Maybe @mkozaczek can tell us what he thinks.
Doug Bradbury Manitou Fork First generation
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Forks are genuine, the seller might not be. Reminds me of that nut job Klein owner from Spain who was on here.
Doug hand made the forks so they were in a constant state of flux and amendment, almost like rolling prototypes before the Answer ones became the final product. Welded dropouts, machined dropouts, straight dropouts, offset, 100mm spacing, 115mm spacing, steel stantions, titanium stantions. I’ve owned a few of his, all the machined dropout later Bradbury versions, but I would love one of those earlier sets…just not for that money!
Doug hand made the forks so they were in a constant state of flux and amendment, almost like rolling prototypes before the Answer ones became the final product. Welded dropouts, machined dropouts, straight dropouts, offset, 100mm spacing, 115mm spacing, steel stantions, titanium stantions. I’ve owned a few of his, all the machined dropout later Bradbury versions, but I would love one of those earlier sets…just not for that money!
Not bad for a replicaton. I'd know how much they'd pay for a legit one.
pw_pw_la
Senior Retro Guru
Wait, what!?!
Cause it is a very good job, seems made by a handcrafter who knows very well his job... but it's not a real Bradbury's work. It is clearly a recent job too.
