worth an investment?

[chally3]

Can anyone help , is this worth investing in Retro wise - personally never seen one & would like to know if its 100% or any questions to ask.

cheerz

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Genuine-1992-Mani ... dZViewItem

 

[scant]

collection only SHOULD help keep the price down. being a mani you'll need to check it for cracks.

 

[retrobikeguy]

nice,
Yeah, Ask him if its cracked (a lot have !) and if the front & rear end needs servicing & new elastomers (back end looks a bit compressed to me).

lots of nice parts on it too

 

[andrewl]

Its not a very sympathetic build and they are prone to cracking. I suspect that should also have a matching Manitou 2 fork rather than the 3 which is quoted (rear looks the equivalent of a 2). Frame decal on the top tube is also not correct for that year (should be black) and the frame looks like a 17" not an 18".

Depending on how much it goes for and a close inspection it could be worth a shot, but as a pure investment I'd probably look elsewhere.

 

[SLIM]

dont worry about the elastomers , got replacements for you

 

[gorgo]

a few years ago i saw a manitou fs frame and fork(like this) in the Usa for 700$.If you have enough time and money to make it perfect i thinkit's worth your energy,a small piece of manitou legend...

 

[chally3]

thanks all, this is one I'd like for my 1st retro bike.........

 

[retrobikeguy]

my 1st was a manitou FS

its a good start

 

[mantis#6]

Most usual places to crack were headtubes (usually at the front!) and any parts of the webbing on the seatstay/seattube junction. Will need a fair bit of maintenance in the uk too!