Technical Articles
Here is where I keep interesting tips, hints, and how-to articles from fellow K2 / Proflex riders. If you have a submission for this, please, email it to me.

5 minute jiffy lube for K2 swingarms, by OP
Fabricating a disc brake adapter for carbon crosslink forks, by OP
K2 warranty information and practices, by OP
Carbon frame decreaking techniques, by OP

5500 Review in Mountain Bike Action, August, 1998. Courtesy of William Mitchell. This is, of course, essentially the same bike (certainly the same frame) as the 4500 series Proflex, and both the Oz M and Oz Z models from 1999 under the newer K2 brand.
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Here's another short little article dealing with the K2 carbon frames and smartshocks. Courtesy of Peter - thanks!
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Official K2 / Proflex documents
Here is where I'll keep the official documents from K2. We'll be paying special attention to the older ones that are no longer available on the K2 website. You'll need a copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these - grab one from Adobe if you need to.

'01 VTO Upgrade Instructions

'00 Bike Owner's Manual Addendum - provides all the tuning information for 2000 bike models
'00 Mega Air Fork Manual

'99 Noleen Cross Link Owner's Manual
'99 Bike Owner's Manual
'99 K2 Smart Fork Owner's Manual Addendum
'99 Noleen Chubby DH Fork
'99 Oz M Specsheet
'99 Oz ML Superlight Specsheet
'99 Oz X Specsheet
'99 Spring Tables - includes 90 thru 99

'98 Smart Shock Tech Sheet
'98 Carbon Frame Tech Sheet
'98 K2 Bike Manual
'98 Chubby Manual
'98 Cross Link Manual
'98 Spring Tables - includes 90 thru 99

'97 957 & 857 Frame Assembly
'97 Animal, Beast, & 757 Frame Assembly
'97 957, 857, 757, Animal, & Beast Main Pivot Assembly
'97 957, 857, 757, Animal, & Beast Strut Assembly
'97 657 & Beast GDT Frame Assembly
'97 657 & Beast GDT Main Pivot Assembly
'97 657 & Beast GDT Strut Assembly
'97 Attack & Reptile Frame Assembly
'97 Attack & Reptile Main Pivot Assembly
'97 Attack & Reptile Strut Assembly
'97 Girvin Cross Link Pro, Carbon, Elite, or Expert
'97 Girvin Chubby
'97 Noleen Shock Tuning Instructions
'97 Spring Tables - includes 90 thru 99

'96 956 Frame Assembly document1 & document2
'96 956 Strut Assembly
'96 856, 756, Animal & Beast Frame Assembly
'96 856, 756, Animal & Beast Main Pivot Assembly
'96 856, 756, Animal & Beast Strut Assembly
'96 656 Frame Assembly
'96 656 Main Pivot Assembly
'96 656 Strut Assembly
'96 Spring Tables - includes 90 thru 99

'95 955, 855, 755WC & Animal Frame Assembly
'95 955, 855, 755WC & Animal Main Pivot Assembly
'95 955, 855, 755WC & Animal Strut Assembly
'95 Spring Tables - includes 90 thru 99

Girvin ODS Shock oil change instructions
Vector 2 / Girvin AL Lower Link
Fork Alignment instrctions

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