majoreyeswater
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Hi all. This is my first post so please treat me gently!
Just thought that I would introduce myself a post some pics of my old GT LTS 2000 circa 1997. I bought the bike at a time when me and the missus didn't have kids and used and abused it (the bike that is!!!!) for about five years.
Then in 2002 my better half went and got herself pregnant so the poor GT got consigned to the garage. My intention was to get the bike up and running again when my daughter went to full time nursery. But, sod's law, she went and did it again in 2006 so poor old LTS was left forgotten and unloved hanging in my slightly damp garage :cry:
Now that my son is going to nursery in September this year I will have time on my hands to ride again so I have dug her out and have decided to restore her. What surprised me is the condition in which I left her for all that time! Really bad with broken spokes, flat tyres and a lot beyond repair! The pics make her look quite good. There is little that I really want to keep apart from the frame and the rear triangle bits.
I changed much of the original bike adding a XT rear mech, Azonic bar, XT V-Brakes, Bontrager saddle etc. Now, and this may disappoint the purists, I want to bring the GT a bit more up to date with a more current spec.
So, I am full of questions and itching to get back on her again. I hope you lot can help - more to follow.
Cheers, Steve.
Just thought that I would introduce myself a post some pics of my old GT LTS 2000 circa 1997. I bought the bike at a time when me and the missus didn't have kids and used and abused it (the bike that is!!!!) for about five years.
Then in 2002 my better half went and got herself pregnant so the poor GT got consigned to the garage. My intention was to get the bike up and running again when my daughter went to full time nursery. But, sod's law, she went and did it again in 2006 so poor old LTS was left forgotten and unloved hanging in my slightly damp garage :cry:
Now that my son is going to nursery in September this year I will have time on my hands to ride again so I have dug her out and have decided to restore her. What surprised me is the condition in which I left her for all that time! Really bad with broken spokes, flat tyres and a lot beyond repair! The pics make her look quite good. There is little that I really want to keep apart from the frame and the rear triangle bits.
I changed much of the original bike adding a XT rear mech, Azonic bar, XT V-Brakes, Bontrager saddle etc. Now, and this may disappoint the purists, I want to bring the GT a bit more up to date with a more current spec.
So, I am full of questions and itching to get back on her again. I hope you lot can help - more to follow.
Cheers, Steve.