Recent content by Black_puma

pre '93, so could be '91 or '92 😁

That looks like a pre '93 Zaskar frame, serial number on rear drop out is a giveaway. It's obviously been repainted....

Not a GT, not even close. Before GT used the Triple Triangle design, they had welded the seat stays to the end of the top tube which protrudes through the seat tube, see this thread for reference of the pre 90's GT frame.

A few months ago I purchased an early 90's Shimano XT groupset from Italy (eBay) which cost a fair bit but never had extra custom charges, other than the cost of shipping. Neither did I get charged customs on a frame and forks shipped to me from Norway last year. Great sellers by the way...

possibly the best looking post '95 Zaskar LE, I love those bold yellow and blue decals! It really completes the bold look of the bike, aggressive yet refined!

I think it works fine with the blue colour of the frame... 😁

@sam_white yes you could be right, I have a vague memory of those bikes being sold and seen on the streets. This is what the complete bike would have looked like, not sure on the year but most likely '94-'96

It has finally begun, the forks are being stripped of it's paint right now, photos will follow...

Great job on the paint, love the splatter too. 😄

Awesome bike!

It reads Starsfly, I have seen those bikes being ridden by deliveroo/just eat people

I use my retro GT's for a commute to work mostly as I don't want to wreck them by going off road!

I have to agree that wider bars are great for stability and leverage. but I would be a bit cautious to have them on my GT FlipFlop stems, I think it would be quite easy to stress the thin plate and bolts too much, or am I just paranoid about that?

Lovely looking bike and love those tidy Ritchey drop outs too. Had a couple of frames with those dropouts myself. I can imagine that would ride very nice too.

thank you, I am very happy with them, they're all great to ride really, some better than others of course.