BMXmuseum.com Bikes / GT Bicycles / 1998 GT Speed Series XL

Here is the bike I put together for my youngest daughter who is graduating from Middle school on 6/19/09. This was the complete (except for wheels) that I scored from "jayoldmanbmx" a few months ago. I bought some new Sun rims to pair up with some old school low flange GT sealed bearing hubs and went with a custom powder coat job through my friend Joe who owns and operates Brooklyn Machine Works (BMW). It's actually a clear coat with a purple tint to it and it looks wicked in person. The pictures do not really convey the look of the powder coat job! Also, I picked up a few other parts from some members here, like the Crupi pedals and polished GT stem from Stonie. I went with a new seat with purple stitching and a puple brake lever, purple front axle nuts and nipples and the last addition, the purple overdrive chainwheel from Toby2D just last week.

Parts & Specs:

• Frame: 1998 GT Speed Series XL

• Serial#: 07988556 XL

• Tubes: 6061 heat treated Aluminum

• Forks: GT Stiletto 1 1/8" non-threaded

• Handlebars: GT 4 Bar Knee savers original chrome

• Stem: GT Polished race stem

• Grips: A'me Mini's

• Seatpost: GT Straight post 27.0mm

• Seat: Shadow Conspiracy slim seat

• Seatpost clamp: GT

• Levers: Odyssey

• Front brake/pads: N/A

• Rear brake/pads: Silver Tektro V-brakes

• Brake cable, rear: Odyssey Linear cable

• Headset: Silver Chris King 1 1/8"

• Cranks: GT Power Series (Show) cranks 180mm

• Pedals: GT Platform 9/16" re-powdered black & Crupie Silver w/polished purple cages.

• Front sprocket: Purple GT Overdrive Chain wheel 44T

• Chain: New school chrome KMC chain

• Rear sprocket/cog: 16T

• Wheels: GT OS low flange sealed bearing hubs with SS spokes, purple nips and Sun Rhyno Lite rims in 20 x 1.5"

• Tires: OS GT Skinwall race tread 20 x 1.75"

• Tubes: Danscomp 20 x 1.75-1.95

Thanks for looking!