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Submitted by
Greg
a Downhiller
from Englewood,Colo USA
Date Reviewed: November 20, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$2900.00 | | Purchased At: | TREADS | | Strengths: | Nice ride | | Weaknesses: | No upgrade for rear shock. | | Bottom Line: | I have had my bike since brand new and have had only the squeaky frame problem. A little bit of oil and no more noise. Just upgraded to a Rock shox Duke. Changed the whole ride. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Antonio Castellanos
a Weekend Warrior
from Loomis, California, America
Date Reviewed: September 29, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Foresthill 12 Mile Loop | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | Keith Cook's House | | Strengths: | I Like the suspension, its very durable & can tackle anything. I like the back suspension because its ajustable for going up hill or down hill. Very good XT Shimano components. | | Weaknesses: | Squeeks sometimes. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | XT Components, Brake levers, De-railer & brake pads. | | Bottom Line: | I dont see why the GT STS-2 Got such bad reviews, its a very good frame & unless you jump of a 12 foot roof with it the frame wont crack. These guys must have beat it up alot to do such damage. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hal Shennan
a Downhiller
from Southampton UK
Date Reviewed: May 1, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Ho Chi Mihn | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
The main strengths of the bike are its plush suspension and wicked looks. | | Weaknesses: |
Both me and my friend cracked our downtubes just behind the headset, however we both had our frames replaced pretty quickly for STS 1000 DS. The judys are also pretty crap. | | Bottom Line: | If it wasn't for GT replacing my cracked frame for a new one this bike would have been a disaster, but as they did I am pretty happy, especially as the 1000 Ds has better geometry except for the tiny amount of seatpost ajustment. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Dillard
a cross-country rider
from ca
Date Reviewed: November 19, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have owned the sts-2 for exactly 5 months and today after putting the bike on my roof rack I noticed a huge crack in the thermo just below the seat tube junction. I am getting it replaced with an lts-1, but it still bothers me that what was my dream bike is now only a nightmare. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lucas
a racer
from Queretaro, mexico.
Date Reviewed: November 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I just have got a new 97 sts, from my dad, and it's a hell of an upgrade from my hardtail, although weigth is an issue, and I hate the C fork I keep falling, becouse of it's bad rebound. I have to ride it more to give a good review but I give it a well earned 4 chiles | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Miggy
a cross-country rider
from SAN DIEGO, CA 92024
Date Reviewed: July 21, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I had a chance to Demo this bike @ the Tahoe Fat Tire Festival. If your'e getting on a ski lift and riding down (Not DH) then this bike would be good choice once you get used to the handling characteristics of the squishy suspension (It's comfortable alright). I hammered down the Flameout Trail at Northstar on a HT (MAG 21) and a rider on the STS in front of me did not pull away. If your looking for a good climber and a good handling bike look somewhere else. This WAS my dream bike but, upon the demo I was surprised at how poorly this thing climbed and how loose it felt in the tight stuff. GT
markets this bike for the Dual Minded Rider but, thats just the GT marketing
dept. trying to sell bikes to those who do not like to earn the downhill. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Hageman
a cross-country rider
from Charlotte NC
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have ridden an ST and they can have it back. The rear suspension is the most stupid looking rear suspension I have seen. It looks like it came off a model A Ford. Motorcycles have had mono shocks for years and they work and look a whole lot better. Come on guys, look around . | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
shinatro master ninja warrior
a weekend warrior
from Australia
Date Reviewed: June 14, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought the bike about 2 months ago after some abuse the frame broke just behind the headset. After consulting with GT supplier they replaced the frame with a 1000DS '98. This frame is much better, besides not braking on me, it is extremely stiff and fairly light. Besides having the best looking frame out there it can take alot of abuse than the sts-2 frame. Problem that i have encountered but easilly rectified are: seat post squeaky, rer shock did not smothly travel in its full travel.Shock was replaced for the '98 for free.
other than that it is am excellent product. well done GT
ps. Throw away the judys and lx brakes they are not up to the spec of the frame. If you keep them you are not getting the full use out of the frame and you are wasting your money. Go Hanebrinks and hope brakes. Most important find the steepest hill and thrash the shit out of it and go of 6 foot jumps , it can take it.. 4 stars for frame, 3 for components, 0 for fork.
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Submitted by
John Donjoian
a cross-country rider
from St. Louis, MO
Date Reviewed: June 12, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I love the bike. But, I have a bit of technical information for all owners:The rear shock length end to end must be 107-112mm unloaded. The consequence of going out of this range is the shock will probably blow a seal. This is according to GT.
