Show us your 700C ATB / MTB / Hybrid

[Imlach]

I would be stuck on clear coat. Raw looks so good!

But wouldn't provide any real long term protection, rust would start to form underneath unless it's babied indoors in warm conditions. If he wants it to get a bit grungy over time then sure that's the way to go. Personally I'd let it go crusty with a good old BLO massage and internal rust inhibitor from time to time. Rust spiders look cool anyway

 

[rigidftw]

My Mountain Goat Route 66. I think it is a ‘94. Currently raw. Thinking about paint options.

That is sweet!
Is the down tube welded to the head tube but the top tube brazed? Was this repaired at some point or is this the way it was made by MG?

 

[bamacrazy]

Bought this new in 1987. Sold it a few years ago.

 

[Ann87]

Does anyone have pictures of the Answer Manitou 700c suspension fork actually mounted on a bicycle?

Thanks!

 

[fguki]

I do have about 3 or 4 of them ...I will see that I finish and re-build them as fast as I can and post some pics here.

Oh acutally mounted, nah, dont think I will mount it at the moment.

 

[Ann87]

I do have about 3 or 4 of them ...I will see that I finish and re-build them as fast as I can and post some pics here.

Oh acutally mounted, nah, dont think I will mount it at the moment.

Seems like they were maybe only offered stock on the first generation Mooto YBB? One of the only honest to goodness 29ers still using rim brakes

 

[fguki]

The MANITOU 700c is from about 1993

 

[joglo]

Does anyone have pictures of the Answer Manitou 700c suspension fork actually mounted on a bicycle?

Thanks!

The 700c Manitou looks good, especially mounted at one of the bikes we're talking in this thread...

There is a DB Overdrive in Germany with it, in combination with 2.1 MTB tires a real old 29er...
https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/manitou-answer.901024/post-16115659Another pic here
https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/infos-zu-db-overdrive.951054/post-17735471
And in the almost same thread like here in the German forum someone showed recently a Trek Hybrid with a Manitou 700c fork
https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/die-grossen-700er-klassiker-in-bild-text.742127/post-18726917

 

[fguki]

The Manitou 700c has 2 model years. Model 1 is 1993 (internal loaded) like the Manitou 2 and M Sport.

Bit later there was one more updated variation which was top loaded (like M3, M4, M COMP etc) and got these horrible and making it super cheapo looking red/black plastic dials on the stanchion like the Manitou Mach 5 for example.

 

[sam_white]

Does anyone have pictures of the Answer Manitou 700c suspension fork actually mounted on a bicycle?

Thanks!

I have a Mountainbike Action magazine somewhere with some pictures - it was a 29" special feature