Peteroughton169
Retro Guru
this was mine
GT Zaskar idealised specification.. show me yours..
- Thread starter Triumphtopy
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this was mine
royaloaker
Old School Hero
good ole mainly stocker '94 w/M900 bits.
Triumphtopy
Dirt Disciple
Thank you all.. inspirational.. now I just have to find someone to pick the damn thing up…
SantasLoneCruzer
GT Fan
Out of curiosity, what size frame is you ‘91? 16”?
Yes 16” frame on the 91 and 18” on the 98
PhillB
GT Fan
I rode this loads, and loved it, but always felt that a race frame should be a size smaller. So I ended up giving the 18" frame to my brother (who is 4 inches taller
) and built this 16" one up from a neglected old frame I found MarketPlace.
Aech
GT Fan
As others have said XT/XTR is a good reliable groupset to use.
My Zasker from back in the day wears XT front mech, XTR rear mech, XT rapidfire shifters, Hope headset, Hope hubs, Bolt-on rear disc conversion, Kona project II fork with my own welded on disc mount, Yeti grips, Dean seat post, TI Beserker Seat & Time ATAC clipless pedals.
Yes it's very rigid so you have to pick a good line down the trail and keep relaxed and allow the bike to move around underneath you, but it's also nice and light.
Having said that I'm slowly machining my own clamps for a lefty fork to fit a 1 1/8" steerer tube so I can upgrade it to front suspension.
My Zasker from back in the day wears XT front mech, XTR rear mech, XT rapidfire shifters, Hope headset, Hope hubs, Bolt-on rear disc conversion, Kona project II fork with my own welded on disc mount, Yeti grips, Dean seat post, TI Beserker Seat & Time ATAC clipless pedals.
Yes it's very rigid so you have to pick a good line down the trail and keep relaxed and allow the bike to move around underneath you, but it's also nice and light.
Having said that I'm slowly machining my own clamps for a lefty fork to fit a 1 1/8" steerer tube so I can upgrade it to front suspension.
dirttorpedo
Senior Retro Guru
Agree that an XT or XTR build would be my target and I'd try to add some period correct bling on it like a RaceFace Turbine crank, upmarket brakes, a nice stem from someone like Synchros or Ringle, wheels with fancy hubs, annodized bars, and topped off with a Marzocchi Z1.
