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SuspectDevice

SuspectDevice

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Aug 23, 2002
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That Junebug had me puzzled for a bit.
The majority of Junebug frames were Easton Elite 7005(no matter what the sticker says).
I've got a good story(and dent in a filing cabinet) that explains the origin of the frame above...
 
IH8Rice

IH8Rice

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EastCoaster said:
Can't be sure but it may be gone. Somone just posted it over on mtbr in the Post your Spooky Pics thread.

http://forums.mtbr.com/vintage-retro-classic/post-your-spooky-pics-248316-post8354247.html
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we gave it to him to post on the internet to sell. he had no idea about who or what the bike is but when i told him about the company he perked up. gonna have to call him up to tell him to sell it, not ride it :think:

dump said:
where?
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out here in PA at our shop
 
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SuspectDevice

SuspectDevice

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The CNC machines that made most of the later Spooky cnc parts came from the Pro-Flex factory in RI.
We showed up with a flatbed and a bunch of jocks and stripped that place of everything we could get our hands on right before they padlocked the doors(Pro-Flex sold to K2 and they shuttered the factory and moved the offices to Washington).
 
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CBJ

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SuspectDevice said:
The CNC machines that made most of the later Spooky cnc parts came from the Pro-Flex factory in RI.
We showed up with a flatbed and a bunch of jocks and stripped that place of everything we could get our hands on right before they padlocked the doors(Pro-Flex sold to K2 and they shuttered the factory and moved the offices to Washington).
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Kind of a shame how K2 ruined the brand. They did really try with updated bikes plus updating their own suspension. I am not sure why they were never able to really make it happen.
 
Sandwich

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I think they took the fun out of it. Proflex was just wacky enough to work, but K2 was "ugh too mainstream". Plus, they eventually transitioned away from the classic lines of the proflex and moved to the Razorback, and then other models. Then they just killed it.
 
dump

dump

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Sandwich said:
I think they took the fun out of it. Proflex was just wacky enough to work, but K2 was "ugh too mainstream". Plus, they eventually transitioned away from the classic lines of the proflex and moved to the Razorback, and then other models. Then they just killed it.
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The way I saw people taking it was:

Proflex is a bike company. K2 is a ski company - what do they know about bikes? And then they take a look @ the next brand.
 
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EastCoaster

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I actually didn't mind the "J curved" axle path of my Pro-flex 857's fork...... Easton Carbon Swingarm.... No elastomers... coil baby!....
That is until the first "big drop" that I hit on it....Uh.... maybe not even a couple of feet?....
Snapped rear shock shaft.... LONG walk out of the woods that day....
Riding in the AM.... plenty of time to do what I had to do....
The walk out? Made me late for my friend's wedding.

sold it to some guy in Cali off of the idriders dot com site. They have a group of Pro-Flex/K2 junkies on there.
 
dump

dump

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CBJ said:
I want the Syncros TI seat post :)
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I had an aluminum one - loved that thing. After about 10 years, it snapped at the cnc piece at the top that holds the rear bolt. Sad to see that thing go.
 
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