classic 90s bike restoration - Klein Pulse

[@patrickrossi7279]

Thank you Sirrrr. I really enjoy your videos. Love the early mountain bikes. 80s and 90s I always wanted but couldn’t afford. Now they are laying on the side of garages with flat tires world wide. Some are free. Yewww.

[@garysprojects]

Thank you I appreciate that ! Haha yes glad they are affordable now ! Fun for everyone :)

[@samblenkharn8099]

Mate that's class. Even that high rise stem doesn't spoil the clean lines! Love your attention to detail and methodical approach to cleaning. The curved bit of metal housing that meets the brake is called a noodle (or it is in the UK), and the rubbery spring section that covers the cable where it spans the tyre is called a boot. I love the classic look of Rockshox Indys. I had a cream one back in the day 👌🏻

[@garysprojects]

Cheers mate I appreciate that !! Oh cool I never knew the terminology, thx for explaining. Ya those rockshox are nice, plush and not too heavy either

[@chrisrmstrng]

really enjoying your content Gar Bear

[@garysprojects]

Hahah cheers Chris i appreciate that!

[@johnbrann75]

Had a good laugh when you were explaining the springs for the brakes. I spent over an hour one day trying to figure out what I was doing wrong with the brakes on a restoration because I didn't know the springs worked in opposing direction. Good video.

[@garysprojects]

Hahaha! cheers man yeah they can be tricky. Thanks man glad you enjoy the vid! 🙏

[@vermonthillsumc]

Another wonderful watch. Mesmerizing - and very educational. Thank you for the commentary

[@garysprojects]

Cheers homie ! Glad you liked it, thank you for the the kind words! 😊

[@chriscumming8529]

nice work man...

[@garysprojects]

Ayyy cheers mate

[@kenjineered7750]

Showroom resto, mate! The before and after shots at the end were awesome!

[@garysprojects]

Thanks man!! Glad you liked it it was fun to do 👍😊

[@cr-motube6852]

more one!!! yeah!! like in!

[@garysprojects]

More soon thanks homie!

[@jeffreyrule8143]

Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing.

[@garysprojects]

No sweat ! Cheers i appreciate that 🙏

[@guidojt]

Such a nice job and great bike.

[@garysprojects]

Thank you mate i appreciate that!

[@ericgreenstein5591]

Great Job! I just picked one up in a lot of 4 bikes for $50. Maybe same color, mine is a hint more orange and my stickers are more of a cream, probably faded. Should have taken a before and after of my restoration but it turned out nice as well. I converted to ss. Only mod I had to do was to file the dropouts a few mm to allow chain tension adjustment. Great bike! Only problem is the darn paint is very delicate. Anyway, again great job on thr restoration!

[@garysprojects]

Thank you mate that sounds good ! Ya it’s a great bike , just gotta be careful of the thin tubing but comes up well , cheers!

[@cradleofphill]

Looks amazing dude, great work.

[@garysprojects]

Cheers Phil ! I appreciate that ! 😊😊

[@koyapol]

ok I really wanna do this on my oldschool bike now LOL thanks for the video

[@garysprojects]

Hell ya dude! Do it up, it was pretty fun!!

[@chuffa1130]

Those Klein frames are nice, looks like it has a nice geometry it looks pretty ergonomic to ride daily even with the front shock, this is how they just make all bikes for novice riders I bet it's really safe

[@garysprojects]

Yeah seems real classic for just a commuter bike these days, with the small shocks just to take the edge off 👍

[@iklein81]

Great vid! I try and avoid Grip Shift at all costs. They are such a pain!

[@garysprojects]

Cheers man! Haha yeah I’m not fan of grip shift at all!!

[@carravagio16]

enjoy your videos, just a thought. you may want to look into an ultrasonic cleaner, they are not that expensive and i think you would be really happy with the results, you could toss in the components and use some cleaner but get a better clean than just soaking. anyway just a thought keep up the great work, i love vintage MTB's i currently have a proflex 856 and a Klein Mantra that i turned into a full suspension gravel bike LOL but i love it. Kudos from North Carolina USA

[@garysprojects]

Cheers mate! I do want to try one in the future, just a bit lacking in space atm ! But keen to try. Wow klein mantra!! Amazing bike that’s awesome

[@theretrobikeshed3392]

Awesome vid buddy you done a great job on that 🚲👍

[@garysprojects]

Cheers mate i appreciate that! 🙏

[@jayadams2771]

The Rise of a Trek DeKlein!

[@garysprojects]

Hahah yessss

[@loyanglionscc]

Dayum son, this is fire 🔥

[@garysprojects]

Cheers homie i appreciate that!

[@tar170]

Definitely a 1998 model. I had a '98 Mantra. I probably should have gotten a Pulse back then instead. I'd be riding it today.

[@garysprojects]

Nice! Cheers man. Ya they are great bikes!

[@nunyabusiness5075]

Good call. I happened to have a 97 Klein Pulse Comp and it has a few "features" that make it a bit of a pain to upgrade. Such as the 7 speed cassette in the short lived Shimano IG standard. And it wasn't just any old 135mm Parallax rear hub, it's 130mm, which means you're buying a road hub from Shimano instead of a Mountain bike hub or spending a few hundred on an anodized piece of jewelry. Oh that and the ISIS drive bottom bracket, . The Alivio groupset (below STX) is cheap looking and not what I want. So before anyone looks to refurbish, check to see what the rear hub size, because the frame I have wants 130mm.

[@justohernandez3796]

Bella Klein, saludos

[@garysprojects]

Cheers homie!

[@562562562562562]

Please say you picked up that Green Gary Fisher that just went through on ebay.

[@garysprojects]

Hahah wasn’t me unfortunately :(

[@562562562562562]

@@garysprojects argh I wanted to see it live retro-vicariously haha

[@garysprojects]

@@562562562562562 haha I wanna see it too

[@562562562562562]

@@garysprojectsWas in Geelong 1997 mid range steel with og tyres "storage for 20 years" sitting at $160 final day :(

[@garysprojects]

@@562562562562562 fffffffffff someone will be happy at least 😂

[@TheKangass]

someone would say it is little bit too klein for the rider... but not me tho.

[@garysprojects]

HHahahha nice

[@tommyb2129]

Don't those Kleins have the lines... it's a clean machine!

[@garysprojects]

Definitely!! Well made / thought out that’s for sure

[@thomaseisen304]

Sorry mate those hub in the front is a cheap asian one ... possibly an IS hub that was repaired at one point with Shimano parts (because IS parts were realy hard to get or just not aviable) , STX and STX RC had the same shape as the older Shimano hubs as you see in the back but the STX RC you also could get in that brown-ish colour like the middle arm of the STX RC derailleurs ....realy good hubs , but those IS were known for trouble because the material the bearing cones were made of was softer steel and not the quality steel shimano use .... this was sadly pretty common back in the days on cheaper bikes to safe money why we called them eye catcher because it had one thing that was well known for quality and took the attention off from the cheaper parts

[@garysprojects]

Cheers mate ! Whatever it turns out to be it’s rolling sweet now !!

[@Peo_Sahlin]

That chimney... eh... stem, is so f****ing awful. 🤮

[@garysprojects]

Wow how dare you