[zim04]

Hello My name is patric from San Diego, Ca and i need some help just came into a Proflex 845, in very good condition and looks to be very well preserved, has not been upgraded that i can see still has the elostomer suspension, has lx/xt components and mavic rims, clor is a orange/red maybe
my question is can i run the serial @ thru a dat base and find out the history of this bike like you would a car, if so can someone tell me how thx
serial # is H4A017103
Sorry made an error it is a 854

 

[sho220]

Hello My name is patric from San Diego, Ca and i need some help just came into a Proflex 845, in very good condition and looks to be very well preserved, has not been upgraded that i can see still has the elostomer suspension, has lx/xt components and mavic rims, clor is a orange/red maybe
my question is can i run the serial @ thru a dat base and find out the history of this bike like you would a car, if so can someone tell me how thx
serial # is H4A017103
Sorry made an error it is a 854

Pretty sure there's nothing like carfax for bikes...the closest you could do is narrow down the year of manufacture...

 

[Rumpfy]

Aside from a close visual inspection to make sure there is no frame damage...there isn't much you can do about its history aside from what the previous owner told you. Its just a bike.

If you're unsure, take to Velo Cult Bike Shop and have them give it the once over.

 

[jeffgothro]

I'm a Proflex owner (856) and while I'm no expert on serials and models I found these folks to be really helpful when it come to PF's.

http://idriders.com/proflex/smf/index.php

 

[RichBeBe]

The serial numbers mean nothing, but it can identify the model number. An 854 is a 1994 model (the last number= the year) and the second from the top of the line for that year. A 954 would have been the top model in 1994.

 

[sandmangts]

I demand pictures.

 

[RichBeBe]

Not the OP's bike but here is my powder-coated 854.

 

[sandmangts]

Not the OP's bike but here is my powder-coated 854.

I had almost the exact bike. I paid 800 bucks for it back in the day and it got stolen in less than a month. I was only making minimum wage at the time so that really hurt. It took me months to save up for my 96 stumpjumper.

 

[PMK]

I had almost the exact bike. I paid 800 bucks for it back in the day and it got stolen in less than a month. I was only making minimum wage at the time so that really hurt. It took me months to save up for my 96 stumpjumper.

Not the original fork for an 854. The original had yellow elastomers.
Without a doubt one of the most neutral handling bicycles I've ever owned.

PK

 

[RichBeBe]

No the forks are not original and neither are the v-brakes in the rear, or the stem, or the grip shifts, or the front canti-levers, or the brake levers, or the bar ends, or the pedals, or the...
The bike has been ridden and was modified over the years.

 

[Funrover]

Man this reminds me of my old 754 and 755

 

[hairstream]

looking at it hurts and feels good at the same time.

weird, huh?

 

[sandmangts]

Not the original fork for an 854. The original had yellow elastomers.
Without a doubt one of the most neutral handling bicycles I've ever owned.

PK

Yeah mine came with some really crappy single crown fork. But ofcourse at the time I thought it was the best thing ever.