Buying a GT Zaskar - how to make sure its the real deal

[toaster999]

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[the great roberto]

It's going to have a few scrapes for what is a nearly 20 year old frame.

There can be some "confusion" between panteras and zaskars. And the idea of a zaskar having a flat cap, being made from 6061 and having a serial number involving its date of manufacturer is a good starter, but not always true. Currently lurking under my bed is a 94 zaskar, but there is no s/n on the rear dropout. But it is a zaskar.

The safest way to buy one is most likely via this forum. Ebay has it's bargins like my 97 frost red frame for £80 last year. But like most things ebay,there are a few crooks and a few simpletons that really don't know any better.

Given the s/n then the current ebay frame is an early one, consistant with the lack of a rear drop out and the size of tubing. Personally I'd be shitting myself riding that in a stump-riden wood. Take out the rear mech and the frame could be toast. Saying that, I'd quite fancy an early frame as well. The polished frames (or ball burnished-whatever that really means) do tend to get confused for panteras, or vise-versa. Usually the frames that look like zaskars and are anodised,are Zaskars.

 

[Deveron53]

I was under the impression that Zaskars were 27.0 seatpost and others were 27.2.

 

[IDB1]

I was under the impression that Zaskars were 27.0 seatpost and others were 27.2.

Pretty sure my '97 (Zaskar) is 27.2 . . . .

 

[the great roberto]

Wish my 97 zaskar was 27.2 rather than 27.0mm. It would have been easier to get a seat post.

 

[IDB1]

Wish my 97 zaskar was 27.2 rather than 27.0mm. It would have been easier to get a seat post.

I need to double check now :roll:

I know the Voodoo is 27.2.. I'll see if that post slips down the tube nicely

 

[jimihendrix]

Personally I'd be shitting myself riding that in a stump-riden wood. Take out the rear mech and the frame could be toast.

I hammered a 94 Manitou FS (non replaceable mech hanger) down spooky wood in Glentress last year, could have been the only Manitou FS to have ever gone down spooky wood

Regarding the seatpost size i was under the impression early ones were 26.8, later ones are 27.2, all other alloy GT's 27.0, could be wrong :?, my 94 is definetely 26.8.

Ball burnished just means the frame is rolled around in thousands of tiny balls, GT marketing guff claimed it made the frame tougher but that's debateable (sp?)

 

[IDB1]

My '07 Aggressor post is 27.2 (and 6061 aluminium) - I'm absolutely sure about that because I used the post from the Voodoo in it for a bit

 

[the great roberto]

The earlier 94 frame under my bed is 26.8 and
My 97 is 27.0

 

[Eddie King]

Got a '94 Zaskar in ano blue - seatpost 27.0 and a '96 ball burnished - seatpost 27.0 .....if that's any help to you....good to see that Avalanches are 27.2 though....was gonna be one of my next questions