Hi everybody and welcome at last to this thread dedicated to my GT Zaskar build.
Having raced from 1989 to 1995 in the Youth and Junior classes, I feel privileged to have been part of the very early years of MTBing. My bedroom wall was covered in pics of Tomac, Herbold, Missy, Furtado, Hans, Hemming, JMC and my bikes at the time reflected the trick, ever-evolving technologies of those times. A Chas Roberts Snow Leopard was my first proper race bike followed by a Saracen Killi-Pro and despite riding for a few shops at the time (Cycle Revolution in Newquay and Clive Mitchell in Truro), I still never had enough coppers to buy a Zaskar LE!
Fast forward 18 years and what have I built? Answer; My dream bike and one that I would have wanted to race way back then and want to now!
This bike is not supposed to be a true "Factory" or "stock" build, but rather one that reflects the components my heroes rocked during a time in my bike life I enjoyed the most. Rishi Grewal, Tomac, Herbold, Hans' and Furtado's bikes have inspired this build and I hope you DIG it!
Having raced from 1989 to 1995 in the Youth and Junior classes, I feel privileged to have been part of the very early years of MTBing. My bedroom wall was covered in pics of Tomac, Herbold, Missy, Furtado, Hans, Hemming, JMC and my bikes at the time reflected the trick, ever-evolving technologies of those times. A Chas Roberts Snow Leopard was my first proper race bike followed by a Saracen Killi-Pro and despite riding for a few shops at the time (Cycle Revolution in Newquay and Clive Mitchell in Truro), I still never had enough coppers to buy a Zaskar LE!
Fast forward 18 years and what have I built? Answer; My dream bike and one that I would have wanted to race way back then and want to now!
This bike is not supposed to be a true "Factory" or "stock" build, but rather one that reflects the components my heroes rocked during a time in my bike life I enjoyed the most. Rishi Grewal, Tomac, Herbold, Hans' and Furtado's bikes have inspired this build and I hope you DIG it!