GT LTS DH (year 2000?)

haydnw · Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 10:32 pm Post subject: GT LTS DH (year 2000?)

Finally finished building my LTS DH, which I believe is from 2000. It was a long, hard slog involving problems as diverse as a lack of available decals and headset spacers having an external diameter 2mm too big. Anyway, here she is:

I stripped the frame, had it powder coated and fitted new bearings. The decals I re-drew from a scan of some STS ones and a photo of my old LTS, and modified for the DH in the colours I wanted.

Some of the photos above make some bits look a bit pink (e.g. the headset) but they're all red. The top one also makes the chainstay angle look appalling, but it's much closer horizontal in real life.

Full spec is:

Frame: GT LTS-DH (2000)
Rear shock: Rockshox Super Deluxe

Fork: Marzocchi Junior T 170mm (2003?)

Headset: FSA Orbit
Stem: Marzocchi integrated
Handlebar: Azonic
Grips: GT
Barends: Hope bar plugs

Brakes: Hope M4
Brake Levers: Hope

Shifters: Deore 9sp
Rear Derailleur: XTR
Derailleur Cables: Gore Ride-on sealed
Cassette: SRAM 9sp
Chain: SRAM 9sp
Cranks: Race Face DH forged
Chainrings: FSA
Chainring bolts: Race Face
Chain guide: AC
Pedals: Shimano DX SPDs

Hub Skewers: Hope
Rims: D521
Hubs: XT front / FUNN rear
Tyres: Tioga Factory DH 2.1 F&R

Saddle: Titec Berserkr DH
Seatpost: System-ex
Seatpost Binder: Hope

Weight: Beastly

saltyman · Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 10:51 pm Post subject:

nice

Curly68 · Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 11:24 pm Post subject:

Very nice. Looks quite modern, if I may say so?

fingers · Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 12:16 am Post subject:

Very nicely done Cool

gm1230126 · Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:08 am Post subject:

98 decals

haydnw · Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:41 am Post subject:

Thanks everyone.

*AJ* · Old School Hero Joined: 15 Dec 2009 Posts: 172

very nice, what size is it?....

Looks similar to my LTS DS apart from the seat tube....

jimihendrix · Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:05 pm Post subject:

Looks great Cool

, was it originaly black or ball burnished ?

Could you or Gil do another set of decals ?, desperate for some for mine.

@ *AJ* It's a 16" (CTC) same as mine, long forks always jack them up and make them look bigger though Wink

BenH · Newbie Joined: 05 Jan 2010 Posts: 8 Location: Lincolnshire

Loving this! like the red black

haydnw · Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:08 pm Post subject:

It was black when I got it, but was stickered up for a bike shop in Bristol - I have no idea how it actually started it's life! You're welcome to the files I created for the decals, but I know Gil had to spend a reasonable amount of time converting them to a format he could use. It might be best to contact him first and see if he still has them, and then give me a shout if he hasn't.

jimihendrix · Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:11 pm Post subject:

Ah, i remember seeing it on E-bay, look's far better now Wink

Cheers for the help with the stickers, i'll give Gil a shout Smile

Oneilboy · Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:20 pm Post subject:

Beatiful looking bike.

One of my all time fav bikes I have owned, shame I sold mine Confused

*AJ* · Old School Hero Joined: 15 Dec 2009 Posts: 172

jimihendrix · Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:03 pm Post subject:

*AJ* · Old School Hero Joined: 15 Dec 2009 Posts: 172

ahh centre to centre mine measures 16.5"

The seat clamp is a lot taller on mine that the DH though, but its deffo a 16" still has the original sticker on it.