Author Topic: Hiya, thanks for having me (Read 9517 times)

diluded · « **on:** December 28, 2015, 01:33:54 pm »

after many many years of not having a proflex (i owned a 657 back in the day) i have managed to snaffle up at rebuilt 856 :-)
had to tighten up a few things but now happy again with the monkey motion.

a question though, how do you stop the topping out clunk on the vector fork and where would i be able to find an ODS shock for the rear....not just the coil?

Willie_B · « **Reply #1 on:** December 28, 2015, 02:27:00 pm »

Glad to meet you here. Ebay may be the best place for ODS.

diluded · « **Reply #2 on:** December 28, 2015, 02:36:06 pm »

yep, looks like nothing about :-(

Willie_B · « **Reply #3 on:** December 29, 2015, 05:36:41 pm »

I will look thru my box of bits. Spent a fun several weeks in Christchurch NZ before heading south a bunch of years ago.

Willie_B · « **Reply #4 on:** December 30, 2015, 01:47:34 pm »

I have an ODS rear shock with a DirtWorks medium spring on it. It will only fit if your strut has a flat top end, not the cone end.

diluded · « **Reply #5 on:** December 30, 2015, 03:33:04 pm »

wow, thanks, yep it has the flat end :-) how much would you like for it send me an email to brent.mcarthur@me.com

kiwi · « **Reply #6 on:** January 02, 2016, 08:31:53 pm »

Quote from: diluded on December 30, 2015, 03:33:04 pm

wow, thanks, yep it has the flat end :-) how much would you like for it send me an email to brent.mcarthur@me.com

i think that makes it an 855?*56 would have a cone end?

diluded · « **Reply #7 on:** January 04, 2016, 04:48:47 pm »

to be honest i think its a bit of a frankenbike.....

kiwi · « **Reply #8 on:** January 05, 2016, 12:02:17 am »

yes maybe ,never seen a red 856 with blue swingarm,but of course much can change in 10 years!

Spokes · « **Reply #9 on:** January 05, 2016, 02:03:59 pm »

The vectors and swing arm are XPX arnt they?

Chris

Colin · « **Reply #10 on:** January 06, 2016, 07:57:46 am »

Hi Diluded (Brent?)
Good luck with the bike, looks generally OK and someone has invested in new "suspensionforkparts.net" clear elastomers haven't they?
Yes Chris, it does look like an XP-X on first inspection doesn't it?
But I don't think so.............

I've owned an XP-X from brand new. The XP-? series were 1997 special editions of the last of the 856's and I'm pretty certain were were exclusive to the UK importers Ultrasport.

Here's mine with an NR-2 shock on the rear.

Whilst the swing arm and Vector look the right Blue for an XP-X, I don't think they are;
An XP-X in New Zealand? Blimey, that would be well travelled!
The stickers are wrong for an XP-X.
The fork is a Vector 1 and the XP-X had a Vector 2.
The shocks are standard 855 friction ones, not the ODS that were fitted to the XP-X.
If the strut is flat end then that implies 855 rather than XP-X which had the cone end strut.

No criticism of your bike implied! any PRO~FLEX being loved, rejuvenated and ridden is an excellent PRO~FLEX! <GRIN>

Good Luck and keep the Q's coming!

Col.

diluded · « **Reply #11 on:** January 06, 2016, 12:29:47 pm »

looks like the bottle mounts are different too, the xpx has them on the rear of the seat pin, 85x on the "downtube and inside "seattube"

Spokes · « **Reply #12 on:** January 06, 2016, 01:31:23 pm »

Yes the frames are definitely different as 855/856 were designed for cantilever brakes and so have the sleeve through the frame for the brake cable, where as the XP-X was designed for V brakes so doesn't have the sleeve. Someone probably saw a XP-X and built your 855 in that style. Your 855 is a great looking bike.

Chris

kiwi · « **Reply #13 on:** January 08, 2016, 07:13:53 pm »

blimey your bike is sick Colin!Thats what they say isnt it?!

Colin · « **Reply #14 on:** January 09, 2016, 04:55:19 am »

Quote from: kiwi on January 08, 2016, 07:13:53 pm

blimey your bike is sick Colin!Thats what they say isnt it?!

What? you mean the "Yoofs" say that? Ha ha! I'll take that as a compliment then!

The bike looks a lot different at the mo'; Touring bars, Fournalles forks, disc brakes and Cyclocross wheels with fast road tires.

Col.

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