Submitted by
bud robbins
a
from presque isle, maine, USA
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2008
Strengths: great light bike, even for todays standards, very strong, hand made frame, climbs like a mountain goat,
Weaknesses: none so far
Bottom Line:
this bike is great its a bit old, but im a retro junky, this bike is incredably light 24.9 pounds thats light even for todays standards, this is a very fast bike, great for xc riding, the frame is very stiff no give at all that is why its so great for climbing. if you can pick it up cheap dont pass up this deal.
Similar Products Used: diamondback responce, diamondback sorento
Bike Setup: rock shock judy xc, xt v beaks, xt front and back, race face crank set with kooka rings and crank arms, easton ringle seat post, ringe rims, michelen tires, klein frame
Strengths: Strong, pretty light, nice and stiff. My purchase price was babypowder to the face...
Weaknesses: They don't make them anymore! 1" steerer, but Marzocchi still makes a fork called the MX Comp. I wish Spicer made a 1" titanium non-suspension fork.
Bottom Line:
$300.... hmmmm... great deal! Local bike guys are jealous. I love vintage items in great shape and this was a find of a lifetime. Thank god for the horizontal dropouts on this mofo! I am having some creaking coming from the bottom bracket area. Does anyone have any ideas on what size bottom bracket would be? I have also heard it might be glued in, is this true? Can I replace it with a "modern" bb? Any info on a 1" solid fork? Please email- jippityjeep@yahoo.com Thanks gals and guys- ride wobbly!
Similar Products Used: Treks, Cannondales, Vitalis
Bike Setup: Ass Rippin' street singlespeed!!! Early 90's Fervor Silver frame (9/10 condition), Coda crankset (seen better, will upgrade), White Industries hubs, Sun rims, Homemade freewheel, Shimano Xt brakes, Rock Shox Judy Xc fork (okay... but vintage), street 1.95 treaded tires, miscellaneous handlebars, seat, etc. Real nice- for street use only. Think beach cruiser on crack robbing a liquor store- relatively easy-going until the urge comes along to get nuts!
Strengths: Strength, Geometry, Weight (3.5?), Nice Paint (Red), So far ahead of its time that it still kicks butt by today's standards. Came w/ BB and cro-mo fork.
Weaknesses: It's dark power will consume your every thought, leaving you quite mad and obsessed with riding.
Bottom Line:
Classic frame. They've pretty much said everything about the Fervor below: climbing, stiff energy transfer, tough, nice sloping top tube on the small (15 or 16 inch?). Makes a great racing bike or an awesome all around motocross bike. I bought the frame in 96 (before Klein was bought out, an added plus.) It was the Po' man's Rascal because Klein knocked off 300 bucks by leaving fat welds instead of the labor intensive sanded welds and giving it one solid color instead of the trademark two color fade. At the time it was a steal to buy this frame for 550-600.
Here's what they haven't told you about the frame. Long ago, young carefree Bobo was cruising down Haight Street one fine irie day when I heard or felt something. I turned to look and thru the bike shop window I spied the shiny red bad boy hanging there calling my name. Bobo tried to resist it's power but to no avail. To make matters worse, the bike shop was having a sale and ole' Bobo was drawn in by the dark power of the Fervor. I've had other frames since then that I've gone thru or sold, but magically, the Fervor (or Bobo haven't aged a day.) It still looks new, feels new and continues to call out to me. I can't seem to part with it, willingly or otherwise. It is my precious.
Bike Setup: Klein Fervor, '01 Marzocchi Z2 Atom Race, Suntour XC Pro Shifters mounted on stout azonic bars w/ LX/XT components
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Submitted by
Vince
a Cross Country Rider
from Seneca, SC
Date Reviewed: July 16, 2001
Strengths: Agile, climbs like a lizard, solid build, fits me well
Weaknesses: Light for it's age, but a little heavy by today's standards. Mine's at 24lbs even, and I've spent a fortune getting it there!
