0591 would be may, i think (unless i have it all wrong), so a may bike would more than likely be a 91 bike, whereas an october bike could be 92...(back then they weren't so crazy as now releasing next years stuff, half through this year...so they'l be releasing next years stuff at the start of the current year)

 

loving this thread i have 2 bikes a 1994 backwoods in purple and a lts2000 98

 

My 91 zaskar after the fork install. I need to replace the wheelset on this guy sadly. The Xt hubs races are pitted very badly and the front rim is cupped and nearly worn out to the point of splitting. Rear tire and front will get replaced as well. The front I am going to save as it is a brand new dart with the mold casing grey/white film on it still. The rear is just terrible looking. Bike ended up at 25.90 lbs with the rigid setup.

 

Nice front end.....:thumbsup:

 

new old iron... tequila sunrise 1992 GT karakoram, rides great, all stock except tires (wtb velociraptor 2.1) , saddle (wtb sst)

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A Tequilla Sunrise just like that one was my first venture away from BMX. Coming from a bmx background, some of the parts didn't fare so well. Snapped crank arm, snapped stem and a FOLDED fork all still reside in my busted parts Hall of Fame. I thought the bike rode good, but it was a complete as opposed to pieced together like I was used to. Would love to find a matching fork to my still owned frame....

 

Can any one help me ID this frame?
SN: 02933302 and 1909
Race Face headset
"Handcrafted in America from 6061 T6 heat treated aluminum"
2 water bottle braze ons
Frame also has an almost full frame sticker with an "SRS" logo on the head tube.
Here are some photos, thanks in advance!

 

horrible bad repaint on a 93 Zaskar

 

I actually don't think it's a reprint, almost all of the frame is covered by A huge sticker (all of the white is sticker along with all the black except the underside of the down tube). Where did it rank in GT's product line? Thanks!

 

Look again I said "repaint". They did not sell them painted in 1993. Possibly a black anodized frame from 93 but it doesn't look like it, not much original about the color there. Have a few and have had a few hundred more through my hands over the years.

 

My bad, I meant to say repaint not reprint. As far as the fork goes, what rake would I need? I want to keep the front end rigid.

 

Warm and remove the decals with a hair dryer or heat gun. 405mm axle to crown fork will work nicely.

 

Warm and remove the decals with a hair dryer or heat gun. 4054mm axle to crown fork will work nicely.

Wow that would be one long fork,159.606 inches or 13.3 feet.

 

Will I need a suspension corrected fork for the 93 Zaskar?

 

Your question was answered below. You need a fork that measures 405mm axle to crown. If
you don't know what that means use google or ask.

 

Ok so I have finally managed to get all the sticker off. Does anyone know if the black 93 came with a clearcoat? It looks like the sticker pulled it up unfortunately.

 

Ummmm....I think if yuo read back you will see that the 93's were available ball burnished or purple, aqua or black anodized. Since anodize is an electro color process they never have a clear coar. So the answer to your question is obviously no clear coat....BUT if yuor feame was painted black then it's your guess. You must tell us if there's a clear coat on it. It's usually quite obvious if there was.

 

Checked the frame out again, my theory is that at somepoint someone painted on horrible silver flames (Which are coming off) and cleared over them. Sometime after that the full frame decal was put on. Any suggestions on how to get what remains of the clear coat off?

 

here's my karakoram elite, again.
i still can change the freewheel for sth less clunky, but the rest is perfectly dialed in for me now and nicely robust.
eno hub and on one slackset make it less steep, lower the bb and with this chain length shorten the chainstays, too.
stem is a 120mm syntace,
mated to 685mm easton monkey bars,
grips are ergon ga1 evo,
paul brake levers,
avid sd ti brakes,
tektro booster,
as mentioned before white eno rear hub + suntour xc pro front hub,
araya rm-20 rims,
syncros seatpost,
bontrager ti saddle,
107mm xt bb and 180mm xt crank make for very small clearances between crank arms and chaintstays,
time atac pedals,
surly stainless chain ring,
kmc z610hx chain,
irc mythos xc II tire in the rear and a maxxis minion 2,35 fr tire in the front.

it does just about anything i ask it to, without complaining, day in day out.

 

Here is my new p-ride and joy. 1990s GT Backwoods. Craigslist find. Switched out the old heavy Weinman rims and gumwall tires for these Mavics with Tioga Slicks. Also switched out the old worn out seat. The brake pads were like me, old loud and crusty. Put on some new Kool-Stops. In the process of getting rid of the original bullhorn bars and flip flop stem since it seemed a bit stretched out for me. Found a place here in town that has a bunch of Salsa seat clamp flips so tossed one of those on. It's a larger frame but feels good on the street. Not sure I would take it to the trails. I'm only 5'11 and this thing has a standover of 31". Anyone know what year it might be? early 90s or mid 90s. Just curious. Purple paint and I have the serial numbers if that would help. Thanx!

 

My son had a (12.5") 1999 Backwoods that was "Horizon' purple (the only year they made purple Backwoods that I am aware of, although I am no expert). It had a RS Jett fork, Avid V-brakes, and an 8 speed Shimano drivetrain:

BikePedia - 1999 GT Backwoods Complete Bicycle

 

This thread needs a bump.

 

This thread needs that other thread merged with this thread.

 

Three generations strong. :thumbsup:

 

This is my GT. I purchased it new in 88 or 89. It served as a great trail bike and commuter. Just a great bike!

 

My beloved 91 Zaskar, just needs some new decals!

 

Finally got out for a few minutes in fading light:

 

beautiful bike!

 

nice Xizang....I need one of these.....how do you like the ride?
I've always liked this bike, if it were not for my FS addiction, I would have been tooling around on one of these long ago.
I just want one for my "GT" collection nowdays.

 

Can't answer that legitimately. Too little time on it.

 

defriend

 

Now what did I do?

I'll send you a "One Direction" T-shirt to make up for it whatever it was.