1986 Doug Bradbury Manitou
Doug Bradbury started building innovative aluminum mountain bike frames in Colorado Springs, Colorado around 1985. His earliest bikes were heavily influenced by his background in motorcycle trails, with short chainstays and toptubes, tall headtubes, and upright riding positions. The wheelbase is an ultra short 40 inches. This particular example is from his first run of bikes, and closely matches both the bike depicted on his early business card and his entry into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. This bike predates the appearance of characteristic Manitou innovations such as the asymmetric rear end, wide front hub, triple clamp fork, and billet aluminum stem. This bike has a 21.5 inch toptube, 16.5 inch chainstays, and an ultra short 50 millimeter stem. The bike is particularly adept at handling tight switchbacks at slow speeds. The graphics on this frame were hand-painted by a good friend of Doug's that he knew from riding trials motorcycles.
More information can be found on the Manitou Photo Archive page.
More information can be found on the Manitou Photo Archive page.
The Build
Year: 1986
S/N: None Frame: Manitou Fork: Koski DuraTrac Stem: Win High-Rise Headset: Stronglight B10 Bernard Hinault Bottom Bracket: Cook Brothers Racing Handlebar: Salsa Moto Shifters: Suntour XC Power Shifters Front Derailleur: Suntour XC Rear Derailleur: Suntour XC Brake Levers: Tommaselli Front Brake: Shimano M700 Rear Brake: Suntour XC Rollercam Crankset: Specialized Touring Chainrings: Shimano Biopace 28-38-48 Pedals: Suntour XC II Hubs: Specialized Sealed Bearing Rims: Saturae HX28 Tires: Specialized Tri-Cross 26 x 2.125 Wheel QR: Specialized Seatpost: Suntour XC Saddle: Selle Italia Turbo Seatpost QR: Suntour Grips: Tommaselli Chain: Shimano UG Cogs: Shimano 600 Freewheel |
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