Gallery: Jeff’s GT Outpost
[Jeff sent us this photo of his GT Outpost. —ed.]
Let me first start by saying I absolutely love ecovelo I visit multiple times a day. I Stumbled upon it a couple of months ago and it has inspired me to build up an old frame I had been holding on to. I bought this ’93 GT Outpost from a bike shop when I was 12. This is my first build. A lot of the parts have been reused from my spare parts bin. There are a lot of things I still want to do to this bike… It is very much a work in progress. I would still like to get a Brown B17 with matching Brooks grips, Fenders and appropriate tires. I ride just about every day, but I am only able to commute on Thursday and Friday due to the day care stiuation with the kids.
Thanks for the Site!!
—Jeff
13 Responses to “Gallery: Jeff’s GT Outpost”
I enjoy reading about re-purposed bikes. I am interested in the drive train on this bike and what Jeff did?
Hi John,
Currently I have it set up single speed. This is my first experiance riding SS. I set it up this way because it was cheap and I wanted to get the bike up and running. I had the XT crank and bought a single speed kit which included spacers a cog and a chain tensioner. I started out with the 32 tooth Chain ring and a 16T cog but found myself spinning out consantly. So I switched out the 32T for the 44T chain ring. This gearing is better but not Ideal. Eventually I plan on running it geared but I am unsure if I want to run 1×9, or get an IGH. My other dilemma is how much do I want to spend on this thing….. I mean It’s a 93 GT ;)
Nice. I have a ’89 or ’90 GT Karakoram that I used as a commuter until just a few weeks ago. It is a good bike, although mine had a rear U-brake that I didn’t like too much. I think it will make a great base for an Xtracycle some day. Also, the purple and blue splatter paint job made it virtually theft-proof?
Did you paint your bike, or it that the original color?
LOL! Yeah I don’t know what they where thinking with some of those paint jobs from the early 90′s….. I had the frame sand blasted and painted at a bump shop in town. It took a week and cost $100.
Man, I love the look of the early Mountain Bikes, especially with modern wheels and nice, fat slicks. The shiny Mary bars and stem, the canti brakes, the horizontal top-tube – this bike is tight.
Jeff, you bought it when you were 12 and you still fit the bike? Wow.
WOW! Thanks for the compliment Swap Yankee!
Hi Micheal,
Surprisingly enough it does still fit. If I used the original stem it would fit perfectly The original stem had a steep angle giving it a very upright position and looked totaly dorky. I wanted to give this bike a sportier look and use silver compenents. so I swapped it out with a 70mm stem off of an old Schwinn le tour. This has made the cockpit a little less roomy, but that was my only other option and I think it looks better. Eventually I would like to get a 90mm or 100mm Nitto Technomic so I can stretch out a little. I could probably use an off set seat post too….
Nice bike. Simple and cool!
I have an old steel GT that’s I’m accumulating parts in order to rebuild it. It’s been used as my winter bike for a few seasons and it’s just time. Keeping mine 21 speeds though. You’ve got me thinking of doing a respray as well.
Thanks Brian!
Respray it! it will breath new life into it. It’s like getting a brand new frame. Good luck on your build and make sure you post some pics!
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I’ll post some pics before and after. New fenders , friction top mount shifters, and a dual kickstand just arrived from Rivendell yesterday. I have some Nashbar trekking bars and a new set of wheels with LX hubs in wait as well. Thinking of going with red oxide primer with a semi gloss top coat and painting the front and rear racks to match.
Nice! I can’t wait to see the pics!!