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

[GatorBuell]

Kona what type of tires are those, I was looking at a set of Big Apples or Hookworms for my old 26 for riding around with the kids. How sticky are they, could you rail a paved corner with them.

 

[konarider94]

They are panaracer uff da!'s Super sticky on pavement, i trust them on any corner. They are made for park and urban riding. They might be 2.30 now that i think about it. Still a sweet tire. Havent gotten a pinch flat with them and they dont seem to wear very fast.

edit: heres a couple reviews http://www.mtbr.com/cat/tires-and-wheels/tire/panaracer/uffda/PRD_415283_151crx.aspx

 

[xtremelow]

I too quickly opted out of dirt tires, figured since I was only going to be riding on concrete I would go with some white tires. They stick good but have plenty of speed.

Halo Twin Rail (White)

 

[2004xb12s]

xtreme those tires are sick and i was thinking about picking up the same ones for my khs but i figured they would get too dirty? any opinion? i want white tires not brown...

 

[xtremelow]

Been out riding on mine a couple dozen times and they are still white, but the skate park I ride at is really clean, and I don't go as far as even the grass off a side walk.

If you are going to ride in only specific places like I do I say go for the white tires but if you plan on riding around town and or even on the street I would bother with the white tires.

I have 3 different bikes and use each for their specific styles so white tires are good for me, but you need to look into where and hat you plan to ride on to see if white will work for you. [up]

 

[delta one]

I've got an old ProFlex too!

Whats wrong with it?

~Mike....

When I left to do the whole military thing my dad forgot about my bike one day and ended up leaving it outside after he popped a tire.

Forks are seized shifters are shot derailers junk cables junk elatomer is split tires are junk tubes are junk grips are split brakes are crap And I should eventually get some new wheels for it because these are still the stock wheels from 1990 something, and though they were good at the time I had to true them at least once a month from the way I was riding.

So basically it's a frame with handlebars that needs to be rebuilt. But I loved that bike, I know that everybody is going 29'er but I'm still not entirely convinced that a 26" can't take the trails as well as a 29"
The proflex is a great XC bike and back in the day was one of the lightest full suspension bikes around, now it's probably a pig compared to even the average mountain bike, even worse compared to the full carbon frame bikes.
But if I can get another few years out of it while I save up for a new mountain bike then I'll be happy.
Plus it's just an odd bike to begin with, you never see many of them.

Pilot what proflex do you have? My bike shop found a supplier for the rear elastomer if you are in need.

 

[delta one]

Bike looks good delta, my current bike is a cyclocross with street tires too. Works great, and eases my conscience when I'm jumping over sidewalks and bunnyhopping potholes.

That's one of the main reasons why I got a cyclocross too, the other reasons were better brakes and clearance for studded tires in the winter. And if I want to get it into some dirt I won't feel bad.

 

[BuellerPilot]

I have a ProFlex Beast. It was their Free Ride bike before K2 bought them out.

It was a later model, had coil rear and full triple tree fronts instead of the J forks. Even has hydrolic brakes too! It's in mint condition plus a few character marks, I still ride the piss out of it.

~Mike....

 

[delta one]

That's sweet! Are those hydraulic rim brakes?

Thats So Wild!

Proflex was ahead of their time, mine will be better than new aside from cosmetic flaws from several thousand miles of use, my cables have even cut into the aluminum of the bike and been replaced a few times, it's funny to look at the notch they made.

 

[konarider94]

thats a cool bike but it really doesnt compare to todays technology. would be neat for riding around town but i wouldnt do any real singletrack with it.

 

[BuellerPilot]

@Delta Ya, hydrolic rim brakes.
You can still get the upgraded coil over shocks for it occasionally on eBay instead of the foam type shocks. I've been waiting for one of the later electronic shocks to pop up.

@Kona, it's a free ride bike, was never meant for single track, though a quick fork swap and using their lastest dampers before ProFlex disappeared (they had full electronic controlled dampening based off accelerometer feedback) wouldn't be too far off from a modern bike. Besides, at local levels a lot of it's the rider, I've seen a lot of guys win single track on old ass bikes because of their conditioning and rider skill. I can understand having the latest and greatest if someone were a serious racer and especially if sponsored.

I don't compete, only gave that a shot twice years ago just to get a feel for my skill level and conditioning at the time (ended top 25~30% both races first time out). I'm much older and really out of shape now lol. It's a fun kick around bike, I like technical riding rather than single track type stuff anywho and the bike, though old suites me fine .

I’ve got some aftermarket stuff on it because well, I just can’t leave **** alone or stock lol! Ringle Red anodized seat post, anodized crank bolts and billet red deraileur sprockets, carbon fiber medium Rise bars, red anodized shorty stem, etc. etc.



~Mike....

 

[delta one]

Of course it doesn't compete, it's at least a decade old. But that doesn't mean it isn't fun or a good bike.
But I don't know much about freeride or singletrack, I have always been a trail rider at heart, when I was younger I liked to ride the two tracks and deer trails.

 

[konarider94]

@Kona, it's a free ride bike

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.

 

[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.


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