B
Bellsouth Ijit 2.0
Guest
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Mar 16, 2:23 am, "Chalo" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> [email protected] wrote:
>>
>> > (Proud owner of a 1988 GT Avalanche (much higher
>> > zoot than a Tequesta, but #$!$% chainstay U-brakes))
>>
>> Hey, those work great if you use full fenders and keep them out of the
>> filth. Too bad they all got mounted on off-road bikes!
>
> Grrr. They make decent street bikes. Actually, I also
> had a Bridgestone MTB with chainstay Rollercams. Those
> were annoying and were replaced with a U-brake. I raced
> that bike for a while, but nearly always in fairly dry
> conditions. Riding it through mud was a mess.
> Chainstay brakes also make singlespeed conversion more
> awkward.
>
> The '88 Avalanche (a top of the line bike in its day)
> has a nice paint scheme and half-chrome forks and stays
> like an older road frame, which you almost never see on
> mountain bikes.
>
> Ben
>
>
'88 was the first year GT introduced their Triple Triangle design, no?
news:[email protected]...
> On Mar 16, 2:23 am, "Chalo" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> [email protected] wrote:
>>
>> > (Proud owner of a 1988 GT Avalanche (much higher
>> > zoot than a Tequesta, but #$!$% chainstay U-brakes))
>>
>> Hey, those work great if you use full fenders and keep them out of the
>> filth. Too bad they all got mounted on off-road bikes!
>
> Grrr. They make decent street bikes. Actually, I also
> had a Bridgestone MTB with chainstay Rollercams. Those
> were annoying and were replaced with a U-brake. I raced
> that bike for a while, but nearly always in fairly dry
> conditions. Riding it through mud was a mess.
> Chainstay brakes also make singlespeed conversion more
> awkward.
>
> The '88 Avalanche (a top of the line bike in its day)
> has a nice paint scheme and half-chrome forks and stays
> like an older road frame, which you almost never see on
> mountain bikes.
>
> Ben
>
>
'88 was the first year GT introduced their Triple Triangle design, no?