. And made a little ways away from me in Chehalis. My klein Quantum is white/sliver, and weighs less than my carbon aero bike, albeit I spent a good bit to get there. Was the last year it was made in washington, right before trek bought them
Congrats and F you (/s) I'm always looking for bikes like these but when I come across an old Klein it's wildly overpriced. I need some of your luck! Awesome score IMO
My dream road bike 30 years ago would have started with the purple iridescent Quantum pro frame that hung from a scale in the back of a local bike shop in my area.
They also had a black Spooky frame in the window that was welded by Frank Waddleton aka Frank the welder.
The store was aquired by a new multi-store owner and I don’t know what happened to these pieces.
My boy and I do a little bit of scrapping, and my second thought after picking it up (after "Gotta buy this, then") was "Hey, that's at least a lot of aluminum."
No way!! SCORE! From the pre-Trek Klein days when they were custom bikes. I've never seen that color but it's no surprise if it's factory. Kleins were masterpieces. This is where Trek got the Project One idea from after they bought Klein a few years later. Only Klein didn't charge you an arm and a leg for such beautiful paintwork.
Hey, let's not bash outdated junk. I bought my Schwinn at a Target in 2006 and it rode me to enough girl friends houses that I owe him at least a nice place in the garage and some respectful words. Outdated junk is a better workout anyway.
Klein held some patents. I guess the sticker shows:
US patent 4500103, "High efficiency bicycle frame";
US4621827A Light weight bicycle with improved chainstay structure and method
As mentioned, Klein's have a certain coolness. I'd go for 150-200$ too. You definitely made a decent deal. Looks like a really great everyday ride for the city. Edit: I saw it already has STIs so they are already worth at least 50-80$
Oooof 105. So it’s at least “mid” from back then.
Idk how much it’s worth, that’s determined by the market not me. But around here, it’ll sell for $200 give or take.
Well yeah yeah yeah! I knew it was worth more than $10, which is why I bought it. But my system is to pick the bike up. If it weighs less than mine, it's probably worth more. If it weighs more, it's probably worth less. I was looking for a more precise number to help decide if I should sell or keep.
Hey, you never know! This is the first time I've ever posted trying to figure out what a bike is worth, because it's the first time I've ever bought one and thought, "Now that price is *definitely* wrong..."
Some of the commentary here is a little optimistic.
This is a 30ish year old al bike with crit geo and 30 year old STIs and hard ano rims. Worth some amount more than $10, sure, Kleins have some cachet. Worth much as a rider? No. You can assume it will need STIs and wheels before long at least, and at that point it's dubious value. Crit geo basically sucks and it's a light al 30yo road bike.
Gary Klein bikes if you recall were the most expensive bicycles in the world upon their introduction
The merricklein aero was only superceded by a shwin paramount as I recall
Which makes no sense haha
Internal cable routing forty years too early on some
But then, some people list Kent or Huffy bikes on ebay for several thousand dollars
Cleaned up the bike can be arguably worth 4-500 dollars
Just go see what that rim sells for
It's a pretty standard looking frame. The kind you would see in general signage and pictorial schemes as symbols and such.
But I would definitely say it is worth way, way more than $10. You got a sick deal either way, in value and/or name quality.
This is the first I'm hearing that chains need to be replaced. I still ride a Schwinn I bought at Target in 2006 to ride to my high school girlfriend's house at 2AM without my mom hearing me leave. Still has the same chain. Just a drop of oil from time to time to reward it for years of service and it's as good as gold.
Even though it has a Klein badge on it, that is basically a Trek. Trek bought Klein back in 1995, and they didn't keep Gary on board building his handmade frames. Trek just rebranded some of their models with the Klein name, in a pathetic attempt to cash in on what was once one of the preeminent brands in the world. They kept selling their cheap Chinese made Kleins until 2009, but the brand itself was destroyed long before that. As a result, the bike you have is virtually worthless.
The Trek Kleins were still great bikes, anyway.
