GT  - 1998 Zaskar
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GT - 1998 Zaskar

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jinx547 said on 21 May 2011

loving the bull bars, my mates got some and u fly up the hills with them

drfunkenstein57 replied... on 21 May 2011

Just fitted an XT Hollowtech II BB, Deore LX chainset, XT front mech & Ritchey WCS seapost. It's now a much lighter bike. I have replaced the 120mm kore stem for a 100mm Bontrager - but may yet switch back to the Kore

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drfunkenstein57 said on 9 May 2011

Got me a Raceface Evolve XC chainset & Bottom brcket to replace the heavy shimano LX crnkset

drfunkenstein57 replied... on 23 May 2011

Cancel that, Decided to fit a Shimano BB70B XT hollowtech II & deore LX chainset.

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defman360 said on 26 April 2011

whooooh .... a Zaskar, what a great bike, now those bikes are build to last. very nice.

drfunkenstein57 replied... on 26 April 2011

I agree it's a stunning bike. The Zaskar LE's were better, being made from Easton ultralite tubing. This one would benefit from more modern / decent kit to lighten it up, but I'm currently busy upgrading My 2 Kona's at the mo.

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monkvision said on 6 April 2011

I have the polished chrome version of your bike, These bikes are fantastic and should not be compared to your halfords cheapo gts. light and as stiff fantastic uphill. im doing very well with kool stop Salmon vpads at the rear + avid bb7/hope floating disc /organic pads disc setup at the front.

drfunkenstein57 replied... on 7 April 2011

I know what you mean, these were the bees knees back in the day. Gt zaskar was the one of the best top-end Alu XC race frames. Gt Xizang? was slightly better being made from titanium. Not to be confused with the mass produced Taiwanese GT's, this baby was hand built the good ol' US of A.

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saracenxile said on 19 March 2011

nice, similar frame to gt avalanche

drfunkenstein57 replied... on 19 March 2011

Very similar, but made from 6061-T6 butted tubing, handbuilt XC race frame (actually built in the USA, not Taiwan)

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18" ink blue anodised 6061-T6 frame, XT kit, Hollowtech II XT BB & Deore LX chainset (fitted later), FIR W400XT Rims, Manitou six forks, SPD's Ritchey WCS seatpost (fitted later), Kevlar edge saddle. Ritchey Mega byte 2.1 tyres.
Very light, Very fast..Only fault V-Brakes, which could be remedied by adding a A2Z uni adaptor to enable Disc brake use.

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