1996 Manitou HT 16" SOLD

[mkozaczek]

Wait what? Another non-cracked Manitou for sale, nahhhh it can't be. Well so it is, a 1996" Manitou HT, 16" wihtout so much as a dent, much less any cracks.

Frame includes a manitou specific M900 XTR front derailleur, a seat post collar and a manitou specific Ringle Moby seatpost. The seatpost has been cut at some point in time. One odd thing about the frame is that it came with a seatpost shim to use a 30.9mm post, but no 30.9mm post. I imagine that there should be a shim to use the factory post, but it's missing. So you get the manitou post but it doesn't really work...

Aside from some scratched decals and some chainsuck the frame is in great shape.

Price is $725 shipped to anywhere in Europe or North America

 

[mkozaczek]

Monday morning bump

 

[adlyhobart]

hope i am wrong but is that a crack on the seatpost seatstay weld on picture 8? directly next to the weld. there is a fine black craggy line. certainly looks like one but hopefully just a mark

 

[mkozaczek]

Good eye, let me double check that and report back. I didn't think it was when I cleaned it but the photo sure looks more sinister.

 

[adlyhobart]

it would be a shame as its lovely condition. i used to have one late nineties and it was fantastic.

 

[mkozaczek]

it would be a shame as its lovely condition. i used to have one late nineties and it was fantastic.

Definitely.

Never mind all the wasted eggs...

 

[mkozaczek]

After some cleaning and a closer inspection there is no obvious crack. It looks like there is one, but I think it's the edge of the weld that sort of looks like a crack. The little line going up towards the top is where I tried to pick at it with a jeweler's screwdriver to see if there was a crack.

Inside pics showing the weld marks, same on both sides. Again, no crack just the mark from the weld penetration.

Scuff on the top tube, no dent just a rather obvious scratch.

 

[adlyhobart]

phew thats a relief and sorry for the scare. it would be on the wrong side of any force from rider weight so it didnt make sense other than just weld fatigue but luckily not. congrats!

 

[Minty Sauce]

I have a manitou shim from mine if someone needs one?

 

[mkozaczek]

Bump - will hit ebay next week