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New School BMX 2004 - Now => New School Park, Street & Dirt => Topic started by: acky on February 28, 2011, 12:55 PM

Title: new bike ??
Post by: acky on February 28, 2011, 12:55 PM

at christmas i bought my daughter a second hand gt el centro, she loves it (me too  ;D)
id like to up grade it, but dont know which way to go.

I have chance of almost brand new gt fueler, last years model 200 quid. or was thinking before i got offered this. Was new forks helium and a colony frame.

dliema  :-\

Title: Re: new bike ??
Post by: JT71 on February 28, 2011, 01:20 PM

the frame and forks route.

those helium forks, man they are light! I shifted a pile of boxes of those forks in the liferbmx shop (making room for an airbed, but that's a different story) and assumed it was a pile of empty fork boxes, but not so, there was a set of forks in every one...they're THAT light!

Title: Re: new bike ??
Post by: acky on February 28, 2011, 08:42 PM

So are'nt GT'S that good anymote ??

i was thinking about starting off with those helium forks, i thought they were pretty smart too

Title: Re: new bike ??
Post by: JT71 on February 28, 2011, 08:55 PM

I agree with the punk.

Title: Re: new bike ??
Post by: pickle on February 28, 2011, 08:58 PM

Colony stuff rocks!!!  go for that over the GT any day  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: new bike ??
Post by: acky on March 01, 2011, 07:35 AM

its this bike, but 2010 model  http://www.gtbicycles.com/gbr/bikes/bmx/dirt/2011-fueler-polish-slate

Title: Re: new bike ??
Post by: JT71 on March 01, 2011, 07:54 AM

is it this bike?

http://www.discountcyclesdirect.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=11591

(http://www.evanscycles.com/product_image/image/a71/4b0/88b/54043/product_page/gt-fueler-2010-bmx-bike.jpg?1288930574)

or it the rasta coloured one? which is actually more minging than the white one, lol.

(http://bikereviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/gt-fueler-2010-bmx-bike.jpg)

now, paint work aside, that looks not bad for £200.00

micro gearing, cassette hub, sealed bearings, chromo, I might revise my advice, for £200 the GT looks good. Get the helium forks too! lol.

Title: Re: new bike ??
Post by: GTnumber1 on March 01, 2011, 10:27 AM

Quote from: Glen on February 28, 2011, 08:54 PM

Depends on the model, but colony is very good!  I dont see any info about the GT el centro.
For years GT has been pretty crap, but their current top end stuff looks decent
http://www.gtbicycles.com/gbr/bikes/bmx/street/2011-calafia-twilight-blue
I would personally go for the colony frame

as a old school gt lover glen is rite gt has been shite since 02 when they got bought out by pacific  but finaly there geting there shit together i think so they can compete with all the other markets and the best thing is halfords wont be able to sell gt bikes soon HOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUUUUUKIN RAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

But iwould still go with colony  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: new bike ??
Post by: acky on March 01, 2011, 12:34 PM

i, its the white one.

if money was no object  id get the frame and forks, just that id have to pilage the El centro
for bits then id have a frame & forks that i might not be able to sell  ::) but been tight i think ill go for the
full bike & sell the old one.

Cheers for comments

Title: Re: new bike ??
Post by: JT71 on March 01, 2011, 01:27 PM

Quote from: acky on March 01, 2011, 12:34 PM

i, its the white one.

if money was no object  id get the frame and forks, just that id have to pilage the El centro
for bits then id have a frame & forks that i might not be able to sell  ::) but been tight i think ill go for the
full bike & sell the old one.

Cheers for comments

the colony frame and helium forks would be a better frame/fork combo, but for a complete bike, with the parts it has, the GT is good for £200.