Name These Cranks Please

BikePimp · Sep 3, 2007

Awesome Cranks on this Mantis. They look like Moonhead Machine, but I thought they never went onto production.
Here's Moonhead Machine's website:
http://www.brutalartistry.com/moonhead/Products/Cranks.htm
Any ideas?

stu · Sep 3, 2007

Moonhead Machine for sure!

Looks like that Mantis may belong to flyingsuperpetis (sp?), not sure of his real name but pretty sure he was the main man at Moonhead Machine, he of the pimped Trimbles....there were a few completed sets around for show bikes I believe

Stu

Cypher · Sep 3, 2007

Man..those are really very nice!

Any Idea on the actual weight of these babies complete with chainrings?

retrobikeguy · Sep 3, 2007

Yup, that mantis was stolen at the show, hot property indeedy

Cypher":145x4thp said:
Man..those are really very nice!

Any Idea on the actual weight of these babies complete with chainrings?

kase1983 · Sep 3, 2007

i want one off them frames

B3 · Sep 4, 2007

The guys name is Pete Doering, they never went in to production, and i think only 6 sets were ever CNC'd.

Rumour has it that they cost around $500 to machine the arms.

Everything Moonhead can be found here http://www.americanvelorotica.com/

BoyBurning · Sep 4, 2007

retrobikeguy":327b5lpn said:
Yup, that mantis was stolen at the show, hot property indeedy

Cypher":327b5lpn said:

Man..those are really very nice!

Any Idea on the actual weight of these babies complete with chainrings?

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I remember reading about that somewhere. Guys came in in the morning and it'd been pinched. They were seriously miffed as the security was so poor - anyone with an exhibitors badge could walk in and out, any time of the day / night without any hassle at all...

They were also a bit confused why the more 'desirable' bikes and pieces at adjacent stands were left untouched...

obi-wan-mtb · Sep 4, 2007

moonhead

They were also a bit confused why the more 'desirable' bikes and pieces at adjacent stands were left untouched...

I guess they were stolen because of the cranks alone!
nice set!

retrobikeguy · Sep 4, 2007

:idea: did he ever get it back :?:

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