1990 GT Karakoram in purple haze - finished

I've been dabbling with this bike for almost a year now - polishing a bit here and finding a part there. And it's finally finished.

The Ritchey Vantage Sport wheels aren't original but I like the bronze rims against the purple tubing - and against the amber walls of the unused Ritchey Megabite tyres (which I found by chance when collecting another bike).

A previous owner had attempted to fix the scratches and stone chips with silver touch-up paint, which had ended badly, so that all had to come off before I could restore the purple underneath.

The build is as close as I could get to original spec (drivetrain, brakes, tyres etc). The original Tioga Avenger headset was replaced with a NOS one from a member here, as was the saddle and handlebar. There's also a new bottom bracket in there. Everything else is Shimano Deore LX M550 group.

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Those wheels are lovely

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What a beauty!
Am guessing you have a 1990 Gt catologue?

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That looks beautiful, great job. I agree that those rims work really well with the lovely Purple Haze.

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Thanks guys - your appreciation is appreciated.

There's a Karakoram in the 1990 catalogue in the archive here at RB. I used that, plus had a look around at other builds to find the spec.

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That is bloody lovely..

Cheers KR, bloody lovely of you to say so.

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Stunning, makes me want to put mine back onto its rigid forks.

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chrisv40":1m1dsv0r said:

Stunning, makes me want to put mine back onto its rigid forks.

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Thanks Chris, go for it (and post some photos).

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On its original forks



With the current Mag 21s