1991 GT Karakoram elite 🌌

[retrobikeguy]

Good morning everybody, oh my god I bought another bike, well to be honest I got it a while ago but this is the first chance that I've had to get it out of the shed.



Thank you to gtturbo for letting me take this off his hands, this will probably be the fifth that I've owned, needless to say it's my favorite GT colorway night sky.



I haven't had to do much to this to be honest, change the tires back to some Ritchey megabytes, return the cockpit to its standard Deore DX STI shifters, and even bought another GT just for the grips and toe clips
Saddles are always hard to find and the Gel one was long gone so I spent a whole tenner on a regal lookalike







Enjoy peeps

 

[Spankyfart]

vn, is it 18"?
If it's 20" I've got dibs. Oh wait..

 

[retrobikeguy]

It's an 18" , I was always surprised at the size jump from 18" to 20" just how big it felt.

 

[Spankyfart]

So, what's the plan.

 

[retrobikeguy]

Never plan anything because it never goes to plan.....

But apart from that it's going to the York cycle rally at the weekend, my hope is it will be drooled over by thousands of people while I sit with my retro buddies drinking beer in the sun

 

[27motorhead]

and even bought another GT just for the grips and toe clips

I might have to do that just to get some OEM grips! Then flip it before the wife finds out another bike has "turned up"

 

[gtturbo]

Looking good

 

[retrobikeguy]

PIC: When you go around to your sisters to borrow as much nail varnish as possible in a colour you think will suit the bike.