Bicycles........ leg power type

[2004xb12s]

I'm going to have to post a picture of my old kona chute....you guys would like that...maybe when i get back tonight

 

[BuellerPilot]

wow thats crazy. freeride bikes have 6-8 in of suspension travel or more and 8" hydraulic disc brakes now. i assumed it was an xc bike by the amount of suspension travel it looks to have.

LOL! It's a 1997!!!

It was one of the first Free Ride bikes before free ride bikes became heavy and more of a downhill / trail hybrid.

The 1997 Beast was based off the Proflex 956 XC frames which were Easton double butted 7000 series aluminum, but different rear shock and Noleen Chubby triple clamp forks boasting a whopping 4" of suspension travel lol. I changed out the front fork guts to a 98-99 Noleen chubby Animal internals to get it to a 5" travel fork and reworked the rear shock to gain a little travel too. It really is a light weight bike and was way ahead of its time. But yeah, it's 14 year old age is a bit behind today's standards, though less suspension then modern free ride bikes, it's significantly lighter (all aluminum front fork with elastomer springs and air dampers along with the entire bike being aluminum and carbon fiber makes for a light ride).

It's a fun bike and I plan on holding on to it as long as I exist.

Delta, here's a ProFlex/Girvin forum if you need to source some parts! http://idriders.com/proflex/

~Mike....

 

[delta one]

sweet thanks for the link, I'll have to look into that!

I found a picture of what mine looks like (I would take my own but its at the shop right now)

mine is the bottom one' but it has the "bull horns" like the bike on the top, mounted to it.

 

[xtremelow]

Man with 2.1" of travel you could roll over some pixie stick on that bad boy and not feel a thing.

 

[mowgoli84]

lol its just crazy to see how far things have come. I would snap something like that in half on todays FR and DH spots lol. But neat. We have quite a collection of vintage bikes at our shop, people trade them in. Mostly road bikes tho.

 

[delta one]

ROFL!!

but you have to remember that back in the day what everybody was riding

all my friends had bikes like this

or this

but with molly frames or sometimes aluminum if they were lucky and all weighed a solid ton, my bike was probably 1/3 the weight with the same suspension travel.

 

[bfletcher]

Seems like a good deal.


http://www.amazon.com/Racor-PBH-1R-...p/B00006JBL3/?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=dealnewscom

 

[xtremelow]

Haha, Fletch those hook hoists made me think of how much more my garage would look like a Bicycle Butcher shop than it already does. As of now I have 5 bikes hanging up

 

[2004xb12s]

I am going to Rays MTB Park in Cleveland tomorrow...anyone going to be there???

 

[xtremelow]

Wish I was doing anything outside tomorrow. But with slop, sleet, snow, and mid 30*deg temps[down]

 

[mowgoli84]

I am going to Rays MTB Park in Cleveland tomorrow...anyone going to be there???

I'll be there next weekend.


Only bad thing about hanging your bikes upside down its not good for you're suspension fork at all.. causes seals to leak.

 

[xtremelow]

Good to know it is down[up]

 

[2004xb12s]

xtremelow...rays is an indoor park in cleveland...its still freezing there

 

[xtremelow]

Hmm, I think I would rather freeze out snowboarding than freeze on a bike inside[smirk]

 

[2004xb12s]

I meant its freezing in cleveland...the warehouse is rather warm

 

[xtremelow]

Damn, I wish I had a shorter drive not digging a 5 1/2hr drive one way[sad]

Looked it up and I think I am going to have to fit it into my schedule at some point, maybe do a weekend and stay at a hotel nearby. Looks like one hell of a good time.

 

[2004xb12s]

Ya its just a little over 2 hours for me one way but its worth it...they have weekend specials with a hotel nearby...definetly look into that and let me know if you are going

 

[xtreme6669]

I have been riding a lot to get ready for a 24 hour mtn bike race next weekend and the wife has been a bit irritated with me being gone too much so today we took a trip down the the LBS Rage Cycles in Scottsdale and picked up some new toys.

We got her an Electra Cruiser with a sweet trailer for out daughter and I picked up Raleigh back ally fix gear road bike.

We did a nice little break in ride around Tempe town lake and she seemed to like it so hopefully we can all go have fun together more.

 

[xtreme6669]

This was 10 mins after we left the bike shop... It's still set up with the freewheel but at work tom. I'll pull the brakes off and flip the rear wheel so its fixed.

 

[mowgoli84]

FIXIE! lol I got a cannodale capo that i ride fixie

Looked it up and I think I am going to have to fit it into my schedule at some point, maybe do a weekend and stay at a hotel nearby. Looks like one hell of a good time.

let me know when you're thinking about doing it, i usually go with a small group of friends and we get a couple rooms, its a fun weekend, ridin indoors and haning out.

Extremelow, Oh yea, got you're fork. I will get it in the mail tomorrow its a pretty nice lookin fork. Hope you have a crown race puller. If you just want to put a new crown race on the fork let me know I can do that for you.. I'd just need to know what headset you have installed on the bike.. I'd have to hang on to the fork for a few extra days while i order the race. Up to you. let me know