New GT prototype spotted
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Or the one they use at the Lane Bryant employee appreciation picnic.
lay off me, i'm starving.
just watched that "best of" the other weekend with the wife. have been quoting it ever since
gotta save those grams, especially since the bike isn't carbon and therefore sloooooooooow
you'll have plenty of time to ride prototype bikes.... when you're living in a van down by the river!
Looks good. I like it.
Already a winner.
But you can easily tell by the shock angle that it rides at least 13.2% lighter than it is.
Hopefully they've cured some of the maintenance issues with the current(old?) Fury. I loved that bike, hated that I spent more time in the pits working on it than riding it.
Trick question: How many pivots does a single pivot bike have?
If it's a half URT with a linkage, then at least 7.
Wow, 6 bonus pivots!
To be fair, this bike has has more racing heritage than just about any current world cup frame I can think of...
To be fair, this bike has has more racing heritage than just about any current world cup frame I can think of...
This comment wins, but I can't say why....
Plastic in the future? Wouldn't take much, considering the last one was!
I just think it's crazy how everyone's sweatin' their nuts over these new carbon DH bikes, but GT has had a modern (maybe geometry aside) carbon DH bike for how many years? And it seems like there is very little recognition of that. Hopefully for them that will change with the Athertons and their new design.
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You're certainly correct the carbon Fury has been out for awhile now, but I think it wasn't widely embraced due its weight (basically the same as most alum competitors) and the geo, as you mentioned. And some people still think it will ride like a Klein Mantra.
New one looks killer, and I'm sure the athertons provided a lot of valuable design input.
New one looks killer, and I'm sure the athertons provided a lot of valuable design input.
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GT did carbon before it was cool.
fixed for historical accuracy.
sorry, my guess is more like GT played it extremely save with the Fury to avoid failures.
GT built the Fury to last. While most plastic racers are saying "Hey my 1-season bike is 34 pounds and $9000 so I can come 7th in sport class !", GT says "This bike will last you 4 seasons while you move up classes."
fixed that for you
As an owner of a GT STS, I can agree to that
To those still thinking everyone is talking about the gt fury, go google the gt lobo dh c. 1998
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gt STS DH, ovalizing headtube like wut
cracking chainstays LIKE WHOA
No argument that GT designed the Furys to be super durable, but there are a lot of alum frames that would also last 4 seasons and still weigh the same, and likely cost less. As for the new "1 season, 34 lb" carbon frames, I have a hard time believing mid-pack sport racers are going to be exploding V-10c's in a season, if ever. While I applaud GT for making the initial jump into the world of carbonium, I think there is *a lot* of room for improvement and I hope if they make a new carbon Fury, it will incorporate many of the same advances the other manufacturers have demonstrated.
But in the end, all of the modern carbonz are second rate compared to this thoroughbred:
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To be fair, you could be talking about pretty much any 'DH' frame produced in the late 90's when we were still trying to race xc technology down mountains.
That bike (or the same one) walked into my shop the other day. It was great.But in the end, all of the modern carbonz are second rate compared to this thoroughbred:
150mm Syncros stem and bar-ends FTW!
It's hard to list all the epicness presented by that technological wonder (the Proflex), but here's a couple highlights I noticed:
* that fvcking fender...and to think manufacturers are only now offering frames with these technological miracles. Monkies rejoice!
* 4 bolt XTR cranks, which I thought only came in a 5 bolt pattern.
* Noleen smart shock > CCDB
* Girvin > Obama
* semi-internal cable routing
* seat post drop = shock contact
* Proflex...really? You intentionally went with "Proflex"?
In retrospect, I should've just absconded with that thing in the name of historical comedy and drunken bar crawls.
EDIT - Dropmachine just won the thread. Oh mah spaghetti monster....
* that fvcking fender...and to think manufacturers are only now offering frames with these technological miracles. Monkies rejoice!
* 4 bolt XTR cranks, which I thought only came in a 5 bolt pattern.
* Noleen smart shock > CCDB
* Girvin > Obama
* semi-internal cable routing
* seat post drop = shock contact
* Proflex...really? You intentionally went with "Proflex"?
In retrospect, I should've just absconded with that thing in the name of historical comedy and drunken bar crawls.
EDIT - Dropmachine just won the thread. Oh mah spaghetti monster....
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So...... hipster brand?
Being a richard head is cool!
Hasn't anyone noticed that new Fury was launched today at Fort Bill?
http://www.descent-world.co.uk/2013/06/06/gts-new-fury/
http://www.descent-world.co.uk/2013/06/06/gts-new-fury/
neat! i always love hearing todd talk about bikes.