White GT Xizang that I am debating what to do with...

[mattcooke]

HI guys, I posted this in the up to 1997 forum but this is a 98 or 99 I am told. I really wanted to have the older bare Ti frame but this is what is available to me. Has anyone here tried to strip the paint from it and have a picture I can see? Or should I just keep it white and build it up from there?
Thanks guys.

 

[T'boo Ted]

yeah a few people have striped them, there was a big write up thread where someone went through the process, looked nasty as hell, but came up great if i remember correctly. Being white it should be a 99 I would think, the serial number will tell for sure. I think they look cool in the white, but I like the bare finish better (except for the finger prints... and having to keep polishing them, which I don't). To me it looks perfectly good liek it is, except the stem and seat, but thats just personal preference.

 

[T'boo Ted]

heres the pic anyway:

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And i'm surprised your inbox isn't already full of people wanting to buy it.

 

[stewlewis]

Why not mask off the decals and front end and strip the rear triangle bare, sanding the paint to a fade afterwards. Then I'd add the red/whi/blu stripe decals to the seat & chainstays pointing towards the rear drop out to 'tie in' the overall design together, much like an old rug.

 

[ba57ards]

Why strip the paint off it looks awsum white (I don't like polished zaskars ) prefer them painted

 

[mattcooke]

Thanks guys. My friend was going to give this too me but I really want more of a turn-key bike as I don't have much time to put into it. So I am going to leave it here. I should put on it in the for sale classified section I guess.

 

[T'boo Ted]

seriously, they're flippin awesome, there's no way I'd ever pass up the oportinuty to have a xizang, especially the last of the last...but then I'm biased

 

[ba57ards]

Think it's not goin take to long to sell

Will regret askin but how much x

 

[mattcooke]

I got told not to post a sale in this forum. But without doing that, what do you think it is worth? It is XTR with CrossMax wheels. You can pm me since that may be better.

 

[T'boo Ted]

My std reply, from over 2 years looking. Frame, $us800 - 1200, bike $1400-1700 depending on condition of parts and who us looking fir one at the tine. And they all have m950 txt on them. Always