Enjoy that lovely Klein for many years and tours!

I rode and loved, mostly, a ‘92 Klein Performance ordered from Chehalis as a frame set. More than 35,000 miles over eleven years with so many club rides, lots of centuries+ including meeting my now-wife on the STP, two 3-week credit-card tours in Europe (one was our honeymoon) and more around the PNW. It is a phenomenal touring bike - extremely stable with a substantial load, and it never felt out of place in fast rides, either.

It’s my adult son’s bike now and better fit for him, and the deep candy red paint still gets compliments. The “mostly” part was the too-small size (should have gone for 62cm), limited tire clearance and slightly harsh ride. Thankfully they’d gone to 130mm rear spacing and conventional lever mounts so upgrades over the years were pretty easy.

Here’s when younger and more flexible me first assembled it with 7-speed Suntour friction, but always with those Ritchey triple cranks (Chehalis supplied the correct BB length for them). It soon got my still-favorite Sachs Ergo 8-speed brifters as in this (sorry, non-drive side) shot in Italy.