The Orange Crush has finally landed!

GT Destroyer
GT Destroyer Posts: 1,719
edited February 2008 in MTB general
After being very patient for many months I finally have my bike built up and ready to go.

Spec list is,
Panaracer Cinder 2.25s
Mavic XM317 wheels with black spokes
Full 2007 Shimano XT Groupset
203mm XTR Discs front and rear
Ritchey 4 Axis stem
Ritchey WCS Pro Carbon fibre Riser bars
Ritchey WCS Pro Carbon fibre seatpost
Fizik Nisene titanium wingflex saddle
Lizard skin grips
Pike 454 Air U-Turn forks
Wellgo Magnesium MG1 Pedals
Hope Seatpost Clamp
Hope spacers for the fork
Mango coloured Chris King headset

Here she is!
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Waiting at the shop in Leeds (Stif bikes)

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Headset area close-up

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Rear end

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Front end - Pike and wheel

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Headset close-up

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Comments

  • BlackSpur
    BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
    FINALLY! That headset is just the biz, especially paired up with the hightlights on that badge. You taken her out for a spin yet?
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  • looks really nice, i'd be slightly worried about the abuse those rims'll take, just considering how much of a hooligan the bike'll make you!
  • dunker
    dunker Posts: 1,503
    very nice, like the orange/white/black and those rotors look great! :)
  • Looks very nice :D
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    'bout time eh!! looks good
  • looks really nice, i'd be slightly worried about the abuse those rims'll take, just considering how much of a hooligan the bike'll make you!

    Well I went for the XM rims rather than XC for that reason - I'll see how I get on with them.

    For now my favourite bit has to be the rotors. I'm a tad concerned about the rear one though, it sits very, very close to the chainstay!!

    Took her out yesterday - She loved it. Much better than the old GT, but then again its a different bike altogether.

    If you are even considering buying this bike then just do it - She is wonderful!
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  • Steve_b77
    Steve_b77 Posts: 1,680
    Proper bling rotors
  • sweet :D
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  • pdid
    pdid Posts: 1,065
    V sexy. That back rotor looks huge!!!!

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  • Thanks for the comments guys! I wonder if Cheesey will give it a thumbs up?
  • seriously nice mate :D . Those xtr rotors look amazin what they floatin? what they made of?
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  • Hey mate = LOOKING GOOD......!!!!! 8)

    Liking the selection of kit you have on it... very well planned.

    Bet your chuffed aren't you!!!

    :D
  • easyg
    easyg Posts: 266
    Its sweet mate, we were out on them over the weekend and he was like a kid on christmas day, bless him! Wharncliffe this weekend, hopefully with my new rig as well(assuming my chuffing headset arrives from the states! :cry:), or it will be ye old faithful.

    Very good for him as well as he is 6'7" and from seeing it on the weekend I think it is the ideal choice of build.
    "If you think straight enough, you can see round corners"
  • batch78
    batch78 Posts: 1,320
    Superb GT, nice detailing, nice rotors and nice use of carbon, well worth waiting for. :lol:
  • Those rotors do indeed look massive!

    What sort of riding? Apart from the huge brakes, it looks like a pretty racey XC machine to me.
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  • SCOTTTOMO wrote:
    seriously nice mate :D . Those xtr rotors look amazin what they floatin? what they made of?

    Not sure to be honest - They are kind of foating but not in the traditional way? The spokes look great, they are coated in black, the black that you see, but on the inside edge you can see the metal, its like a cross-section.
    Cheesey wrote:
    Hey mate = LOOKING GOOD......!!!!! 8)

    Liking the selection of kit you have on it... very well planned.

    Bet your chuffed aren't you!!!

    :D

    Correct Cheesey - I am over the moon with it. Its just a shame I'm on a late shift this week or I'd be out on it every night!
    Matteeboy wrote:
    Those rotors do indeed look massive!

    What sort of riding? Apart from the huge brakes, it looks like a pretty racey XC machine to me.

    Well thats a good question. Its aggressive XC/freeridey stuff. I want to be able to do Dalby red for example, but still be happy to take on black and doubleblack stuff, northshore, and general silliness on it around the local park. which has old bandstands, steps, old bus shelter things etc....
    I was aware that the frame isn't the lightest thing in the world so I opted for the carbon fibre stuff to compensate for that, plus I have good experience of the Ritchey stuff and love it
  • BikerDan
    BikerDan Posts: 188
    Nice one 8)
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