@@reinholdachleitner2069 its a lovely bike for sure. It will easily cruise at about 22mph. I need to get it out again soon! Thanks for stopping by, take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
I have the same bike in the orange/red/yellow color. Love it! I'm definitely an amateur cyclist though so I'm learning as I go moves mostly stock, and like my vehicles, I sun to get rid of any shiny chrome like metal, even polished aluminum of I can. Being on a budget, I started by painting the head tribe spacers black (properly with an etching primer, filet primer, then flat black. I was originally going to carry this on throughout the bike but decided otherwise, especially when I realized titanium cannot be painted while stepping on the dura ace seat stem. Like yours, mine is in pretty good shape, only a couple little dings in the paint which I addressed with either red or yellow paint open to do any potential rust. I'm aware that aluminum shouldn't rust but I've seen otherwise depending on the alloys. The items you choose for your build, all of them, are basically the way I imagine I would like to see my bike having. I've deemed painting anything other than spacers and rims beyond my capabilities for the professional results I demand. If you don't mind, side from wheels and tires, what did everything come out to? Would you have done anything different? Congrats on the build,I think it looks cleaner than it did when it was new!
So sorry for the lack of reply! Thanks for telling me all about your Klein. Thanks for the comments on the bike, I am happy with it and come summer once again I will have it back out. This build was a little while ago now and I am just not sure what it all came to now. The prices were still very high for cycling bits then so I paid a fairly hefty sum for all the bits. Overall its a lovely bike and rides surprisingly well against even against the more modern bikes. I just need to get fit now and it will go much faster! Thanks for stopping by, take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
@@timeforbikes Thank you. I would also like such a bike. I have been looking for a frame from Klein for some time, unfortunately it is probably a rarity in our country. I hope to be lucky in the future. Have a nice time and enjoy this wonderful bike .. :-)
Sorry for the late reply. This frame was probably one of the first few to have a threaded bottom bracket fitting. Because of this I could use standard Shimano Ultegra screw in bottom bracket cups. Hope this helps. Take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
Correct me if I'm wrong. The frame seems is made of aluminium and the RD hanger is not of the replaceable type. In the case of it being badly bent due to crashes it would be very difficult to bend it back without comprising its strength and integrity.
Well done! Mine (1994 Klein quantum 2 moonrise linear fade) is almost finish !! Can't wait to ride it :) Your BB was already threaded ? Mine is a square taper press fit old klein BB so I can't put any modern crank.
Moonrise is a fantastic colour, it's going to look great I am sure. My bike sounds a little later in production date than yours, and while I love early Klein's ( I have an epic Klein to restore on camera very soon and that's a holy grail Klein for sure) I am very glad that this has the threaded bottom bracket. My seat post is also held in with a seat clamp and doesn't just use a bolt like I expect yours does. I rode mine 65miles today - my first longer ride since injuring my shoulder in a race accident (video about that on my channel) and I will say it was honestly a total joy. I am sure you will be in love with it very quickly! Take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
Thanks! This build is sitting waiting to be ridden right now. I can't wait to get back out on it. If you decide to upgrade your Q Carbon then I hope it turns out as you dream it to. Awesome bikes. Take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
I would imagine that my bike was one of the first of the trek/klein era - and hence a threaded bottom bracket was a standard. The paintwork is definitely a Klein job though. Thanks for stopping by, take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
I have the same bike , in white, it's beautiful, I'm going to do my 2000 lemond tete de course titanium, first,excited to upgrade my classics, thanks for the video
Hi @Adri vdw, thanks for the great comment. As you well know these bikes can still shine in the sun just like yours! I am super happy with this bike. Its now replacing my Cevelo S5 as it needs some work - and I can tell you that it rides very similar - probably better on the hills as well. The frame colour in real life is amazing - its a stunner!
Klein's are beautiful, too bad they are such a harsh ride for my old bones. I would have preferred to see build up with polished silver Shimano groupset such as DA7700 or 7800. The all black components just aren't as classy.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting. You are right that they can produce a harsh ride. However, that could be ironed out a little if you used modern tubeless rims and ran them at lower pressures. Also I totally understand your view on groupsets. 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder' and all that, this was just my modern take and it's great that my race wheels from my other bike fit this bike with no need to change cassette. Also the shifting and braking performance is amazing. Take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
Hi, thanks for stopping by and commenting. The bike you are thinking of was a Klein Pinnacle. Check this out for a little more detail: classiccycleus.com/home/seinfeld-klein/? Hope that helps . Take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
Thanks for the kind comment. So I can get to the bike right now as it is in storage. The headset is a mavic one which looked original. I added a 1inch to 1/8inch adaptor for the stem to fit on and that allowed me to use more modern parts. All worked out well though and I am very happy with the result. Best of luck for your project. Take care and happy cycling!