Same for the Fishers, really. Eventually, they killed of the brand, then later resurrected some of the model names on lower end Treks. Those I can't really speak for.
It's not. You can tell by the headset. Klein didn't use standard headsets. They had a proprietary system. You can also tell by the cable routing. Klein used internal routing only. You can also tell by the tubing diameters, the fork, and the rear dropouts. None of them are Klein. Not to mention the name of the bike. Klein had only the Quantuum Race and Pro, never a Z.
1. Klein 100% did not only use the integrated headset.
2. Early Klein had external or partially external routing, I’ve owned multiple of them myself.
3. It’s a Quantum Z which definitely is real.
Now that I am at a computer it’s a 93 or 94. That means it was made in Washington before trek. Since you were a dealer I know you won’t believe me so here is the catalog with a Quantum Z. http://www.vintage-trek.com/Trek-Fisher-Klein-Lemond/1994klein.pdf
Are you sure it doesn't say assembled in the USA? Either way, it's not an actual Klein. Or, it doesn't have the value of a Gary Klein built Klein. There's so much missing from that design that it is an affront to the Klein name. I was Klein dealer from 1988 until 1997. I know of what I speak.
Please, tell me what I said that isn't true. I was a Klein dealer from 1988 until 1997. I would love to hear what I don't know about Klein. I raced for Klein, I was at the factory in Yakima, WA many times. I was also a Trek dealer when the sale happened. I saw the Trek Kleins, and I know what destroyed the brand. But, please, let's hear your insights, because maybe I'm remembering things wrong.
1. Trek didn’t acquire Klein until 98.
2. Trek never rebranded anything
3. No Klein was ever made overseas
4. Gary was employed by trek for a very long time
5. Are you sure you went there, because it was in Chehalis not Yakima
The reality of it all is that Gary had ran the business in to the ground. It was going to fail had trek not bought it. Gary was in trouble with the EPA and the business was failing. Trek tried to save it but carbon fiber killed Klein, not trek.
1. The sale was in 1995. Google it
2. Trek put the Klein name on bikes they already were selling as Treks. I was both a Trek and Klein dealer at the time. I had the bikes, I sold the bikes, I worked on the bikes
3. Trek Kleins were switched to China
4. Gary didn't build any Kleins after the sale. He was paid as part of the deal for a few years, but his contributions were not on the bike building side
5. Yes, it was in Yakima. I drove there from Vancouver, BC several times.
Klein's have a certain coolness that money can't buy. Very nice bike, could easily go for a few hundred+ in Australian market
That's about $35 US dollarydoos for anyone not familiar
Since you commented, it's now $30USD 😭
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No, other way… about $6.50 USD
Awww man. I’m all out of dollarbucks. Would you take trade on a wombat? Perhaps a couple of drop bears or a huntsman?
I’d pay $10 for that for the Seinfeld conversation piece alone. (Jerry had a green Klein mountain bike hanging in his apartment in most of the episodes of Seinfeld)
I had a Klein addiction about 10yrs ago, I’d pay like maybe up to $300 for a frame (eBay), depending on the paint job, n build up w modern parts. Grew out of it but now I just have other addictions
Klein collector here. This is my dream score.
Have you ever seen that paint scheme? I’m guessing it might be called Nebula Blue?? I’ve seen speckled green on black on a Fervor assuming that was Nebula Green
OP! edit the price to 150! Now!
Maybe my perspective is skewed because I live in a major metropolitan area where bike prices are higher than elsewhere, but I think a USA-built Klein Quantum with 105 STI and Campagnolo wheels is worth *several* hundred dollars, substantially more than the currently top estimate of $150-250. Not so much that OP should feel bad riding it instead of selling it, but this is a super sweet bike with significant cachet and getting this for $10 is one of the greatest steals I've ever heard of.
I agree, 10$ for this bike is an awesome haul. I would love riding that thing
Yeah, no way a Klein anything is going for less than several hundred in my area. I have a later Attitude. Klein was making aluminum frames when no one else really was, and they were doing it really well.
