Early Mantis Sherpa circa 1983

[FirstFlight]

Very cool early Sherpa. Serial number is 002 but I am not sure if that is for all Sherpa models or just the 23" frame size. Many more pictures and details @ http://mombat.org/MOMBAT/Bikes/1983_Mantis_Sherpa.html

The ridged fillet brazing is a neat touch as is the Mantis-built stem with the cable pass through on the removable face plate.

 

[jamabikes]

:shock:

:shock:

 

[mrkawasaki]

Dreamy! Did RC weld/braze/fillet himself?

 

[doctor-bond]

Outstanding.

 

[FirstFlight]

Dreamy! Did RC weld/braze/fillet himself?

I believe he did the earlier ones like this one.

 

[mrkawasaki]

J

Do you buy these amazing bikes or acquire them through donations and suchlike?

 

[FirstFlight]

J

Do you buy these amazing bikes or acquire them through donations and suchlike?

Out of all of our bikes, about a half dozen are on "semi permanent" loan, all the other belong to us. Many of them, including this one, were acquired years ago when they were only bringing a couple hundred bucks...........AKA "the good old days"!

 

[Cyclopunk]

Blimey

...now that really is retro. Truly a beautiful and interesting bike - I'd swap a kidney for one of those. Hell, I'd swap both my kidneys for one of those.