PROFLEX 856

[SLIM]

allways fancied one of these , seen many go by the way for some crazy prices , finally got one a few weeks ago for a very decent price

many moons ago started collecting all the girvin parts i could find in anticipation of the day , favourite bits for me ... fitted with front and rear ods shock with spring conversions , jagwire woven mesh cables , so here she is ..... 856

Frame: PROFLEX 856

Fork: GIRVIN VECTOR II

Headset: DIA COMPE AHEAD
Stem: X LITE FLY
Handlebar: GIRVIN (EASTON)
Grips: GRIPSHIFT

Brakes: LX
Brake Pads: JAGWIRE
Brake/Gear Cables: JAGWIRE


Shifters/Brake Levers: LX
Front Derailleur: LX
Rear Derailleur: LX

Cassette: LX
Chain: SACHS
Cranks: GIRVIN TUBULAR
Chainrings: SUGINO
Bottom Bracket: SHIMANO LX
Pedals: GIRVIN MAG

Hub Skewers: XT
Rims: MAVIC 230 SBP
Hubs: LX
Tyres: ONZA PORC II

Saddle: FLITE
Seatpost: AMERICAN CLASSIC 27.2

special thanks to mr WD PRO for his help

 

[SLIM]

more ..........

 

[WD Pro]

Looking cool

Couple of questions What frame size is it (how tall are you ?) and any close up pics of the crank ? Never seen a girvin before and it sounds interesting

WD

 

[WD Pro]

You must have posted more whilst I was typing ! Crank is well cool

 

[kikaha]

nice but a little bit over dressed with that fork.

 

[SLIM]

top of seat mast to centre of bb is 20 inch , centre to centre is 18.5 , so i think its a way big , i am 6`2

will look for some pics think i had some , but in all my time on retrobike (4 years now?) these are the only pair i ever saw come up on e bay

 

[SLIM]

nah , these forks were made for this frame

found em ..........

 

[Pickle]

Lovely, simply lovely.

 

[Ally]

Yeah, very nice. Good choice of parts.

Ride mine 4 or 5 days a week still, great bikes.

 

[xizang]

Pretty sure Henrik Djernis rode one of these, albeit with elastomers instead of springs.