worth an investment?

chally3 · Feb 19, 2007

Can anyone help , is this worth investing in Retro wise - personally never seen one & would like to know if its 100% or any questions to ask.

cheerz

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Genuine-1992-Mani ... dZViewItem

scant · Feb 19, 2007

collection only SHOULD help keep the price down. being a mani you'll need to check it for cracks.

retrobikeguy · Feb 19, 2007

nice,
Yeah, Ask him if its cracked (a lot have !) and if the front & rear end needs servicing & new elastomers (back end looks a bit compressed to me).

lots of nice parts on it too

andrewl · Feb 19, 2007

Its not a very sympathetic build and they are prone to cracking. I suspect that should also have a matching Manitou 2 fork rather than the 3 which is quoted (rear looks the equivalent of a 2). Frame decal on the top tube is also not correct for that year (should be black) and the frame looks like a 17" not an 18".

Depending on how much it goes for and a close inspection it could be worth a shot, but as a pure investment I'd probably look elsewhere.

SLIM · Feb 19, 2007

dont worry about the elastomers , got replacements for you

gorgo · Feb 20, 2007

a few years ago i saw a manitou fs frame and fork(like this) in the Usa for 700$.If you have enough time and money to make it perfect i thinkit's worth your energy,a small piece of manitou legend...

chally3 · Feb 20, 2007

thanks all, this is one I'd like for my 1st retro bike.........

retrobikeguy · Feb 20, 2007

my 1st was a manitou FS

its a good start

mantis#6 · Feb 20, 2007

Most usual places to crack were headtubes (usually at the front!) and any parts of the webbing on the seatstay/seattube junction. Will need a fair bit of maintenance in the uk too!

worth an investment?

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