Original Proflex?

[jango]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Offroad-Proflex-5 ... dZViewItem

 

[orange71]

already spotted mate ;-)

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... hlight=550

 

[scant]

looks like first 550 from description. my mate andrew had 1. best bike I've ever seen for riding up steps (pontypool rugby for example

 

[cchris2lou]

that is how it looked original :

 

[scant]

that is how it looked original :

ahh, fond memories of smacking 1 of those frames with a cricket bat in an attempt to brake it.. didnt even dent it (just bent the rear brake hanger)

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

Ah thats how you broke stuff Scant!

 

[scant]

Ah thats how you broke stuff Scant!

ha! unfortunately not!
andrew badly wanted a klein, but his dad said no way, not unless it breaks.. the magic words! tried ghost riding the bike up the mountain (pushing it down steep drops) but it did nothing but scratch it & wreck the components (which he'd replaced with junked parts already)
so beating the tubes was the next step.. which was hilarous funny, but did nothing to the frame.
took it back up the mountain & between the 2 of us (we're like 15 & skinny weaklings BITD picked up the biggest rock we could & dropped it on the toptube... result, tiny liddle dent
in the end & andrews dad gave in. andrew got his beloved klein pinnacle & spent ages tricking it out... unfortunately it was nicked from the back of LBS a few yrs later :evil: & the insurance money went towards uni fees

black med size klein pinnacle, original manis, control stem, syncros post, scott AT4s, ti bolts.. if anyone ever sees it :?