Yes I'm still around, thinking of selling large 4500 frame set

[Simon]

Well I'm still around,after a recent op, I've had to give up on the MX scene for the time being, my son has really got back into mtbing in a big way over the last couple of years so that got me riding again though not quite as serious as I use to be, I got a secondhand Whyte e5 for a while then traded upto a full carbon Whyte E120 again secondhand but a bargain.
Anyway I still have my carbon 4500 frame and a brand new unused carbon swingarm modified for sealed bearing conversion,sealed bearing kit and a Risse astro 5 shock, I'm thinking of re lacquering the frame and building it up as frame set forsale,infact I probably have enough parts to build a complete bike with disc brakes, just wondering if there's a market out there for it ? Note this is the frame that had the converted aluminium swingarm and floating brake on it at one point so the frame had a bracket attached with 4 small rivits so those holes will have 4 black rivits blanking them off,also this frame has the much stronger seat post tube bonded in.
I still have the 856 faux bar frame i made hanging on the shed wall and the 856 bike I had from new fitted with COR spring conversion,that's my wifes bike now.
Please note I'm in the UK.

[orange]

at the risk of hijacking your thread (apologies!) ah the faux bar - that was an awesome bike - don't suppose you could remind us with a pic, pretty please?!

[Spokes]

Hi Simon.
I'd say there is definitely a market but it is a retro one. Because of this they are worth no where near as much as they were several years ago when they were semi current bikes. The other thing with the retro tag is that a lot of people building up retro rides want originality. That group probably wouldn't appreciate the modification done to the pivot or the rivets and it could be a negative. But there are always the people who think different and would see the benefit, so it's the chance you take.
Nowadays Proflex seem to be a real Marmite bike. People either love them or hate them but there is a market for sure.
You might spend a lot of time and money on rubbing it down and clear coating it and not make it back on the sale. Does it really need it?

Chris

[Spokes]

at the risk of hijacking your thread (apologies!) ah the faux bar - that was an awesome bike - don't suppose you could remind us with a pic, pretty please?!

Agreed! I've spent many an hour wondering if I could copy this successfully. In the true spirit of copying being the finest form of flattery.! Such a brilliant job.
Now the sale of that would be interesting!!

Chris

[Simon]

Here you go,think these are the only pic's of the Faux bar I have, frame is still good but could do with stripping and polishing again, not sure I'd ever sell, doubt I'd get much and was an interesting project done on a whim.
The carbon frame is still excellent but I'd previously lacquered it and removing the floating brake mounting bracket peeled a little off, re doing it isn't a problem as a mate of mine is paint sprayer.

[Spokes]

So cool. Love it!

Chris

[w2zero]

Well played!  You found a use for  the lower link from a Vector. 

[Simon]

Well played!  You found a use for  the lower link from a Vector.

Actually that's not a lower link from a vector, originally I intended to use the vector lower link but size wise it just didn't work
so I made my own (with hand tools I may add) to the correct size but as you can see completely based on the vector link, the bushes used are vector ones,but everything else is custom made,the strut is the original cut down and a custom head welded on.
 

[w2zero]

Props to you for that fabrication!  I had a semi-similar experience milling a lower intake adapter for a fuel injection project by using a die grinder burr in a drill press.  Much stress on a shoulder and six months recovery but it turned out very well.  You can scroll along the progress.  Haven't done much on it lately but will continue when the shop gets cleared out a bit.  A second iteration of it will involve a pair of four throat GSXR throttle bodies and a speed density computer.   

[Simon]

Perhaps one day I'll get round to building one up again 

[Spokes]

A very stylish piece of wall art! Go on, build them up...

Chris