@@Bored-G Hi, thanks for stopping by. The wheelset is a 2016 zipp 303 firecrest, and have a rim depth of 45mm. Hope that helps. Take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
I honestly fall more in love with this bikes paint job every time I look at it. Yes there are faster bikes out there but this still gets loads of kudos while on the road. Thanks for commenting, take care and happy cycling!
Thanks my friend. She is lovely that's for sure 😊. Great bike and still does fairly well against newer and more expensive race bikes. Take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
Sorry for the late reply! The bike is stiff for sure, but I also ride a very stiff cervelo s5 so I didn't really notice any difference. This would have been a bullet back in the day. Handles quite well and is not all that much slower than my cervelo. Overall it's a quality ride and people absolutely love it when they see it being ridden 🙂👍
Yeah, it can be a little harsh, but I I ride a cervelo S5 and that is fairly harsh as well - especially for a carbon bike. Overall it is a lovely bike to ride! Thanks for commenting, take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
Yeah it's aluminium, it may fool some as Klein were good at finishing the welds to a very smooth, clean finish. I think the forks are carbon and alloy - that could be wrong though as I have not fully investigated that. Beautiful bikes for sure. Take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
Hi Paul and thanks for commenting. As you will have seen mine was only a frame when I brought it and I could have gone either way in bringing it back to life. I needed a bike that would keep up with other out on our club ride, and hence I wanted to squeeze as much performance out of it as I could. There are obvious way I could have made it lighter and better still, but some of those mods just did not make sense on a older frameset. I was curious about the difference between ultegra and Dura ace level equipment as I have never had Dura ace on even my race bikes due to the cost of replacement if I wrecked it. But this time I thought I would give some bits a go. I am sure the carbon wheels would transform your bike in terms of performance (if that's what your after) but Dura ace level equipment doesn't make all that much difference when compared with ultegra if I am honest. Best of luck in choosing what to do - and yes this bike can keep up with modern carbon bikes well enough now! Take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
Love your build and it looks great! I have a Q Carbon Pro and was going to go with Ultegra 8000 and new HED wheels. How did your clearance end up in the front and what size tires did you end up with? Thanks!
Thanks for the lovely comment. So tyre wise I used 25mm on my Zipp 303 firecrest. Clearance on the front was fine, it's close on the rear though. Sounds like your Quantum will be a really nice bike if you have done everything you want to do to it. Please look up time for bikes up on Facebook if you can and when finished post some pics of your finished bike. Would like to see it! Take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
I just purchased an identical bike a few days ago with plans on a similar build. I might be reaching out for some advice shortly. Yours looks awesome!!
Great, they are lovely bikes. Let us know how you get on and feel free to ask for advice.. Don't forget to like the video and subscribe to the channel. 🙂👍
Nice build and wonderful video! I love klein bikes, I have a quantum pro I'm using regularly plus a quantum race frame in that colour (Caribbean linear fade) which is waiting a proper build since 10 years...maybe I can use it to try my mechanical skills and properly assemble it! A question, which product is the red stuff you use everywhere?
Hi, the red stuff is just a universal bicycle grease I have. I brought it some time ago as it came with a nice little gun for applying it. So in truth it's nothing special. Putting the bike together is not all that hard if you have attempted many other fixes on your bike. The hardest bit I did not show as it would have been confusing and also lengthened the video too much - this was the when I had to put new plastic inner cable routing in the frame along with new frame inserts. If you don't have them installed then it may take some time longer to complete. Anyway, thanks for the great comment. Take care and happy cycling! 🙂👍
Awesome build, it turned out beautiful! What did you end up putting over the headset to get it to look like that instead of the gap between the stem and the quill adaptor? Haven’t seen that before.
