1988 Doug Bradbury Manitou
Doug Bradbury started building innovative aluminum mountain bike frames in Manitou 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.
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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