Vintage mtb restoration | ‘95 GT Zaskar LE | retro mtb shed find!

I found my holy grail retro mountain bike.

[@TheSilversurfmonkey]

Got a bit of 'faded old jeans' about it. Looks great!

[@chrisv966-sp7dj]

The fade on the paint gives it character. Looks great!!

[@jwallace2913]

The fact that 1994 is now considered vintage makes me feel old af

[@nigehill]

Me too mate 😭

[@thadude9013]

People born in 2006 are adults now.

[@chadbeach2943]

Great build! I still have my 97 Zaskar in the basement. I'll stop and stare at it every once in a while. Best bike GT ever made!

[@samblenkharn8099]

Mate that is a peach of a bike 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻. Definitely no need for the re-anodising. It looks brilliant.

[@nigehill]

Thanks Sam. Yeah I’m glad I didn’t in the end

[@joey0077d]

The red Judy’s went with the red anodized cranks. Awesome find . Nice to see how popular the GT Zasker frames still are.

[@GEKKO_Archery]

Had the same experience with a 1991 Trek 2300 composite, one of the first (partly) Carbon Bikes! Childhood dream, fulfilled decades later *GG*

[@rotciv319]

That came out GREAT. As you've already said, it's so good that you did not get it re-anodized.

[@Amerigo73]

I love my 1998 GT Zaskar. I also have a modern gravel bike, but the Zaskar is just the sweet spot for everything bumpy and jumpy.

[@JA-hn3to]

I purchased a frame from my local dealer in 98 and assembled a bike and have been riding it ever since. My frame is a lighter blue in color but has kept the finish and color over the years. Has been used and abused and well maintained. GREAT BIKE!

[@danieleverywhere132]

finally someone who didin't mutilate bike with mounting stupid 1 by train but did proper restauration good work!

[@seekingUltraNick]

Nice work! I totally remember when these came out. The ball burnished came with the yellow Judy fork, if I recall. This one, the super cool blue, was the dream XC bike! Couldn’t tell at first from the fading but this is super cool to see. Thanks for doing this!

[@carlmace5633]

Great video, you’ve got a new subscriber! Bike looks good in its original faded blue.

[@CradleOfBikes]

This is sick!! Great find dude, it looks awesome and the fork change looks heaps better. Great work, 👍

[@jackwilson8651]

Wow. It looks like something in a magazine from the ‘90s. Outstanding

[@nigehill]

Thanks.🙏 turned out really well

[@coletrick8748]

Love these vintage GT’s !

[@thomaseisen304]

Just as a tip if you don't know ... on those older Rock Shox the modern RST MCU elastomers work realy well ! Gread job on the bike it looks realy amazing !

[@bradleyhyland2953]

That’s a nice bike mate brings back some memories 👍

[@CycoPatPonfe]

Beautiful restoration! Thank you for sharing

[@mitchellblair8888]

Beautiful bike!

[@herculesdebrito5737]

The bike is very beautiful. I have one like it here in Brazil. Congratulations.

[@raonib]

Really nice job.

[@ezekielvaldez02]

This is one of the bikes that i really admire ♥️♥️♥️

[@rooksfoot1184]

I can confirm the strange mix of early 90s parts on a 94 frame.. the zaskar le was £478 for the bare frame that year and that was the plain ball burnished one... so we had to cut costs for our initial build and recycle a few parts..lovely refurb dude

[@the1mtbguy]

A GT Zasker is on my list of wants 😊 love them

[@gtzaskar6353]

I have a 1991 Zaskar that I built with XT parts and a Manitou fork. It still looks new.

[@Speedscholars]

Don’t think the crank would look nice enough for the bike…but it looks awesome. So glad you didn’t re-anodize it!! 🎉

[@brenthood3399]

I just bought a like new 2006-2007 GT Zaskar Expert 26" wheels, Rock Shox Recon 327 forks, Deore components. Black gloss paint with Red pin stripping. If Batman rode a bike, it would be this bike. It's wicked light and really fun to ride.