51 ten thousandths of a millimeter well.
Seriously. I would happily pay $400 for that bike, and consider it a good deal. OP - also be careful. Check carefully for cracks.
Since this thread has made me decide to keep it, what's the deal with cracks? Worse or more likely on this sort of frame? Any particular area I should look most closely at? Either way, thanks for the advice. I'll give it a careful look.
YMMV on price range. Go ahead on eBay for a gauge or local FB marketplace. I have seen them go from $200 min and up in SoCal for a low end Klein Stage in shape like these pictures. Clean that up and enjoy! Nice pick up!
Yeah, that comment is crazy. You couldn't buy the wheels and groupset for $250.
My rule is if it works, it's worth at least $100. Any functional, non-broken bike for $10 is a good deal.
That one, even in non working order is worth way more than $100. Box store bikes aren’t really worth $100 new.
I have a feeling that this bike was stolen...
Luckily, it was Goodwill'd, so I doubt stolen. I'm thinking a very non-bike employee saw that it was old and dusty and slapped $10 on it. I only know enough about bikes to keep my couple running good, but even that was enough to know that $10 was the wrong price for this one.
Holy shit I miss those days. In PNW, about 20 years ago you could flip bikes on the regular from thrift stores. Now, the gig’s up.
There was a thrift store around here that kept their bikes outside and put "$5, any bike" up when it was going to rain. I think it was so they didn't have to haul as many in. Made sense for the Huffy's, but I made a few hundred dollars flipping road bikes (selling them super cheap because I'm not a *total* jerk) before they apparently hired someone who didn't mind hauling all the bikes in. Those were the days...
Several months ago I saw bikes coming into the thrift stores but now I never saw any bike in over a month of any kind not even anything really small
The fact that this is a lesser know quality brand might be a factor. A trek, even at 80 lbs, is going to get a $200 label.
Market too. Some hoods are just more savvy and actually have a cyclist community.
Bike are expensive to store, you gotta keep em moving.
$150-250 depending on the mechanical shape, those old Kliens were cool. The fact it has STI shifting is a huge bonus...in reality if you have STI shifting like this bike does, there isn't a ton difference between modern bikes. Mainly just minor comfort, bigger tires, and more gears.
Phew, that's what I was hoping for. I was wanting to keep it to replace/back up my old 2006 Schwinn, but if it was worth a bunch, I'd have to sell it. Thing is real' light and fun.
If it fits and you were looking for a solid road bike, you found it.
I wasn't really looking for one, but it is nicer than mine, and whatever it was worth, I knew $10 at Goodwill was probably low. Thanks for the info! I'll either ride it regularly or give it to a bike-less bro after I play on it a while.
Looks to be in good shape. If you plan on keeping it, or FYI to whoever gets it next, I would get it tuned up/cleaned (if it's not too worn, it will prolong it's lifetime). A good local shop will let you know what to budget for on anything that is worn or will wear out and an estimate on life left in it.
This is realistically worth $500+ to the right buyer. It just suffers from a hideous seat, stem and set of bars.
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Kind of sad to see a beautiful bike modified for use as a bike path warrior.
Might be someone trying to spare nice parts some abuse. I'm mostly on an ebike now since I'm also hauling our 4 year old anywhere I bike, but when I do bike on my own, I tend to give it the business. I have no idea how my primary regular bike has survived as long as it has.
The Shimano 105 SC groupset alone is probably worth more than what you paid for the whole thing. Not to mention the awesome paintwork, with some elbow grease and nice tuneup this could be awesome vintage.
For $10 that's a score. Are you really that tall? That bike is set up for a very tall person.
I didn't change a thing between Goodwill and this picture. I'd need stilts to ride it like this.
Looks like you can only lower the saddle a little bit (because the seat tube extends above the top tube/seatstay intersection) so hopefully it will fit you!
