Koga GentsRacer By Klaassen

90's KOGA MIYATA GENTSRACER BY KLAASSEN -

A paintscheme & colour combination you won't see often, really cool with blue and purple transitions and those pink logo's.

There was an extra touch and challenge here.. This bike was left for dead for 20 years. The bike was packed under a thick and sticky layer of dust and other stuff.

▶Goal: make this bike great again so that the original owner will start riding it again, as a special motivational surprise gift (stimulate health). The paint was/is actually in great condition, just some light patina (traces of use).

▶So, as it had a characterful colouring from it's own we saw 2 original Black items as the unifying highlight color for a better total package. So we wanted to use as much as possible black parts, combined with chrome details. To make the frame standout more. And get a better total visual impact. And we aimed for a 1kg+ weight loss.

▶WHAT WE DID:

First, a thorough cleaning.. We found some nice Campagnolo Eurus wheels, with a Nice profile that matches the thin tubing of a steel frame. We removed the decals for that clean and right Klaassen look. We managed to score a nice black carbon Campagnolo compact crankset within the project budget. We kept the original black Koga seatpost and a black stem. Fitted a new BLACK compact style handlebar with better ergonomics. We went a bit further in the Italian tune up with the nice Pirelli P zero folding tires in a comfortable but fast 28mm.

New black cables, original Black Koga saddle, classic style black handlebar tape. We serviced and lubed all rotating parts.

So. We gave it more character AND performance. We gained 1,5 kg! And 3 extra gears with more modern shifting performance.