Recent content by d8mok

It seems you have more knowledge of Chinese Ti frames than anyone here……

I’ll check tomorrow.

EBay doesn’t mean it’s genuine. Likely the opposite. Maybe it was done 10 years ago , or 20 ….. It’s still a Chinese fake ultimately. It’s also not a 1 for 1 replica. Maybe 90% but as it many watches or other fake items

On the dropout?

I’m sure there will be good Ti welders , and the Chinese equivalent to Vernon Once China was thrown into the mix we all know what it is. You know too deep down. It’s cool that someone has had it done. But look at the quality difference between GT Ti frames (inc the Lynx ) and this.

Now I know it’s got ties with China my recent excitement has been lost. It’s no tech shop prototype. As above. Someone has sent a Zaskar frame and asked for a copy in Ti.

I think it was 95/96 when GT was playing around with the Lynx This however has the hallmarks of Ti Gt frames that we know. It’s kind of like a Xizang front triangle , modified and then the LtS alloy rear. As this “Zaskar” is the right shapes. But isn’t screaming GT to me. But it’s too good...

Those brake bosses are GT style (not Xizang though) The seat tube slot is on the front like a Zaskar. As the Xizang and Lightning are on the rear. That brake bridge plate is 93-95. The inner dropout has the machined cut out which is 95. Apart from the lack of gussets on the headtube and...

To be fair I don’t think it’s GT made so wouldn’t be for me (unless we can establish it is) Even the Lynx is documented over the years and there’s only 1. So I find it hard to understand why this isn’t known if it was a GT frame. I also struggle to think why GT would do it at the point in...

And can you take pics of the details ,,, such as brake bosses , cable guides , end cap closer etc

Where did the frame first come from , and where are you based?

Gt wouldn’t know. They lost all their info 2001.

Zaskars are common so likely the reason. The welder needed something to copy and likely couldn’t get their hands on a Xizang. Here’s my thread on Xizang vs Lightning. https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/gt-xizang-vs-lightning-differences.475001/ Where are you based? That might explain...

All Terra ? That end cap isn’t GT in shape. Looking at the pics it does however look smaller welds than a Zaskar. But not neat like a Ti GT. Xizang was the Ti frame that ran from 90 -90. But is so vastly different in every way. These were made by various Ti places throughout the years...

If it’s titanium. It’s either not a GT or a prototype. Frame can be dated by its dropout design , canti routing etc to 93-95. 95 has a very slightly different dropout so I think it’s 94. Xizang was in full production since 1990 and Lightning didn’t arrive until 97. So can’t be a proto of...