Picked up this recently from the 'bay to keep me tinkering/occupied whilst job hunting
The bike was pretty mucky and everything was full of dust and cack but luckily the last owner - who had pretty much owned it from new - had stored it somewhere pretty dryish, so here it is after a couple of days of cleaning, lubing (including half a can of WD on the STI) and polishing, plus a few new bits. As you can see it's pretty much original bar tyres, seat and pedals. I'm just hoping that ford signal yellow touch up paint matches up okay for the cable rubbed areas...
I haven't owned a proper high end GT from this era (nearest I got was a schoolmate's '92 timberline complete with those crazy angle stems) and it really is cool and rides great, I'm loving the fact that these bikes show how eccentric designers were with things BITD, having a groove tube to keep cack out of the cables but then using a u-brake
My only regret is that it may have to be sold sooner rather than later to help the cash flow :cry:
Basic spec as follows:
Frame: 18" GT Bravado True Temper GTX Ultra III
Fork: GT 3D Cromo
Headset: GT
Stem: GT flip flop
Handlebar: GT alloy
Grips: modern GT lockons
Brakes: Deore DX canti front, Deore u-brake rear
Brake Pads: shimano
Brake Cables: venhill
Cantilever cable hangers: shimano
Brake Levers: Deore XT
Shifters: Deore XT STI
Front Derailleur: Deore XT
Rear Derailleur: Deore XT
Cassette: shimano HG70
Cranks: Deore DX
Chainrings: Shimano SG
Bottom Bracket: shimano UN73
Pedals: Tioga surefoot IV
Hub Skewers: Deore DX
Rims: Araya RM-400 Pro 32 hole
Hubs: Deore DX
Spokes: DT
Tyres: Ritchey Z Max front, Specialized team control rear
Saddle: Vetta Trishock
Seatpost: GT alloy
Seatpost Binder: GT
Weight: 25.4 lbs
The bike was pretty mucky and everything was full of dust and cack but luckily the last owner - who had pretty much owned it from new - had stored it somewhere pretty dryish, so here it is after a couple of days of cleaning, lubing (including half a can of WD on the STI) and polishing, plus a few new bits. As you can see it's pretty much original bar tyres, seat and pedals. I'm just hoping that ford signal yellow touch up paint matches up okay for the cable rubbed areas...
I haven't owned a proper high end GT from this era (nearest I got was a schoolmate's '92 timberline complete with those crazy angle stems) and it really is cool and rides great, I'm loving the fact that these bikes show how eccentric designers were with things BITD, having a groove tube to keep cack out of the cables but then using a u-brake
My only regret is that it may have to be sold sooner rather than later to help the cash flow :cry:
Basic spec as follows:
Frame: 18" GT Bravado True Temper GTX Ultra III
Fork: GT 3D Cromo
Headset: GT
Stem: GT flip flop
Handlebar: GT alloy
Grips: modern GT lockons
Brakes: Deore DX canti front, Deore u-brake rear
Brake Pads: shimano
Brake Cables: venhill
Cantilever cable hangers: shimano
Brake Levers: Deore XT
Shifters: Deore XT STI
Front Derailleur: Deore XT
Rear Derailleur: Deore XT
Cassette: shimano HG70
Cranks: Deore DX
Chainrings: Shimano SG
Bottom Bracket: shimano UN73
Pedals: Tioga surefoot IV
Hub Skewers: Deore DX
Rims: Araya RM-400 Pro 32 hole
Hubs: Deore DX
Spokes: DT
Tyres: Ritchey Z Max front, Specialized team control rear
Saddle: Vetta Trishock
Seatpost: GT alloy
Seatpost Binder: GT
Weight: 25.4 lbs