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Restoring my childhood bike - 1991 GT Pro Freestyle Tour 
#51 2014-03-15 6:09pm
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#52 2014-03-18 7:53am
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Wheels built! Off to the shop to have them trued and tension. 
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#53 2014-03-18 7:58am
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#54 2014-03-22 5:36pm
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Frame and forks polished. Headset painted and installed. Forks on frame!
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#55 2014-03-22 5:45pm
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#56 2014-03-23 12:43pm
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Looking good!!
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#57 2014-04-15 12:56pm
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Got the wheels back, they look great. Got all the last items on order. Now it's just a matter of putting the work in. I can't wait to see it finished and ride it. 
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#58 2014-04-15 1:02pm
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Got one of the pedals cleaned up and spindles swapped over (9/16 vs. 1/2 spindles):
Also, new chain ring showed up:
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#59 2014-04-22 9:37pm
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lots of parts showed up today, but I'm waiting on some key parts to show up before I can really start assembling. Last thing to source is F/F stickers and DeamonGT has been really killing it there.
On the list of things to do was/is repainting the brakes. Tonight I finished the front BOA. Rear is next.
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#60 2014-04-22 10:02pm
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Boa came out good
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#61 2014-04-29 8:49pm
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Teaser shot. I'm just waiting on the gyro sticker (should be here this week) and still trying to find a printer for the f/f stickers.
I rode it for the first time tonight in around 20 years. It seems familiar. The front brake works good (flexes like crazy), and the back brake is as useless as I remember. If I continue to ride it, I'll be switching the pitbull out in a hurry.
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#62 2014-04-29 8:54pm
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That looks great.
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#63 2014-04-30 8:01am
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The pitbull is actually a great brake once it's dialed in.
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#64 2014-04-30 8:30am
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tnyvillegas wrote:
The pitbull is actually a great brake once it's dialed in.
Any tips? I can't ever recall that thing working that well and I can't seem to get any power out of it now.
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#65 2014-05-01 3:44pm
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Re: Restoring my childhood bike - 1991 GT Pro Freestyle Tour
Managed to get the brake to work a little better now. Lubed all cables and greased the cams up. I will get some real pictures up soon.
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#66 2014-05-01 5:53pm
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Sorry I didn't reply soon. Yeah pitbuls are a pain in the ass when using a gyro. It takes a lot of adjusting and lubing to make them work good. When used with a race bike they work great. Seems like the gyro cables keep it from working to their best, but seems like you figured it out. I have em on my 91 aggressor and they work great.
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#67 2014-05-01 6:21pm
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Ok, real pictures time! I was not going for complete carpet queen here, just wanted to clean it up a bunch. I hope to get stickers sorted soon.
Question, can I change pictures out after submitting to the museum? 
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#68 2014-05-01 6:26pm
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Killer build! You can edit pics after it's been submitted, just not sure if you have to have a pro membership to have the option. Dave.
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#70 2014-05-01 6:31pm
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Re: Restoring my childhood bike - 1991 GT Pro Freestyle Tour
Looks so sick!! Congrats on getting it done. Pics are sick too.
I agree on the Pitbull aswell. Always loved how they worked.
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#71 2014-05-01 7:52pm
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Re: Restoring my childhood bike - 1991 GT Pro Freestyle Tour
90Aggressor wrote:
Looks so sick!! Congrats on getting it done. Pics are sick too.
I agree on the Pitbull aswell. Always loved how they worked.
Thanks man, same to you. 
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#72 2014-05-02 8:46am
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Re: Restoring my childhood bike - 1991 GT Pro Freestyle Tour
Turned out great.
WTB: 1992 Yellow splatter GT Performer
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#73 2014-05-02 8:48pm
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Spencerb wrote:
90Aggressor wrote:
Looks so sick!! Congrats on getting it done. Pics are sick too.
I agree on the Pitbull aswell. Always loved how they worked.Thanks man, same to you.
And thank you too.
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#74 2014-05-22 8:41am
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great job bro the bike looks awesome! heres a tip on the front pegs that ive done, if anyone is using the safety washer in the forks with pegs, you can put a few 21mm botton bracket washers there to give you better surface area that way you don't bend the pegs.
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#75 2014-05-28 3:47pm
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OMG...its absolutely gorgeous.
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