I had my conference call with the GT Coalition people today and the whole time I'm jealous because most of the other people have there bikes. Then I swear the second I hang up the phone the FedEx guy is at my door. I took it to REI and built it up and then took it to Granite Bay to do some hot laps! So my first ride and review on my brand new GT Zaskar Pro is...
This bike is built for speed! The front head tube is beefy and I felt reassured placing the bike, its like a battering ram. The frame felt super solid. Usually there's a period where you have to get used to a new bike and learn to trust it. I felt comfortable right away. The frame is full carbon, and mostly full Shimano XT groupo with XTR shifters. The shifters are sweet because its set up so I can drop two gears in the rear cassette in one throw which means I can go faster quicker. The Fox remote lockout may be the greatest thing ever as well. I can lock it out and stand up and hammer, the best thing is if the trail gets rocky and uneven my hand doesn't have to leave the grip, I just bump the button with the side of my hand and the fork re-engages.
So... I'm stoked!! Sponsorship or no sponsorship I would have gotten this bike! Some guy on the trail was geeking out on it, and I was proud to show it off. I'll post some pics of me riding it this weekend!
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That mustache looks fast!
ReplyDeleteSweet bike. Hardtail is where it's at. Hey it looks like that snowboard is still in the shop. I thought JP took that with him to Alaska. I think the store got that board when I was still in high school.
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sweet, comments! I just noticed the other day that board has a naked lady on it!
ReplyDeleteIt took 6 months of it sitting around for me to notice as well. Funny considering I was a 16 year old and I was pretty good at noticing that kind of stuff.
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