GT Zaskar LE 1993

Ok.....a new build to go with the rest of the GT Stable........

Thanks to nporternz for all his help getting this to me.....

Need some advice on which way to go.....

1/ Period correct with Cantilever Brakes and Mag 21's

2/ Cantilever Brakes and 96 Yellow Judys SL's

3/ V Brakes and 98 Blue Sids

Otherwise build will be as follows:

Frame: 93 GT Zaskar

Fork: TBC

Headset: Aheadset
Stem: Syncros
Handlebar: Syncros
Grips: GT
Barends: Onza

Brakes: Shimano XT (TBC)
Brake Pads:
Brake Cables: Shimano
Cantilever cable hangers: Shimano
Brake Levers: XT M737 or XTR (V-Brake)

Shifters: XT M737 or XTR (V-Brake)
Front Derailleur: XT M737
Rear Derailleur:
Derailleur Cables: Shimano
Cassette: 8 Speed
Chain: Shimano
Cranks: Shimano XT 737 or XT M739
Crank Bolts: Shimano
Chainrings: SHimano
Chainring bolts: SHimano
Bottom Bracket: XTR
Pedals: XT M737 or Onza

Hub Skewers: Ritchey
Rims: Mavic
Hubs: Shimano
Nipples: -
Spokes: -
Tyres: Dart and Smoke
Tubes: Kenda

Saddle: Flite or Vetta
Seatpost: Syncros
Seatpost Binder: GT

Weight: TBC

are you planning on riding it regularly? i run mine at gap creek often, i have Judy XC with speed springs and a non leaking cartridge...suspect its a risse. anyhow...the forks work really well, given their age, and are easy to look after. Mag 21 would look great....but they dont work nearly as well, and are pretty flexy. SID are too new i think

M737 cantilevers on mine, with some new BBB pads, set up properly they work just fine i think. the rear brake on a Zaskar does suffer from only having the one cable stop near the front, and the rest is guided. if you ran V brakes, i would think you may have to run a full outer cable, and zip tie it to the frame....possibly not nice. you would get powerful brakes though..

i reckon you should stick some 1993 decals on it also, they are one of the best looking of the GT All Terra downtube series i think...nice and simple, just the GT yellow and the black vinyl. classic.

Sounds like this is going to be a nice build.

I run V-Brakes on my 93 frame, doesn't cause me any bother and I just use the normal cable route

Ok.......

Have decided on Judy SL's for the build....

Now have to find some time to put it all together...

Judys are the way to go.

Did you decide on v brakes then?

i recognise that frame!!

yellow judys will look good on that I reckon.

was there a rear derallieur in the box too?

Hi Nic

Yes, it was in the box...... Thanks

Coomber, decided on cantilever brakes....either XT or Onza's.....

Have started to put all the bits together for the build....still finding hard to spend some quality time putting it together...

Nice work!

Liking your choice of parts so far........got any further with the build?