New Proflex 4000 owner...

[Sheriff1972]

Have bike, have the new rear shock, and now I realise that I have no mounting hardware for it.

Can anyone tell me what I need for my eve frame and where to buy from? (I am in the UK)

Thanks

Mike

[Colin]

Try Chain Reaction

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Categories.aspx?CategoryID=683

Col

[Sheriff1972]

Thanks Col,

I will have to get the old ruler out to see what sizes i need.

Cant wait!

Cheers

Mike

[Sheriff1972]

Hi Col,

Loving those wheels.....

What are they?

Anyway, went out on my first run today.

Took a gentle tumble once into some bracken, and hit the dirt fairly hard a second time... :-(

Bike runs well, but i am still using what looks like the original tyres from 1998 (!) - Panaracer or something.

They had no grip at all in the wet and on the trails on Haldon Hill near exeter.

Other than that the bike felt good.

The front 'smart shock' seems to be dead (no light), and am yet to sort out the mounting hardware for the swinger.

All in all was great fun and the bike had a few knowing and an equal amount of quizical looks from other trail riders...

Any suggestions for general XC riding?

Cheers

Mike

[Colin]

Hi Col,

Loving those wheels.....

What are they?

Anyway, went out on my first run today.

Took a gentle tumble once into some bracken, and hit the dirt fairly hard a second time... :-(

Bike runs well, but i am still using what looks like the original tyres from 1998 (!) - Panaracer or something.

They had no grip at all in the wet and on the trails on Haldon Hill near exeter.

Any suggestions for general XC riding?

Cheers

Mike

Spinergy wheels  - some people are very anti them becuase of reported failures, I'm taking my chances with them.
I've used them on my XP-X and 4000se


I'm using 2.1" Panaracer Fire XC tyres at the mo' and really like them.

I also use 2.1" WTB Velociraptors which I find work well when it's wet and muddy.

You're probably just getting used to the bike, have you ridden a full-susser before? If not then it's a quite different feel to a rigid, and the Crosslinks can take a bit of getting used to...........

Oh yeah and in reply to one of your earlier Q's:-

I am missing one of the two tiny screws that centers the upper and lower crosslink axels that the front forks mount to (front center when looking at the bike) - anyone know what size these things are?

I think you mean the tiny Grease port screws? In which case they're M2.

see the Crosslink manual for useful info on setting them up.
http://idriders.com/proflex/resources/98crosslink_manual.pdf


Col.

[fyrstormer]

Not to rain on Colin's parade, but for the sake of information, the problem with the 4-spoke Spinergy wheels is:

As the wheel rotates, the spoke junctions on the rim get flexed back and forth because the spokes have to support loads up to 45 degrees off-axis, which causes the spoke junctions to fail eventually. Furthermore, the spokes are "reinforced" using rivets that cut through many of the carbon fibers running the length of the spokes. Carbon fiber doesn't fail progressively like metal does, it just snaps. When one of the four spokes breaks, there will be nothing capable of supporting the rider's weight when the broken spoke rotates to the top of the wheel, and the resulting forces on the remaining three spokes will cause all three to tear apart from the rim within a single wheel rotation. That gives the rider no time to stop or even time to brace for a crash. That's why Spinergy stopped making them in the late 90's.

The 4-spoke wheels look cool, but several riders have ended up with unexpected titanium "upgrades" to their jaws and spines because of them.

[Spokes]

I use Panaracer fire xc 2.1 also and think theyre great.
Better to be safe than sorry Colin and sell those wheels to me! 

[Sheriff1972]

Hi Guys,

Very useful advice as always.

I have ridden a full sus bike before - a GT, but it never saw a trail before it was stolen from my garage...

The tyres on the bike had turned a light greay and seemed brittle and a bit shiny. They also have splits around the knobles, and some cracking around the edge.

I think they are just knackered...

I bought some Kenda Excavator Eric Carter Signature Series tyres that i will fit on this weekend. These should help.

I must also measure up for the mounting hardware for the swiger rear shock and mount this and set up the front and rear properly....

Thanks for the screw size Col - i will grab one at the weekend.

As for the wheels, i will get some others in a few months, as the originals are impossible to true as the spokes seem fused to the nipples.... (Guess i will stick to regular designs, as i dont really enjoying hitting the ground at any meaningful pace...)

All in all i am really enjoying the process, and cant wait to get the bike it dirty again.

Cheers

Mike

[Sheriff1972]

Hi Guys,

Looking to order the rear shock mounting hardware...

I make the space at the top of the frame nearest the seat to be 30mm, with a 6 mm thread size

and the bottom mounting onto the carbon swing arm to be 22.2mm x 6mm (looks more like 5mm).

Is anyone in a position to confirm?

Below is a link

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=7466

Thanks

Mike

[shovelon]

My carbon swingarm measures 24 mm between the blades.

Terry