Proflex /Girvin fork
06-05-08, 09:24 AM
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Hey, maybe mango can make a comeback and be the new white 
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06-05-08, 11:46 AM
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Is that really a 2000 model year?
06-05-08, 01:11 PM
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The model is a Proflex 2000, I see they listed it as 2000 model year but I suspect it a 98 or so.
06-05-08, 06:44 PM
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I still think that fork is cool. Yeah, I had one on my GT LTS2 back in the late 90's. I suppose weight was the death of that fork . . . but it seemed like a design that could have been improved on and still out there.
06-07-08, 11:08 AM
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WTH I've never seen a fork like that lol.
Looks.... monsterly.
Looks.... monsterly.
06-07-08, 06:54 PM
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Still kicking.
It's also really flexy in the unintentional way, and depending on the model year developed play in the fork really easily.
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07-30-09, 09:56 AM
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Dan, I've seen you talking scheisse about Girvins and Proflexes in several threads and have to ask: have you ever had a Girvin fork?? They develop slop just about as quickly as a Fox slider does, and like the Fox, can be rebuilt quite easily with bushing kits. Both of which I speak to from experience. My Noleen Carbon Crosslink with Risse Genesis air shock weight well below whatever you're running on your bike. Act like ya know.
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07-30-09, 09:59 AM
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OK, what did you do? Hit 'search' for Girvin and then decide to dredge up every thread that got a hit? Enough already.
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