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Author Topic: It's 2016, still looking for a K2 Proflex 5000!  (Read 20677 times)

serviceguy

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Re: It's 2016, still looking for a K2 Proflex 5000!
« Reply #60 on: January 17, 2018, 02:09:07 pm »
I saw it, a bit pricey. Also, I've got a 5000 frame in the attic already. Over extended house renovation is sucking up all my time so I had not a chance to build it yet...
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Re: It's 2016, still looking for a K2 Proflex 5000!
« Reply #61 on: June 25, 2018, 07:20:31 pm »
Now I do!! thanks. Can't tell you why I couldn't B4.LOL

It looks similar, yet I'd like to see a pic similar to the one I posted. Don't take it off...it's hard to get back on but if anyone else is servicing their EVO with swingarm off I'd like to see a straight on pic.

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With the usual delay but here it is...both form a 4000 and a 5000 (you can also notice the different quality on the welding between the two). Now I also have a 857 frame and realized the pivot axles are different between the 4000/5000 and the 857, with the 857 being a little bit taller (hence the 857 swingarm ends are a tad thicker...


'97 PF 957
'97 PF 857
'98 K2 1K
2 x '98 K2 5K
2 x '98 K2 4K
'02 K2 Bmp Mnk
'14 Salsa El Mariachi SS
'15 Salsa El Mariachi
'18 Salsa Mukluk Carbon
'19 Knolly Fugitive LT

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Re: It's 2016, still looking for a K2 Proflex 5000!
« Reply #62 on: June 26, 2018, 09:43:35 pm »
I do see the difference in the welds and the stiffener added as well.
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Re: It's 2016, still looking for a K2 Proflex 5000!
« Reply #63 on: June 27, 2018, 07:28:17 am »
I do see the difference in the welds and the stiffener added as well.
The stiffener is in both frames actually, the 4000 is less pronounced because of the less protruding beads (or maybe it's just the slightly different angle the picture was taken).
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'97 PF 857
'98 K2 1K
2 x '98 K2 5K
2 x '98 K2 4K
'02 K2 Bmp Mnk
'14 Salsa El Mariachi SS
'15 Salsa El Mariachi
'18 Salsa Mukluk Carbon
'19 Knolly Fugitive LT

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Re: It's 2016, still looking for a K2 Proflex 5000!
« Reply #64 on: July 24, 2018, 09:45:37 am »
Thanks very much for posting! Yours looks dead on center.

I posted a few pics of mine earlier for anyone who wants to compare

The team race bike has EVO frame and strut suspension.

It appears my EVO frame is also a unique build for the strut suspension and not just a strut suspension slapped onto a production EVO frame.

edit the frame is WAY BIG







« Last Edit: July 24, 2018, 09:49:32 am by Carbon_Angus »