Karakoram Kommuter
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gmac123
MacRetro Rider
Tazio":1shoqrpy said:
the black judys came with the frame and defo look right...
colour wise I see what you're saying, however the 98 SIDs have had time time (and a little money) invested in em... and I want to use them
they're significantly lighter than the judys, not had the scales out but reckon there's 300-500g of difference (not that it's wieght weenie project).
they're also smoother
sop probably a SID start, resulting in another visit to the shed for more footering about and the judys
the rigid 3Ds are for power coating and going back onto the zaskar where they came from... so never really an option
gmac123
MacRetro Rider
Re: 1996 GT Karakoram
lost camera until the other day not that there was any excitement to log
so all built and has been in use in recent weeks. happy with the bike, it fulfils the intentions which we a comfy steel GT with higher (than my other GTs) front end, making it suitable for longer days in the saddle
currently looking like this
DSCN0634 by gmac123, on Flickr
a little play in the forks which I'll need to check out. fancy a black saddle, I have a old Rolls, but if I dig deep enough there's a GT saddle with the brass looking studs lurking in the depths of the shed. Hopefully in better condition than I remember.
job done for now
lost camera until the other day not that there was any excitement to log
so all built and has been in use in recent weeks. happy with the bike, it fulfils the intentions which we a comfy steel GT with higher (than my other GTs) front end, making it suitable for longer days in the saddle
currently looking like this
DSCN0634 by gmac123, on Flickr
a little play in the forks which I'll need to check out. fancy a black saddle, I have a old Rolls, but if I dig deep enough there's a GT saddle with the brass looking studs lurking in the depths of the shed. Hopefully in better condition than I remember.
job done for now
gmac123
MacRetro Rider
chrisv40":2gy47t5u said:
cheers fella, so far so good - enjoying the ride
the raised front end and wider bars makes it a little more comfy than it's GT stable mates. I'm a little too tall for the frame but I like the 18" frames purely for the top tube length. I find my others to be great for grinding a gear round my local trails which aren't technical in the slightest, however the saddle to bar drop isn't suitable for longer days.
it has lost some of that point and go feel that GTs have, but suits the purpose.. the other notable difference is with the canti's, I do like the power of a ubrake, you can't lock it up and slide the rear end like you can with a ubrake
that's a nice collection of karakorams you have there :!:
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