Offroad Proflex 853 - 1993 full restoration complete!

Evening all!

I'm new to the forum, although I've visited the site itself many times in the past.
I've just finished fully restoring a 1993 Offroad Proflex 853 and thought I'd share the images with you all to see what you think? Be gentle with me - I'm 40 years old and this is my first bike restoration!

This was the bike when I bought it. Structurally sound, but a bit battered:



So I stripped it right down, cleaned everything meticulously (except the tyres! They'll be replaced next week. Oh, and definitely need a new seat-post) and gave the frame a full respray in Ford Monza Electric Blue, and gloss black.

Stickers were impossible to source, so with 20 years of graphic design experience I made my own! Designed and printed on 7 year outdoor vinyl, then HAND CUT and applied. Patience... Just gotta add a few little details like some old-school bar ends, and she's done.

Anyway, here's the finished article! Hope you like it. If anyone wants a copy of the artwork for their own stickers please let me know and I will send it over to you. Cheers!

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Thats nice, well done !

indeed!!!! looks ace in blue, almost factory well done

ps, what size is the seatpost? struggling to get accurate dims for my 862

Thanks for the comments! I'm really chuffed with the finish - particularly as it was done by hand with rattle-cans! Didn't expect it to come up so well. I highly recommend U-Pol lacquer - that stuff is awesome! Longun, I believe the seatpost is a 28.0, but I will check it tomorrow and let you know.

cheers, i believed mine to be 28 but it isnt, mines bigger. will check u-pol out , wouldnt mind painting mine if it rides as cool as it looks

Let me go whip the seat-post out now and take a look! Gimme two mins mate...

Mine's definitely 28.0 - sorry I can't help on yours. Just looked on Bikepedia for the spec, but they only go back as far as 1993 so yours just misses out. I have posted a question about getting a Girvin Flexstem to fit if anyone can help? the link to my question is:
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... 6#p2485176

tell me about it lol, if you need a new black 28.0 post, give a shout, ive one sat doing nowt in a bag in the workshop


cheers for checking though

Definitely interested in that mate! How much do you want for it, including postage to Norfolk?

Sorry - ignore the above! Just been given one by a mate. Thanks anyway! Lee

That looks really good.

The only other Pro-Flex I've seen was my mate's (the guy I bought my P7 off) and his had hydraulic rim brakes.

He ended up giving the bike to me, but I binned it ( ) as it had no wheels and I had no need for it and the elastomers had to be put in boiling water before every ride.

Still looked cool though.

Like this but with blue forks: