Author Topic: What do you ride now then? (Read 8583 times)

rapiddescent · « **on:** July 31, 2008, 10:14:50 am »

I'm sure a lot of folks here ride K2/proflex still - but to be fair, the bikes are getting really old.

So what's your main ride now?
I always loved proflex and k2 bike - and wished that they were making good quality single pivot bikes. I still ride my k2 razorback as a singlespeed, and my 97 beast as a ride to work bike (skinny tyres) but my 856 is in pieces in the workshop for the latest spring work I'm doing.

I ride an Orange 5 now 2 or 3 times a week offroad. It has 5 inches of travel all round and is single pivot with a fox rp23 shock. fantastic bike, it is what proflex should have become and it copies many of the old proflex design features like:
+ square tapering on tubes and swingarm
+ down tube pivot point from the x57 and carbon bikes
+ internal cable runs like the 856/857 swingarms

callum
rds

Simon · « **Reply #1 on:** July 31, 2008, 11:46:24 am »

Restored 1980 CR125

Back riding my project 856 to and from work to get fit again following a broken collar bone

Dangerous those mx bikes

Akagi · « **Reply #2 on:** July 31, 2008, 01:14:44 pm »

Ha! Back in 95-97, I always wanted a proflex but there was no way in hell that I could afford one as a lowly teenager.

Fast forward a decade or so and here we are now; I finally found a x57 series (its a proflex 2000) that was in decent condition and the right size. It was basically new and unridden.

So to me, my proflex is a new ride.... (mated a CF swingarm and have vector 2 fork legs about 3000 miles away sitting under my bed in my parents house that "should" fit).

back in the day I rode a Ironhorse mt100... It was great but also heavier than hell. I mated an uncommon duotrack with it, while the fork was amazingly light, it had amazingly no travel. I then put on a nashbar closeout flexstem it.

orange · « **Reply #3 on:** July 31, 2008, 02:13:56 pm »

I'm riding all my bikes, see below for details

shovelon · « **Reply #4 on:** July 31, 2008, 05:30:38 pm »

Well, I am riding all of them at some point, but am really spending a good deal of time on my my latest project which is a Serotta titanium softail. Happened onto it by accident, and has been quite an effort to get the rear Hayes 22mm brake operating, as well as adjusting the fit as it is an xtra large frame. All on a budget mind you.(No proflex was harmed in this endevor

). I will reveal it here someday as it does have a megair on it.

My next project is an elevated chainstay single speed, which Will(Willem) got me into. While working on the Serotta, I was testing components in single speed, and he thought I need his spare bike.

My 957 and Oz remain my gold stardard for all other bikes, and have yet to discover anything better.

Terry

Colin · « **Reply #5 on:** July 31, 2008, 05:51:40 pm »

Well, I'm riding my 4000se at least twice a week off road and my XP-X is set up for road work and gets used pretty regulalry (The Marin gets used on Beer/Pub trips!) But I am really feeling the limitations of the NR-4 Rear and NR-5 Crosslink set up and fancy a change............

That brings me onto building the Oz's..........

OzX is for the missus:- 190/50 Swinger Air rear shock, Maverick SC32 fork and cable disk brakes (probably BB7's) +XT/XTR groupset.

OzM is for me:- 200/57 Swinger Air rear shock and a Maverick DUC32 front fork, plus Hydraulic Disk brakes (Carbon Juicy 7's) +XT/XTR groupset.

My hope is that I'll then have something that is on par with anything I could buy for sub £2500.

But............when I was at the Marin Rough Ride, I was sorely tempted by the Whyte 46 or E120 (mmmmm......Carbon.... ), so if I don't get those Oz's built up and used soon, I might just buy one of those..........

Col.

RhinoDave · « **Reply #6 on:** July 31, 2008, 07:44:14 pm »

I'm like Ed and Terry. I ride them all but tend to ride the last one built(856) the most. I actually ride all types of bikes so none of them get excessive wear. That combined with regular maintenance, means they should all last a long time. Just got back from a week long tour on my road bike. 450 miles across Ohio from Maysville Ky. to Sandusky Oh.
(slight highjack here) Terry, I just had a friend sell his Serotta softtail. You didn't get it off Ebay from Mi. did you? I just sold off a Schwinn Moab that had the 22mm rear mount. It was a PITA to get adjusted. I had to file the base of the caliper to get it to line up. It was great when I finally got it aligned though.
Most miles Bianchi Axis cross bike
Most frequent 856

u02sgb · « **Reply #7 on:** August 01, 2008, 06:14:47 am »

Hi,
Possibly sacrilege to admit but I went back to a hardtail. I ride a Focus Raven most of the time but have been taking the 857 out more now I've upgraded the brakes and the fork!

Stu.

shovelon · « **Reply #8 on:** August 01, 2008, 10:12:09 am »

Quote from: RhinoDave on July 31, 2008, 07:44:14 pm

(slight highjack here) Terry, I just had a friend sell his Serotta softtail. You didn't get it off Ebay from Mi. did you? I just sold off a Schwinn Moab that had the 22mm rear mount. It was a PITA to get adjusted. I had to file the base of the caliper to get it to line up. It was great when I finally got it aligned though.

Holy Smokes, that's the one if it had the pivoted brake stay strut. Yes, the caliper mount is tweeked inboard. My Hayes guy lined it up as well as could be, and the pads whined and chattered until broken in a bit, then I treated the pads with WD40, and now is smooth, but less powerful. I will be trying the organic pads instead of semi metalic soon, and some shims if need be.

I got from an Oregan ebayer.

keith · « **Reply #9 on:** August 01, 2008, 04:01:37 pm »

Sorry to be so boring but I'm still riding my 4000, 3 or 4 times a week 15 to 20 miles a go

kiwi · « **Reply #10 on:** August 01, 2008, 08:13:34 pm »

road bike more,but still have the ol 756,albeit upgraded slightly.

dell · « **Reply #11 on:** August 02, 2008, 02:05:34 am »

took delivery of a Scott Aspect fx15 a couple of months ago but am still riding my 856 more, recently done the London to Brighton and then the London to Southend bike rides both on the 856 plus riding to and from work a few times a week always a joy to ride and never gives me any hassle

DugB · « **Reply #12 on:** August 02, 2008, 11:37:14 am »

I just came back from 130 miles on the K2 4000 I bought recently. I really love the bike. Aside from that I either ride my 856 or my other 856 ;-) When my daughter is coming with us, though, I ride my '92 Cannondale framed rigid MTB complete with backseat for the child.

I seriously can't understand how someone could pay $3K or more for some of the bikes available these days. I picked up my 4000 for $400, upgraded it to slightly used XTR (M950 series) for another $250 and now have a better bike than most in the $2000 range, IMO.

- Doug :-)

shovelon · « **Reply #13 on:** August 02, 2008, 03:24:27 pm »

Quote from: DugB on August 02, 2008, 11:37:14 am

I seriously can't understand how someone could pay $3K or more for some of the bikes available these days. I picked up my 4000 for $400, upgraded it to slightly used XTR (M950 series) for another $250 and now have a better bike than most in the $2000 range, IMO.

- Doug :-)

My thoughts exactly. With old ways come wisdom, with new ways come uncerainty.

orange · « **Reply #14 on:** August 03, 2008, 06:38:03 am »

I have the same approach with cars. I spend £800 on a 'new' (to me) car approx every 2-3 years, spend about £500 on maintenance annually and then throw the car away when it hits around 200,000 miles. Still costs way less than a new car when you take into account initial purchase, interest on loan, depreciation etc etc.

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