What’s in the stand…

This one was many months in process. The owner wanted the old Manitou suspension fork replaced with a Steve Potts built Type II with roller-cam brakes to match how the bike was originally built up by Point Reyes Bikes many years ago. The frame is a first generation Klein Pinnacle that was originally delivered in the raw, unpainted finish. Not many folks knew that you could buy a Klein sans paint and to me, a polished Klein is still one of the better looking bikes ever available.

Type II on order, new seat on order, new pedals, on order, found an old Suntour XC roller-cam on ebay and it finally came together last week. In addition to the fork, Steve made a custom stem to replace the aluminum Kalloy that was on the bike. Because the rear brake is under the chainstay, I moved the WTB roller-cam to the fork where it is more visible and installed the Suntour brake on the chainstays. I cleaned and greased the brass rollers of the Suntour brake and got the spring tension “just so.” It felt really good – and I mean, really good even in comparison to the WTB roller-cam in front. Even Steve asked me how I got it to feel so good. I have my secrets…

Here’s a before shot.

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Only the top tube is polished in this shot.

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Watching a frame like this shine after polishing is really a pretty neat transformation.

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All done.

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I like the old WTB ti bars with the extra-long shims that distribute the stem clamp forces over a nice wide area.

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Very nice old Mavic crank.

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New Paradigm Grease Guard hub (I did clean up the grime on the hub).

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There’s that great feeling Suntour brake with WTB Gripmaster brake pads.

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That is shiny!

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(What’s playing: Richard Thompson Why Must I Plead)