what is this frame??

gustie

hi

need help with ID-ing this frame

there is a plastic bung above the front mech... it says GT on it... but dont know it thats just been put in there...

there also is a small x-lite sticker on the swing arm... dunno if this helps

has a peculiar bottom bracket shell too!
and fox vanilla float R rear shock

id like to find out make and model if possible!

thanks in advance!

supersonic

It is one of the earlier GT XCR series, or early 'I Drive' - with the eccentric bottom bracket shell.

geordiefreerider

I second that !

tlw1

yet another bike in a kitchen

Agree with supersonic on ID

hucking_fell

I used to have a black and green i-drive like that. I snapped it doing daft wee jumps down a local quarry. Probably my bad landings though 'cos the jumps were pretty tame. I gave the replacement frame to my dad. Good bike.

gustie

cool


this particular one has been sat festering in a garden for some time... the BB was stiff and pedals also

how easy is the i-drive business to service??

and does aanyone know how much rear travel it has? (want to find a good match of fork for it)

thanks

supersonic

Not easy to do, but are many online guides.

The bike has 4.6 inches of travel.

gustie

thanks

would u also know what diameter seat post i need?

im hoping this is actually worth building too!!

supersonic

That I am not sure of! Probably 27.2 or 31.6mm.

Doesn't look like you have disc mounts, so I think you have a 1999 version XCR 1000.

gustie

yes... no mounts thats a big let down.. but i think it will be a cool first full susser...

i have pretty much all other parts to build it except forkand stem


think ill give it a whirl tho...


what is the purpose of this fancy -drive stuff?

is it to adjust BB height? or does it swish about when u ride it?

supersonic

It prevents pedal feedback into the crank by keeping the chain length extension minimal through the travel.

gustie

ha...

you make it sound good...


does it ride good!!!

supersonic

Yep! I used to have one. Pedals very smooth. Quite heavy, and a lot of bearings, but a great ride once going.

gustie

cool....


id hate to build it to find out its a sack of spuds lol


cheers for that



cant seem to find a i-drive service guide on google (being a lamer)

does anyone have a PDF or a URL to one?

thanks!!

gustie

Hucking Fell wrote:

I used to have a black and green i-drive like that. I snapped it doing daft wee jumps down a local quarry. Probably my bad landings though 'cos the jumps were pretty tame. I gave the replacement frame to my dad. Good bike.

can you tell me please what part snapped on this frame please

supersonic

Seat mast I bet ;-)

gustie

supersonic


hey mate

what sort of price range where these??

thanks

supersonic

XCR4000 when released in 1999 was 899.99 with a RS Judy XC and 24 gears.

Top XCR1000 was over 2 grand. Yours could be a 4000 with stripped paint though, is hard to tell! It was a slightly different frame.

Either way, was a nice frame. I tested a 4000 back then and loved it.

dave_hill

matthew h wrote:

yet another bike in a kitchen

Those floor tiles are hideous!!!

gustie

dave_hill wrote:

matthew h wrote:

yet another bike in a kitchen

Those floor tiles are hideous!!!

LOL

dont tell my mates that i have bare floorboards in my kitchen LOL

Raymondavalon

Full speciification can be found here
Whoa, US$2,700 in 1999 - serioius cash

hucking_fell

gustie, Sonic's right. The frame had a crack, both sides, extending forwards and upwards from the rear shock mount, on the seatmast. I had a small size frame which Halfords could only replace with a medium, which felt too big for me. That's why my dad got it. The bike cost around £1000 about 7 years ago. It came with RS psylos, XT and formula hydraulic discs. It was the most expensive MTB that Halfords had in store at the time.

gustie

thanks


mine has a little tiny circular sticker on the seat tube - a yellow S in a circle - guessing its a small then


im going to pick it up soon so ill check the area you meantioned CHEERS


im a bit strapped for cash... but would love disk brakes but cant afford a whole new frame ETC

(thinking out load here) i wonder if one of the slightly newer ones rear sections could be swapped over for the original rear end...

i think maybe GT might have a spare back end? with mounts on it?

gustie

Raymondavalon wrote:

Full speciification can be found here
Whoa, US$2,700 in 1999 - serioius cash

thanks for that link..

just remembered... on both of the main tubes up near the headstock and gussets.. both tubes are stamped with the easton logo - so this would seem to point out its a 2000 model?
since the 1999 model has 6061 T6 aluminum.... ??


thanks

hucking_fell

gustie wrote:

(thinking out load here) i wonder if one of the slightly newer ones rear sections could be swapped over for the original rear end...

I'll check my shed.

EDIT - No sign of it. Sorry.

supersonic

Easton could be 6061 alu!