Yep, still hold both those brands.
Aren't they a privately held company? Where'd you hear that?
I see more old school Zasksars rolling around. But this area is a hot spot for old dentist bikes.
Maintenance de routine
If you grew up in the U.K., orange were seen as a brand with cache. Peaty, Beaumont, fairclough, the animal orange team.
i remember that and I didn't grow up there. times change.
I just finished rebuilding my dad's old (late 90s) Zaskar for him. The whole drivetrain was worn out. I also swapped the handlebars and stem for something more modern. He's not doing much real MTBing anymore but still wants to ride it on easier dirt and gravel trails. I can't even remember the last time I've seen a bike that old on the trails around here.
GT seemed to be trying to move with the times at least making bikes that respond to current trends. Orange didn’t.
As far as I know that's current still.
my brief experience with a 1990s S Works (when my old Shuttle was getting its frame replaced for either the first or second time--front and rear triangles went separately before this last rear triangle incident this year) was more than enough to convince me to never look fondly upon a vintage bike again.
Pretty certain that's the intent they started with as well, if you know anything about their history (or the history of private equity takeovers in general)...
Lol, If you help me get them to honor the warranty of my broken sensor frame then we have a deal. I guess that warranty seems even more unlikely now.
Same. Timberline was my first MTB. Then I financed an LTS at an appliance/bike/hardware store through their GE appliance finance program. Owner was quite slimy, but I got the bike of my dreams at the time. Had a GT Performer BMX bike as a kid. Used to paw through BMX Plus for pictures of Eddie Fiola blasting airs out of the Pipeline skatepark. So much history in that brand.
