New/old rider with a 657

[Crazi]

Picked this up earlier today (Oct 5th) and have been doing research for the past few hours.  Unfortunately, its a small frame and I am about 6'2".  Been looking around for shock/spring upgrades for that reason but have seen several sites that recommend leaving it as is versus dumping money into it. 

Anywho, picked it up to rehab after a motorcycling accident (fractured ankle and bad sprain to go along with it) and when I looked at the forks and did a quick google search, I knew it was coming home when the guy said 100 bucks even.  Took it for a short ride after a quick tune up and it felt twitchy compared to what I am used to but that may be based on the steering geometry.

Used to ride a bunch back in the mid to late 90's so the forks immediately stood out to me as a fun item to have like I said above.  Thought about upgrading the brakes to V brakes but will most likely just tune the canti's a bit more and change the pads if I can't get them to feel right.

[w2zero]

It might be  twitchy simply because it is so mismatched to your size.  My track and road bikes were chosen to be smaller than than what fit me just so they would be quicker reacting on short courses.  The shocks on your bike could be completely worn out and add to that feel as well as other worn parts in the linkage.

[Spokes]

As w2zero says, it's twitchy because it's at least two sizes too small for you. I'm 6'2" and ride a large. A medium feels too small for me so a small would be terrible. 6'2" is maximum height for a large and some feel more comfortable on a way big- which is the biggest frame size Proflex did. The small is basically a 14-16" frame. It must be like riding a child's bike?
Sell it on and buy a large, you won't bd disappointed.

Chris

[Crazi]

Finding another one of these for 100 bucks would be next to impossible.  I agree about the size issue tho. 

I really like the bike so am going to keep it for someone smaller.  I'll still jump on it from time to time tho.   

[Spokes]

Someone one here may do a trade if you ask. People are always looking for different size frames and most people here have spare frames. It's only the front triangle that is specific to the small size. The swingarm, front forks and everything else is standard size for a small, medium or large. So you could just trade the front triangle.
Worth an ask?

Chris