Author Topic: XP-X FINISHED ? (Read 8271 times)

royboycv · « **on:** May 18, 2013, 12:28:55 pm »

Hi all , i think its finished

will find out on Sunday ! This is the one with the needle roller bearing rear arm

Note the brakes ( Thanks Rob Retrobike forum ) ONE question , what oil in the shocks , i am about 170 lbs , at the moment i have ATF in the shock ,but think its too lignt , look at the pics ,any hope ? let you know later .

http://imageshack.us/a/img62/9417/photo0299s.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img607/8308/photo0301o.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img11/7559/photo0298f.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img842/6475/photo0300z.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img203/9201/photo0296m.jpg

Many thanks to all that helped with the build of this bike ,

ROY

andyderbyshire · « **Reply #1 on:** May 19, 2013, 02:34:03 am »

oooooooh! Looks well good! Hows it ride?
Andy

Willie_B · « **Reply #2 on:** May 19, 2013, 03:49:59 am »

Nothing real flashy, just a good selection of nice parts well put togeather. Well done.
Hope it rides as nice as it looks.

royboycv · « **Reply #3 on:** May 19, 2013, 06:07:01 am »

The bike started off as a pair of Girvins forks to be put on a Cannondale killer vee ,but no ,bit by bit this happend ,it was never ment to a head turner just a retro with some of my idear of nice bits . As to the ride ,it is quick i think for an old full suspention bike (may be thanks to the wheel set ) not as twichy as the Cannondale vee and very good on a climb , if i could sort out the shocks on the rebound it will be great ,time will tell .

Colin · « **Reply #4 on:** May 20, 2013, 06:37:50 am »

Have a look at these:
http://idriders.com/proflex/resources/ods_service.pdf

http://www.rapiddescentscotland.co.uk/index.php?module=documents&JAS_DocumentManager_op=downloadFile&JAS_File_id=13

Col.

royboycv · « **Reply #5 on:** May 20, 2013, 09:46:53 am »

Thanks Col , yes have found these manuals before to rebuild both shocks but only used ATF fluid ,will strip down both shocks the weekend and rebuild with ( to start with ) 10wt fully sythetic fork oil and try it again on sunday ,let you know how it goes ,have also a Noleen nr4 rear shock ,i have seen some where some one has rebuilt this with AIR in the piggy back cartridge any ideas ,again thanks for info ,Roy

Spokes · « **Reply #6 on:** May 21, 2013, 02:26:25 am »

Yes the air conversion to the NR4 was someone on Retrobike I think, so do a search on there. But basically he stripped the resivour down and cleaned it and fitted a schrader valve to it. It seemed to work fine if I remember correctly.

Chris

royboycv · « **Reply #7 on:** May 21, 2013, 09:33:13 am »

Yes that seems to ring a few bells ,and also about 120-140 psi .I just need to understand how to
strip the shock down and rebuild it ,

fyrstormer · « **Reply #8 on:** May 21, 2013, 10:33:31 am »

My god man, it's a seatpost, not a flagpole. (though if you like sitting on flagpoles, I won't judge.

)

royboycv · « **Reply #9 on:** May 21, 2013, 11:22:38 am »

What

?? why you looking at my flag post ,i mean seat post like that for a

Spokes · « **Reply #10 on:** May 21, 2013, 02:31:24 pm »

Ha ha nice to see someone else with legs rides a Proflex and not stumps!

Keep that seat post high.

Chris

Spokes · « **Reply #11 on:** May 21, 2013, 02:35:54 pm »

http://idriders.com/proflex/files/shock%20service.pdf

This might be of use you, as it says its the same process for a NR4.

Chris

royboycv · « **Reply #12 on:** May 21, 2013, 02:36:31 pm »

If the frame was the right size i would not have to do it

any one got a is it a big frame (20") dont tell the wife

i am asking out one

royboycv · « **Reply #13 on:** May 21, 2013, 02:43:49 pm »

Thanks for the link Chris ,just rebuilt both shocks tonight with 10wt oil, but think i will move on to 20wt ,started striping down the NR4 shock as well ,i will see how that goes !

Spokes · « **Reply #14 on:** May 21, 2013, 02:53:29 pm »

On a '56 frame the top tube height (stand over height) is the same on a medium/large and way big so they're meant to be like that. Anyone with long legs will have the seat set high.
Seat heights are not one size fits all.

Chris

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