Talk:Klein Bicycle Corporation

The gree
The green bike always visible hung up in the back of Jerry Seinfeld`s apartment set on the famous TV comedy series "Seinfeld" was a Klein mountain bicycle. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.169.244.35 (talk) 13:39, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Old source dump
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1209892431.html http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-17162659.html http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-79639772.html http://www.switchbackmb.com/Trail/content/18/1034/Gary-Klein http://www.vintage-trek.com/trek-fisher-klein-lemond.htm http://www.bicycle-and-bikes.com/klein-bikes.html http://www.completesite.com/mbhof/page.cfm?pageid=6&year=1992

http://web.archive.org/web/20021126040510/http://www.kleinbikes.com/at_klein/features/heat_treated.asp

https://web.archive.org/web/20061103174315/http://www.kleinjapan.com/at_klein/garys_speech.pdf

http://www.vintage-trek.com/trek-fisher-klein-lemond.htm

http://www.exacteditions.com/read/singletrack/issue-39-3616/26/3?dps=

http://web.archive.org/web/20140526193839/http://budgetbicyclectr.com/1989-klein-performance-elite-road-bicycle-56cm.html

New source dump
http://web.archive.org/web/20140618173520/http://www.ebay.com/itm/KLEIN-TRIALS-BIKE-Late-80s-Custom-Employee-Bicycle-Attitude-Adroit-/151297550632?pt=US_Bicycles_Frames&hash=item233a096928

"A green Klein mountain bike could be seen in Jerry Seinfeld's apartment."
The real Jerry Seinfeld or the TV show?

What is the TV show about?

When did it take place and where?

Please give some context.

Also, why is this info in the Sponsored Teams sect?

Is this in Jerry's apartment because it was on a "Sponsored Team", somehow?

Confused.

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 23:16, 21 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Left note for about above. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 17:56, 28 September 2014 (UTC)


 * I put it in the article because it seems to get mentioned a lot - the book it is referenced to is meant to be an authoritative history of the bicycle, and it is all Klein is noted for. It's the TV show - it even makes a cameo appearance - but I don't know any more about it. Jamesx12345 19:09, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay, and thank you for moving it out of the Sponsored Teams sect. But can you give the reader a bit more context? &mdash; Cirt (talk) 19:50, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

Seat post/seat tube
The badge seen on the picture is not on a seat post but on the seat tube. The seat tube is an integral part of the frame (as one can see it is welded to the bottom bracket below) and holds the seat post. The post is a separate part that holds the saddle. --178.2.30.185 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 18:54, 31 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks for fixing that. Ostrichyearning (talk) 16:53, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

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Fined by WA State Department of Ecology for polluting ground water
Quoting the salient bits: "On August 10, 1992 Klein Bicycle, Inc., a Chehalis based bicycle manufacturer was penalized $242,000 under state dangerous waste and water quality laws for illegally discharging wastewater and hazardous waste to the ground. The company was also cited for 15 hazardous waste violations including failure to properly designate and manage spent degreasers, solvents, cutting oil and paint thinner. The violations were observed during two inspections conducted in April and May 1992. The inspections found Klein had failed to voluntarily comply with state requirements despite technical assistance from Ecology and repeated efforts by the agency to gain compliance. Along with the penalty, an order was issued requiring Klein to cease discharging, waste to the ground and determine the extent and nature of any soil or groundwater contamination at the site. Klein was also ordered to manage its dangerous waste according to state law."

I am not an experienced Wikipedia editor and I'm not comfortable with adding this to the article, but I think it is important. What do all you more experienced editors think? Thanks Bulgie (talk) 23:57, 8 July 2016 (UTC)Bulgie

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Errors
There are some important errors on the Klein Bikes page.

The aluminum bicycle project at MIT under Shawn Buckley grew out of research by student Marc Rosenbaum for his senior thesis, not "a group of students". Other students including Klein built frames in this project.

Klein applied for and was granted a patent which was invalidated when Cannondale, which started building such frames in 1983, refused to pay royalties to Klein. Bicycles and testimony by other former students in the MIT project were instrumental in overturning the patent. Jsallen1 (talk) 04:14, 29 December 2017 (UTC)