Who can tell me which model of GT this titanium frame is? I've never seen before.

[ppurist]

Those brake bosses are GT style (not Xizang though)

The seat tube slot is on the front like a Zaskar. As the Xizang and Lightning are on the rear.

That brake bridge plate is 93-95.

The inner dropout has the machined cut out which is 95.

Apart from the lack of gussets on the headtube and the end cap being round. It is like a Zaskar but Ti.

Again…. Where is this frame in the world?

In china，he also has many other vtg mtb，Most of them were acquired on eBay.

 

[Betsy]

humph!

 

[ppurist]

Frames are being sold on Taobao China.

Some of his frames are sold on Taobao, and some others are on Xianyu, a second-hand platform in China.

 

[CassidyAce]

£820-ish from here:
https://www.taobao.com/list/item/546339241388.htm

The wonders of Google Lens.

 

[Twozaskars]

After skipping through 6 pages, my opinion is that someone has sent an old Zaskar frame to a factory in China etc and had a copy made from Ti (it is without doubt 100%ti) and this whole thread is a massive free advertisement for the sale of said frames.

 

[ppurist]

After skipping through 6 pages, my opinion is that someone has sent an old Zaskar frame to a factory in China etc and had a copy made from Ti (it is without doubt 100%ti) and this whole thread is a massive free advertisement for the sale of said frames.

It might be a counterfeit, but it can't be a recent one. Because China's titanium frame welding technology has improved significantly in recent years, such rough welding could only have happened a decade ago.

 

[d8mok]

Now I know it’s got ties with China my recent excitement has been lost. It’s no tech shop prototype.

As above. Someone has sent a Zaskar frame and asked for a copy in Ti.

 

[Twozaskars]

Maybe, but it's still pretty fascinating. Shit, stupid-heavy, fake white tyres; not so much

Sorry, I edited out the reference to the Porcs making your post read odd.

Some of *my* frames are sold on Taobao, and some others are on Xianyu, a second-hand platform in China.

 

[Betsy]

I'll pay 6000cny for a Ti Pace RC200

 

[ppurist]

After skipping through 6 pages, my opinion is that someone has sent an old Zaskar frame to a factory in China etc and had a copy made from Ti (it is without doubt 100%ti) and this whole thread is a massive free advertisement for the sale of said frames.

As for me, I’m not the seller. I just bought a frame from him before, and I’m simply curious about this particular frame.Moreover, I often customize titanium frames for people in China, and there are also many who want to replicate a certain model. I know the prices of custom dropouts and these parts, so it's very difficult for someone to achieve an exact 1:1 replica of a model. According to what he said, this one was purchased on eBay.Therefore, I don't think it's entirely certain that it's a counterfeit.