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So the magpie in me finaly got the better of me. Ive been hankering after a 957 since '97 when my mate who worked at a Proflex dealer had one. I had a Marin and would drool at the chance of owning a Proflex such as his. When I finally saved up enough to buy something, the most I could get with a trade in and some work in the shop was a 857. No problem there but my mate had been on an test day and seen the new range. He advised me to wait for the 4000 to be released so I did. The 4000 is an awesome bike and Ive had no regrets. But you always remember back and wonder what if.. So from time to time I look on ebay, as you do, and some crackers have been sold recently but at good prices too. Then this one came up a few days ago. It fitted the bill with some good spec yet still plenty to improve on. Hope discs front and back and Pace carbon forks to try. Ideally I would have prefered Pro Carbon crosslinks but Ive got a spare set so no problem. Im interessed to see how the Pace RC36 forks compare. Heres the spec it comes with:Pace RC36 carbon forks Hope c2 disc brakes front and rearHope ti-glide hubs on mavic 317 rims Deore xt shifters Deore lx cranks Deore xt front mechDeore rear mechXTR cassetteNearly new panaracer fire xc tires Giant bars and stemWtb saddleIt was posted yesterday so when it arrives Ill put up a photo. Chris
The 957 arrived today and first impressions is its very nice. The frame is in good condition with no dents or scrapes and just needs a good polish. The decals are all there if a little scuffed in places. It needs a full service as the head set is notchy and there are a few creaks. However the first thing I have to do is replace a spoke in the rear wheel as the drop out was bent and on my trial ride accross the garden the rear derailer shifted straight into the wheel and snapped a spoke! I straightened the dropout on the vice and its ok. I guess it got damaged in postage as you couldnt ride it like it was.I cant seem to upload any photos onto coppermine, just keep getting this message 'Destination directory albums/userpics/10800/ is not writable by the script ! 'Anyone know what this means?Chris