Author Topic: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here! (Read 123468 times)

HSMITH · « **Reply #135 on:** September 18, 2009, 01:27:40 pm »

Here is my K2, a '98 ProFlex 4000.

orange · « **Reply #136 on:** September 18, 2009, 04:24:17 pm »

looks in good clean condition

shovelon · « **Reply #137 on:** September 18, 2009, 06:00:14 pm »

Quote from: orange on September 18, 2009, 04:24:17 pm

looks in good clean condition

Yeah, way too clean!

HSMITH · « **Reply #138 on:** September 19, 2009, 07:33:17 am »

LOL, I just gave it a bath and figured it was a good time to get a picture. It was so dirty it was hard to tell what color it was, only the chain, chainrings and cassette weren't filthy but even they needed a good cleaning. There wasn't a mark on it when I bought it, it was perfect. It even had the original tires on it in good condition. I ride it hard and consequently have crashed it at least 6 times pretty hard with the resulting dings and marks.

FWIW, the tires are Mutano Raptor 2.4 Race and they fit the frame fine. Not quite a true 2.4 but it is a pretty big tire. With the soft wheels the front will rub on the Noleen ELT fork at near full compression but I have some really nice wheels on the way to fix that. I'll true the old wheels up again and put some slicks on them in the summer and studded tires in the winter.

Green Evo · « **Reply #139 on:** October 03, 2009, 06:54:15 am »

My 2000 K2 Evo 4.0 (custom). I just finished the buildup. I bought the frame off Ebay a few weeks ago. I chose the color, did all the paint work & assembled & tuned the entire bike myself. Never did anything like this before but it came out near perfect!

shovelon · « **Reply #140 on:** October 03, 2009, 08:48:55 am »

Quote from: Green Evo on October 03, 2009, 06:54:15 am

My 2000 K2 Evo 4.0 (custom). I just finished the buildup. I bought the frame off Ebay a few weeks ago. I chose the color, did all the paint work & assembled & tuned the entire bike myself. Never did anything like this before but it came out near perfect!

Welcome to the K2/Proflex insane assylum Jay!

So you found us before I had a chance to mention!

This is the place to keep your rig alive forever.

Terry

Green Evo · « **Reply #141 on:** October 04, 2009, 04:47:29 pm »

Thank you Terry. I was able to really take the bike out today for its first real hard trail runs & I had a blast! I just put on a new Dart 2 front shock yesterday. It handles so well & rides perfect. I just ordered a new Truvativ stem to lower my bars a bit & will rearrange my spacers too so i can experiment.

orange · « **Reply #142 on:** October 05, 2009, 12:28:27 pm »

I love the colour. FWIW my 8 yr old daughter said she likes the colour too

Willie_B · « **Reply #143 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:02:28 pm »

I do like that color. Really makes it stand out. Hope it rides as nice as it looks.

Green Evo · « **Reply #144 on:** October 05, 2009, 05:55:13 pm »

Thanx again guys!! This bike rocks! 12 miles of trails in 2 days.

scampbell · « **Reply #145 on:** October 13, 2009, 08:47:12 pm »

New to the forum... noticed there aren't any hardtails (that I've seen anyway). Just finished a build of a 2004 (I think) Zed 4.0 frame I got off of ebay for $150!

Frame: 2004 K2 Zed 4.0 (maybe)
Wheels: Mavic CrossTrail Tubeless/Disc
Tires: Panaracer Fire XC Pro (Still need to find me some real tubeless tires for out here... 2 rides = 3 flats... everything's sharp out here!)
Brakes: Avid BB7 Disc
Headset: Chris King
Front Derailleur: Sram X-Gen
Rear Derailleur: Sram X-9
Shifters: Sram X-9
Stem: Ritchie Pro
Handle Bars: SunLine Low Rise
Cranks/BB: RaceFace Evolve XC
Pedals: Crank Bro's Acid
Fork: Manitou R7 (Decals removed)
Seat: WTB V
Post: No idea

And where it gets ridden!

Just finished the build and have only lived out here for a couple months, so I've only had the chance to get on the hills a couple times... but loving it... sure beats the plains of Indy.

orange · « **Reply #146 on:** October 13, 2009, 11:32:32 pm »

welcome to the site - you're right - not many hard tials on here but welcome nonetheless!! Great scenery. Beats wet British mud...

scampbell · « **Reply #147 on:** October 13, 2009, 11:52:24 pm »

Ha ha, I dunno about that! As I've been quick to learn a wipe out in the desert and you're bleeding... the ground is sharp... the plants are sharp... even the animals are sharp here!

I already miss the wooded trails from where I grew up. Ha ha, my folks actually live in Malvern Wells (near Worcester) and while the elevation isn't quite the same... the terrain there would be amazing to ride. Gonna have to figure out how to get a bike over there some time!

shovelon · « **Reply #148 on:** October 14, 2009, 10:31:46 am »

Quote from: scampbell on October 13, 2009, 08:47:12 pm

And where it gets ridden!

Desert? Where about?

Welcome,
Terry

scampbell · « **Reply #149 on:** October 20, 2009, 02:09:55 pm »

That's from the top of South Mountain in Phoenix... it was what should have been a 20-30 minute ride down, ended up being about an hour after all the flats!!! Just switched over to Kenda Nevegal Tubeless tires, with a lot of stan's... i'll be testing it out today! Fingers crossed cause at this pace, riding is going to end up being a bit pricey!

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