My GT Hack - 1st decent MTB

Flat-eric
Flat-eric Posts: 27
edited July 2010 in Your mountain bikes
here is my first decent ish MTB after swapping it with my Dawes 1.4.

It's mainly stock apart from avid elixir brakes 203mm front 185 rear and some better grips.

30062010064.jpg

Here is my other better project in the pipe line as i am slowly killing parts on this GT

project.jpg

rob.
GT i-drive 5 (For Sale)

Looking for a Hard Tail next spring.

Comments

  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    Nice, that old i-drive is a decent enough bike.
    Bet you can't wait to have that new one built up though?! Looks like it's going to be a nice build.
    Production Privee Shan

    B'Twin Triban 5
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    That I-drive looks sweet, you'll need a low stack headset though!

    Simon
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • Flat-eric
    Flat-eric Posts: 27
    yeh really looking forward to getting the new gt up and running and spending some time setting it up.

    the bombers are 140mm and the front hub is a 20mm axle which is a bonus.
    I'm tempted to paint the frame up but not 100% sure now.
    its a fox rear shock (not sure on type) but its better than my old one!
    once its all together i'm taking it to rutland cycles for some new trick bits as the guys there always help me out then it's off to canock chase to try the monkey run which i've heard so much about from my mates.
    GT i-drive 5 (For Sale)

    Looking for a Hard Tail next spring.
  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    That's a rockshox ario shock, not fox
    Production Privee Shan

    B'Twin Triban 5
  • Flat-eric
    Flat-eric Posts: 27
    ilovedirt wrote:
    That's a rockshox ario shock, not fox

    can you tell im new to all this!
    GT i-drive 5 (For Sale)

    Looking for a Hard Tail next spring.
  • Briggo
    Briggo Posts: 3,537
    Flat-eric wrote:
    ilovedirt wrote:
    That's a rockshox ario shock, not fox

    can you tell im new to all this!

    Surely the writing on the shock stating what make it is would give that away...
  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    Flat-eric wrote:
    ilovedirt wrote:
    That's a rockshox ario shock, not fox

    can you tell im new to all this!
    A little :P
    Production Privee Shan

    B'Twin Triban 5
  • Flat-eric
    Flat-eric Posts: 27
    Briggo wrote:
    Flat-eric wrote:
    ilovedirt wrote:
    That's a rockshox ario shock, not fox

    can you tell im new to all this!

    Surely the writing on the shock stating what make it is would give that away...

    ah you say that but I haven't actually seen the bike in the flesh yet as im up north on exercise for the next 3 weeks.

    when i get back the bike will be getting built up using parts from my red GT and some new purchases.
    GT i-drive 5 (For Sale)

    Looking for a Hard Tail next spring.
  • really like the red idrive :)
  • Flat-eric
    Flat-eric Posts: 27
    really like the red idrive :)

    thats the one im raping for spares, frame will be sold on once the blue i drive is built.
    rob.
    GT i-drive 5 (For Sale)

    Looking for a Hard Tail next spring.