Hi Josh, thanks for the great comment. This one did turn out well. It might just be buying the correct quill adaptor. I think this is the one I used: Deda Elementi Men's Spada Quill Stem Adapter, Black, 22.2mm / 25.4mm www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0083QRHAE/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_HZSM1GGJPFYDNFB4HE0W However if you mean the silver part to the top of the headset then that is just the headset it's self. I believe it's a Mavic headset from back in the day. I will check it later though to see if there was something else I used. Take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
Really Nice bike ! I'm curently restore a 2003 Klein Q Carbon and It's time for me to change de rear brake cable. But I'm little bit affraind about the internal cable routine. How do you do it on yours ? Thanks
Hi, thanks for commenting! I am hoping to put some videos together on this subject and other basic maintenance processes in the near future. To save lots of explanation though I would recommend the following video to give a decent explanation of how it can be done. If you find this useful.please consider liking my video and subscribing to the channel. Take care and happy cycling 🙂👍 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QZaGL83RMFI.html
@@timeforbikes Thanks for your advices. It's a good to know than Klein internal routine correspond to the standard (rare thing in cycling mechanics). I'm now a new follower of your channel ! Looking foward more Klein Videos ;)
@@clementdelhaye9375 I have a very nice and rare Klein to restore in the future. It's been tough to get new content out but it will be coming in future. That's for the sub. Let me know how your project progresses 👍
Too funny! I just got a Quantum Race from '96 same colors in great condition (barn find). Checking Quantum rebuilds on RU-vid coming across your beauty. I just stripped the old 600 groupset off mine and will rebuild with a silver 105 and silver Hunt alloy wheels. But yours is a great resurrection too. SO much fun! :-)
Welcome to the channel, and I am so glad that you found this build and enjoyed watching it. The Quantum frames are still good performers against modern bikes, and our paint jobs usually look amazing when compared to them as well. Due to a racing accident back in June 2021 my race bike still needs a bit of work - this bike has taken its place and if I am honest I don't seem to be rushing to get the other one fixed. Not sure I would race it but it's a lovely summer bike. Enjoy your build and let me know when you have finished your build as I would love to see a picture of it. Take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
I have really fallen in love with it since it was built. Thanks for the comment, More builds to come so make sure to subscribe! Take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
Ok, Here we go... 1996 Klein Quantum Frame (58) - Caribbean Linear fade paint scheme Zipp 303 carbon clinchers Ultegra R8000 53, 39 chainset Ultegra 6800 Pioneer Powermeter Ultegra R8000 SPD-SL pedals Ultergra BBR60 (English) treaded bottom bracket Ultegra 6800 front derailleur (braze on) Dura Ace band on adapter for braze on front mech Ultegra/XT chain Dura Ace R9100 short cage rear derailleur Dura Ace 9001 shifters R8000 Brake Calliper's Swiss Stop Black Prince carbon specific brake pads R7000 11-28 cassette (soon to be changed to R8000 11-28) Dura Ace brake and gear cable sets 1" stem adapter to standard ahead stem size fitting Zipp Service Course alloy stem (110mm +/- 6 degree) - this has now changed to a Pro PLT stem (110mm +/- 10 degree to lower the cockpit more - this may be changed for more aggressive +/-17 degree stem in the future!) Zipp Service Course seatpost Selle Italia SP-01 Superflow titanium saddle Zipp Service Course handlebars - 80 Ergo. Deda Mistral (Perforated) Bar Tape Pirelli P Zero Velo TT Folding Road Tyre (25mm) Zipp Tangente 700c inner tubes I hope that helps...and that I did not miss anything???? Thanks for the comment - take care and happy cycling!
@@timeforbikes It does a lot! I have a 1995 Quantum II with 70(!) Kilometres use at home which needs some love. Unfortunately I am not a bike tech so I am currently looking what to upgrade as I want to use it again.
Sounds good - enjoy the build. The great thing about looking at this build is that it will take some of the guess work out of buying stuff. As long as it has a threaded bottom bracket then this setup should work well with yours. Let me know when you have finished as I would love to see a pic of the build! Take care and happy cycling!
Hi Jake, thanks for commenting. I can appreciate you view. For this one I wanted to maximise the performance of this bike as it had to take the place of my race bike that was sadly damaged in my recent accident. Personally I feel it looks beautiful right now, but in the future it may well be changed back to original spec. Take care and happy cycling 🙂👍
@@cd0u50c9 totally agree. I am not sure the modern wheels, finishing kit, and groupset are what makes your eyes pops out when looking at this bike - for me it's the amazing colour and frame condition. That bike can wear any bling and pull it off. Thanks for commenting. Take care and happy cycling 😁👍
That paint is factory original and absolutely stunning. In real life the colours pop so well. This frame is in unbelievable condition for a 1996 frame. The frame had very little use in during its life and you can tell when you see it. The bike currently sits in my house and each time the it catches my eye it makes me fall for it a little more. Thanks for commenting, Take care and happy cycling!
