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General => Tech Forum => Topic started by: shovelon on November 11, 2005, 01:02:47 am

Title: Proline made OZ?
Post by: shovelon on November 11, 2005, 01:02:47 am

Any truth to this Ebay bike? He says this is not a K2 but the company that made the frames for them made these. I would not trust this frameset.



http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-NOS-CARBON-FIBER-PROLINE-MOUNTAIN-BIKE-FRAME-K2-NEW_W0QQitemZ7195798909QQcategoryZ98083QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



Terry

Title: Re: Proline made OZ?
Post by: Colin on November 11, 2005, 01:51:40 am

I experienced a similar situation last year some time.
I contacted a guy who was selling a 5500/Oz copy.
His story was that he knew someone who had made moulds from an original frame and was then making copies........
Bearing in mind that this frame also has an internal "skeleton" I was a bit dubious about the whole thing and steered clear of it......
Anyone know anything about the "Proline" story?
Googling it doesn't seem to throw anything up except a "Redline Proline" BMX.

Did K2 actually make the frames or was it sub'd out?

Col

Title: Re: Proline made OZ?
Post by: jeffhop on November 11, 2005, 01:53:20 am

blimey! its just taken me 10 minutes to read the item description  [smiley=laughing.gif]  i think this could possibly be a genuine frame but i do think the seller hasnt got a clue what he is talking about

`SO LETS PRETEND I`M A COMPLETE DUMMY ABOOUT BIKES AS I ONLY KNOW WHAT I CAN READ ON THE INTERNET AND WHAT MY LOCAL SUPPLYER TOLD ME AND HE IS ALL SOLD OUT OF THIS FRAMESET TOO -`

why pretend?  [smiley=laughing.gif]

so there you have it we dont ride proflexes we ride prolines  [smiley=nod.gif]

Title: Re: Proline made OZ?
Post by: Mr.Ed on November 11, 2005, 02:19:48 am

proflex ?  proline ?
sounds like the seller got a little mixed up, possibly ??

Title: Re: Proline made OZ?
Post by: Mr.Ed on November 11, 2005, 02:20:38 am

however I have it in " watching" in my ebay, so I can follow up on the buyers feedback.....

Title: Re: Proline made OZ?
Post by: Simon on November 11, 2005, 05:34:21 am

I wouldn't be suprised if its a copy,
pretty sure the carbon frames where contracted out,
this is the only K2 copy I know of,the one Dominic made,
yes he got permission from K2 to produce and sell if he wished,note the modern weave and no backbone,
no rib either,haven't seen him for a while so yet to
see it in the flesh.
Purrrrrdy isn't it.
Simon.
(http://idriders.com/proflex/galleries/Simon/DSCF0004.jpg)

Title: Re: Proline made OZ?
Post by: Simon on November 11, 2005, 06:14:22 am

Reading this artical from the how to's page it HINTS THAT the carbon frame was designed,prototyped and manufactured in house at the vashon Island facility.
Simon.
(http://idriders.com/proflex/tech/K2article.jpg)
(http://idriders.com/proflex/tech/K2article2.jpg)

Title: Re: Proline made OZ?
Post by: Carbon_Angus on November 11, 2005, 06:40:33 am

hmm and I thought it was conceived in RI and mfg'd after the move to Vashon by a plant in the San Luis Obispo area (So. Centra California coast area). I thought that was comfirmed a few years back. I can't think of the factory name but it may come back to me

"proline" was not the name though

[smiley=beer.gif]

Title: Re: Proline made OZ?
Post by: K2perv on November 11, 2005, 11:01:32 am

i think that the seller has been making methamphetamines in his bathtub.  and using too much of it himself.