Titanium alloy GT Zakar sample frame? A GT Titanium 26 frame I've never seen before, perhaps a 1993 sample frame. I found it in a vintage MTB collector's collection. According to him, he doesn't know if it's a titanium frame produced by GT either. But there's no doubt that, except for the metal material, the dropout, the rear upper fork connecting plate, and the top tube of this frame are exactly the same as those of the 1993 Zakar AL. Moreover, it's very heavy... Both he and I are curious to know if this frame is a sample frame from GT. Maybe it was an attempt by GT to produce it but they didn't release it because they found it was overweight?
Who can tell me which model of GT this titanium frame is? I've never seen before.
I found that these parts of it are almost identical to those of the GT Zaskar, but it doesn't look like the Lightning or Xizang.
Of course, it's non-magnetic and doesn't rust.
Aluminum alloy wouldn't have this kind of yellowish color, and there's a big difference between its welds and those of titanium alloy. Aluminum alloy welds are very thick. As can be seen from the pictures, it has many frames, and it's definitely a titanium alloy one.
Neither is/does aluminium….. of course
Neither is / does alloy…..
It’s a 93/94 Zaskar frame which has been painted grey or bead blasted would be my guess.
Proving it’s Ti is quite easy …. What colour does it spark?
