What is so good about these bikes?

[Ionit]

Check this thread and maybe it will give you some insight. http://idriders.com/cgi-bin/YaBB_K2/YaBB.pl?board=news;action=display;num=1108423532

[Colin]

My first post in reply to this thread was so simple.........< show me an upgrade>..... In any other forum I just knew this guy was asking for a flaming....!
But here.....? well, restraint may be stretching the truth, but , hey guys, the passion you've all shown for our bikes makes me tearful......! <Sob!>
< Dennis> On the theme of old cars, I drive a 10 year old World Rally Car, when I saw Carlos Sainz win the World Rally Championship in the Celica GT4, I said, " I want one of those" and a few years late I bought one....Hey, A Scooby is faster, an Evo is more powerful, but who won a WRC...? (well maybe McRae in the Scooby)
But Carlos is still King, even in a Citroen!!
What is it you're driving?

Who else rides 10 year old bikes and loves them so much........?
When this guy said " my uncle gave me the bike" I thought of my Nephew and thought "nah, he'd never want one of my old bikes, but next Thurday when  me and his old man go out on our bikes it'll be my Pro-Flex that still grabs the attention!
Let's just be glad that there's someone under 40 yrs old on this forum and riding a Pro-Flex !!
Someone get him some MCU's or a proper shock!

(I'm going to lie down in a cool dark room now......)

Col.

[Old Proflexer]

if ya gotta ask - - -  ya ain't gonna understand -





OP
(oldest member?  Oldest Proflexer?
my cane is also useful for tossing in annoying peoples spokes, at speed.  
any of you kids ever see 'american flyer'?)

[Swissnic]

After giggling my way through this post, I just wanted to throw my 2 cents...

I ride a '99 OZ (modded)
I drive a 03' Scooby Forester XT (modded)
I use a '05 AMD64 3500+ (modded)
I'm 33 years old (soon to be modded back to 27)

All of these are fantastic foundations to improve on and upgrade, yet are not mainstream or common place.  Owning a Proflex or Scooby is like inheriting an historic Mansion.  It might be old, but still looks great and has plenty of room for upgrades and individualisation!!!  

Scheiwzer-Nichi.

[shovelon]

Good NIght Swiss. my specs,

-2000 Oz- modded from scratch

-'03 scooby baja- bike friendly(kids say it is Dadded)

'-99 HP 366 Windows 98 (Clunker but stout)

-'56 body- modded, prodded, poked, choked(hey,   life don't start til your 40).

You are right on about that good base to build on.

Terry


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[chainsaw]

I drive the only vehicle that I have owned for 20 years now. bought my  brand new Toyota Landcruiser in 1985 for a little over $14,000.

http://mannphoto.com/lc  to see photos of it.

I like driving something that is different.

so I guess its the same with the mountain bike I ride. Really didn't even notice the connection untill  it was pointed out here on this thread... the connection between driving old frames and old cars/trucks.

[Frankd3000]

SPOKES?!?! You wouldn't! Naaahhh. But then again, I don't wanna find out.

Apologies, OP. I was simply giving in to shallow-minded thinking with the Username.



SwissNic - modded back to 27 - HAHAHA! I hear ya' there. I'm 30 modded to 18, usually.

[Simon]

Been off line for abit due to our computer giving up the ghost,
anyway coming in late on this one but in answer to the question apart from the many reasoned answers already given,
its because I like them [smiley=laughing.gif]
and yes I've tried many other makes.
Simon.

[Dennis]

This thread has turned out to be a hoot!

my specs:
main mtb - 99 Oz with Precision Billet mechs and brakes (no longer being made), Spinergy Rev-X wheels,( no longer made), about to get Precision Billet shifters

tourer: 90 or 91 Trek 930 - modded by me, with some new stuff like Aerospoke wheels and Avid discs, but with Precision Billet mechs.

road bike - Calfee carbon (2002) but with Record 9 speed components (bought when they came out with 10 speed making 9 speed "obsolete").

other road bike - 69 Peugeot - currently undergoing restoration to ridable condition

other mtb - Giant carbon HT - no longer imported into US, with Precision Billet mechs and shifters.

notice a pattern with the mechs?

car - 89 Shelby CSX (only 500 were ever made, all were 89 models with variable nozzle turbo and composite rims - both out of production, composite rims were only used on this car)

the following may not mean much to you guys, but it does to me and shows how much I appreciate old stuff, being an old guy:

saxophones: 1926 Buescher sopranino, 1928 Buescher alto, although my main "axe" is a 2002 Selmer baritone sax, with a very rare brushed finish, not polished- although the mouthpiece I use is a 1971 Berg Larsen metal that was a b-day gift to me from my parents in 1971.
clarinets: early 60's Selmer B-flat and Bass
alto flute: 1962 Armstrong
just bought a late 60's Selmer bassoon.
flute, alas, is a Yamaha, saving to  upgrade to vintage Haynes or Powell

body - 1955, modded to have no hair on top of head

2001 Dell desktop and 2003 Dell laptop

windsurf board - designed and made by ME about 15 years ago, still faster than most guys I sail with who have the latest thing.

Cheers!!
[smiley=groucho.gif]

[Colin]

Dennis
I too have the smooth head body option.
In my case it's a solar panel for a sex machine!

haa, haa haa..............falling off of chair........