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Manitou bikes and frames

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Doug Bradbury started Manitou in 1986 and began building aluminum mountain bikes in his shop in Colorado Springs.
In 2006 the Hayes Bicycle Group acquired Manitou. Hayes also owns Sun Ringlé, Wheelsmith and ProTaper/Answer

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Answer Manitou FS 1996 Frame. Used, cracked and irreparable, $500.00/as shown

Headtube is cracked and cannot be repaired.

If you are interested in individual suspension parts on this frame, we are open to inquiries. Give us a call or shoot us an email.

Side view of the frame

A seat tube badge.

Decal on the upper seat tube.

Close-up of the elastomer shock

Here's the shock pivot.

The pivot at the right rear dropout.

Here's the left rear dropout pivot

Here is the repair. But this ugly weld is certain to fail.