Museum of Mountain Bike Art & Technology

1990 Manitou

This bike has a lot of neat features so there are two photo galleries below.   We are not 100% sure on the date of this one since Manitou did not use serial numbers.   The bike came with both the rigid and suspension fork and in 1991 Answer took over production of the forks so we are guessing 1990.  The early Manitou bikes featured a 145mm rear hub and 115mm front hub which made for stronger wheels.  The rear triangle is also shifted to allow for a strong dish-less rear wheel which is helped by the 90mm wide bottom bracket shell.   The forks feature cro-moly blades bolted into a billet aluminum crown topped off by the billet aluminum stem.  Overall, a very well thought out early mountain bike with some usable innovative features.

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Frame		Aluminum
Fork		Manitou, 115mm spacing, rigid blades (Manitou suspension fork also with the bike)
Rear Shock		NA
Rims		Mavic 231
Hubs		Manitou modified Shimano rear hub, Hi-E front
Spokes		Stainless 3 cross
Tires		Specialized Cannibal / Team Control
Pedals		Shimano Deore XT
Crank		Shimano Deore XT with 22 tooth inner ring
Chain		Sedis
Rear Cogs		Shimano 7 speed cassette
Bottom Bracket		Manitou
Front Derailleur		Shimano Deore XT
Rear Derailleur		Shimano Deore XT
Shifters		Shimano Deore XT thumb shifters
Handlebars		Aerosports carbon
Stem		Manitou
Headset		Chris King
Brake set		Shimano Deore XT
Brake levers		Shimano Deore XT
Saddle		Selle Italia Turbo
Seat Post		Ritchey
Colors		Natural
Size		16"
Serial #		None