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1985 GT Pro Series

Re-creation of my favorite BITD race bike.

My favorite race/street bike from about 1984-1988 was my '82 GT Pro Series that I bought at a police auction for $60 then modified and beat the heck out of through Junior High and High School. I built this bike up using a 1985 frame and fork to be nearly identical to my old bike at what I consider to be its most pure race state before I modified it for freestyle later in its life.
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My old '82 had real XC-II's, a Tuf-Neck stem, GT Pro bars, and a gold rear brake, but otherwise, this is pretty much spot on. Looks just like it and rides just like it, but this bike is in far better condition than that bike ever was! Super super clean! I built this one to ride. Really light, handles great, fast, just like a GT should (just doesn't stop since I forgot to grab a brake cable, oops!)
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The deal with the lavender UNI: In around 1985, I broke a cromoly seat post flipping my GT off a jump (I'm sure we've all done this at least once). We rode down to the local bike shop that was in a guy's garage. The ONLY seat he had left was a lavender UNI that I guess no one wanted. Wanting to sit while cruising, I bought it and had it on my GT and other bikes from then on. Sure, it's an unusual choice, but it grew on me, and this bike is a tribute to how we used to ride back in the day -- with what you had or could find! That's why I chose the newer GT stem and the silver brake on this rebuild... I had them lying around, true to the spirit of my old bike. It's perfect.
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** Photos of the original bike (during the unfortunate freestyle years) posted in the thread below! **
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Posting larger photos below because I don't like how small the museum photos are.
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Thanks for looking and let me know what you think about my re-creation!