Starting with a 2000 Breezer Lightning frame that was advertised locally, I built up this bike using parts chosen for strength and durability as well as light
weight. The result is a 21-pound bike that's strong enough to ride anywhere I'd want to ride, but also responsive and fast.
My Klein mountain bikes
Above is my 19 1/2-pound 2000 Klein Adroit Pro, and below is my 18 1/2-pound 2000 Klein Attitude Race.
I built up both of these bikes from bare frames, using Trigon 550-gram carbon forks, Terry saddles, Thomson Masterpiece seatposts with titanium bolts, Ergon
GX1 grips, Alpha Q 110-gram carbon bars, Syntace F99 100-gram stems with titanium bolts, XTR M970 shifters and front derailleur, Avid SL brake levers and
brakes (which only come in silver so I painted them black to match the other components), Kool Stop brake pads, XTR M980 pedals, XTR M970 cranksets, Dura-Ace
rear derailleurs, nickel-plated chains and titanium cassettes, Ritchey WCS XC 1600-gram (per pair) wheels, Slime 26X tubes, and Continental Race King
Supersonic 450-gram tires.
With the 300-gram Slime tubes, the Klein Adroit Pro on the left weighs 19 1/2 pounds, and the Klein Attitude Race weighs 18 1/2 pounds.
Below is my other 2000 Klein Adroit Pro, which still has its original Manitou Mars CL (carbon-leg) air-suspension fork.
After years of wanting a Klein mountain bike, this is the first one I bought. When I bought it as a complete bike it was in rough shape, and I ended up
replacing everything but the frame and the headset.
This is the bike that I usually ride after dark, with an LED taillight and a pair of LED headlights that clip on. At just under 22 pounds, it's three or four
pounds heavier than my two other Klein bikes, mainly due to its heavier fork, but it's the most comfortable off-road.