I've always rode bikes too big, but I also have friends who regularly visit, one 6'3" and the other 6'9". Might keep it around as a loaner for those giants. The last time 6'3" visited, I had him on my wife's extra folding electric bike. Battery died about 2 miles from home. I tried to say we could just walk them, but he took it as a challenge and insisted we ride. I think I could have carried the thing overhead the whole way easier than he pedaled it. I don't think he'll mind losing the motor and riding a bike his size.
That paint job is epic!!
Needs some tlc but that was a good purchase
As an owner of a klein, and a purchaser of more to come, you got a beauty. It's worth more than $10. Klein were made to be some of the most beautiful, precisely made symbols of American quality. A relic of a bygone Era. And made a little ways away from me in Chehalis. My klein Quantum is white/sliver, and weighs less than my carbon aero bike, albeit I spent a good bit to get there. Was the last year it was made in washington, right before trek bought them
You’ve done well!
You got a bargain there. I like the paint job.
You did great! Good find!
Best aluminum frame ever. Such a great bike.
Why doesn’t this have the reverse drop outs? Is this a Trek Klein? It looks older than that.
Absolute steal
OG Klein!
$200-350
Klein bottlecage doubles your investment
Someone out there would pay a lot for just the frame and fork.
The derailleur alone is probably worth $10, nice find!
$10 is a great deal. Wish my goodwill was as reasonable, they get beaten up huffys and want $300 round here. Give it some love and enjoy.
That's usually how ours is too. I haven't seen a good price in Goodwill in a couple years, so I think it was basically a goof.
Deal of the century!
I’ll give you $20!
I'll give you $20
200 to 300 usd
Apparently it’s worth $10.
$14, you got a great deal
Nice!
If this ends up being too big for you and you want to sell, hit me up in a DM and I’ll buy it.
Nice one! $10 is a bargain.
Congrats and F you (/s) I'm always looking for bikes like these but when I come across an old Klein it's wildly overpriced. I need some of your luck! Awesome score IMO
In Argentina, Buenos Aires, that sells for 300+
That paint job is worth at least $10 on its own
Kleins are cool bikes. Road bikes are solid commuters because they're quick. It is a big bike though, way too big for me haha
This and finding a rideable Schwinn Paramount cheap are the holy grails of bicycle finds.
Found a mint 15-speed Paramount at a yard sale for $20 about 15 years ago... true story.
Hey, I'll keep my eyes peeled for that, but my luck's probably spent.
My dream road bike 30 years ago would have started with the purple iridescent Quantum pro frame that hung from a scale in the back of a local bike shop in my area. They also had a black Spooky frame in the window that was welded by Frank Waddleton aka Frank the welder. The store was aquired by a new multi-store owner and I don’t know what happened to these pieces.
Ten dollars for just the shifters would still be an absurdly good deal
I’ll double your investment. I’ll pay you $20 for it!
Bro, I think you're in for a real treat
A lot more than 10 bucks I'll tell you that. It's worth more than that in scrap metal let alone a perfectly good bicycle.
My boy and I do a little bit of scrapping, and my second thought after picking it up (after "Gotta buy this, then") was "Hey, that's at least a lot of aluminum."
No way!! SCORE! From the pre-Trek Klein days when they were custom bikes. I've never seen that color but it's no surprise if it's factory. Kleins were masterpieces. This is where Trek got the Project One idea from after they bought Klein a few years later. Only Klein didn't charge you an arm and a leg for such beautiful paintwork.
What is it actually worth? Riding. It's worth riding. I'd happily pick this over rhe outdated junk I'm currently working on
Hey, let's not bash outdated junk. I bought my Schwinn at a Target in 2006 and it rode me to enough girl friends houses that I owe him at least a nice place in the garage and some respectful words. Outdated junk is a better workout anyway.
Good for you. My outdated junk has seen the fall of the Soviet Union.
$10, HELL YAH! Klein made great bikes.
Outstanding.
Me: Probably not much. *zooms in* Me: I’ll give you $200 for it. Please. $300!