Bottom Line:
What a bike! This thing is my true dream bike. My only worry is when and if I ever wear out the Marzocchi, finding another 1in steerer fork will be tough! It's light enough, agile enough, and climbs well enough that I'll have it for a LONG time. This is the first mt. bike that I have ever been comfortable on, and I fell in love with off roading because of it! I'm a Klein fan for life, even if they are part of a big conglomerate now. As long as humans are making and painting the frames, they will be high quality, well made, and a little too expensive to buy new!
Favorite Trail: a lot of local stuff - we're lucky here!
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Similar Products Used: Trek 7500, Gary Fisher Mt. Tam
Bike Setup: Marzocchi Z2 A-Bomb, Profile Stiffy, Easton CF Monkey Riser, XTR Brakes and Shifter/Levers (9 speed), Truvativ Team Stylo, Speedplay Ti Frogs, XT cassette, XTR front and rear derails, Spinergy Xyclone wheelset, Moots Laidback seatpost, Selle Italia Prolink...
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Submitted by
MarkS
a Cross Country Rider
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2000
Strengths: Unbelievable climber, skittish on the singletrack (I think that's a good thing - keeps you on your toes), light and quick. Indestructable bottom bracket, fantastic geometry.
Weaknesses: Absolutely nothing. Why don't they make bikes like this any more??
Bottom Line:
What fantastic frame. Going on 6 years old, and shows no sign of stopping or, more importantly, going out of date. This baby eats up hills like they aren't there, the front end is so light you can throw it about all over the place, and it just asks for more. Very light, very very quick, and acceleration is a dream. Can be skittish when turning at speed, but I like that: I think it keeps you on your toes. Look after it if you have one, and buy one if you ever see it for sale. Yum.
Bike Setup: XT / XTR, Chris King, Mavic Crosslink, Marzocchi Z2s etc etc
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Submitted by
Teo Eugene
a Cross Country Rider
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: September 6, 2000
Strengths: It has no weaknesses....
Bottom Line:
For 5 long solid years and this bike still climbs, accelerates, descents, jumps without any problem!!!! The only change it has gone through is a new coat of 2k paint, well not because the paint is crappy but it just needed a new look!!! This bike targets anyone who is in from a cross country basher to freeriding. So to those who still has owns a fervor.......its an endangered model!!!!
Favorite Trail: no fav, jus anywhere this bike can roll on
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Bike Setup: Sram 9.0sl shifters, rear derailluer and brake lever, xtr cranks, cogs, rear v brakes, rear hub and front derailluer, velocity deep v rims, control tech handlebar, thompson seatpost and stem, sdg slim jim saddle, shimano xt front disc,hub and lever, DT spokes, hutchinson python tyres, ringle twisters, cook brothers E crank, 515 pedals, pace evo3 fork, control tech stubbies
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Submitted by
Chad Knisely
a Cross-Country Rider
from Chardon, Ohio
Date Reviewed: December 23, 1999
Strengths: It' a Klein at a very reasonable price (550 for frame), those unbelievable welds (no sanding here), untouchable bottom bracket, the heat treating process, lightness, quick geometry, paint job, excells at climbing, durable, just a smokin' bike, oh yeah and the internal cable routing.
Weaknesses: I keep trying, maybe getting a little outdated, someday I will get an Attitude.
Bottom Line:
You will not find a better made aluminum bike anywhere. The short chainstays lend itself to be the finest climber ever. Coupled with my Geax Grid it is the most sure-footing goat on the mountain, it keeps going and going and going while others have long since spun-out. The small size, short wheelbase, short chainstays and the geometry make it a quick handler, perfectly suited to technical singletrack trails. You have to watch this bike it's squierly and will through you if your not on your toes. If you would like a quich handler for technical riding this is it stop shopping and buy one. You just can't beat Klein construction methods check their web page they explain it better than I ever could. And that darned bottom bracket just doesn't want to give up! Once you go Klein you'll never go back! Five smokin' guns for this one!
