GT RTS-1 Frame

[mattbrown]

Looks more like an RTS-2 (curved rear gt on seat tube??)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/gt-rts_W0QQitemZ1 ... dZViewItem

 

[orange71]

wonder if that's our speedplay?

 

[speedplay]

wonder if that's our speedplay?

Its an rts-1....as I took the battered old stickers off it when I got it.
Have a look through the forum and youll see the old pics.




Im having a bit of a clear out to make room for some new toys....

 

[boxxer]

I wouldn't mind taking this off your hands if it doesn't go on fleabay........

 

[hennahairgel]

Surely if it was an RTS-1 it would have the piggy-back shock, not the straight one?

 

[Pickle]

Surely if it was an RTS-1 it would have the piggy-back shock, not the straight one?

Plenty of 1's dont have the piggy back. In fact, IIRC the piggy back was an upgrade.

 

[hennahairgel]

Looking through the catalogues it seems that the piggy-back shock was introduced at the smae time as the alu rear end in '94; the photo looks like an alu rear end and a straight shock which deosn't seem correct...

 

[mattbrown]

it just could be a none original shock

 

[Tallpaul]

Looking through the catalogues it seems that the piggy-back shock was introduced at the smae time as the alu rear end in '94; the photo looks like an alu rear end and a straight shock which deosn't seem correct...

Even the RTS-2 had a piggyback in the german '94 catalogue; all this proves is that this frame doesn't have the same shock as an OEM german GT RTS from 1994.

AFAIK a Team or 1 has a 6061 frame, while a 2 or 3 is 7005. No idea how to tell apart a team or 1, are they just the same frame in differant spec? The flat back stamped top-tube works for Zaskars and i've seen RTS's with 'em, but that's all i know there.

What do they come stamped with? Zaskers kindly have size, date and frame material as well as the tell-tale flat stamped top-tube, but RTS's confuse me a little. Where's that american dude that collects and sells GT's??

 

[speedplay]

The 6061 sticker is still on this bike and as for the frame numbers, i dont think it was as simple as the zaskars shame really.