Author Topic: Rare Team 957 type XL frame (Read 24502 times)

Simon · « **Reply #45 on:** February 02, 2006, 05:29:48 am »

Try using a magnet on the bolts you suspect to be Ti
if they're not magnetic then they are Ti or Aluminium,
unlikely to be Aluminium as they are not strong
enough.
Simon.

Carbon_Angus · « **Reply #46 on:** February 03, 2006, 04:14:05 am »

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Try using a magnet on the bolts you suspect to be Ti
if they're not magnetic then they are Ti or Aluminium,
unlikely to be Aluminium as they are not strong
enough.
Simon.

rear upper shock bolt and bottom seat stay bolts are not attracted to the magnet...rest seem to be hardened steel/ the bolts in the front linkage are not Ti. shocks have been sent off to get recharged, might have a maiden ride in 10 days or so.

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kiwi · « **Reply #47 on:** February 03, 2006, 09:18:28 am »

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rear upper shock bolt and bottom seat stay bolts are not attracted to the magnet...rest seem to be hardened steel/ the bolts in the front linkage are not Ti. shocks have been sent off to get recharged, might have a maiden ride in 10 days or so.

i want it to be mine mine mine......

Carbon_Angus · « **Reply #48 on:** February 03, 2006, 02:38:43 pm »

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i want it to be mine mine mine......

the bolts

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Hammer · « **Reply #49 on:** February 05, 2006, 09:21:51 pm »

No Name.... Invalid email address... that name is already in use by another member.........and every time my message gets deleted and I have to start again, just because I forgot my password.....

My fault.... but annoying all the same.

Anyway..... Congrats Bill, that is one sweet piece of history and I am so glad that you got it.... it could not have gone to a better home.

However, tell your son that when you die he cant have it..... as you are giving it to Mike.

Take it easy Pardner....

Hammer.

Carbon_Angus · « **Reply #50 on:** February 07, 2006, 04:46:44 am »

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However, tell your son that when you die he cant have it..... as you are giving it to Mike.

Take it easy Pardner....

Hammer.

I will amend my will, it will be yours, pardner. Amen.

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kiwi · « **Reply #51 on:** February 07, 2006, 07:40:10 pm »

Hammer there is indeed another hammer,who has made no posts and registered Jan 29 2003,you as Hammer registered Jan 31 2003,17 vs 51.If you run into trouble again post a message or send me an email,i can reset your password......

Carbon_Angus · « **Reply #52 on:** February 18, 2006, 08:07:13 am »

Shocks are due to me Mon or Tue..look for a first impression and "virgin ride"

report very soon! [smiley=laughing.gif]

I am going back to the guy I bought the bike from to rummage his garage for Pro~Flex memorabilia and bits in a week or so. If I run into any 8 speed stuff, or other older mtn bike bits.....is there an interest out there???

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kiwi · « **Reply #53 on:** February 18, 2006, 09:18:01 am »

yes any 1996 compatible stuff....

Carbon_Angus · « **Reply #54 on:** February 18, 2006, 12:55:09 pm »

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yes any 1996 compatible stuff....

hopefully i wiill be able to suck up all and anything "pro~flex"..I will divy...'cuz I am a

guy

any circa '96 is yours kiwi

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Carbon_Angus · « **Reply #55 on:** March 16, 2006, 05:35:35 am »

one shock returned fine the other returned "dead" and sent back...the nr-1....the simple easy one...kinda frustrating...and gets me a wee bit

so still no maiden voyage

...been raining a lot so have the trainer in the living room

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shovelon · « **Reply #56 on:** March 16, 2006, 07:13:01 am »

Bummer about the shocks.

I got my Risse front shock mounted in place of my smartshock, but it is very stiff. Called Kevin at Risse and he said that the slow speed circuit may be clogged.

Anyway he also said that some WD40 on the seal my loosen the fit a bit while it goes through it's break-in. If that does not work, send it back. Want's to send me his accufiller no charge for my trouble. Pretty nice guy to work with.

Good luck with Noleen Suck Service.

Terry

Carbon_Angus · « **Reply #57 on:** March 16, 2006, 08:05:34 am »

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Good luck with Noleen Suck Service.

Terry

yeah if I wasn't so b-e-n-t- on riding the bike "stock"...what am i thinking???

i still think noleens are best for x~links, though, they are valved right and not subject to the side stresses that the rear is...you can get the Risse dialed in but it may take another adjustment even after you get this one back. good luck with it....

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jazclrint · « **Reply #58 on:** March 16, 2006, 08:45:44 pm »

Hey guys, I hate to point out the obvious but if you look carefully you'll notice the rear shock isn't longer, but the spring is WAY shorter, which makes sense. The shorter the spring the lighter it is. It was a wieght saving measure. That and you put a superstiff Ti spring (which will go soft soon enough from what I've read in the past) so it deosn't move and you have a late 90's race bike. I remeber the days we the pros would set up the first Sids as hard as possible, so that they were basically riding a rigid. I'm not sure what those guys were thinking, but oh well. They're pros and I'm not.

Oh, and I found a gold mine the other day! My grandparents gave me boxes from my college days that I had stored in their garage when I left for the Navy. I found a '97 brocure folder. It was a Proflex printed folder with like 5 brocures inside. My jaw just dropped when I found it. They are in pristine conditions too. So cool. I hope someday they'll be worth something.

But in one of the brocures there is a handlebar stem that is light weight and has a bracket that hangs down from the middle. The stem/bracket thing replaces that big L shped thing and the top of the fork linkage mounts too it, potentially saving a ton of weight. Does anyone know where I can find one? It was in the assesories brocure.

And no, I can't spell.

Oh, and 9 months after being left behind in Australia, the 5500 with its great working front and rear Fox floats and my road bike are being packed up, and I should have my babies in less than 2 weeks, just in time for spring, YEAH!

Later all, and thanks.

Colin · « **Reply #59 on:** March 17, 2006, 03:20:39 am »

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But in one of the brocures there is a handlebar stem that is light weight and has a bracket that hangs down from the middle. The stem/bracket thing replaces that big L shped thing and the top of the fork linkage mounts too it, potentially saving a ton of weight. Does anyone know where I can find one? It was in the assesories brocure.

errrrr, I think you're talking about an early Vector fork stem, i.e. as opposed to a later Vector II or a Crosslink which both use ULM's??

Like this?

I've never before considered that using a Vector I Stem and dumping the ULM ("....big 'L' shaped thing....") might actually save weight........Hmmmm............

Col

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