BIG NEWS in the Bike World - GT Bikes is DONE

The GT Bicycles are no longer going to make bikes. What does that mean and how will it effect us?

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[WorldwideDarts]

As an old school BMXer from the 1980s this is really sad to see. One of the coolest GT I owned was the Hans Rey team edition trials bike. That thing was so much fun!

[HansensUniverseT-A]

More will follow, the industry stopped offering reasonable bicycles for the people and went in the direction of the automotive industry focusing on making overly expensive toys for the niche. They got what they deserve, I'll keep riding my vintage bikes.

[dadni]

I built my mountain bike with a 1996 GT Zaskar LE frame (polished aluminum). A fantastic frame that has served me well. The welds on this frame are a work of art.

[lovthaigurlz]

I've been a loyal GT customer since I was 12 yrs old in 1981, this is a sad time for us loyalists.
I've

1985 GT Performer (2 both stolen)
1985 GT Pro Performer (stolen)
1992 GT Outpost
???? GT Pantera
1994 GT Zaskar (still have)
1995 GT Zaskar LE Competition Series (still have)
1996 GT Avalanche
1998 GT Zaskar (still have the frame)
2011 GT Avalanche Expert (still have)
2012 GT Zaskar Carbon 29r (sold it like a dummy)
2023 GT Zaskar LT Expert (just bought)
2024 GT Labomba (upgrading as I type)
and tons of Shimano XT, XTR vintage parts.

[chargeriderepeat]

Ive got two 90s GT mtbs and one of those weird idrive XR frames, was literaly going to dump them last year to clear out the garage, I'll keep them safe.

[Merp-mufm]

You nailed the sentiment exactly at the beginning. GT's been circling the drain for the past almost 25 years, so this wasn't a surprise, but it still is at the same time.

[redsorgum]

Our company was hired to wash the windows at GT here in California. They moved to two more buildings. When we showed up as scheduled to the third building they moved to, they were shut down. No notice not to show up because they had closed up shop. This doesn’t surprise me.

[arnehusby]

I have a 2015 Zaskar GT. It's my trusty workhorse and has had almost no problems in all these years.

[St.petersEye]

It's crazy bc BMX and biking in general is coming back. 90s old mid school bikes are coming back ❤

[hunterchen]

I’m obsessed with mid 90s bmx and mtbs. As far as I know across all bmx, mtb, and road bikes, the only bikes that appreciated in value above their original retail are the mid 90s Gary Ellis era GT Speed Series (pre-box) and Pro Series. ALL other bikes depreciate, even pre-Trek Kleins

[bigdumguy]

As an owner of an ‘87 Pro Performer, this makes me kinda sad. GT BMX was definitely on top of the world in the’80s and ‘90s, then transitioned and absolutely killed it with some of their MTB designs.
Thanks for the memories, and rest in peace!

[christopherwebb]

When I was 20 and working a 3rd shift job while going to school, I bought a late 80s GT BMX bike from a coworker as an impulse buy. I didn't ride it very long - replacing it with a Diamondback mountain bike, but it got me interested in bikes again, and I've owned at least one bike ever since.

[josephayala]

I had my early 1990's GT Avalanche Mountain Bike Restored this past summer (2024). It was in my garage gathering dust & rust, & one day I decided to get it repaired & renewed. Now my GT bike looks amazing & rides even better than years ago. It's a keeper & I'm glad I didn't just throw it away.

[christopherwebb]

As sad as it is that GT is going away, I'm kind of glad they won't be going the Schwinn and Mongoose route and selling the brand to a multi conglomerate who will just slap the GT logo on low quality department store bikes.

[Mikethebike]

I have a GT Avalanche about 15 years old very well built the gears are really smooth a touch heavy but that might be a sign of quality 🇬🇧

[ianskinner]

I was a pro X-country racer back in the mid 90's.. life and school took over and i got out of it until I had kids, in the early 20teens I was pricing out a MTB for my son ands was shocked at how much had changed, 26" wheels nah bro, thats not even old school thats vintage, ok fine, tech advanced while I was away, but what really had me on the floor was the pricing. The introduction of cheap aerospace surplus CNC was suppose to drop prices, but a good MTB, was so far beyond rational pricing now. As soon as my son found out the price of a good MTB he said forget it. Like Skiing, the MTB world has priced it's self into extinction. gone are the days when $600 would buy a bike you could actually race or learn how tow to fast single track. now $600 won't even buy you a basic cromo frame. I am not surprised GT is out of business, I am surprised so many other companies have survived.

[TheMainCore]

Oh no! Thats so sad. I love my old GT:s. So cool design and everything. This is truly dark times.

[bobtilton]

Loved my Zaskar and Xizang back in the day! They were dream bikes! Still have a set of GT hub/Mavic wheelset from my 97 Zaskar hanging on the wall.

[fourocker]

Sad to hear, picked up a mint condition GT Ricochet last year through the family network, going to hang onto it now for sure, doesn't even need restoring it rides and looks great, they were one of the early pioneering brands of the industry, I always recall the Zaskar as I'm an older rider.

[MrJasonodonnell]

Such a long time coming. Last exciting G.T I rode was a pre release Sanction which I was loaned for the a lot of people wanted to check that bike out on he trails, forward 13 years had a Xiang in a window for a year in 2023....no bites.