98/99 GT Karakoram. Full XT M739, Bomber Z2. My new commuter, if anyone knows the exact year I would appreciate it, the frame is the same as the 98 catalogue in the archive, apart from the colour scheme which is black or red in the catalogue.
Thanks jimo. I'm very happy with this one it fits well and rides really nicely. I was surprised it was so late 90's, steel had sort of fallen out of favour for mid range bikes by then, or so I thought.
I stole all of the components off of this for my Zaskar, delving around the garage I realised all I needed to rebuild it was a seatpost and to swap some rims around. Kalloy post ordered, wheels rebuilt, quite a bit of cleaning and it's back.
Thanks Paul I think these Manitous are underrated, they're really smooth and the damper adjustments actually do something, they were silly cheap as well!
@velofrog probably did look best rigid. I very rarely rode it to be honest, just played with the build, so have just sold the frame and rigid fork on ebay. Need to fund the next round of Bonty improvements!
I think these Manitous are underrated, they're really smooth and the damper adjustments actually do something, they were silly cheap as well! 