Not published in the manual. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
shinatro master ninja warrior
a
from Australia
Date Reviewed: May 26, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have owned the sts-2 for 2 months now. It rides great with a lot of lateral and longitudinal stiffness. For the money its great, although the sts-2 your paying for mainlt frame, it looks horn and peformanes even better. Its like the difference between using a standard tennis racket and a wide bodied racket. No vibration at all, which could be its downfall ( no give). 2 months and i have all ready craked the bottom main tube and i've only jumped 4 foot jumps or less.Its probably me to blame because i used it for down hilling instead of cross country with judys. The components are fairly durable lx/xt but it really depends on who hard you are going to use it.
I did regretted buying the bike at first , but after a talk to the GT supplier, they are going to replace the frame with a frame that can handle triple fork clamp. Heres a tip, before i broke the frame ,I had asked the shop if I could upgrade because I heard on the GT site that you could for a fee $399. To get around this is to brake the frame!!and it would be warranted within reason. The GT guy told me to do it to save $399, although the damage to my bike was by accident, it still didn't come at a better time. Three stars for the frame if used in its designed criteria.Ps. the new frame i am getting has the a.r.c design and can handle triple clamp, should be alot tougher. I am selling the bike and Mr T on them. e-mail if interested | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Ohashi
a weekend warrior
from Diamond Bar
Date Reviewed: May 23, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
A nice bike with good rear suspension design. After the first mud bath the suspension bushings started squeaking. I installed the GT sealed cartridge bearing kit. I would not recommend trying this at home. Thermoplastic STS frames do not have a clamp type top link front pivot. I machined a new pivot spindle a few thousandths larger than the one in the kit and pressed it in. No more squeaks and stiction is not a problem anymore. Unfortunately this bike comes with a Judy C fork. A Manitou X-vert or Z-1 will be the next upgrade. Have a great ride! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Perry Longinotti
a cross-country rider
from Prince Albert, SK, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
First thing I did was lose the Judy (RS sells hype) and put a Z-1 on. I then swapped the parts from my hardtail. I ended up 27.5 pounds w/ very light parts.
Heavy, but fun! Canadian riders take note; this is a California bike. Get it on some real trails (tight, twisty, logs everywhere) and it is too long (wheelbase) to manouvre. Luckily you don't need skill to ride this bike. Just smash into everything and keep pedaling. You won't find a tougher composite frame either. Today I stacked hard when trying to jump a G-Out. My left STI unit broke when it hit my top tube (bent lever, broken shift pod), but there was nary a scratch on my top tube! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike McDonald
a cross-country rider
from Irvine, CA (USA)
Date Reviewed: April 11, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have a 97 STS. I can't believe how well it works. It pedals like a hardtail and climbs even better. I bought it as a frame only, and I built it with very light stuff. I ended up with a total weight of 26.5 lbs, with heavy spin wheels. The frame is fairly heavy, but I have no complaints with the suspension or geometry. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
shintaro ninja warrior
a weekend warrior
from Australia
Date Reviewed: March 9, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
i have just bought an sts2 and want to know from other owners whar sort of things that needs to be looked at first. I was thinking of upgrading to Rock Shox DH, and full XTR components. Does anyone know why they do not recomend to put a triple fork on the frame?. When the 98 models have the same looking frame | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jorge Peperonni
a racer
from Santiago Chile
Date Reviewed: January 13, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This bike have a very nice look, but need to be inproved. I had one for 5
months, such bike end with a fissure in the front, located in the down tube.
Now I Know that it is ( or Was ) a common problem in this model.
Fortunately GT is a very responsible company that changed the STS2 by a new LTS Bike. Now I am a very happy LTS owner. LTS is the best bike in the world for dual purpose racer. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Keith Yan
a downhiller
from Hong Kong
Date Reviewed: July 22, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
The STS2 is a great bike, and for the money it's even better. The 97 STS is a HUGE improvement over the 96 non-adjustable frame only model. It's perfact for free-riders, it climbs good and when you point it downhill, you are going to burn up the fire road! Getting 3.5 or 5 inches of back wheel travel it's enough to please any one from a XC rider to a full blown DHer. Components are top for the price, the LX V's work really well with the XT levers, but I've switched the XTR V's which I like better. While the bike is ace, the fork is a total disapointment. The Judy C was CRAP!!!! I tried so hard to get the frok going, but still only managed to get like 2 inches of travel max! Then the cartdige sceal blew (what's new!) in the second week of riding. So I switched to a RST MOZO XL. Stiff fork for the start, but once you get it broken in, it's sweet! You may want to switch the rims if you are a heavy rider.Four stars: for the frame
Four stars: for the components
trash can: for the fork | | Overall Rating: |
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