Restomod 1997 proflex 857

[monkfish]

A few pics of my restomod proflex after its respray and rebuild. Took it out for its first ride and was surprised how nice it rides. It's got some newer non period correct components as i plan to use this every now and then so no point hunting for pricey correct age parts for this

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Nicely done. It is easy to go overboard with the annodized parts, but you haven't. Enjoy the ride

 

[pictonroad]

very subtle, I approve of making old bikes how YOU want them, especially if you're using them.

 

[monkfish]

Many thanks for the nice comments

 

[yakboy]

Liking the colour...do you have a code for it as been looking for a non-yeti turqouise for a project. Very nicely done. Only other thing...have you stuck to the critical measurement for the crosslinks as the top arm looks a little high?

 

[andym999]

Very tidy, like the colour scheme a lot. My 856 is a bit more period correct but these frame/fork combos ride really nicely...

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

That is really nice

 

[monkfish]

Liking the colour...do you have a code for it as been looking for a non-yeti turquoise for a project. Very nicely done. Only other thing...have you stuck to the critical measurement for the crosslinks as the top arm looks a little high?

i actually got my much newer 2018 carbon transition smuggler frame painted in this colour (after 35 hours of hand sanding the old paint off very carefully) so took the opportunity to get this frame done at the same time to save money. i deliberately wanted a yeti similar colour but a little different. Its a tad darker but i really like it. Its hard to photograph as it looks a bit darker in photos than it actually is. The ral colour is 5021 and its called water blue.
i checked the dimensions for the forks and they are correct but i agree they look high. These are the newer noleen elt versions though so not the ones this bike would have had originally. My head tube is also quite short on this frame as its only a medium size and comparing with the bolt position for the top of the rear shock mounting point the 1997 brochure bike must be a large and it has a much higher headtube above the top tube than mine. but i will double check this now just in case .

 

[monkfish]

ahh i remember now. i have the longer version of the forks so the critical dimension should be 200mm and not the usual 163mm. Cheers for mentioning it though as its best to check these things.

reference is this noleen brochure: https://d3ciwvs59ifrt8.cloudfront.n...dd47/5e3c0657-0458-41b6-b9e6-b6d5956e95b2.pdf

 

[yakboy]

Thanks for the colour code. Yeah I am a bit of a Girvin/Noleen freak so the Noleen brochure is invaluable...you've probably already seen this but here's my Fatbike