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1998 GT Performer

This was going to be my daily rider. But it came out a little better than I anticipated so it'll just see some light riding.

**SOLD** Got the frame for $30 on eBay. The forks were in a back room at the shop I work at. Got 'em FREE!!!! The frame came with pink and blue decals and the forks came with green and blue. I liked the green and blue better and the only green and blue ones I could find just said "Performer". Most of the other stuff I had laying around. I worked all kinds of overtime to pay for this build. Now I wish I could stop working so much so I could actually get home at a decent hour to go ride. FRAME: 1998 GT Performer; Chromo main tubes

FORKS: 1998 GT Performer; 4130 Chromoly, 1-1/8" threadless; PacMan dropouts
STEM: GT Piston stem; stamped "Made In U.S.A."; 1-1/8" threadless
HANDLEBAR: GT; 4130 Chromoly
GRIPS: Animal Edmin grips; w/ Eastern bar ends
HEADSET: FSA The Pig; 1-1/8 threadless
CRANKS: Red Line Flights; 180mm
PEDALS: Primo Super Tenderizer; 9/16"
CHAINRING: Profile Imperial; 44T
CHAIN: KMC K710 Kool Chain; 1/2" x 1/8"
FREEWHEEL: ACS Claws; 1/2 X 3/32 CP 16T
RIMS: Araya Super 7X.; double wall; 48H; 20x1.75
HUBS: GT high flange; 48H; 3/8” axles
TIRES: Maxxis Hookworm; 20x1.95
SEAT: Demolition D1
POST: GT laid back; 7/8”
CLAMP: GT dual bolt; 1”
BRAKES: Odyssey Evo II’s
BRAKE LEVERS: Odyssey M2 and Monolever; Medium

Duke 01 · 2007-03-14 8:48pm

What's the serial??
Can you post a picture of the chainstay/seatstay wishbones?

Thanks!

comay · 2007-03-15 10:33am

Duke 01 wrote:
What's the serial??
Can you post a picture of the chainstay/seatstay wishbones?

Thanks!

The S/N# is YC98D0162

Here are those pics.

Duke 01 · 2007-03-15 12:03pm

You Rock!

I just wanted to see which year's Pro Performer used to have the ovalized tubes shown in the picture above....it still doesn't make sense..(?)

Duke 01 · 2007-03-28 12:16am

Cool Comay!

Nice job on this one

Alkenhoffer · 2007-04-25 8:16pm

Very impressive.

This will be my mid school rider build if my other falls through.

comay · 2007-05-13 9:05am

Finally got my new wheels laced! These were hanging from the ceiling at the shop I work at. I thought there was just one so I never paid that much attention to it. I almost pooped my pants when I found the other one. I got the hubs off of eBay.

louie · 2007-05-13 9:22am

comay are those weinmann xl

comay · 2007-05-13 9:27am

louie wrote:
comay are those weinmann xl

louie, the stickers on the rims say "Araya Super 7X"

louie · 2007-05-13 10:08am

nice.

Duke 01 · 2007-05-17 7:19am

comay wrote:
louie, the stickers on the rims say "Araya Super 7X"

I LOVE these rims, i have them on my Tour but they are a bit pitted

I want yours!!!!!!!!

comay · 2007-08-19 1:46pm

Just installed my new stem from relief123!!! Thanks again Jason!

2low2tow · 2007-08-19 8:48pm

nice bike where did you get those decals from I need some for my performer

comay · 2007-08-19 8:53pm

2low2tow wrote:
nice bike where did you get those decals from I need some for my performer

I got the decals from eBay. Gary also has some in the BMX Shop.
http://www.bmxmuseum.com/shop/stickers/gt_stickers/218/

2low2tow · 2007-08-19 9:09pm

thanks I seen the ones gary has and e-mailed him but didn't hear back from him.

DemonGT · 2007-08-19 9:28pm

what gyro are you using? just the reg gyro 3 or is that the GXR or whatever its called?

i have a 1996 pro freestyle tour and the part of the frame you circled is ovalized on it

P.S. you wanna sell those rims?

Schwinn Superstock · 2007-08-19 10:47pm

I like it! Nice wheel set

good work!

Duke 01 · 2007-08-27 5:04pm

DemonGT wrote:
i have a 1996 pro freestyle tour and the part of the frame you circled is ovalized on it

...yeah i know same goes on the Tour
But i still remember my 1998 Pro Performer....these bridges were ovalized on both seatstay and chainstay!

Last edited by Duke 01 (2007-08-27 6:11pm)

comay · 2007-08-27 5:21pm

DemonGT wrote:
what gyro are you using? just the reg gyro 3 or is that the GXR or whatever its called?

i have a 1996 pro freestyle tour and the part of the frame you circled is ovalized on it

P.S. you wanna sell those rims?

I'm running an Odyssey GTX-R aluminum gyro with sealed bearings. Smooth like butt-ah.

As far as the brake bridge, who knows? I did buy the frame off of eBay. Whoever sold it to me could've switched the decals. It might be just a Performer. I still have yet to see another 98 with these type of decals. I don't remember seeing any like that in the 98 catalog. Going by the S/N, I thought it was a 98. Could it be a 99?

Duke 01 · 2007-08-27 6:17pm

lol...cool comay, i was just trying to find out which year's Pro Performer i need to buy
Yours have the 1999 decal theme, so might be a 1999 Pro Performer.
That one i had was just like this>>

*PS:i still want your rims!

Last edited by Duke 01 (2007-08-27 6:19pm)

comay · 2007-08-27 6:50pm

Yeah Duke, this is what the frame looked like when I got it so your guess is as good as mine. lol. Auction listed it as a 98. I was just going by that, the decals and the S/N.