User Tools

Site Tools


gt:start

Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revisionPrevious revision
Next revision
Previous revision
gt:start [2022/07/28 09:09] mtbtimelinegt:start [2022/09/20 15:24] (current) mtbtimeline
Line 10: Line 10:
  
 GT sold itself to Schwinn in 1997 and today the [[https://www.gtbicycles.com/usa_en/|GT]] brand is alive and well and owned by [[https://www.dorelsports.com/our-brands|Dorel Sports]].  Gary Turner retired from GT in 1999, a few years after business partner Richard Long died in a motorcycle accident.  After 20 years of retirement, Gary Turner has returned to making "Gary Turner" BMX bicycles with his son Craig.  See: [[https://gt1972.com/|GT1972]]. GT sold itself to Schwinn in 1997 and today the [[https://www.gtbicycles.com/usa_en/|GT]] brand is alive and well and owned by [[https://www.dorelsports.com/our-brands|Dorel Sports]].  Gary Turner retired from GT in 1999, a few years after business partner Richard Long died in a motorcycle accident.  After 20 years of retirement, Gary Turner has returned to making "Gary Turner" BMX bicycles with his son Craig.  See: [[https://gt1972.com/|GT1972]].
 +\\
 +
 +Info from:
 +[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GT_Bicycles|wikipedia]],
 +[[https://www.facebook.com/GaryTurnerBMX/|facebook]],
 +[[https://www.orangecoast.com/features/the-return-of-o-c-s-gary-turner-and-his-bmx-bikes/|orangecoast]],
 +[[https://mmbhof.org/richard-long/|mmbhof]], and
 +[[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/gt-bicycles-history/|fundinguniverse]].
 +
 +
  
 </div> </div>
Line 68: Line 78:
 ---- ----
 ===== 1987 Avalanche ===== ===== 1987 Avalanche =====
-The triple triangle makes its debut, along with a non-bmx stem and awkward rear brake cable routing which is both internal and rubbing against the seat tube.  Later models used cable guides around the seat tube (or added a cable stop on the seat tube.)  Straightforward cantilevers have not been seen on a GT since 1984.  See the 1993 RTS-1 brake detail below.+The triple triangle makes its debut, along with a non-bmx stem and awkward rear brake cable routing which is both internal and rubbing against the seat tube.  Later models used cable guides around the seat tube (or added a cable stop on the seat tube.)  Straightforward rear cantilevers have not been seen on a GT since 1984.  See the 1993 RTS-1 brake detail below.
 \\ \\
  
gt/start.1659024565.txt.gz · Last modified: 2022/07/28 09:09 by mtbtimeline