Thread: Klein? Dead?
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Old 08-25-08 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by embankmentlb
My klein is a 2003 model & i love it. In todays market you can get a full carbon bike in the $1300 range? Who is going to pay $2k+ for a flashy aluminium bike? I think Kleins time has passed. For their sake maybe thats a good thing.
The real tragedy is they made full carbon fiber Kleins in a poor attempt to revitalize the brand.

History of Klein road bikes on my blog: LINK

There are a lot of anti plastic bike people out there... unfortunately not enough of them are buying new frames I guess.
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