1989 Brave Warrior

1989 Brave Warrior:

Brave Cycles was created by Doug Gloyd (a cabinet maker) and had bikes made by different builders. Tom Teesdale made some of the later frames but this one was made by Bill Grove of Grove Innovations in Pennsylvania. The rear chain stays are actually Tange fork blades. Notice the extra bracing between the stays near the drop outs, the extra tube from the seat tube to down tube and the small plate between the seat and down tubes. Nicely build frame in the wild paint schemes that were popular at the time.

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Frame		Cro-moly

Fork		Answer Pro-Forx (probably added around 1993)*

Rear Shock		NA

Rims		Sun Chinook

Hubs		Shimano Deore XT M730 front M732 rear, 7 speed cassette

Spokes		DT Stainless steel

Tires		Panaracer Smoke and Dart *

Pedals		Low Fat style with clips and straps *

Crank		Shimano Deore XT 24/26/46 Super Glide rings, M730

Chain		Shimano Hyper Glide

Rear Cogs		Shimano Deore XT 7 speed cassette

Bottom Bracket		Shimano Deore XT

Front Derailleur		Shimano Deore XT

Rear Derailleur		Shimano Deore XT short cage

Shifters		Shimano Deore 7 speed thumb shifter*

Handlebars		Alloy flat*

Stem		Salsa 1" quill-type

Headset		Shimano Deore XT with rubber caps (to service the headset w/o removing it from the bike) 1" threaded

Brake set		Shimano Deore XT M730

Brake levers		Shimano Deore XT 4 finger M730

Saddle		Avocet Touring 1

Seat Post		Strong alloy 26.8 w/ Hite Rite

Colors		Green to Orange fade w/ black splatter

Size		21"

Serial #		BR5789 (Brave # 57 in 1989)

Parts marked with as * are known to be non-original parts. Bikes were often customized at the time of purchase or were different as shown in the catalogs so exact specifications were subject to change.