[@martinwild8424]

Nice one 😁👍👌

[@JohnPilling25]

Absolutely awesome. Pity about getting it re-anodised. I picked up a GT Karakoram, full DEORE LX group set but the shifters were destroyed internally. It was only $20 , but like yourself finding these parts on e-bay or the like is almost impossible and when they do appear the prices are highway robbery! I decided to go with a full grit blasting and repaint of the Tange 4130 steel frame.

[@ttxxdd]

I just picked one up - it’s the same exact frame as yours, exact same decals (competition series etc) and everything. But it’s ano purple! Has mismatched xt/xtr bits

[@tomrobinson7879]

Top work Sir! Hopefully I'll find one at reasonable price soon.

[@AlfaRevoluzione]

Awesome Job

[@jonnyc5254]

Had one of these in black in the mid 90s. Had normal forks no suspension. Brakes were Magura HS22, Middleburn crank then I think the rest of the groupset was XT. Can't remember the wheels exactly but think they were Mavic. Know it's what they were designed for but was a fast bike.

[@matthyde693]

Mint! Forever Frame. 👍

[@djc226]

Fantastic build, great video! What tyres have you put on?

[@madtownangler]

Please clamp onto the seatpost if you can you might bend the frame. Cool bike

[@robbylong2748]

Needs Onza bar ends 😁

[@Heathcliff_hensel]

I bought this exact bike in 94 still have but it is faded badly. Mine came with full XT components and Mavic rims.

[@glen3509]

I'd go with a M770 and M772 Shimano XT groupset, Thomson 7000 series aluminum Elite stem and post🤘🤘. And a nice 7075 handlebar; say a TITEC H👹llbent riser bar😁🤘🤘

[@DeerbrookSouthernRR]

I just got a 1990 Mongoose Switchback from a coworker. Totally original except for the tires. Best part is I paid nothing for it

[@anthonyevans7911]

Wow, ive got an early 90`s Zaskar LE in the shed, havent rode it for about 7 years. I`m 59, used it to ride back and forth work about 8 miles each way back in the late 90`s, not every day, too unfit for that lol....Was considering adding a rear wheel electric hub and making a good ebike out of it. Might have changed my mind now. Are these collectors bikes now? Mine is in silver with yellow / red zalker decals, or no colour, just aluminium.

[@nigehill]

Yes. Arguably the most collectible of all the GT retro bikes and worth good money if original.

[@Cmc7799]

Nice

[@jaymincoulthard2060]

I’ve got the GT Zaskar LE that was made for Scott Sharples. It was custom made to be a 16.5” frame

[@nigehill]

Wow that’s an awesome collector piece 👌

[@jaymincoulthard2060]

@@nigehillcheers mate. It’s for sale if you want to buy it

[@supervortex8363]

very nice

[@dustinkellycramer940]

Awesome build 🤩 looks great with the XT and Judy XC’s What grease did you use to rebuild the DH’s?

[@nigehill]

Thanks. I used SLICKOLEUM. ✌🏼

[@hunge]

I love GT's and this one is bike porn. I have 5 GT's (2 need to be built up), but I really want a Zaskar and pimp it out.

[@alperenkaradeniz8482]

ı have same goruset from 1998 and the other bike ı have deore lx set

[@craiggough3272]

Shud be xtr 24 speed

[@bobberbodoke]

Beautiful Zaskar!!!!See vídeo my Zaskar LE 1995 Turquoise in Brazil: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJXPgqWKorZ3hLc

[@IamMathenge]

FROM KENYA, CAN SOMEONE SPONSOR ME THE GROUPSET FOR MY GSR SERIES 100 GIANT

[@christopher4100]

I have a RTS 2 I want to sell if anyone is interested.

[@benjaminniem8605]

Make this one gravel,

[@Stevehatesgravel]

It’s an off road bike which means everything not just boring gravel

[@benjaminniem8605]

@@Stevehatesgravel Yeah,

[@ronaldtartaglia4459]

What tan wall tires are those????

[@ronaldtartaglia4459]

1 🔺️ X 3 🔺️'s = Triple 🔺️ The one and only G.T.