1983 Mantis Sherpa  

The Sherpa was the fillet brazed Cro-Moly model from Mantis. Later, Mantis became well known for some of their more non-traditional models such as the Valkyrie and Flying V but they started with this relatively standard model.  The Mantis stems used a 3 bolt face plate configuration with the front brake cable routed through the face plate.  The fork had been replaced with a suspension fork which we replaced with this chrome Unicrown fork.  If anyone has a more correct Mantis fork, give us a shout. Components are relatively standard Shimano Deore XT with Phil Wood hubs.

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After taking pictures of the bike, Richard Cunningham send us a template for the front mudguard.  We used the pattern to make one and added it to the bike (pictures below).

 

Frame		Cro-Moly fillet brazed
Fork		Cro-Moly TIG
Rear Shock		NA
Rims		Araya 7X
Hubs		Phil Wood
Spokes		Stainless Steel
Tires		Panaracer/Specialized
Pedals		Shimano  PD-MX15
Crank		Specialized
Chain		Sedis
Rear Cogs		Suntour 6 speed freewheel
Bottom Bracket		Sealed bearing, press fit
Front Derailleur		Shimano Deore XT
Rear Derailleur		Shimano Deore XT
Shifters		Shimano Deore XT thumb shifters
Handlebars		Mantis alloy
Stem		Mantis
Headset		Shimano 600 "starfish"
Brake set		Shimano Deore XT
Brake levers		Magura
Saddle		Unicanitor
Seat Post		Suntour XC
Colors		Green
Size		21"
Serial #		m210004m