Bikes with manitou rear shocks
- Thread starter s_zigmond
- Start date
jimihendrix
MacRetro Rider
The Marin frames were heavier and made of different material (the Manitou frames were superlight Easton) so the Marin frames were probably a lot less prone to denting and cracking.
Having spent a while looking at both the Marin and the Manitou the Marin does look like a cheap Manitou copy (doesn't have the stunning CNC work though i've never seen a Ti FRS) but if you want a bike to actually ride it may not be a bad idea.
Having spent a while looking at both the Marin and the Manitou the Marin does look like a cheap Manitou copy (doesn't have the stunning CNC work though i've never seen a Ti FRS) but if you want a bike to actually ride it may not be a bad idea.
mazdaman1980
Senior Retro Guru
Inigo Montoya
Senior Retro Guru
- Feedback
- View
marin made full suspension bikes using the first manitou fs design from 1993 to 1995. there were
manitou team frs 1993, 1994, 1995 (alloy)
pine frs 1993, 1994 (steel)
titanium frs 1994, 1995 (ti)
nail trail frs 1995 (alloy)
afaik there was no ift frs.
a member on mtb-news.de has nearly all marin and manitou bikes based on the first manitou fs design. he seems to have wiped his album recently though
manitou team frs 1993, 1994, 1995 (alloy)
pine frs 1993, 1994 (steel)
titanium frs 1994, 1995 (ti)
nail trail frs 1995 (alloy)
afaik there was no ift frs.
a member on mtb-news.de has nearly all marin and manitou bikes based on the first manitou fs design. he seems to have wiped his album recently though
Inigo Montoya":1mu3vic8 said:marin made full suspension bikes using the first manitou fs design from 1993 to 1995. there were
manitou team frs 1993, 1994, 1995 (alloy)
pine frs 1993, 1994 (steel)
titanium frs 1994, 1995 (ti)
nail trail frs 1995 (alloy)
afaik there was no ift frs.
a member on mtb-news.de has nearly all marin and manitou bikes based on the first manitou fs design. he seems to have wiped his album recently though
Youy're right, it was the Nail trail not the indian fire trail, my mistake!
You missed the Bradbury Manitou FRS from 1991/1992 (my favourite, obviously)
