GT Zaskar Carbon 08 ***stolen in blackburn***

drittz

Some f**ker has stolen my bike so if you see it around your allowed to knock whoever is riding it into next week! And then run them over. And then run them over again!








This is my first post so i thought i would statr off BIG! Hope i have got the links right
My bike takes a lot of hammering as it is my only one and i use it to ride to work on winter or summer.






Frame:GT Carbon Zasker Team 08
Forks:Rockshox Reba Race 130mm
Bars: Raceface
Stem: Hope 70mm
Headset: FSA Internal
Grips: Charge

Front Brake Lever assy: Hope Mini Mono Pro
Front Caliper: Hope Mini Mono
Front disc: 203mm Hope
Rear Brake Lever assy: Hope Mini Mono Pro
Rear Caliper: Hope Mini Mono Pro
Rear Disc: Hope Pro 160mm
Hoses: Hope


Shifters: SRAM X9
Cables:
Front Mech: SLX
Rear Mech: SRAM X9
Chain Device:

Seat: Outland Race
Seat Post:
Seat Post Clamp:

Cranks: LX
Chainring(s):
Chain: SLX
Cassette: SLX
Pedals: DMR V12 magnesium
Bottom Bracket: Hope ceramic (red)

Front Wheel:
Rim: Mavic X321 disk
Spokes:
Hub: Hope Pro (blue)
Tube:
Tire: Smart Sam

Back Wheel:
Rim:Mavic D521
Spokes:
Hub: Hope Pro (silver)
Tube:
Tire: Smart Sam

RealMan

Mismatched rims, hubs, the seatpost and the cranks are different shades of silver, and don't match the stem, the decking needs a clean, as could the wall..

But ignoring all that, it looks quite nice. Interesting mix of Shimano and Sram.

drittz

Well err thanks for your quick observations :oops:
Its just work in progress bits get replaced as and when I can afford
Seat post is next to get replaced it was just a quick fix after I broke the last one.

supersonic

Mismatched? Shut up you nonce.

Lovely bike, and customed specced. Like mine.

Will Snow

tidy. Looks fairly slack, how does it ride?

supersonic

I will say it looks slacker than mine - I think is an optical illusion.

The Big Cheese

supersonic wrote:

Mismatched? Shut up you nonce

Lovely bike there sir.... a massive fan of those frames 8)

drittz

Started off with a Zaskar LE bout 13 years ago that I bought second hand. That was built as a pure xc race bike low and lean. I have replaced every single bit so that nothing original remains.

The ride is fantastic I just love the stiffness of the Zaskar frames both old and new.

Not too bad on the weight, the scales at work say 13kg but they go up to 1500kg in 1kg increments so I think it is between 12 and 13kg.

The build is more heavyweight than light weight due to the fact I either break or wear out super light stuff

cheehee

drittz wrote:

I'm gonna put you in a dress and hurt you :shock:

Very nice chief

RealMan

You did get the tyre logos lined up though, that's the important thing.. The valves, however..

AND OMG THE VALVE CAPS ARE DIFFERENT COLOURS.

drittz

RealMan wrote:

You did get the tyre logos lined up though, that's the important thing.. The valves, however..

AND OMG THE VALVE CAPS ARE DIFFERENT COLOURS.

Note to self must try harder next time :oops:

RealMan

Of course, but as its your first try, I will be generous and let you off


I have to say I think that seatpost is growing on me, its starting to look quite nice in that frame.

How tall are you?

drittz

6'2" but I have 35" inside leg. I'm just a lanky streak of pi55!

RealMan

Your handlebars are probably about right then, they looked a little high. What size frame?

drittz

Will Snow wrote:

tidy. Looks fairly slack, how does it ride?

Takes the bumps well, better with the 130 reba's than the 100mm fox that died on me. Very composed in the rough. The frame rides like it has 2" elastomer travel at the back. The faster I go the smoother everything gets.

drittz

RealMan wrote:

Your handlebars are probably about right then, they looked a little high. What size frame?

frame is a large

danlovesbikes

200mm rotor on a Zasker......dude, I hope you are big, because that is just wrong! 70mm stem on there too? Man, it's one crazy build......but I like it!

Is it not a wee bit twitchy on the steep climbs though? Not really supposed to be that slack. I would be checking the underside of the headtube for cracks before every ride, spesh with a rotor of that magnitude and fork that long.

I'm sure GT have their carbon progamme under control.....or rather the 15yr olds who lay it up in Korea do....... :shock:

Ride on brother, ignore all who crit (me inc), and let thy Zasker part thee winds, for that surely, is what she was meant to do....

supersonic

The faster I go the smoother everything gets

This is exactly what I keep saying. Is quite a strange sensation.

BTW, Hans Rey runs 140mm on his.

joshtp

tis a similar thing to on my aggressor. i think it must have something to do with the frame design, and the carbon must surely enhance that....



LUUURRRVVVELY bike by the way. really sweet.

jay12

looks great. loving the carbon fibre

Anonymous

oooooh, tasty :shock: