flies like the wind

Posted on July 11th 2011

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frame: 1997 GT Backwoods

Submitted by Tomi

12 Comments Received

butterz
July 11th, 2011 @9:24 am

fgfs conversion? im liking the 3rd pic

scrodzilla
July 11th, 2011 @6:24 pm

Flies also like poop.

jqnyc
July 12th, 2011 @3:13 am

I know they’re nothing exotic but I like the novelty and the aesthetics of these GT frames. I appreciate the symmetry of the aligned angles although it does create an unnecessary third triangle. It seems like an awful lot of extra metal too. Does this improve the ride in anyway? Does it isolate rear-wheel vibration by spreading the surface that comes in contact with the riders hind-quarters? Also, I’ve never been a big fan of peanut butter welds but again; it takes on a “look” that I could learn to appreciate.

sloman
July 12th, 2011 @7:35 am

Originally a MTB design I believe so a VERY strong frame.not light(not a big priority for early MTB )and big welds =strong welds.right? The third triangly does spread stresses and shock out. Just the ticket for the craters of NYC roads.LOL. Might be the strongest frames around,did they ever make one with track ends?

K-dregg
July 12th, 2011 @9:33 am

The “GT track”? It has the tripple triangle frame and track ends..

scrodzilla
July 12th, 2011 @3:31 pm

Both the GT Pulse and GTB were legit track frames sporting a triple triangle. Nowadays GT makes the Gutterball.

sloman
July 12th, 2011 @3:34 pm

probably good and stiff.aluminum or steel.?

scrodzilla
July 12th, 2011 @5:20 pm

Aluminum. I don’t know much about the newer Gutterball but the old GTB and Pulse frames are really nice.

jqnyc
July 12th, 2011 @6:09 pm

Gutterball. Isn’t that a bad thing? Bowling reference no less. Is there some gnarly, macho, track bike, trash talk reference that I don’t know about?

Wooden Shoe Biker
July 12th, 2011 @7:16 pm

The 3 rd picture is definitely better. The welds are artfully done, almost look like a necklace. Nice chrome.

scrodzilla
July 12th, 2011 @7:54 pm

My first comment aside (I was just being snarky), I kinda dig this bike – aside from the lack of foot retention – and it looks useful. Those old GT MTB frames are tough as nails and the welds do look great.