Unused 1991 GT Zaskar

[jimi911]

This thing found me a couple years back. It’s straight out of a Time Machine … well someone’s basement.

I got it from an elderly gentlemen who built it up to rehab his back (!), thus the Tioga slicks, lights, and such. He tossed it in his basement and there it sat for three decades before he dropped it off to me.

Come on “catalog spec” BoTM

 

[vtwinvince]

Holy cow!

 

[PhillB]

Amazing find...!!

 

[mk one]

This thing found me a couple years back. It’s straight out of a Time Machine … well someone’s basement.

I got it from an elderly gentlemen who built it up to rehab his back (!), thus the Tioga slicks, lights, and such. He tossed it in his basement and there it sat for three decades before he dropped it off to me.

Come on “catalog spec” BoTM

Very nice, though I'm equally interested in the display and fork collection you have in the background

 

[d8mok]

Wasn’t 91 only available as a frameset so no actual catalogue spec?

I’ve got a similar 97 Zaskar which is unused too. Guy bought it and simply never rode it even once and now it sits in my garage unridden too.

 

[jimi911]

I’m not really sure. Someone on IG said it might be a 1992 spec? Which sorta makes sense with the XT group that’s on it. Serial number is definitely 1991 though.

I don’t know GTs that well in terms of how serial numbers correlated to sale dates and spec.

 

[Gtpulse]

It says in the 1991 catalogue on here that all framesets can be ordered with either full Deore XT or Suntour XC Pro groupsets so I guess having the full XT kit that makes it catalogue spec!

Either way it’s really nice to see.

 

[jimi911]

It’s neat. The only bummer on it is there’s a dime sized abrasion on the saddle where the saddle cover he had on it stuck to it. Other than that it’s just filthy. Gonna need to pull it all apart, clean/grease it, and put it back together. She’s dry as a bone. Obviously change the tires.

 

[d8mok]

It says in the 1991 catalogue on here that all framesets can be ordered with either full Deore XT or Suntour XC Pro groupsets so I guess having the full XT kit that makes it catalogue spec!

Either way it’s really nice to see.

Yes a groupset could be ordered and of course you could order bars and items for it from the tech shop catalogue

1992 was the first year of them coming built.

 

[d8mok]

I’m not really sure. Someone on IG said it might be a 1992 spec? Which sorta makes sense with the XT group that’s on it. Serial number is definitely 1991 though.

I don’t know GTs that well in terms of how serial numbers correlated to sale dates and spec.

2x4 fork or 3d?

Frames were same but fork changed from memory. I had a factory spec 92 if you check back on here.

What’s the frame date stamp as around July/aug it moved to the next model year