and he says, "Yeah, i really just wanted to see if you guys could tell me how much my bike is worth. it's an old Klein...any of you guys know about Kleins?"
so i'm thinking like the old Kleins that have the press-fit bottom brackets. i look around the corner and see this MINT Mantra Pro. i say "holy crap" and a huge grin takes over my face. the guy thinks i'm talking about the paint job and starts saying something about it being the special paint. no no. i'm talking about the MINT XTR group ('99 or so. 952 cranks, etc) and the MINT Bonty (rebadged King) wheelset.
myself and this other wrench are rather astonished with the condition of the bike. ZERO corrosion...this thing looked as though it just came off the sales floor. the man said his son rode the bike once, then boxed it up. apparently the son passed away, and the man just found the bike, now looking to sell it. 1 scuff on the entire frame. crazy.
oddly enough, another guy came in to pick up his full Dura Ace equipped Seven Axiom. i was saying that the bike was a hell of a bike, and he says "yeah, you know...i had no clue what it was. it was my fathers, and he passed away. i'm a mountain biker and i know XTR. i had no idea what this Dura Ace stuff was, so i had to call the shop and ask what this kind of bike sold for. boy was i surprised."
so i'm thinking like the old Kleins that have the press-fit bottom brackets. i look around the corner and see this MINT Mantra Pro. i say "holy crap" and a huge grin takes over my face. the guy thinks i'm talking about the paint job and starts saying something about it being the special paint. no no. i'm talking about the MINT XTR group ('99 or so. 952 cranks, etc) and the MINT Bonty (rebadged King) wheelset.
myself and this other wrench are rather astonished with the condition of the bike. ZERO corrosion...this thing looked as though it just came off the sales floor. the man said his son rode the bike once, then boxed it up. apparently the son passed away, and the man just found the bike, now looking to sell it. 1 scuff on the entire frame. crazy.
oddly enough, another guy came in to pick up his full Dura Ace equipped Seven Axiom. i was saying that the bike was a hell of a bike, and he says "yeah, you know...i had no clue what it was. it was my fathers, and he passed away. i'm a mountain biker and i know XTR. i had no idea what this Dura Ace stuff was, so i had to call the shop and ask what this kind of bike sold for. boy was i surprised."
