K2 / Proflex Riders Group
General => Tech Forum => Topic started by: Simon on February 23, 2006, 02:35:47 am
-
There appears to be alot of us UK riders on this site now ???,
list yourselves here so we can count up,
Oh and with apic of your bike would be nice.
Simon.
-
I'm in Derby. Only one pic in gallery so far - will update when have a mo.
Ed
-
Petersfield Hampshire,
I'm Sam Simon's son,
my bike 8)
(http://idriders.com/proflex/galleries/Mega-Oz/sams_bike1.jpg)
-
i'm Gareth from Cannock, Staffordshire.
my proflex 856 is the latest in a long list of retro mtb projects.
-
Me
in Milton Keynes
How do I get a Gallery?
Col.
-
I'm Mark Spruce (Sprucey)
I live in Gosport, Hampshire.
I run a carbon Oz, a Raozorback Team and I am rebuilding an 855/856 (just got the rear swing arm back with a new disc mount welded onto it).
Will try to get some pictures but am really busy at work right now.
I have met and know Simon really well and have done a couple of rides with him (and will do more in the summer, I am sure)
Sprucey
-
im jeff and im an alcoholic.......hang on wrong forum ;)
i live near durham in the north east, i ride a cabon oz (simons old one) and an xpx and a couple of roadbikes.
(http://idriders.com/proflex/galleries/jeffhop/brothers_in_arms.jpg)
-
bugger that didnt work [smiley=laughing.gif]
try again
i thought id got the hang of that!
kiwi
you had a ] out of place
I took the liberty of fixing it ;)
-
I live in Malvern Wells, so near the Malvern Hills it takes 5 mins of uphill from my back door to get onto the trails, how lucky is that? ;D The only problem is, that it is so convenient I do not tend to travel to other MTB locations, but must do some of the Welsh trails this year. I ride with a buddy just down the road who has a Giant FRS Composite (Carbon) with pink 'T-Mobile' front to the frame triangle - V Nice!
But I love my 5500c & Oz-M. Must update the site with latest pics soon!!
Anyone fancy doing the Hell of North Costwolds (HONC) this year? There is a choice of 50 or 100 kms!!
I'v done it most years now. It's great to see 1100 riders all go off at once. It is not a race, just a kind of enduro. See http://www.honcpix.com/honc2004/album%201/index.htm
Oops, I think it's already to late to enter. http://www.cc-cc.co.uk/hotnc.asp
-
thanks kiwi
-
Asked for bike pic's and forgot my own,ah well any excuse :-[
(http://idriders.com/proflex/galleries/Simon/856_XC_faux_bar.jpg)
-
Hi - Dan from Denmead Hants.
I have a 96 Beast with NR4 - Vector 2 with RDS coil over ODS - carbon crank - Ti B/B - Carbon Bar - american Classic hubs/ Mavic wheels.
I have had in the past a 954, 955 and 856!
Picutes are here:
http://idriders.com/cgi-bin/album_k2.pl?album=dan_jones
cheers!
-
Hey all, Steve Dean, I live in Sutton Coldfield near Birmingham. I'm running a Proflex Beat 1996,owned it from new. Its got Noleens, XTR, Middleburn, Carbon Vectors, Flite, USE, Gripshift, and ceramic Rims. Great bike, wouldnt swap it for anything, well apart from maybe a Yeti ASR!
(http://)
-
Colin, I live in Hampshire in a small village called Odiham, had my bike near 18 months now and I still can't wait to ride it in anger.
-
Hi all, Michael from Farnborough Hampshire, pics of my 4500 in my gallery (4500_rider)
-
Bit late replying - was in China working :-) I'm Ian from Bristol, and have a 955 (from new, about to be singlespeeded and disked for the Bristol 12 solo enduro); a 957 (from new, geared enduro bike about to be run solo in the CLIC 24 event in the mendips) and a 97 animal that has just been resprayed and is about to be built as a big travel (for me) bike! Oh and just did the HONC you mentioned, foolishly on a singlespeed (not the 955), managed about 85km as we took a few shortcuts, got hailed on and hid behind a wall! Great event with every type of bike imaginable!
