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1988 Klein Pinnacle Elite:

Gary Klein made most of the early high-end oversized aluminum bikes.  There was a high profile fight with Cannondale over the origins of the oversized aluminum bikes but Klein was generally regarded as the premium bike and Cannondale the production bike.  Neat features are the round into square chain stays, internal cable routing, boxed bottom bracket area (right where the paint fades from orange to pink) and the famous Klein paint (yellow/orange/pink on this one). 

 

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Frame Klein Power Tubing aluminum-magnesium alloy
Fork Cro-moly
Rear Shock NA
Rims Araya RM-20
Hubs Shimano Deore DX M650 front* M730 rear, 6 speed cassette
Spokes Stainless steel
Tires WTB Velociraptor*
Pedals Shimano Deore XT PD-M735 with clips and straps *(couple of years newer)
Crank Specialized triple*
Chain Sedis
Rear Cogs Shimano Deore XT 6 speed cassette with threaded outer cog
Bottom Bracket Klein pressed in cartridge bearing
Front Derailleur Shimano Deore XT FD-M730
Rear Derailleur Shimano Deore XT RD-M730
Shifters Shimano Deore 6 speed thumb shifter SL-M730
Handlebars Sakae MT *
Stem Tioga T-Bone *
Headset Shimano Deore XT with rubber caps (to service the headset w/o removing it from the bike) 1" threaded
Brake set Shimano Deore XT front cantilever and Rear U brake
Brake levers Shimano Deore XT 4 finger M730
Saddle Selle Italia Turbo *
Seat Post Alloy *
Colors Yellow/Orange/Pink fade
Size 17"
Serial #   R344


Parts marked with as * are known to be non-original parts.  Bikes were often customized at the time of purchase or were different as shown in the catalogs so exact specifications were subject to change.