axis pro TT found

[royaloaker]

mid '90's recent find on FB,cook crank,king headset,rescued from the second owners garage hanging about for years.org. owner was a bike shop owner.he said org. fork was a Manitou elastomer.anyone know which one??? were xtr brakes-shifters org.?

 

[vtwinvince]

I agree, mid 90's Sandvik job. These are nice frames, I particularly liked the dropouts on mine. Mine had full M950 XTR and a red Manitou.

 

[royaloaker]

thanks for the reply-may have to go the 950 route.

 

[minor_LEGEND]

That needs saving.

 

[sam_white]

Original fork was most likely a Manitou 3 or Manitou 4 depending on what year the bike frame is from.

 

[joglo]

in 1993 catalog the Axis TT had a rigid fork,
in 1994 catalog the Axis TT LX came with rigid fork, the XT came with an Marzocchi


in 1995 catalog the Axis TT Pro had a Manitou 4, the Axis TT had a Manitou Magnum


Non had XTR shifters, nor an Cook crank or CK headset, but you may not regret this deviation from spec

As others said, this is a nice find and needs a bit of love. The obviously too long suspension fork looks awful.

 

[royaloaker]

Non had XTR shifters, nor an Cook crank or CK headset, but you may not regret this deviation from spec

As other said, this is a nice find and needs a bit of love. The obviously too long suspension fork looks awful.

could this be a later year with xtr or possibly a custom build? https://www.restoration.bike/bikes-and-parts/cross-country-mountain-bikes/

 

[vtwinvince]

Bingo, that's what mine looked like.

 

[joglo]

could this be a later year with xtr or possibly a custom build?

That's certainly a custom build, XTR 950 was introduced late 1995 for 96 model year, but the Axis TT was only sold between 1993 and 95.
It has also the cable guide at the back for Cantilevers.

I think that most Axis TT, but also in general rather rare and formerly expensive Titan Bikes are rather custom builds.
Obviously your's too. So don't mind, just replace fork and maybe stem and bar too, with something better fitting and for the rest what ever you like.