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fettler
 Post subject: GT Bicycles LE meaning
PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:49 pm 
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Does anyone know if the LE suffix on some GT's has any meaning? Apologies if this has been discussed before but I've not found any evidence.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:56 pm 
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I always assumed it was “light edition” but it was purely a guess
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legrandefromage
PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:02 pm 
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As far as I'm aware it was also 'Light Edition'
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ishaw
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:04 pm 
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Man, there was me thinking it was lightweight edition.

Or was it lazer etched? No, definitely just decals ;)


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BlackCat
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I assumed Limited Edition..
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legrandefromage
PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:07 pm 
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I think mine was 'Limited Employability' when I bought it
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mk one
PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:16 pm 
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I thought it was just the spec of the bikes, LE being higher spec.
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fettler
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 6:09 pm 
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Xizang became LE in 91 after I think a 90 release. Zaskar became LE in 93 after a 91 release. These were for stand alone frames too so irrelevant of component spec. I might go with Lightweight but there's no real mention of it in brochures. I wouldn't have thought it was limited edition as they must have made thousands of Zaskars.
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legrandefromage
PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 6:24 pm 
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My LE had a titanium seat bolt but two frames side by side would be identical
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mk one
PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 6:57 pm 
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Here is a (not so)conclusive thread :)

Reading through, it seems to depend somewhat on year of production, LE referring to spec on some years and on other models, and to tube specs on the later year Zaskars.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=36688
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