Offroad Proflex 550 1991

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I used cane creek on my team replica, worked ok to be fair.

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Yes, .... and yes, a tad smaller.

your only other option is to contact the guys at icetrikes, after a chatting to a chap at york cycle rally I found they had used the same elastomertechnology on there trikes, in fact I he said it was actually derived from a proflex he had.

gotta be worth dropping a line for some specs on the replacements they can perhaps offer.

PS .... they do a really cool off road recumbent

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Having agreed with the seller a token compensation for the damage (i couldn't realistically be bothered to ship it back in the current environment) I've cracked on with the tear down...
 

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Tearing down and paint stripping the flex stem...




Go the swing arm off without breaking any bushings despite making it up as I went along...
 

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Incoming set of Megura rim brakes that'll need some TLC to get back to there best. My dream proflex had to have yellow Meguras. Won these yesterday for 1/3rd of the price of a (still) yellow pair that also sold in an auction yesterday.
 

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Re: Re:

retrobikeguy":1qtarb1l said:
Yes, .... and yes, a tad smaller.

your only other option is to contact the guys at icetrikes, after a chatting to a chap at york cycle rally I found they had used the same elastomertechnology on there trikes, in fact I he said it was actually derived from a proflex he had.
there are other options too.
- first, I sell aftermarket (reproduction) parts, yellow like the originals. there's a thread in the buy/sell section
- there is also a company in the US that specializes in elastomers, but theirs is more translucent (suspensionforkparts.net) and a LOT harder than mine
 
The MT62 DX thumbies benefited from a repaint of the chassis and my first attempt a blueing steel on the nuts/bolts. They look pretty good...
 

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Frame stripped, paint ordered and so are the decals from Gil
 

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