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General => Tech Forum => Topic started by: shovelon on November 18, 2010, 08:06:58 am

Title: Henrik's 856 video
Post by: shovelon on November 18, 2010, 08:06:58 am

Never seen this before and thought it interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51mI8Wp2_vk

Title: Re: Henrik's 856 video
Post by: orange on November 18, 2010, 01:38:59 pm

yes, this was on here a little while back - it's from a TV program broadcast in our own little region in the UK - the East Midlands :) Our next door neighbour works on that TV program these days.

Title: Re: Henrik's 856 video
Post by: fyrstormer on November 22, 2010, 11:45:12 am

Lotta Pro-Flexes in that bike shop. Mine's got way better parts on it now, though.  ;D

Title: Re: Henrik's 856 video
Post by: orange on November 22, 2010, 11:50:48 pm

I *think* that shop is Leisure Lakes in Breaston (which is on my commute to work) and used to be a Proflex main dealer BITD.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=DE72+3AG&sll=52.932657,-1.480253&sspn=0.007592,0.022724&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Derby+DE72+3AG,+United+Kingdom&ll=52.898134,-1.303382&spn=0.007598,0.022724&z=16&layer=c&cbll=52.898116,-1.303598&panoid=kkl3h2-tUqLDtWK9to2PUA&cbp=12,175.36,,0,5.76

Doesn't look much from the outside but it's a good shop inside.

Title: Re: Henrik's 856 video
Post by: jimbob on November 28, 2010, 05:22:29 am

Thanks for posting this link, good to see a Proflex in action bitd :-)

Title: Re: Henrik's 856 video
Post by: PANZR on November 28, 2010, 04:57:47 pm

Cool video of a cool bike...thank you for the link
Incidentally, I watched some of the related videos of nineties mountain biking and I noticed quite a lot of Pro-Flex bikes in action...made me feel all warm inside :)

Title: Re: Henrik's 856 video
Post by: DugB on December 27, 2010, 07:04:13 pm

I still have that mystery, left-for-dead 855 frame with Djernis' name on it handing from a pipe in my workshop. If only alloy tubes could talk...

- Doug

Title: Re: Henrik's 856 video
Post by: Luke on January 17, 2011, 06:50:06 am

Oh dear oh dear.
Nostalgia gets the better of me!

I think I recognise the park; Malverns? landrover test zone?

Dunno how you guys manage to keep those ally bikes alive; Ultra sport got so sick of me bringing them cracked frames thay gave me a carbon one...
Still going strong, with a bit of super glue and regular packages to Noleen J6

 :-\

Title: Re: Henrik's 856 video
Post by: w2zero on January 17, 2011, 08:17:35 am

Racing was through with me by the time I bought my 855 in late '95.  I did race it a very few times xc but the come from behind strategy in large crowds dictated a lot of pause for effect.  The speedy guys taking the big hits were way out front.  For me just a ride between waits actually.  My fun riding did involve a few hard landings, especially early on.  I did some largish drops and bent crank arms and a seat post.    Killed two forks before Girvin improved the fastening of the bottom race area.  Bent one fork leg and pulled out the brake boss catching air down a bunch of flights of stairs.  Caught a handrail on that one and still rode it home.  The forks were all warranteed and three ribs healed slowly.

Hank the Crank had some other videos playing in the shop where I bought the bike.  I'll have to look up the proprietor and see if he has any more Proflex stuff stored.  He sells European motorcycles now.