Author Topic: 1997 GT Performer (Read 21347 times)

stevepeanut · « **on:** July 06, 2016, 09:46 PM »

A visit to Hereford for Jaymz's ride out resulted in me giving some money and hotwheels cars and coming home with this rather nice mid school performer.

It's been up in my loft since buying it, it's time to pull it out and start work on it. I'm trying to decide between the origins wheels or tuffs. Every bike I've had for years has had tuffs on, maybe it's time for once to have spoked wheels.

monteryroom · « **Reply #1 on:** July 07, 2016, 04:38 AM »

i like the spoke wheels on it. a trick with the seatpost is to turn the seat guts around on the post so they're underneath it. you'll have to take the seat apart to do this. will look tons better.

ED209 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 07, 2016, 10:26 AM »

spokes 100%

oldtired · « **Reply #3 on:** July 07, 2016, 06:18 PM »

what they said

stevepeanut · « **Reply #4 on:** November 26, 2016, 05:05 PM »

After months of not touching this bike I've got it down from the loft today. I'm going to keep it on spokes. The bike shouldn't have a black seat post, and I've found a chrome one so started things off by swapping it over. I need to find an original seat too. New tyres are ordered and on the way. Other than that it just needs a good clean and polish and possibly some new brake cables.

stevepeanut · « **Reply #5 on:** November 26, 2016, 05:08 PM »

As it is now with the post swapped.

deeman · « **Reply #6 on:** November 26, 2016, 06:29 PM »

Looks way better on spokes

That Swan Guy · « **Reply #7 on:** November 26, 2016, 07:06 PM »

please please please put that seat clamp inside the seat

stevepeanut · « **Reply #8 on:** November 26, 2016, 07:14 PM »

Quote from: That Swan Guy on November 26, 2016, 07:06 PM

please please please put that seat clamp inside the seat

That seat isn't staying, it'll be gone as soon as I find a gt one.

That Swan Guy · « **Reply #9 on:** November 26, 2016, 07:42 PM »

Quote from: stevepeanut on November 26, 2016, 07:14 PM

Quote from: That Swan Guy on November 26, 2016, 07:06 PM
please please please put that seat clamp inside the seat

That seat isn't staying, it'll be gone as soon as I find a gt one.

Thank god for that lol

stevepeanut · « **Reply #10 on:** November 26, 2016, 09:11 PM »

I've been working hard with the brasso tonight, one rusty chain wheel, now looking good.

stevepeanut · « **Reply #11 on:** November 27, 2016, 12:38 PM »

There's some crusty orange rust in places, but with a polish of brasso it's all coming off. It's taking a while but it's worth it.

stevepeanut · « **Reply #12 on:** December 04, 2016, 04:56 PM »

I've had another couple of hours working on the GT today. More cleaning and polishing. I've fitted a pair of illegal magro tyres. It's starting to look quite good now.

Jaymz · « **Reply #13 on:** December 04, 2016, 06:35 PM »

Coming together nicely Steve, it definately needs new cables, they were somewhat crunchy.

stevepeanut · « **Reply #14 on:** December 04, 2016, 09:36 PM »

That's next on the list, the cables are indeed shot. It'll need a chain, but other than that it'll be spot on.

Avro · « **Reply #15 on:** December 05, 2016, 03:45 PM »

Snakey seatpost..........
...and please tighten that chain or bin it!

Taipan · « **Reply #16 on:** December 05, 2016, 05:14 PM »

I do like those mid GT's but most have those awfull snakeposts which look pants! get a straight post on it or a sturdy layback

stevepeanut · « **Reply #17 on:** December 05, 2016, 05:47 PM »

I can't remember where that seapost came from. It's been sat on a cabinet in the spare bedroom for years. A proper lay back would look better. The wheels are loosely dropped into the frame and forks hence the loose chain, which is going in the bin when I get round to ordering a new one.

stevepeanut · « **Reply #18 on:** March 13, 2017, 09:12 PM »

About a week ago I started looking at gyro cables and got very confused, Jaymz kindly explained the different types with big nipples, small nipples, small threads etc. I noticed the cables were stamped SST, I put this into google and found some original SST cables, so I got some ordered along with a new chain. I need to pop to the local bike shop and get a new front brake cable and then the bike is getting close to being finished. Long term I want to find the correct seat but there's plenty time for that.

stevepeanut · « **Reply #19 on:** March 30, 2017, 07:09 PM »

All done now, fitted the gyro cables and then bought a Dyno compe that came up local as it had the correct GT seat on. Very happy with it.

Jaymz · « **Reply #20 on:** March 30, 2017, 07:39 PM »

This awesome, wish I'd had the umph to build it myself now.

Rega68 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 20, 2020, 02:34 PM »

Just picked up the very same frame, that looks great.
Gonna do mine with some black Tuff II's I have but everything else is pretty much as yours
except I have a layback stamped GT post for it.

TC · « **Reply #22 on:** October 26, 2021, 05:01 PM »

GT fans for the win!

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