Bike Setup: Kinesis MaxLite, Cook Brothers Racing RSR cranks, King hubset, Syncros post, Control Tech stem, Dia-Compe S-Series headset (should've got a King)
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Submitted by
Glenn Paul
a weekend warrior
from Phoenix,Arizona
Date Reviewed: January 22, 1999
Bottom Line:
I bought my Fervor used about 3 years ago and it is awsome, it jumps and bunny hops like a bmx bike also climes great. My only problem is the derailer hits the rear chainstay when in the smallest 2 cogs and has worn a little bit of material away. I also have a 98 mantra which I Love also.
I own a Klein pulse race and it has been the best bike I have ever owned I have had 4 other cannondale gave me to daul salom. I raced up in big bear and every 5 races a frame would brake or crack, I finally told them to stick it and moved to a klein and after 19 races the frame had never cracked and is live a missle going through the corse. this bike is not a 5 star it is a 1000 star.
Submitted by
Terry Morley
a weekend warrior
from UK
Date Reviewed: August 3, 1998
Bottom Line:
Anyone with details on my recently bought secondhand Klein Fervor? New to MTBing. Read the reviews first impressions:. small, fast stiff and accurate stering nice but suspension would help when riding on railway line shale. my 12 year old son loves it.I'm beginning to appreciate it.Will probably last a very long time, with a paint job second to nothing and very nice touch on the hidden cable lines. Comes into it's own when going uphill rough stuff.Thanks. T.
Submitted by
David Boerner
a cross-country rider
from Colo. Spgs. , CO
Date Reviewed: June 23, 1998
Bottom Line:
Sure I don't actually have a Fervor, I actually have a Rascal and I'm not complaining. This bike is the old school king! It has a Pink-Blue front to back fading paintjob. Look at it from the front, and it's pink. Look at it fromthe back and it's blue. This bike accellerates like a Porsche, and does just what you want it to do, when you want it to. I have it decked out with 94/97/98 XTR, Kooka levers,Crossland wheels,and other trick components(Answer, Yeti, Ringle, Control Tech)I love my bike, but I have started racing BMX and would be willing to sell it. Contact me at Boerner9@aol.com for this extremely rare bike.
Submitted by
Paul Harper
a cross-country rider
from Melbourne, Australia
Date Reviewed: June 9, 1998
Bottom Line:
After riding several cro-mo frames for years, I purchased a red Klein Fervor with mostly STX parts in 94'. I've cracked several frames in the past but this 21 beast is bulletproof. It has seen some extreme terrain all over Colorado, Moab, New Zealand and Australia. Thrashed every component except for the Syncros post and Klein bottom bracket. No complaints with a Judy SL and XTR groupo. Most durable paint job on the market - yet so beautiful. After several gashes, broken bones, and replacement parts - this frame kicks ass! It climbs like a champ and leaves me with no worries on a high speed descent. The bottem bracket has been through many submersed outings yet it refuses the need for service. Not for Sale!
Submitted by
B.J. Kluft
a cross-country rider
from Purmerend, Holland
Date Reviewed: May 23, 1998
Bottom Line:
Hai Biker, Would you please be so kind to Email me a test of the KLEIN Mantra Pro. I think i am going to by the frame, but i would like to now more about the character of the frame. Can you tell me things abot stifness of the frame and is it possible that you compare this frame to the GT LTS 2000
Submitted by
pikabike
a cross-country rider
from CO
Date Reviewed: May 8, 1998
Bottom Line:
The Fervor is my 2nd Klein (the 1st one was a Pinnacle Deore that I sold when I bought a Merlin). While my favorite bike is the Merlin, I later decided to buy a spare mountain bike; hence, the 1995 Fervor.Like the Pinnacle, the Fervor is wonderfully agile, light, precise, and stiff. Kleins really shine on slickrock!!! I love the ride on just about anything except loose rocks -- the Merlin's better ability to keep its wheels in contact with the ground (flex can be good) wins there.The only gripe I have with the Fervor is that on my small frame I cannot mount a mini-pump on the water bottle bosses while the bottle is actually in the cage. Not enough clearance. I remember that pump/bottle mounting was a problem on my Pinnacle, too. Since I do not like Camelbaks and similar systems, this is definitely annoying.
