1990 was a good year for full suspension, mainly because it was the year the first production full suspension bike was introduced to the market - the Offroad Proflex.
Along with the Pace RC100 and the Klein Attitude this was the bike that made my teenage years. It was new, different and rare with only 100 or so made by NY custom builder Serotta.
Finding one of these was going to be tough, even harder was finding one that fits. The problems are two fold; firstly I'm a short arse, secondly most of these bikes were massive (as were all bikes in the late 80s and early 90s). So imagine my joy when a tiny, superb condition one turned up on eBay. The seller was a superstar - willing to ship over here, offering great service from start to finish (Galenacycles, check him out here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/galenacycles).
The frame came complete with a set of Girvin Vectors (that will be coming off and will be up for sale), a Syncros post, a king headset and a set of offroad bars. I'll be focusing the build around 1990 but probably staying away from the catalogue build as I have a dislike of all things shimano. Anyhoo, enough text, here's the photos of it just out of the box:
Along with the Pace RC100 and the Klein Attitude this was the bike that made my teenage years. It was new, different and rare with only 100 or so made by NY custom builder Serotta.
Finding one of these was going to be tough, even harder was finding one that fits. The problems are two fold; firstly I'm a short arse, secondly most of these bikes were massive (as were all bikes in the late 80s and early 90s). So imagine my joy when a tiny, superb condition one turned up on eBay. The seller was a superstar - willing to ship over here, offering great service from start to finish (Galenacycles, check him out here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/galenacycles).
The frame came complete with a set of Girvin Vectors (that will be coming off and will be up for sale), a Syncros post, a king headset and a set of offroad bars. I'll be focusing the build around 1990 but probably staying away from the catalogue build as I have a dislike of all things shimano. Anyhoo, enough text, here's the photos of it just out of the box:
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