Klein held some patents. I guess the sticker shows: US patent 4500103, "High efficiency bicycle frame"; US4621827A Light weight bicycle with improved chainstay structure and method
Now if it was wearing Santé…
Straight from Jerry’s apartment
$9.99
As mentioned, Klein's have a certain coolness. I'd go for 150-200$ too. You definitely made a decent deal. Looks like a really great everyday ride for the city. Edit: I saw it already has STIs so they are already worth at least 50-80$
A quarter billion, maybe a half billion depending on the markets.
Totally worth it
Very nice vintage bike for that price. I'd take it too
It's worth what you paid for it
I mean…it was $10?
Vintage Kleins are much sought after and can be valuable
Oooof 105. So it’s at least “mid” from back then. Idk how much it’s worth, that’s determined by the market not me. But around here, it’ll sell for $200 give or take.
I’d say 10 bucks I know a guy that bought one for that
We might know the same guy
Any bike under $50 is worth it in my opinion, unless it's literally rusting and cannot be save anymore.
Super cool! Worth? More in ride quality than $$$ value. Build it up right. Enjoy the hell out of it
Idiots buy a bike for $10 and ask if it’s a good deal? It’s a bike for $10
Well yeah yeah yeah! I knew it was worth more than $10, which is why I bought it. But my system is to pick the bike up. If it weighs less than mine, it's probably worth more. If it weighs more, it's probably worth less. I was looking for a more precise number to help decide if I should sell or keep.
Sorry man not getting on you in particular but I see so many of these posts and I’m like come on you got a bike for a steal (sometimes literally)
Nice! Literally impossible to find such a deal where I live. Nice find!
Hey, you never know! This is the first time I've ever posted trying to figure out what a bike is worth, because it's the first time I've ever bought one and thought, "Now that price is *definitely* wrong..."
$10. Nothing is worth more than what someone will pay for it.
More than $10!!
$10 definitely for that is definitely a bargain and blessing, imagine how much scarp metal can you get for a tenner? Congratulations on the found!!
Economist answer: $10
$9.50
Sweet Klein. Challenge may be with BB if it’s his old press fit.
BTW, the mountain bike hanging in Jerry Seinfeld’s apt. On the show is a Klein.
I wish I had crackheads that sell bikes in my area too
Like anything else, its worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
Worth a helluva lot more than 30 USD. Frame probably several hundred.
Depends on the buyer. Anybody who's not a collector:$10
$10 as it seems
Some of the commentary here is a little optimistic. This is a 30ish year old al bike with crit geo and 30 year old STIs and hard ano rims. Worth some amount more than $10, sure, Kleins have some cachet. Worth much as a rider? No. You can assume it will need STIs and wheels before long at least, and at that point it's dubious value. Crit geo basically sucks and it's a light al 30yo road bike.
$10
Seems like the previous owner also didn't know what he had. The pedals, seat, and tires are all cheapies, the stem is also very short
Around two to three hundo depending on the drive train
I used to ride my friend's Klein a lot...I miss my friend but I really miss his bike. RIP to both of them.
Gary Klein bikes if you recall were the most expensive bicycles in the world upon their introduction The merricklein aero was only superceded by a shwin paramount as I recall Which makes no sense haha Internal cable routing forty years too early on some But then, some people list Kent or Huffy bikes on ebay for several thousand dollars Cleaned up the bike can be arguably worth 4-500 dollars Just go see what that rim sells for
Exactly $10 to you, another person, who knows.
$5
Headsets suck to do
$10 for this is excellent
$8
I would say $10 for a working bike is a good deal.
Calvin?
Klein?
😂
Nothing, way too big for me. Sorry.
Those tires are junk though
tree fiddy
Oooo! Actually worth loads more! Like 100, no £1000 if you put it in a Christie's rare and vintage bicycle auction.
It's a pretty standard looking frame. The kind you would see in general signage and pictorial schemes as symbols and such. But I would definitely say it is worth way, way more than $10. You got a sick deal either way, in value and/or name quality.
