tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42685973797502435752012-02-16T08:50:39.716-08:00Marcnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268597379750243575.post-7339740934663858382008-04-09T05:20:00.000-07:002008-04-23T13:01:31.962-07:00<span style="font-family:verdana;">News about WUNDEL MEETING...will be on July 12th...we will chang our plans at all...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">More pics of my collection very soon, as you asked...Marc.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I will add my bikes in Wundel site too.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Thanks.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">WUNDEL MEETING IN AUGUST</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">2008</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">One kind german was visiting us in our shop in Barcelona to buy one of my Kleins. I joined 16 classics Klein to show he.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Was and spectacular view...16 of my 25 Klein bicycles at the same time.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We will do some pics to show you.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We will go to WUNDEL MEETING in Germany, in August, with my own collection.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Alex Olea will go with me and his collection. Will be more than 35 classic Kleins. I sopose that we can't take all our collections.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> don't know exactly the date but we will be in contact with german visitor to arrange it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Thanks to the german visitor to help us in do this project.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">See you in Germany?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I will contact with all my german and european ebay costumers to join us there. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Que Genís...t'apuntes a la catedral de les Klein? </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zt6KI_AaI/AAAAAAAAAA0/eyw2QTgltaw/s1600-h/DSC00185.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187282454234202530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zt6KI_AaI/AAAAAAAAAA0/eyw2QTgltaw/s400/DSC00185.JPG" border="0" /></a> Klein Attitude Moonrise with full Shimano XTR 1991 group. Brand new, never ride.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zt6aI_AbI/AAAAAAAAAA8/qBDds6cFS2g/s1600-h/DSC00188.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187282458529169842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zt6aI_AbI/AAAAAAAAAA8/qBDds6cFS2g/s400/DSC00188.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zt6qI_AcI/AAAAAAAAABE/HQNXajLB1Ok/s1600-h/DSC00191.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187282462824137154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zt6qI_AcI/AAAAAAAAABE/HQNXajLB1Ok/s400/DSC00191.JPG" border="0" /></a> MC2 combo stem-handlebar with aluminum rigid fork</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zt66I_AdI/AAAAAAAAABM/gmvaGkdApDk/s1600-h/DSC00192.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187282467119104466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zt66I_AdI/AAAAAAAAABM/gmvaGkdApDk/s400/DSC00192.JPG" border="0" /></a> Klein components, with original Death Grip tires.</p><p><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zt7KI_AeI/AAAAAAAAABU/kZLW6XWffag/s1600-h/DSC00193.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187282471414071778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zt7KI_AeI/AAAAAAAAABU/kZLW6XWffag/s400/DSC00193.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nice polished welded famous in this brand, spectacular paint.<br /></p><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zoHaI_AVI/AAAAAAAAAAM/qc4KQ28-nLw/s1600-h/DSC00162.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187276084797702482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zoHaI_AVI/AAAAAAAAAAM/qc4KQ28-nLw/s400/DSC00162.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zoHaI_AWI/AAAAAAAAAAU/LD0ArFPDs4A/s1600-h/DSC00166.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187276084797702498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zoHaI_AWI/AAAAAAAAAAU/LD0ArFPDs4A/s400/DSC00166.JPG" border="0" /></a> MC1 aluminum Klein fork on KLein Adroit Sunburst.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zoHqI_AXI/AAAAAAAAAAc/zE2kgu_r--U/s1600-h/DSC00175.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187276089092669810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zoHqI_AXI/AAAAAAAAAAc/zE2kgu_r--U/s400/DSC00175.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zoHqI_AYI/AAAAAAAAAAk/m02tuntnXYA/s1600-h/DSC00203.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187276089092669826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zoHqI_AYI/AAAAAAAAAAk/m02tuntnXYA/s400/DSC00203.JPG" border="0" /></a> Klein Adroit Sunburst with full Shimano XTR 1991 edition, brand new never ride.</p><p><br /></p><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zoH6I_AZI/AAAAAAAAAAs/JJmA_Poma2E/s1600-h/DSC00204.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187276093387637138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_EAfa7C3EAfM/R_zoH6I_AZI/AAAAAAAAAAs/JJmA_Poma2E/s400/DSC00204.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">One upon a time in Barcelona, a bike mechanic was working in an Alpinestars bike dealer.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">He was a racer on an Alpinestars Almega XT 1989 edition.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">He allways dreamed to ride on an expensive Klein bike.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">He was working as a mechanic in a shop that there isn't Klein bikes to sell...</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">His boss siad allways no to this rare and expensive brand.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Klein dealer in Barcelona was in a little village, Sant Cugat, about 15 km from city limits.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The owner was Joan Garriga, a famous moto racer, second in the world in 250 cc. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A saturday the mechanic took a train and went to shop dealer only to take a look on his dreamed Klein framesets.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Joan Garriga was there...and he knows who he was, the mechanic and racer of Alpinestars shop dealer.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Joan was so kind and patient showing he all framesets and components...nice items...</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mechanic told he that I was in love with Klein brand but I was married with Alpinestars and my pocket was empty of money to buy one of his jewels.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I sopose that Joan saw the mechanic sad and did me a super offer.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Joan did to mechanic a nice price for the cheap one, a bright green Pinnacle with steel rigid fork.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mechanic bought to Joan a Pinnacle frameset with Klein polished aluminum Mission control and a chrome silver fork.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">This afternoon the mechanic was desassambling the Almega Alpinestars with Shimano XT and assambling it on the Klein frameset, without the authoritation of his shop boss.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Next day, on Sunday, the mechanic woke-up early in the morning and took his brand new Klein with his used Shimano XT.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">He was climbing the same single track that was doing every day, 365 days per year, since 1986.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">He allways climb it with the little chainring and this day did it with the middle one...Was his happiness?, was Klein frameset? Was Klein fever...</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">This day bonrs on he an authentic passion and never rides another bike brand. He lost his job on Alpinestar's dealer.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">After many years, the mechanic becomes a bicycle shop owner and Klein dealer, his dreams becomes truth.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nowadays, 20 years after, I'm the Club Klein Spain president and a Klein's collector.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I want to give special thanks to my friend Dave, who sold me these Kleins that are pictured in this blog, Genís Blanquer and Àlex Olea ( my Klein comrades) and Núria Zambrano (who helps me in start and do this blog).</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Marc Novell.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4268597379750243575-733974093466385838?l=kleinbikes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marcnoreply@blogger.com5