1997 GT STS 1 and STS DH

[Preloved BIkes]

Hi guys, here are my recently completed '97 STS's.

They are both in fantastic condition for their 16 year vintage and still look as good as they did pinned up on my bedroom wall all those years ago.

I have tried to restore them both to their original spec. There are a few mods, but these are still from the correct period. The alloy and STS Lobo's are also nearly finished so these will be listed soon too!

I hope you like them. I'm happy to answer any questions or offer assistance to others building up similar classics

 

[Preloved BIkes]

Still haven't cracked this image loading... if anyone could give me a clue that would be great :O)

 

[MiniNinjaRob]

Still haven't cracked this image loading... if anyone could give me a clue that would be great :O)

Find the link in photo bucket - they provide you with one for each photo. Just copy it into your post. Should start

 

[Preloved BIkes]

Thanks Rob - it worked

 

[shogun]

Great builds both of them...But the DH is amazeballs!

 

[ba57ards]

loving these bike glad the build went ok and cant wait to see the lobo and the sts lobo done

then u can start on a sts xcr pmsl

 

[ChrisBrown81]

When are you going to 'reveal' your Lobo?? haha....we are all sat here ready for a another masterpiece!!!!

 

[Chris]

Both very nice

Why has the ally headstock on the sts-1 been painted black? Was it an attempt to make it look like the newer carbon front ended one?

 

[Preloved BIkes]

Thanks for the kind words guys!!

The Lobo's (Alu and STS) are still in development. I reckon March for the Alu and May for the STS. I've got all the bits... just need time and a bit of re-finishing... Some tasters below:

Sneak Peek:

Alu as purchased in 2012:

STS as purchased in 2012:

Very enjoyable process though

The STS-1 puzzled me at first regarding the front alloy headtube lug being black, but after trawling images on the web I found more. The decals are original and there is a headtube decal fitted. All I can imagine is that the later 97's had a an experimental black front lug and GT liked the look so made the full carbon front on the 98's.... I'm 99% sure it is a factory feature. I considered removing it, but I actually really liked it once built up Here are 2 other examples from the web:

Got a few of these spare too - PM me if you fancy them: