Jul
29
Have GT mountain bikes really turned to crap? I rode the new i-force 1.0 and loved it but I've heard the GT sold out and started making bikes to be sold at walmart. Is this horrible piece of info true? Basically i'm looking for a good bike I can tear it up on that I can still climb up the mountain on. Opinions? Do DH bikes have lower gears to climb with?
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People need to learn to not answer when they dont know what they’re talking about… Those two answers are both total crap…
GT makes very good bikes. In fact, GT makes the vast majority of the bikes you see around from ANY company. They produce frames for a huge variety of other companies.
That said, many companies sell crap Walmart bikes and ALSO sell ‘real’ mountain bikes, like Mongoose, GT, Iron Horse… The quality of one does nothing to speak toward the quality of the other, it’s simply a branding thing for profit’s sake.
I’ve never actually heard of the i-Force 1.0… but the Force 1.0 is a very sweet ride that’ll take you up and down all but the most gnarly terrain very capably.
As for DH bikes… Downhill bikes have absolutely NO gear for climbing. In fact, it’s very common to run a close ratio road cassette in conjunction with a large front ring. My downhill bike, for example, has a 38 tooth ring up front and an 11-23 dura-ace road cassette out back. As the name implies… they’re meant to go DOWNhill not up…
For the record, the Driver 8 that someone suggested is a flat out downhill bike. It’s just meant for courses that dont require the 10" travel the V10 offers but it’s no freeride or all mountain bike by any measure.
Unfornatly GT started selling shit bikes alittle while ago. Your best bet is to buy a freeride bike. For example a Kona Stinky Six or a Santa Cruz Driver 8. Both great bikes that eat up everything and still like to climb.
Not sure about GT, but I know Mongoose sold their brand name to wal-mart, but still produces their own high-end frames. I hope Gt didn’t follow suit. There are definitely still high quality Gt’s on the market though.
True DH bikes do have lower climbing gears but are generally a lot heavier, making climbing a bit more difficult. The higher gears ( the third & largest sprocket on the crank) are normally left off as they are not much needed. This also provides more ground clearance. All-mountain (AM) bikes are a good alternative as they are more versatile, but can still handle good sized drops.