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I used to own a GTX99 in Red.

Can't find a spec of information on that old rig.  It also had the goose knock off frame.  My Dad bought it for me in 1980...

That is a super cool bike!! Vista seems to be very rare. I owned one when I was a kid. It was a vista banana bike. They came in green and yellow. Mine was yellow and looked somewhat like a schwinn lemon crate. It was a 5 speed with a 16" fornt wheel. I can't find any info on it. If you know where I can find something on it please let me know.

I also owned a GTX99 in black. It had just a coaster brake and no caliper brakes. It was a pretty standard BMX frame made of regular steel, not chromalloy so it was a bit heavy. But it never broke and got me where I needed.  To make mine look a bit cooler I added crash pads to the top tube and handlebar crossbrace, a number plate and as I recall better pedals but that was about it. It had just a coaster brake and no caliper brakes. I got it around 1981 when I was 11.

Been trying to recall the company who made the bike I can't remember. I do believe it was a very inexpensive noname brand. I think my parents paid between $100 and $125 at the time from a local bike shop near us. As I recall I was the only one at my school with the brand and never saw the brand even mentioned anywhere at the time. Everyone at my school with a BMX bike had Huffys or better brands like Mongooses, Schwinns, Diamondbacks, GT's and such. My parents couldn't afford those brands but back then I always dreamed of having a GT Pro Performer.

I recall one time when a kid asked me what kind of bike I had I told him GTX99. He must of assumed it was part of GT's line and got so jealous. I didn't correct him and just went with it.

Thanks vtguy, You are right about the seatpost, The stock one was in rough shape but like you said it was straight and chrome. I thought the black post looked better with the flat black bars. The bars are stock though i think, they were there when I got it at least and the rest was original, so id imagine they are.

GT_Richie69 wrote:

I owned a GTX99 which was a blue frame with white lettering,gold handlebars/stem,gold wheels, and I believe it had gold cranks as well. I purchased it with the insurance money my parents got from someone stealing my Huffy....lmao! I paid under $100 for the bike. Has anyone seen one that fits this color scheme? It was purchased in '80 or '81 I believe.

I had one in red with the white lettering...gold bars, wheels, cranks.  Miss that old rig.  My mom took it to the local dump in the early 90's...

Now I know where the "GTX" framepad on my Mongoose came from! Before I found your bike, I had no clue and couldn't find anything online. Thanks for sharing!

Last edited by poppa wheelie (2012-02-18 5:46am)