Klein quantum - worth $250??
02-16-21, 08:36 AM
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Klein quantum - worth $250??
Hi all,
I came across this Klein quantum and I am debating on pulling the trigger. They are asking $250.
Shimano 105 cranks, sun tour downtube shifting, Shimano brakes and levers, shifting works, ridable except looks like front tire is flat.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2327203337423768/
I am 6'-2" and not sure if this would run a little small for me.
I was thinking two ideas, one just ride it and leave it be or I have a full Dura ace 7700 groupset with Mavic Open Pro wheels with White Industries hubs to possibly build it up.
What do you think? Thanks
I came across this Klein quantum and I am debating on pulling the trigger. They are asking $250.
Shimano 105 cranks, sun tour downtube shifting, Shimano brakes and levers, shifting works, ridable except looks like front tire is flat.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2327203337423768/
I am 6'-2" and not sure if this would run a little small for me.
I was thinking two ideas, one just ride it and leave it be or I have a full Dura ace 7700 groupset with Mavic Open Pro wheels with White Industries hubs to possibly build it up.
What do you think? Thanks
02-16-21, 08:51 AM
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Looks like a solid deal to me. I’m 6’2 and typically ride a 58 in order to get the right Top Tube/stem combo (TT is more important to me than ST).
the frame/fork alone is easily worth $250 IMO
the frame/fork alone is easily worth $250 IMO
02-16-21, 09:08 AM
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Thanks, that's kind of what I was thinking but was curious what everyone else thought
02-16-21, 09:12 AM
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Have them measure the effective top tube, compare that to what you ride now. Might be a size small for you, good deal though.
02-16-21, 03:47 PM
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Its worth $250 --- but it might be too small --- take a spare front wheel with you to test ride it if you can because you never know -- darn thing might not hold air for a test ride. Even with the parts. the frameset is worth looking at and checking it out to see if it would fit
parts sound like a mish mash of hum drum stuff -- cheap post, seat, stem --- somebody built this from their parts stash at one point to save money -- it was likely specce'd out as a very nice bicycle when it was originally sold -- and could have been sold as a frameset only, but when this bike was new, nobody in their right mind would have built it with this parts combination
parts sound like a mish mash of hum drum stuff -- cheap post, seat, stem --- somebody built this from their parts stash at one point to save money -- it was likely specce'd out as a very nice bicycle when it was originally sold -- and could have been sold as a frameset only, but when this bike was new, nobody in their right mind would have built it with this parts combination
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02-16-21, 08:34 PM
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Price is great. Bike is too small for you. 57-58 is as small as I can go with most frame geometry and I'm 2" shorter.
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03-02-21, 08:09 AM
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Nice but too small
Thanks everyone for the feedback, the bike sold in a few days. It was too small for me when I got some other measurements