Ian
-
In Market Harborough, near Leicester
Got a 550 as bought 16 years ago! Just changed tyres and bottom bracket. Been out of saddle a few years but back aboard now and it was the search for new elastomers that bought me here - (sorted now in different thread.)
Also have a Raleigh Team Banana for the road. (Seat like a razor blade)
Will try and get picture once I've read how.
Ade
-
Hi Chaps,
I've just moved back from Switzerland, and am now living in the Surbiton area. Havent been on mine for about 6 months now, but keep threatening to get fit for the summer! Any other riders in the kingston/surbiton area or SW London?
Cheers, Nic.
(http://www.cload.com/images/proflex.jpg)
-
That's a beautiful bike, but what's with the backwards seatpost? Are you trying to keep the geometry similar to your triathlon bike? If you're as tall as that seatpost height indicates you are, you shouldn't have a problem with reaching the handlebars!
And in keeping with my reputation as the "seat angle police," how can you even ride with your saddle set up as a butt slide like that?! Don't you end up sitting on your top tube everytime you hit a bump? :-X
Or should I assume that since you haven't ridden in a while, you just threw it together like that for the pic?
;) Six months?! Go ride man! Go ride!
PS
Where in Switzerland were you?
-
LOL!!! [smiley=laughing.gif]
This is a pic from when I was putting together the bike... note no chain, brakes etc... I'll post a pic of how my baby is now! You're spot on - i'm an ex-time trialer, and loved the high seat with the low bars... Seat angle isnt a prob when you are as heavy as me - my weight lowers the suspension to make the seat angle somewhat more horizontal... The rear sus has been replaced with a meaty sprung Manitou SPV...
I lived in Zurich, and rode with Team Adrenalin, a mad mad mad downhill team. The seat post got cut and massively lowered, and I have since learned to appreciate a differnet riding position. I'm quite tall though 6"2, but this photo is before I got re-educated...
I must say this is by far the most awesome bike I have ever owned, and tomorrow will be the first ride in a long time - thanks for giving me the required kick up the arse!
Cheers, N.
-
Here's some current pic's as promised...
(http://www.cload.com/images/proflex06-3.jpg)
(http://www.cload.com/images/proflex06-2.jpg)
(http://www.cload.com/images/proflex06-1.jpg)
You see the seat-post is much shorter and the right way round now! The rear suspension has changed to a beefy 350lb sprung Swinger 4-way (which is absolutely awesome for the heavie rider!!!)
Now time for a ride!
Cheers, Nic.
-
Yeah Baby!!!!! :-*
Terry
-
nice fto!
-
nice fto!
[smiley=laughing.gif]
1998 Mitshubishi FTO GP Version R Aero, customised almost as much as the bike... ;o)))
(http://www.cload.com/ftooc/fto01.jpg)
-
always liked the fto, used to have a jap import garage about a couple of miles from me, they used to get the skylines, fto`s, evo`s, prezza`s, supras etc, direct from japan. mmmmm. just wish i could afford one. nice car but i think jinders honda s2000 just pips it.
-
Hi,
I'm callum from Stirling in Scotland - I moved back home to scotland a few years ago because it has the best mountain biking in the world (no bias there then) and the scottish government is pro-mountain bike and has spent millions of pounds building good quality 'hard' trails in the forests here and also changed the access laws so that mtb'ers can ride anywhere we please so long as it is not through someone's garden and stick to the countryside code of conduct.
I've got an 856, a 97 beast and my beloved 01 K2 Razorback. i ride with the Stirling Mountain Bike club and also ride a few evenings after work on the local trails that are accessible from within 10mins riding from the centre of stirling.
If you're even visiting here and want to go for a ride near here then get in touch,
callum
rds