Author Topic: What year is my Proflex? (Read 8171 times)

jeffgothro · « **on:** July 12, 2008, 03:01:48 pm »

Yeah...I'ed like to know what year this frame is, I bought it on ebay, the bikeshop I bought it from has it listed as a 1990 but as far as I know Pro-Flex didnt starting making this design till about 1995 (I could be wrong I dont know)? I believe it has most of the stock OM parts.

The serial namber is H6H011246

Deore XT 8 speed rear derailleur

Deore XT front derailleur

Deore LX brake calipers

Girvin triple crankset

Girvin front suspension fork (oil damping system)

Girvin coil spring rear shock (Girvin damping technology)

Sram Gripshift shifters

Ritchey clipless pedals

Mavic 220 wheelset / Deore LX hubs

WTB Velociraptor

UPDATE: I've been told its probably a 95?

orange · « **Reply #1 on:** July 12, 2008, 03:22:08 pm »

Yes - as I mentioned on the other forum possibly a late '95 or early '96 becasue of the slit in the seat tube.

jeffgothro · « **Reply #2 on:** July 12, 2008, 03:38:49 pm »

Thank you orange...much appreciated!

shovelon · « **Reply #3 on:** July 12, 2008, 03:56:57 pm »

Yep, model year is indicated by the "6", hence 1996.

That is in very nice shape. How many dineros did you pay for it

Good show!
Terry

jeffgothro · « **Reply #4 on:** July 12, 2008, 06:30:43 pm »

Wow thanks...yeah I got is off ebay for 375.00 S&H included. Its in great shape...like new almost, whoever owned it didnt ride it much or kept it garaged.

shovelon · « **Reply #5 on:** July 12, 2008, 09:40:53 pm »

Quote from: jeffgothro on July 12, 2008, 06:30:43 pm

Wow thanks...yeah I got is off ebay for 375.00 S&H included. Its in great shape...like new almost, whoever owned it didnt ride it much or kept it garaged.

$375 is a steal. Get some riding in on it, and let's do a ride. Maybe Sycamore Cyn at Pt. Magu?

Terry in San Fernando Valley.

jeffgothro · « **Reply #6 on:** July 13, 2008, 12:05:43 am »

Hell ya I'm down...I dont have a car, you would have to come see me. But anyway, that would be cool, I would like to meet some new people in my area or close by and go on some rides, I really need to get back into shape and get out and have some fun, I dont get out much these days...have I got storys to tell...lol. Just let me know and mabie we can exchange P#'s and whatnot.

Jeff - Oxnard

kiwi · « **Reply #7 on:** July 13, 2008, 01:10:40 am »

a "special" 856 i would say..I think the last of the 96 bikes were sold woth gdt shocks and springs instead of the ODS and MCU suspensions.
To me that bike look brand new!right down to its original velociraptors....Lucky IFO didnt see those!(an in joke for the originals here!)

jeffgothro · « **Reply #8 on:** July 13, 2008, 01:51:16 am »

Quote from: kiwi on July 13, 2008, 01:10:40 am

a "special" 856 i would say..I think the last of the 96 bikes were sold woth gdt shocks and springs instead of the ODS and MCU suspensions.
To me that bike look brand new!right down to its original velociraptors....Lucky IFO didnt see those!(an in joke for the originals here!)

Not sure what "gdt" or "ODS" and "MCU" are.

[Edit: GDT = Girvin Dampning Technology & ODS = Oil Dampning System] I belive the MCU are the elastomer shocks.

Give the boy a brownie button...lol

Actually I owned one of these 856's before about 8 years ago or so and unfortunatly got into a bind and had to sell it. The one I had back then had a rock shox judy and an elastomer bumper on the back. I hated that bumper...mine was a bit worn when I got it so I replaced it...it took the bike shop 6 months to get it for me. I got 2 sets...one of the bumpers seemed defective and squashed and sagged real bad...so I did some mis-matching with the 2 sets and made a working set. Well, that didnt last long, one of the bumpers seem to get hard and over a year or two began to sag more and more and got to the poibnt to wear it was only like an inch thickl...and I had no rebound, it was like riding a soft hardtail and I had all this play and slop in the rear when I lifted the rear of the bike off the ground. Nonetheless it was my first and favorite fully and I hated having to sell it. Well...I came across this one and knew I had to have it, not only that but my birthday is on the 29th so this is my present. So far I love it as much if not more then my old one, the spring shocks are great...a wee bit soft (although I'm used to hard tails) but over all I couldnt ask for a better bike...its behind me now in my room and I catch myself glancing at it every now and then and just say to myself...WOW!

Simon · « **Reply #9 on:** July 13, 2008, 02:30:53 am »

IMHO 855/856 are the diffinitive Proflex bike

Best climbing and fast full suspension trail/race bike.
Got my (my wife has it now) 856 at the end of 1995 but the 856 as mentioned is a 96 model.

I don't know how that one ended up with GDT shocks, like already mentioned could be a later model except the later model had what is commonly known as the seat tube,the through hole for the brake cable was filled in with a welded plate.

Great buy

Simon

jeffgothro · « **Reply #10 on:** July 13, 2008, 05:25:15 am »

No argument here...thanks simon.

Old Proflexer · « **Reply #11 on:** July 13, 2008, 06:20:54 am »

i miss krusty -
why did i sell it ?
why oh why oh why oh why did i ever sell it -

these are 'stud' bikes jeff -
a few mods and you've got one great xc bike that's light, strong and climbs better than anything i've ever sweated over

i sold mine to make room for some 4500's a few years ago and have been kicking myself ever since.
that's 'Krusty" there on the fork -

OP

jeffgothro · « **Reply #12 on:** July 13, 2008, 06:47:34 am »

Quote from: Old Proflexer on July 13, 2008, 06:20:54 am

i miss krusty -
why did i sell it ?
why oh why oh why oh why did i ever sell it -

these are 'stud' bikes jeff -
a few mods and you've got one great xc bike that's light, strong and climbs better than anything i've ever sweated over

i sold mine to make room for some 4500's a few years ago and have been kicking myself ever since.
that's 'Krusty" there on the fork -

OP

Oh wow, thats hella nice...I saw a guy riding down the beach once on a similar one...I believe it had carbon swing arm and carbon fork legs...noleen shocks F&R.

Yeah...I almost hate swaping the parts out on my bike because I believe it to be nearly original...but damn, the seat is a killer on long rides I found out, I hate it...I think its gonna have to go (or I'll try dropping the nose just a hair), I replaced the Ritchy Clipless pedals already...I dont like the grips either (scram grips stock), and lastly, I may swap the grip shifters out for some XT 8spd ones, the grip shifters tend to ghost shift sometimes, other then that so far it seems perfect the way it is.

I took the bike to a scale the other day...if memory serves me correctly the bike came in at 27...no more then 28 (sorry, my memory is terrible, I actually forgot 10 minuts after I weighed it). It was no more then 28 though that I remember.

orange · « **Reply #13 on:** July 13, 2008, 10:51:02 am »

You probably saw an 857 if it had Noleens and a carbon swingarm

jeffgothro · « **Reply #14 on:** July 13, 2008, 01:11:46 pm »

Yup thats the one...looks awsome!

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