COOLWALL: Proflex Bikes? Are they cool?
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here we go then ,
as said one of the first suspension so must be cool for that
not perfect admittedly , but they tried
elastomers , maybe not so cool , but what else was there !!
and i must have sold about 40 odd sets in the last year so there are lots of people out there who are just dying to keep or get them back on the tracks , sent them all over the world , US , CANADA , AUSTRALIA , EUROPE
and as a few of the guys here know , there is even a forum dedicated to just this brand , so have quite a following
so it must be a resounding cooool for me
as said one of the first suspension so must be cool for that
not perfect admittedly , but they tried
elastomers , maybe not so cool , but what else was there !!
and i must have sold about 40 odd sets in the last year so there are lots of people out there who are just dying to keep or get them back on the tracks , sent them all over the world , US , CANADA , AUSTRALIA , EUROPE
and as a few of the guys here know , there is even a forum dedicated to just this brand , so have quite a following
so it must be a resounding cooool for me
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I'm sorry people, take the concept of a flex stem and apply it to a whole bike! :roll:
If you wanted full suss it's as sensible as front and rear disc drives
(thats a NO by the way )
DISCLAIMER: I am only talking about the early stuff, I have no experience of the later bikes so can only speak as I find.
If you wanted full suss it's as sensible as front and rear disc drives
(thats a NO by the way )DISCLAIMER: I am only talking about the early stuff, I have no experience of the later bikes so can only speak as I find.
jez-4-bikes-max
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God u guys!
This has been so far a really fired debate....look at the results!
Remember we are talking about Proflex here....! Not Merlin.... so forget "elastomers" in general cos a lot of brands used them in this era....
This has been so far a really fired debate....look at the results!
Remember we are talking about Proflex here....! Not Merlin.... so forget "elastomers" in general cos a lot of brands used them in this era....
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Russell, The principle of the flex stem comment related to the bike not the suspension medium, the principle of the flex stem is not the elastomer (otherwise RC35's and Manitou's wouldn't be cool) but instead the principle of the flex stem is a hinged pivot and all the inherent weaknesses of such a thing to only acheive a limited amount of travel.
I think that the original proflex bikes were real trail blazers and did a lot in the early days to help full XC suss on its way. Volvo invented the 3 point seat belt which has saved countless lives, Volvo's are not cool per se. QED... Proflex are not automaticly cool just because it was a good idea.
Now the Boulder Gazelle is cool but that's another story!
I think that the original proflex bikes were real trail blazers and did a lot in the early days to help full XC suss on its way. Volvo invented the 3 point seat belt which has saved countless lives, Volvo's are not cool per se. QED... Proflex are not automaticly cool just because it was a good idea.
Now the Boulder Gazelle is cool but that's another story!
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