1988 Bradbury Manitou (finished pics page 12!)

[shamobius]

Re: 1988 Bradbury Manitou restoration (reunited 25 years later)

And...... finished!!! (?) Pretty much anyways. In a perfect world I'll find an original Bradbury-made stem, and another pair of Grafton Speed Controllers. Other than that, I'm pretty geeked. I actually love the Avid tri-align brakes, they are awesome stoppers. And for real rides I'll throw on my SPDs. But I am so satisfied with getting to this point. A few months ago I could never have believed this possible. Now I just go into my bike room every so often, just for the buzz!!!

Went out for a little ride today to take some pics:

 

[jimi911]

Re: 1988 Bradbury Manitou (finished pics page 10!)

Love it! Well done!

 

[syncrosfan]

Re: 1988 Bradbury Manitou (finished pics page 10!)

Do you talk to the "preciousss"?

 

[shamobius]

Re: 1988 Bradbury Manitou (finished pics page 10!)

No but it talks to me...

It says "Polish me Shamobius, I'm oxidizingggg.....".

Same same but different?

 

[k-rod]

Re: 1988 Bradbury Manitou (finished pics page 10!)

understated elegance ... and raw beauty.

 

[FurryCrew]

Re: 1988 Bradbury Manitou (finished pics page 10!)

Bravo

 

[Giom6]

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Nice, great job...

 

[gil_m]

Re: 1988 Bradbury Manitou (finished pics page 10!)

The lighter font does look more fitting

 

[shamobius]

Re: 1988 Bradbury Manitou (finished pics page 10!)

The lighter font does look more fitting

Thanks gil_m for helping me get it right, nothing like a little OCD to delay a project!

Now to clean up that Marin frame and get it right, at least I already have the decals ready and waiting

 

[Jamis Diablo]

Re: 1988 Bradbury Manitou (finished pics page 10!)

You must be over the moon with the results!
What a great story and love your bike.