1992 ProFlex 852

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seems this bike is a bit of a retrobike whore. everyone has had a go.

from what i can make out it was build by lgf

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then passed onto pickle


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he threw her to the curb and chris v40 had a go

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and now she's mine. i am going to turn a blind eye to her shady past. we all have skeletons in our closets and i think i can forgive and forget.

will i ever trust her though?

thankfully every owner has kept the build sympathetic and i aim to continue this. immediate plans are to remove the boosters and swap the elastomer for something that moves a little (chris has given me a few bags of tricks to try). in the longer term i'd like to swap the wheels for something silver.

other than that i am uber happy
 
Cracking bike that. Loved every ride on her.

Got a brand new (used twice) headset spanner that I brought specially for that bike if you need it. 1" 1/4 IIRC.
 
i'll check my tools as i think i have one but if not i'll but it off you.
 
I'm ashamed to say they I robbed the complete M730 Groupset for my Zaskar.

Pre- RetroBike, sometime back in 2005-ish
 
never mind.

the dx that is on it is plenty good enough i think
 
cheers!

rode into work this morning (not far by any stretch of the imagination) and the elastomer barely moves although the ride was noticeably more comfortable than the khs. but that could be tyres/pressures.

anyhoo, chris gave me some landrover bushes and i have put 3 and a half of them in place of said elastomer. definately more give in the back end now but doesnt look as good!

about to head home so will report later.
 
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