GT & Rocky Mountain --- Bad News

[fos'l]

I might have been the last to find out, but GT is selling off their bikes and closing down operations and Rocky is in receivership with the Canadian form of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Sad news with probably more to come!

 

[herzalot]

Yup. Gotta keep up with your ebikes - those are the only bikes selling.

 

[Racer X]

Many models are half off.
I miss the bikes they made in Santa Ana, back when GT was good.

 

[fos'l]

Many models are half off.
I miss the bikes they made in Santa Ana, back when GT was good.

I had a 2000 "Santa Ana" Zaskar that I built into a super-light single speed (with a magic 32-20) that I rode for years and had a blast as well as a mid-90's US-manufactured I-Drive that was excellent too (until the seatpost cracked because the notch for the clamp extended into the weld)..

 

[herzalot]

Many models are half off.
I miss the bikes they made in Santa Ana, back when GT was good.

GTs are still good. But yes, I understand the reminiscing about their local roots. They made the most desirable bikes when I started riding - Zaskar and Xixang, and then led the full sus movement with the LTS series - a design that worked much better than the Unified Rear Triangle disaster of the Treks, Kleins, Schwinns and others of the mid '90s. Proflex and Specialized designs worked well too.