XT transmission kit gives intuitive fingertip control – once you’re used to the Dual Control levers – and the brakes are beautifully controlled, if a little low on ultimate stopping power. Fox’s F100R fork is plush and well damped with only a slight bushing knock to occasionally disturb composure. The GT’s kit list is a who’s who of benchmark trail componentry. More technical singletrack fans will appreciate the extra slow speed control though. We think this is a missed opportunity, as otherwise the long low frame makes it ride lighter than its true 28lb bulk. The fat tyres and broad bars also create a comfortable cruiser feel rather than predatory race character, and the GT always felt happier taking its time rather than sprinting flat out. It’s particularly impressive pedalling through corners, but the flipside is a real dislike of powering across washboard sections where each part of the frame seems to fight the other. Heading downwards, the RP3 shock does limit small bump reaction slightly, but it still drops and sucks up rocks pretty well in the fully open position. This takes some getting used to, and can be demoralising on a bad day, but you’re rewarded with remarkably constant ground connection and traction, making it a tenacious climber.Ī great all-rounder once you get used to the spongy power delivery The result is a slight elastic feeling in the chain when you put the power down. This pulls the bottom bracket forward as the suspension compresses – essentially holding it in limbo between the two halves of the bike. The bottom bracket and chainset hang down from the rear sub-frame, but with a short link strip connecting them to the mainframe. GT’s i-Drive system has been around for eight years now, but the basic principle is unchanged.
2007 GT IDRIVE 4.0 MOUNTAIN BIKE FULL SIZE
The main pivots use full size bottom bracket bearings though, so reliability reports are generally good and the old strip metal ‘dog bone’ link has also been reinforced with a plastic outer. Still For Sale: since at 14:57 View Count: 1,110 Watch Count: 0 2001 GT iDrive 4.0 full suspension mountain bike for sale. You’ll be hard pressed to squeeze bigger than a 2.2in tyre through the rear triangle, too. As you’d expect for a race-biased frame, top tube length is generous – even on the medium size – but Hotwheels don’t bring in the XS and XL bikes, so it’s average riders only.
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