99 GT STS XCR 1000 and 99 XIZANG *UPDATED*

horshamhornet

Devout Dirtbag
Seems to have taken ages but the STS is finished :D

Many thanks to fellow Retobikers who have supplied parts for this, full story is bought off Ebay as VGC with full XTR, eventually turned up nearly 2 weeks later in terrible mess with selection of mostly worn out LX kit and Tektro v brakes and a knackered/smashed rear shock :cry:

In terms of rebuilding, as boring as it may seem I have chosen to fit mostly original spec parts - as this was the top end suspension bike of the day from GT, it had XTR / Sids / Crossmax as standard, its still dependable stuff so why not?

With the Xizang and STS together I now actually own the 2 bikes I could only dream of back in 1999 although the Xizang is still likely to get more use - I just don't trust that seat tower on the STS, its scary thin and they were prone to breaking when brand new never mind 12 years later! :LOL:
 

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More pics :D
 

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Updated the Xizang today (with a clean first of all) then with some new forks from a more fitting era, got them for £100 off Ebay and they are mint for their age
Seems to have dropped the front end a bit in height though with the shorter travel but look much better than the newer Sids in my opinion
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