27motorhead
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You’re like a retro GT magnet! Love it!Thanks, I’ve never seen another one in this colour apart from a couple online !
show us your gt's
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Black_puma
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PhillB
GT Fan
Do you have a favourite to ride?Just updated my GT collection as per signature (minus the '91 Zaskar as that is not ready yet).
Note the little cat Mushi in the box by my favourite bike....he also has good taste.
Black_puma
GT Fan
Absolutely, my '92 Bravado is the best by far, it kind of is energising to ride, I love the feel of the True Temper steel frame, it's responsive and light. Very happy how that build turned out. Second favourite is my '91 Avalanche and my modern GT Zasker LT Expert. The Avalanche's ride quality is quite close to the '92 Bravado, but not quite as refined.
I also enjoy my GT Zaskar LT Expert but in a very different way as it is quite a bit bigger due to the huge 29" wheels and a tall front end with a 130mm travel fork. The frame is a medium but still very playful to ride with such big wheels as the tyres on are 2.4"
The weirdest thing to get used to is the different bars, such a big difference in length, Bravado has typical 560mm width and the Zaskar is a whopping 800mm.
And I did buy the modern Zaskar just for fun to try out modern geometry, big wheels and 1x12 gearing, 32 toot chain ring and 11-50 12 speed cassette, but my Bravado still beats it when climbing due to the lighter weight and more aggressive riding position!
Sorry for the long elaboration, couldn't help myself.
Gtpulse
Dyna-Tech Fan
Cats always love a box, even when the box is about half the right size for the cat!Just updated my GT collection as per signature (minus the '91 Zaskar as that is not ready yet
Note the little cat Mushi in the box by my favourite bike....he also has good taste.
Nice bikes too!
Black_puma
GT Fan
If it fits, it sits...
Black_puma
GT Fan
thank you, I am very happy with them, they're all great to ride really, some better than others of course.
PhillB
GT Fan
If I had to guess I would have guessed the BravadoAbsolutely, my '92 Bravado is the best by far, it kind of is energising to ride, I love the feel of the True Temper steel frame, it's responsive and light. Very happy how that build turned out. Second favourite is my '91 Avalanche and my modern GT Zasker LT Expert. The Avalanche's ride quality is quite close to the '92 Bravado, but not quite as refined.
I also enjoy my GT Zaskar LT Expert but in a very different way as it is quite a bit bigger due to the huge 29" wheels and a tall front end with a 130mm travel fork. The frame is a medium but still very playful to ride with such big wheels as the tyres on are 2.4"
The weirdest thing to get used to is the different bars, such a big difference in length, Bravado has typical 560mm width and the Zaskar is a whopping 800mm.
And I did buy the modern Zaskar just for fun to try out modern geometry, big wheels and 1x12 gearing, 32 toot chain ring and 11-50 12 speed cassette, but my Bravado still beats it when climbing due to the lighter weight and more aggressive riding position!
Sorry for the long elaboration, couldn't help myself.
My only True Temper GT is my '92 Karakoram, but it has been stripped at the moment, as I have a future plan for it. Mine was the plain black version (not the Tequila Sunrise one) and it needs restoring, but I might not paint it black..... well see.
PhillB
GT Fan
It's interesting to try out wider bars on the older geometries too. I put some on one of my Breezers - 670mm I think - and it was awesome to ride.
Black_puma
GT Fan
I have to agree that wider bars are great for stability and leverage. but I would be a bit cautious to have them on my GT FlipFlop stems, I think it would be quite easy to stress the thin plate and bolts too much, or am I just paranoid about that?
