No, it's not a Bradbury Manitou

[Any_Old_Lumba?]

Somebody had the audacity to suggest I'd inadvertently bought a Manitou bike yesterday. What do you reckon?

 

[Dr Dremel]

Clearly an Axel Bradbury, Doug´s lesser known brother

 

[retrobikeguy]

It's made of aluminium and has manitou forks......


So it must be

 

[1552]

Taiwanese made frame used by a couple different manufacturers late 90's.
Raleigh definitely ran that wishbone rear stay.
Not a manitou though for (un)fortunately depending on your feelings for them

 

[Any_Old_Lumba?]

It's made of aluminium and has manitou forks......


So it must be

and square seat stays, and fancy butterfly stay bridge thingy, similar to the early Manitou FS bikes and sloping geometry on a pre disk frame.

 

[Any_Old_Lumba?]

Taiwanese made frame used by a couple different manufacturers late 90's.
Raleigh definitely ran that wishbone rear stay.
Not a manitou though for (un)fortunately depending on your feelings for them

I'm going to go check the serial number, see if it's a Raleigh!

 

[racer x]

Put some Manitou stickers on it

 

[24pouces]

perhaps a Manitou but certainly not a Bradbury
if I rember, Manitou got square stays and chainstays and frame got some gussets around the head

 

[retrobikeguy]

I really want to tell you all it's a late 90s Saracen killifier but I don't want to ruin the game

 

[27motorhead]

If the frames cracked it's a Manitou

If the frames OK it's a Zaskar

100% put Manitou stickers on it and 100% ride it!