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Old 01-11-05, 08:33 PM
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There's a reason why I let mine do a ghost ride down MT Snow back when I first got it. Don't have it now, it was the shortest I've ever owned 1 bike. 2 days hated it on the second day I sent it ghost riding down MT Snow got back to it and it was broken. That fork had the pedal feed back of a badly designed single pivot.
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kindly notice the first review date of '99
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People on here don't have too much good to say about K2 or ProFlex bikes. Let's just remember who developed the first f/s bikes guys.... Leave it at that. I have both a K2 Flyin' Monkey & a ProFlex Beast. They both have brought me to where I am today in the sport.... I still own them, but rarely ride either. They were both tops in their day, and not many bikes can hold that claim.

I think your bike looks great man!
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Originally Posted by Killer B
They were both tops in their day, and not many bikes can hold that claim.
Key words: in their day
Definition: There was nothing better.
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Originally Posted by Killer B
People on here don't have too much good to say about K2 or ProFlex bikes. Let's just remember who developed the first f/s bikes guys.... Leave it at that. I have both a K2 Flyin' Monkey & a ProFlex Beast. They both have brought me to where I am today in the sport.... I still own them, but rarely ride either. They were both tops in their day, and not many bikes can hold that claim.

I think your bike looks great man!
Thanks man - your beast looks awesome
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Originally Posted by Raiyn
Key words: in their day
Definition: There was nothing better.
The 957 is still a great bike today - sure its older but I have riden many newer bikes, and my mates have riden my 957 and they really like it compared some new machines. Its not like Proflex was a Canadian Tire "supercycle" mistake like some of you guys make it sound like. To be honest I am a bit shocked with some of your statements...so blind and closed. I true MTBer wouldn't talk such rubbish.
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Originally Posted by PanPanX
what?! no disc brakeS?! how does that ride?
This cracks me up. It's amazing how far brake technology has come and what used to be Top Of The Heap.
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Kona, and youve got room to say something? You ride a psylo.

Thats a sweet ride man, id race one of those if I had the chance. Great find. Nice cam too.
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Kona, and youve got room to say something? You ride a psylo.

Thats a sweet ride man, id race one of those if I had the chance. Great find. Nice cam too.
A well tuned and maintained psylo but with bike #2 that will be done and built by July there will be a Pike team on it. I switched from the Z1 I have for a reason, it made the bike lighter and it improved the issue I had with the nose height. The fork is narrower, but managed to gain more tire clearance Which means I can get a comp 32 to fit up front.

Don't want to follow any trends and get a stance/sherman, new Z1/66, I went with something I always wanted to try for a fork. To be honest the Z1 on the bike was the worst Z1 I have ever had, tried to set it up so it felt better. Got a year of use out of it and went for something different. I have successfully gotten close to getting the psylo set to the level of performance that my 2001 Z1 had. Just have to change the spring in it, which happens tomorrow and it will be set to my likings perfectly.
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