Recent content by Black_puma

Out of all the bikes I have owned, narrowing down to just mountain bikes it's 30 and 15 of them were GT's, including the '91 Zaskar currently in progress. I have owned many different brands besides GT of course... Dawes Peugeot Raleigh M-Trax Boardman Trek Voodoo Carrera KHS Marin Mongoose...

Got the priming done today, including the front plate of one of the two Flip Flop stems I have for this build. 😁

yes, they're not easy to find in a usable condition. Mine are Z-Max variants though, not that that matters too much!

Am I right in thinking those tyres are Ritchey Megabites? I have a decent set of Ritchey MegaBites waiting for my build. It felt like the right choice for this build.😊

The catalogue entry looks more highly polished, though...but that may be just the way it looks in the photograph.

As for the finish on the frame it's more like a satin sheen finish, which suits the frame quite well. I am not trying to make this bike (when finished) look like a brand new bike anyway, I am not scared of a few marks here and there as It is after all a 34 year old bike and any marks it will...

I had used Brasso (in the orange tub) for my 1993 GT Zaskar, back in the day but the orange tub is no longer available, have looked but couldn't find it anywhere (yet)!

Nevr Dull sounds like what we used to call Brasso, right? I haven't seen that for some time now. Also, I have a San Marco Regal saddle on my Pantera and a Viscount branded saddle on my Bravado, they're obviously variantions on the same design.

yes, the rivetted saddle came as part of the deal with the frame+forks from @raidan73, I think those saddles are quite comfy as I have an original rivetted saddle on my 1991 Avalanche too. They certainly age well!

Thank you, I did start using a polish attachment for my drill but wasn't too impressed with the result, so I ended up polishing by hand, using microfibre cloths and Autosol. Quite satisfying job to do, really. 😁 I may do the same to my '98 GT Tempest next!

Just a quick update, finished polishing the frame today, as it was raining all day it was a great opportunity to do this job. It's not a super mirror finish, but I like the way it looks now. I have added an older photo for comparison. 😁 Sorry, the floor is a bit messy, will be cleaning this...

Though it is technically a mid 90' frame, but my Mongoose Pro SX (Ritchey tubing) was a great frame and rode nicely too. I ride both steel and aluminium GT bikes, but I prefer the way their steel bikes ride.

Agreed, but I still like it.

I wonder how your Bravado would compare to my '92 Bravado (True Temper GTX Ultra III tubing) to ride?

I was disappointed as it was expensive!