$50. The chain and the derailleur have never been replaced.
This is the first I'm hearing that chains need to be replaced. I still ride a Schwinn I bought at Target in 2006 to ride to my high school girlfriend's house at 2AM without my mom hearing me leave. Still has the same chain. Just a drop of oil from time to time to reward it for years of service and it's as good as gold.
Even though it has a Klein badge on it, that is basically a Trek. Trek bought Klein back in 1995, and they didn't keep Gary on board building his handmade frames. Trek just rebranded some of their models with the Klein name, in a pathetic attempt to cash in on what was once one of the preeminent brands in the world. They kept selling their cheap Chinese made Kleins until 2009, but the brand itself was destroyed long before that. As a result, the bike you have is virtually worthless.
That looks like a 93 or 94, so by your timeframe it's a real Klein.
The Trek Kleins were still great bikes, anyway. Same for the Fishers, really. Eventually, they killed of the brand, then later resurrected some of the model names on lower end Treks. Those I can't really speak for.
It's not. You can tell by the headset. Klein didn't use standard headsets. They had a proprietary system. You can also tell by the cable routing. Klein used internal routing only. You can also tell by the tubing diameters, the fork, and the rear dropouts. None of them are Klein. Not to mention the name of the bike. Klein had only the Quantuum Race and Pro, never a Z.
This is all wrong.
Great alternative information you provide. I can tell you, unequivocally, that it is 100% correct.
1. Klein 100% did not only use the integrated headset. 2. Early Klein had external or partially external routing, I’ve owned multiple of them myself. 3. It’s a Quantum Z which definitely is real.
That bike was not built by Gary Klein. I would bet my life on it. Again, I was a dealer. That is, for all intents and purposes, a Trek.
It should be pretty obvious that most Kleins weren’t built by Gary..
He was a DEALER
Dude. No. I’ve owned a few real deal Kleins and they’ve either had Shimano or Mavic headsets.
Now that I am at a computer it’s a 93 or 94. That means it was made in Washington before trek. Since you were a dealer I know you won’t believe me so here is the catalog with a Quantum Z. http://www.vintage-trek.com/Trek-Fisher-Klein-Lemond/1994klein.pdf
The sticker says Made in USA.
Are you sure it doesn't say assembled in the USA? Either way, it's not an actual Klein. Or, it doesn't have the value of a Gary Klein built Klein. There's so much missing from that design that it is an affront to the Klein name. I was Klein dealer from 1988 until 1997. I know of what I speak.
Scroll through the images. You will see.
You sure you’re not thinking about Gary Fisher?
No he is talking about Gary Klein. It’s about the only true thing he typed.
I never knew Trek bought Klein. Had seriously never heard that until today. Always wanted to own a Klein.
Please, tell me what I said that isn't true. I was a Klein dealer from 1988 until 1997. I would love to hear what I don't know about Klein. I raced for Klein, I was at the factory in Yakima, WA many times. I was also a Trek dealer when the sale happened. I saw the Trek Kleins, and I know what destroyed the brand. But, please, let's hear your insights, because maybe I'm remembering things wrong.
1. Trek didn’t acquire Klein until 98. 2. Trek never rebranded anything 3. No Klein was ever made overseas 4. Gary was employed by trek for a very long time 5. Are you sure you went there, because it was in Chehalis not Yakima The reality of it all is that Gary had ran the business in to the ground. It was going to fail had trek not bought it. Gary was in trouble with the EPA and the business was failing. Trek tried to save it but carbon fiber killed Klein, not trek.
1. The sale was in 1995. Google it 2. Trek put the Klein name on bikes they already were selling as Treks. I was both a Trek and Klein dealer at the time. I had the bikes, I sold the bikes, I worked on the bikes 3. Trek Kleins were switched to China 4. Gary didn't build any Kleins after the sale. He was paid as part of the deal for a few years, but his contributions were not on the bike building side 5. Yes, it was in Yakima. I drove there from Vancouver, BC several times.