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Author Topic: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here!  (Read 153363 times)

dell

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Re: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here!
« Reply #195 on: June 24, 2010, 06:04:45 am »

took the stealth bike out for a spin today..... 8)
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Re: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here!
« Reply #196 on: June 24, 2010, 07:46:02 am »

took the stealth bike out for a spin today..... 8)
Cool1

How tall are you?

Terry
OzM,(Ozzie)
K24000,(Red)
957small,(Shorty)
957Large,(Monty)
956 LE,(Peirce)    <Sold>
Offroad "Proflex" (Serrota),
Serotta CST  titanium softail
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Re: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here!
« Reply #197 on: June 24, 2010, 07:55:11 am »
six foot three inches and nearly eighteen stone i need alot of room ;D   the bike still needs a bit of fine tuning maybe a bit off the seat post and maybe a different angle on the bar stem but it rides as smooth as you like 8)
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Re: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here!
« Reply #198 on: July 01, 2010, 09:53:45 am »
Full marks for the colour scheme!
Red and Grape can be so 1990's  ;)

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no room in big shed but always room for one more!

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Re: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here!
« Reply #199 on: July 05, 2010, 04:44:36 am »
Finally got my Oz togeather. I decided I probably would never get it done so I had a friend finish it up for me. Nothing fancy at this point, just wanted to get it out so still have an old set of flat pedals on it. I did have the crank arms and seatpost clamp powdercoated in yellow just to add a bit more color. Also went with braided steel look on the cables because that would look good with the CF frame. At this point it is just over 28lbs. Using a Manitou Swinger 4 on the rear. Good ole XTR stuff still works just fine for me. I can already tell I want a slightly longer stem with more rise. I'm too old to lean that far over!

« Last Edit: July 05, 2010, 04:48:35 am by Willie_B »
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Re: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here!
« Reply #200 on: July 05, 2010, 09:41:03 am »
Nice!

Did you drill out the cable stops? (To allow through cable routing)

Col.
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1999 x500
1999 900 Frame
1998 4000se
1998 4000
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1992 962 Frame
1991 Marin Pine Mountain with a Flex Stem

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Re: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here!
« Reply #201 on: July 05, 2010, 10:16:10 am »
Nice job Willie!
Good to see another OZ built up and ready to go. Such an awesome looking bike. I like that you've left the original graffics on the OZ, I think they can look a bit bare with out them.

Chris
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Re: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here!
« Reply #202 on: July 05, 2010, 12:01:06 pm »
Nice!

Did you drill out the cable stops? (To allow through cable routing)

Col.

Yes I did. That was fun trying not to get the frame to hot and melt.
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Stumpjumper1990

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Re: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here!
« Reply #203 on: August 20, 2010, 06:52:38 am »
Well, here's mine K2...... still work in progress  ;)




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Re: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here!
« Reply #204 on: August 29, 2010, 02:32:10 pm »
I don't remember if I ever posted a full pic of my bike here, so here it goes:



Evo 4.0 frame in medium
XT/LX drivetrain
Race Face Deus XC cranks
Race Face Next carbon handlebars
Race Face Diabolous stem (but changing to a Deus)
Fox Vanilla 125RLC fork
Romic twin tube shock (8.75" eye-to-eye)
Avid mechanical disc brakes, 180mm front, 160mm rear


and just for fun, here's a link to my photo gallery of some of bikes I've owned (about 49 over the last 7 years).

http://www.bloggersinc.com/photoalbums/Mark-n-Staceys-Bicycles
« Last Edit: September 01, 2010, 09:20:32 am by ChilliConCarnage »
MOUNTAIN:
00 K2 Evo 4.0
99 K2 Flying Monkey
03 Salsa Caballero Scandium

ROAD:
06 Cervelo Soloist Carbon
06 Look 555 carbon
06 Fuji Cross Pro

Total of 42 bikes owned in last 5 years

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Re: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here!
« Reply #205 on: October 13, 2010, 07:07:02 am »
Have we has a golden XP-8?  I didn't see one, so here is mine.


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Re: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here!
« Reply #206 on: October 13, 2010, 11:13:54 am »
I had one of them a few years back - very nice frame - sold to Mr 752 on this very forum :-)
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Re: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here!
« Reply #207 on: October 13, 2010, 01:21:09 pm »
How does that handle with the low profiles  ;)

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Re: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here!
« Reply #208 on: October 23, 2010, 05:32:19 pm »
Here is a proflex I have been working on for my wife. I gave it a bit of an over haul. I bought it on craigslist and gave it a new paint job with all new decals and a slew of new components. One thing I dont know is what model it is. It had original K2 decals... from looking at other bikes, I think it is a 6XX series possibly? maybe a 1997 reptile, or attack? did K2 own proflex in '97? I need help identifying this frame!

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Re: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here!
« Reply #209 on: October 25, 2010, 08:23:28 am »
I'd say it's a Small 656.

I'd suggest that the decals are not original (as fitted) should be "PRO~FLEX" on the downtube and "656" on the top tube.

i.e. pre K2 days or at least before they were badging them.

I don't believe that "Animal" or "Beast" were ever used for this model.

If the rear shock works OK, then I expect it'll make a nice "little" bike!

Good Luck
Col.
2001 OzM
2000 OzX
1999 x500
1999 900 Frame
1998 4000se
1998 4000
1997 957 Frame
1997 857 Frames
1997 XP-X (856)
1995/6 x55/x56 Frame
1992 962 Frame
1991 Marin Pine Mountain with a Flex Stem