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1988 Doug Bradbury Manitou

Doug Bradbury started building innovative aluminum mountain bike frames in Colorado Springs, Colorado around 1985.  As compared to his earliest bikes with very tight and steep geometry, this particular bike has a long 24 inch toptube and a slack 67 degree headtube angle.  The wheel base is a healthy 43.5 inches, which is a couple of inches longer than comparable bikes at the time.  Also unusual on this bike is the externally butted seattube, which would appear to have been made by turning down a tube with a 1/2 inch wall thickness.  Characteristic features include the asymmetric 145 millimeter rear axle spacing, 115 millimeter front axle spacing,  90 millimeter wide bottom bracket shell, seatstay mounted U-brake, and triple clamp fork.  As was typical, this bike is built with a host of components from IRD, Cook Brothers Racing, and Bullseye.

More information can be found on the Manitou Photo Archive page.

The Build

Year: 1988
S/N: None
Frame: Manitou
Fork: Manitou
Stem: IRD Macaroni
Headset: Shimano Deore XT M730
Bottom Bracket: Cartridge Bearing Grease Guard
Handlebar: Cook Brothers Racing Titanium
Shifters: SHimano Deore XT M730
Front Derailleur: Shimano Deore XT M730
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore XT M730
Brake Levers: Shimano Deore XT M730
Front Brake: Shimano Deore XT M730
Rear Brake: IRD Progressive
Crankset: Cook Brothers Racing
Chainrings: Specialized 24-36-46
Pedals: Shimano Deore XT M730
Hubs: Manitou Modified Bullseye
Rims: Specialized X26
Tires: Tioga Mud Dawg 26 x 1.95
Seatpost: IRD
Saddle: Selle Italia Turbo
Seatpost QR: Specialized
Grips: Grab-On MTN-1
Chain: Sachs Sedis
Cogs: Shimano 600 Freewheel
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