Manitou 1 fork with split clamp crown

[slimjoe]

Recently acquired this pair of very clean Manitou 1 forks. They have a split design crown on them with bolts at the front :? :?:

Any ideas if these are a Doug Bradbury fork or at least crown?

And how much are these old forks worth?

 

[slimjoe]

Sorry mods please move

I did try and post this on the Whats it worth section and it ended up here :roll:

Please mods can you move it?

 

[tatra]

Greetings slimjoe;
You have what appears to be 1st. Generation Answer Manitou forks in excellent condition, not the original Bradbury forks. Check the innards, I suspect the elastomers have rotted and died. Do a search on here for replacements or spring sets that are available. I've been using the same forks on three cycles since 1992.
Regards
Carl

 

[MikeD]

The "Answer" decals on the legs are something of a giveaway

 

[manitou916]

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[slimjoe]

It's a Manitou One crown - to match the fork. I saw these on eBay and had to laugh when I saw the crown installed back to front

Remove the ugly shock boots though, they don't belong there

Not off E-bay fella. they came in a box of retro parts i acquired. Person who had them reckoned they were not just standard ones! And yep, that Answer logo speaks volumes.

It was the Crown i wasnt sure about due to it being split on the top-side.

I havent had a proper look round them yet but they apear to be clean apart from the natural lack of movement.

Cheers folks.

 

[manitou916]

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[boxxer]

check it carefully for cracks, mine went at the sharp angles and is cracked in about 8 places.....

If you dont want them I have another pair in the garage that they could keep company

 

[Void(EN12-82)]

It's a Manitou One crown - to match the fork. I saw these on eBay and had to laugh when I saw the crown installed back to front

Yeah but it looks a lot cooler like that on a bike IMHO. Mine is also on that way, has black bolts in it and I think it looks compared to hiding the bolts in the back. It's a straight crown anyway so it don't matter how you mount it.

Remove the ugly shock boots though, they don't belong there

Second that, those just look soooo way off on a Manitou (any Manitou for that matter) :twisted:

 

[24pouces]

It's the original crown. The bolt have to be on the back. So remove it and return it