Hi All
Not sure what it is but following some advice on here it is a 95 frame number, but with 96 dropouts, could be made in 95 for the 96 season I guess.
Havn't weighed it but it is very light in comparison to the Voodoo.
It had been sitting in the garage loft for a few years and I got it down to take off the brakes for the Voodoo, once I had removed the brakes I decieded to stick some bits on to see how it would look, and I liked it!
One thought is that it would make a good bike to take on holiday, usually I take an old Alloy SS so I don't worry about the scratches it seems get on the bike rack.
I had rebuilt the Manitous with a spring kit (again a few years back when I got the frame) the headset is a mixture of bits with an ahead adaptor to take the Salsa stem, Idealy I would like to go 1" ahead, but I guess a nice 1" quill would be better, I will change the rear mech for a long cage and am looking for an STX front mech.
The Tectro brakes are hooked up with some Nokon cable that I had hanging around operated by Dia-Compe DP7's
I have a nice pair of Mavic Ceramics to build, then will just need grips and gear cables (prob Nokon if a lockout kit will be enough)
Many thanks to all those I have bought bits from for this.
Trouble is I may have gone a bit too far for a Holiday bike!
Not sure what it is but following some advice on here it is a 95 frame number, but with 96 dropouts, could be made in 95 for the 96 season I guess.
Havn't weighed it but it is very light in comparison to the Voodoo.
It had been sitting in the garage loft for a few years and I got it down to take off the brakes for the Voodoo, once I had removed the brakes I decieded to stick some bits on to see how it would look, and I liked it!
One thought is that it would make a good bike to take on holiday, usually I take an old Alloy SS so I don't worry about the scratches it seems get on the bike rack.
I had rebuilt the Manitous with a spring kit (again a few years back when I got the frame) the headset is a mixture of bits with an ahead adaptor to take the Salsa stem, Idealy I would like to go 1" ahead, but I guess a nice 1" quill would be better, I will change the rear mech for a long cage and am looking for an STX front mech.
The Tectro brakes are hooked up with some Nokon cable that I had hanging around operated by Dia-Compe DP7's
I have a nice pair of Mavic Ceramics to build, then will just need grips and gear cables (prob Nokon if a lockout kit will be enough)
Many thanks to all those I have bought bits from for this.
Trouble is I may have gone a bit too far for a Holiday bike!
I love the way the tyres, just make the paintwork zing.
