I bought this bike (or remnants of it) from my younger brother Apis.
He bought it (long ago) from a friend.
After quite some time searching, i finally found the make and model of the bike.
I was browsing thru old MB Action magazines bought from Darren, and i saw it - K2 Pro-Flex bike.
Old school. And it's a K2, man! Cool, then.
I continued my search online, and it brought me to BikePedia.
Finally I got hold of the original specs - much of it is no longer on the bike. I narrowed down to three models similar to the one that is with me:
photos below taken from BikePedia
K2 ProFlex 1000
K2 ProFlex 2000
K2 ProFlex 3000
It's a 1998 model. Wow! From 10 years ago.
Well, I guess it's the 1000 model. The other two boast with Noleen Cross-Link forks (or are they Girvin?). I don't think the original owner would swap the Cross-Link fork with an 80mm Manitou Magnum. But then again, 1000 would have RS Indy fork.
Ahh... Never mind.
When I bought the carcass, I was thinking of only salvaging usable parts for building a hardtail. Well, I got a few:
- Bontrager 50mm stem
- Titec 25.4 riser handlebar
- Titec 27.2 seatpost
- V-brake bosses from Manitou Magnum fork
- Shimano Deore XT hubs (for v-brakes)
- Amoeba head-lock
- Rims (later tossed away, changed to Mavic 719s)
I'm thinking of rebuilding the bike. Three major things with the frame:
- Swingarm bushing need to be changed - don't know where to get
- Rear coil shock - not in good condition - say, 6/10
- Rear v-brake boss bracket damaged
Anybody kind enough to help me with this?
A2Z rear disc brake adapter - photo taken from internet (sorry, didn't take note of the URL)
Another problem: I don't have the space for another bike. Duhh!!
Anyway, it'd be a heck of a project. Perhaps someday. Yeah, maybe someday.
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