Recent content by thebaker

And some photos...

Forgot I took a photo! Prior to the front derailleur arriving I took a few shots. Only got this one for now but will put some more up tomorrow. Cheers nevadasmith, can you get to London easily?

Apologies for the lack of responses, but.... I have finally, after a lot of searching, got all the bits for this bike together. It's almost perfect aside from the grips and the bars but for now we have it! I'll post some photos tomorrow but here is the spec: 2013 GT Xizang 26" frame...

Meet & Ride I can make the 17th for a West Midlands ride and should have the Xizang built up ready for that. Also Tim I will be near Leeds over Christmas so I am sure we can meet up for a spin in the Dales, I expect it could be in the snow! Sorry The Ken, I would if I could! Honest :)

Build Update + Calling Xizangs owners Hi all, Got a big box of XTR stuff this morning so just waiting for forks now and then the bike will get built up. November has filled up pretty fast and the whole thing has taken longer than anticipated but looking at a December date for a meet up if...

We have a build list! Hi all, Apologies again for the delay in posting. I have steadily been collecting parts for this build, I'm still waiting on some but here is a list so far of what I have. GT Xizang frame 26" Hope PRO 3 SP6 Wheelset Charge Splashback Gumwall tyres Hope bolt...

Date change?? Hi all, Would people be happy with a date change? Maybe postpone a week or two? Could anyone who can make it early November and have a Xizang ready to go post up a reply? Will get on the components hunt in the morning and post up a spec list for the build. Cheers Dave

Any onre else free for a Xizang meet on the 29th? Hi all, any of the above available for a meet at Keilder on the 29th? Can move further south if that would help? Cheers Dave

Great news! Hopefully a few more people can make it too, would be good to see a few old Xizangs out. Dave

It sure would but I'm not sure my budget will stretch that far! Some photos would be cool??

Date for a meet Ok chaps, How does the last weekend in October, 29th, sound for a meet up and ride? With regards to location I am open to suggestions but I will be travelling up from Hertfordshire. Would Kielder Water suit people? Not been there myself but looks to be a good variety of...

Hi, this is a little off topic but not wholly. To clarify the UK distributors of GT kindly gave me this frame to use as an XC component test bike, it will be used to develop componentry reviews on all different components. The fact that only the 29er version is set to be released in the UK...

New Xizang photos Here are a few photos of the frame for all to see. Cheers Dave

Great news! Well at the moment I am still at the frame stage and need to source more parts. I would say mid October would be a good time to aim for, I am London based but can get back to my roots up North, how about the Lake District?

Sorry for the delay.... Hi all, Sorry for the lack of posting on this but I have just got back from Eurobike and the Worlds in Champery. Amazing times. Anyway, so the Xizang has turned up and I am waiting on a few people to get the parts sorted out. I'm going to have a meeting...