| Klein mountain bikes have always been a showcase | | | | improvements. This helps them to keep their rides |
| for innovation, and attention to detail. | | | | are smoother and lighter than many a competitor! |
| If you believe that the little things in life can make a | | | | Not the least of Klein's attention goes to the painting |
| huge difference, you'll understand the philosophy and | | | | process. Craftspeople paint every Klein mountain bike |
| strategy at the Klein company. | | | | its signature color by hand, and again with a lot of |
| The detail apparent in any Klein mountain bike, is the | | | | attention to detail. Even the graphics are embedded |
| reason this name lives up to - and surpasses - all | | | | into the frame's finish! |
| expectations. | | | | If this sounds like the kind of quality and |
| The superior welds on a Klein mountain bike are a | | | | craftsmanship you should be looking into, there are a |
| case in point. They have developed a proprietary | | | | number of Klein mountain bikes to try out! |
| welding process which results in smooth, void free | | | | One example is the Klein Attitude XX hardtail, with |
| welds. These not only look better than anything else | | | | Shimano components for confident shifting and |
| on the market, but are also stronger. | | | | braking. This bike, with immediate steering and |
| Testing has proven that the welds have to endure | | | | precise handling, can successfully tackle almost any |
| most of the stress on a mountain bike frame. As a | | | | terrain. It's light, stiff, and strong ZR9000 aluminum |
| result, the welds on a Klein mountain bike, receive | | | | frameset will help you retain positive control at all |
| most of the attention! The goal is to get rid of the | | | | times. Bontrager wheels and tires will carry you over |
| typical bumps and pits in normal welding. | | | | the roughest terrain. |
| Another area benefiting from the Klein eye for detail, | | | | Also take a look at the full-suspension Palomino XV. |
| is cable routing. The internal cable routing system, | | | | This Klein mountain bike is designed to maximize |
| with "dimples" in strategic places, is said to improve | | | | traction and power to the rear wheel, and to |
| the aerodynamics of the Klein mountain bike frame. | | | | conquer just about any type of terrain you care to |
| This touch also helps to disperse stress on the frame | | | | go for! For premier fork performance, you don't have |
| through additional flexibility. | | | | to look further than the Fox F100 RLT. The Palomino |
| Gary Klein's experiments with aluminum frames | | | | features Bontrager Race disc tubeless wheels. |
| started in 1973. Klein mountain bikes now sport a | | | | With a Klein mountain bike you will find that no detail |
| proprietary alloy with improved strength. This allows | | | | has been left to chance. When you and your Klein |
| for thinner tube walls, and has lowered frame weight | | | | tackle the trail, you may very well discover that the |
| by 15 percent. | | | | mountain has mysteriously turned into a mole hill... |
| In fact, Klein holds eighteen patents on bicycle design | | | | For more information visit Best-Mountain-Biking. |