PurpleFrog
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mikee":aywfsft8 said:
Then I stand by my puzzlement! This bike is much than I expected.
I like it A LOT, but is it a Zaskar?
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Then I stand by my puzzlement! This bike is much than I expected.
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I dont think its a 1993 model.
Downtube cable stops are different, cable guide by the seat is a riveted titanium jobbie - you have to see the frame in person to check. 'Mavic Equipped' chainstay models come later, 1994 or 1995 onwards
genuine '1993' Zaskar with '94 decals:
Here is a later frame matching yours (ignoring the car paint job) but with a single bolt gear hanger
as for riding, early Zaskars are hand built in the USA and the ride is totally different to an Avalanche or some such.
Downtube cable stops are different, cable guide by the seat is a riveted titanium jobbie - you have to see the frame in person to check. 'Mavic Equipped' chainstay models come later, 1994 or 1995 onwards
genuine '1993' Zaskar with '94 decals:
Here is a later frame matching yours (ignoring the car paint job) but with a single bolt gear hanger
as for riding, early Zaskars are hand built in the USA and the ride is totally different to an Avalanche or some such.
PurpleFrog
Kona Fan
legrandefromage":1zzh4nag said:
Ant reckons its a 94, based on cable guides on the down tube. Normally the serial number would be the way to tell of course...
The impression I get from this bike so far is overwhelming liveliness - It really wants to accelerate. Of course so much depends on fit, tyres, width of bars, etc.
PurpleFrog
Kona Fan
Antfox":1q7io1fy said:
The implication that missing sn = un-issued team frame? It came up a couple of times buried in a huge amount of crap in the google searches I tried. One of them was a post on here:
You shure those are '94 decals? I bought a Zaskar in '96 and it had the same decals.legrandefromage":3frwaqcn said:
I also had a '93 Zaskar, but that got stolen and I replaced it with an Avalance. It pretty much rode the same. At least, I couldn't tell the difference between it and the Zaskar.
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they could be later decals - I bought them off ebay in 2003!
As for Zaskars and 'other' GT frames, I had the Avalanche and the two Zaskars all built up side by side and the difference commuting was very noticeable - the Zaskar had more of twang where the avalanche felt dead
As for Zaskars and 'other' GT frames, I had the Avalanche and the two Zaskars all built up side by side and the difference commuting was very noticeable - the Zaskar had more of twang where the avalanche felt dead
