New Bike: GT Bicycles 2016 Line Up

Still time to be spent to reach 2016, but GT makes a fast move by releasing new line up for 2016. For this 2016 line up, they build some of their most popular bikes, with new parts as the supporting parts to get better performance. The bikes with updates are their hardtail machine GT Zaskar, GT Sanction, and GT Sensor.

GT Zaskar

The Zaskar is the most popular hardtail in GT's lineup, and for the 2016, GT celebrating the 25 years of the bike in the mountain biking world. For this celebration, GT builds two models, the carbon and aluminum frame with 27,5 inch wheels. GT says that the 2016 Zaskar will be able to used in XC riders to hardcore trail riders. The carbon version will be built with Rockshox Pike 120 mm of travel, a dropper post, and will be priced at $4,999.

GT Sanction

GT Sanction is the beast in GT's lineup, as Gee Atherton used it in the enduro racing. GT will build a special "Team Edition" of the 2016 Sanction, which is equipped with Fox Float X2 rear shock 165 mm travel. The "Pro Edition" will be equipped with combination Fox Float X and Fox 36 fork. Shimano XT will be fulfill the drivetrain of the GT Sanction 2016 "Pro Edition". The "Pro Edition" will be priced at $3,499.

GT Sensor

GT also builds the full carbon version of the Sensor. The GT Sensor Expert which is the combination of carbon in front triangle and aluminum in rear triangle will be priced at $4,340. There's no much information about the availability of the bikes, so just keep on eye on the news update.

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Look Closer: GT Fury 27.5 Inch Wheels - Gee Atherton

Atherton is the famous family name; Gee Atherton and Rachel Atherton, which consider as top rider on professional downhill scene today. On this part, we will take a look closer on Gee Atherton's bike: GT Fury 27.5 DH Bikes, which is become his primary weapon for the downhill race. Gee Atherton's bike mostly sponsored by FOX suspension and he uses this for the rear and the fork, then Shimano Saint for the groupset, and for the complete check below;

On the suspension department this bike is using FOX Rad for the rear suspension, a really good stuff to be installed on aggressive bike like GT Fury.

This suspension then be combined with the FOX 40 as the front suspension to get the perfect match and performance on the track.

For the groupset department, this GT Fury runs fast with the Shimano Saint drivetrain and brakeset to get the optimal performance; Shimano Saint is one of the best groupset on DH scene today, and so with the Saint brakeset.

With the ice-tech technology, the Saint brakeset is the perfect brake to stop this machine after go down fast on the track, without any increasing of heat on the rotor. Another part used is Continental Trail King tire, Pro Component for the cockpit area, and Crank Brothers for the pedals.

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