Brighton Bike Tag

A Gary Klein bike... don't see many of those. How does it ride?

New tag...

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It's a neck breaker. As in it turns heads like few other bikes I've had. It's also a bit of a death trap and might kill me. Proper frightening sometimes. Didn't realise until I bought it, they're notorious for it it turns out. But it was one of those 'always wanted one' bikes. Saw it in a magazine in 98 and it's been the dream bike for years. Looks sick at least!

Just found this fascinating read about them:-
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/1996-klein-mantra-pro-now-that-was-a-bike.html

Certainly great looking.

Yeah that article nails it really. First ride on it I rode down about 4 steps and instantly got it. The suspension dives down at the front and the back hinges up and your heart goes in your mouth.

It should be good for xc I'm thinking rather than any dh

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23 Robot is on Trafalgar Lane, of course.

Yep. Sorry about that!
To be honest I've never known what that little cut through is called and forgot to check when I was there...

Well, I'll admit to being stuck! It's a great looking building, esp. the doors, but I just can't place it. And the current weather and the early nights aren't making it easy to get on the bike and look around for it. Maybe over the Xmas holidays...

Yeah, it's not really an obvious one.
Shall i reveal it, or a clue?...

Maybe a subtle clue...

It's in here...
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good clue!

Clifton Hill, off the Dyke Road, opposite the old childrens' hospital.

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What an interesting building...

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next tag... i have long been intrigued by this (unfortunately private) place; hopefully it's not too cryptic

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I have absolutely no clue where this place is, I guess I'll have to wait for a clue unless somebody gets to it before me.

It's very central. You've probably cycled past it a 1000 times, going contraflow to the traffic.

I'll have to keep an eye out on my next ride, maybe it'll jump out at me.

I just went for a little look for it, it's not one of the two places I had in mind.
Shame really as I was on my mtb and it'd be nice to have had that in the game too!

A busy, central, one way street. Contraflow bike lane. A little mews behind a gate.

I'm pretty sure I know where it is, that black wall is the giveaway

Still haven't spotted it and I was out a lot over the last week, I'm stumped!

A long, one way street in the North Laine that runs east - west (more or less).

I know where it is! Hopefully I'll be able to get there before anybody else does!