New here. Recently I started riding again after 10 years break. My son learned how to ride without helper wheels. So beside my newer bike I started looking for some bikes that I could never buy when I was kid growing up in the 90s.
Day 1 of looking - $125 Proflex 40 mins away. They owner told me it is a bike he got new and rode maybe few times total. I usually do not believe anything anybody tells me but I figured it might be true as all the components were not worn out at tall. Stored in a garage it had some rust on the bolt heads here and there but I replaced many of them with stainless bolts. He wanted to replace the elastomers and after replacing the rear easy one, on the front ones he stripped 1 important bolt and that way he figured take the loss and sell it. I purchased new elastomers for the front and regreased everything. At first I wanted to change the front to a spring but then the uniqueness will go to waste.
It is really good condition, still original tires without any wear on them. At this point the sidewalls are hard but the thread is somewhat alright. I have seen way worse
THIS IS HOW I GOT IT - collapsed fton
After degreasing the chain rings and casette, they shine so goo. Even the dork disc or whatever is called came out shiny after cleaning it up with like windex only. Now needs a new chain.
I did replace brake cables and housings and pads and it is so good at the moment
And that is the finished bike. So pretty and all around $200 total
Day 1 of looking - $125 Proflex 40 mins away. They owner told me it is a bike he got new and rode maybe few times total. I usually do not believe anything anybody tells me but I figured it might be true as all the components were not worn out at tall. Stored in a garage it had some rust on the bolt heads here and there but I replaced many of them with stainless bolts. He wanted to replace the elastomers and after replacing the rear easy one, on the front ones he stripped 1 important bolt and that way he figured take the loss and sell it. I purchased new elastomers for the front and regreased everything. At first I wanted to change the front to a spring but then the uniqueness will go to waste.
It is really good condition, still original tires without any wear on them. At this point the sidewalls are hard but the thread is somewhat alright. I have seen way worse
THIS IS HOW I GOT IT - collapsed fton
After degreasing the chain rings and casette, they shine so goo. Even the dork disc or whatever is called came out shiny after cleaning it up with like windex only. Now needs a new chain.
I did replace brake cables and housings and pads and it is so good at the moment
And that is the finished bike. So pretty and all around $200 total
(no, really). It looked nice, but I couldn't climb technical stuff on it that I easily cleared on my previous Zaskar. Sold the bike after owning it just 5 months, got a new Zaskar. not sure if it was the Rockshox Judy DH's I had installed, maybe the Girvin fork rides better?
