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Title: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: GavinDavis on November 19, 2012, 11:43 PM
I picked up a Vertigo today off the bay, just down the road so nice and handy :)

It came with these bars which I know didnt come on this model.....Any ideas what they are?  I dont want them on there so will probably sell/trade them to get some GT ones:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i112/gavthelad/2012-11-19-554.jpg)

Also, this is the complete bike that I picked up....its got some pretty decent parts to be fair....Weinmann rims on ACS hubs etc.  Im trying to suss out what year it would be?  I know its a pre '95 as I used to have a 95 performer which pretty much ran the same frame designs at the same time.  But from what I can see it could be anything from a 91 to a 94??

The serial number is: YC4H3515.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i112/gavthelad/2012-11-19-555.jpg)
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: oldtired on November 20, 2012, 02:09 AM
94?   square cut tt,     looking at the ones on museum,   costa will know  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: GavinDavis on November 20, 2012, 10:05 AM
The bloke I bought it from thought that it might be a 94.  The ACS hubs are stamped 92 but i guess that probably wont indicate the date.

Ill send Costa a pm :)

Any idea what the bars are though?
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: thecaptain on November 21, 2012, 11:19 AM
look a bit like moody skyway ones
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: bmxgirl on November 21, 2012, 04:23 PM
It looks the same as mine which ive been told is a '95

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d100/bvmwx/GTbmx30112001.jpg)
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: GavinDavis on November 21, 2012, 04:33 PM
Yours has got just the one bend in the downtube where as mine has got the "S" bend
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: midschooljon on November 21, 2012, 04:40 PM
That is definitely a 94. Looks to be in pretty good survivor condition as well with not too many original bits missing.  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: bmxgirl on November 21, 2012, 05:04 PM
Yours has got just the one bend in the downtube where as mine has got the "S" bend

Oops just noticed that  :-[
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: GavinDavis on November 21, 2012, 05:25 PM
That is definitely a 94. Looks to be in pretty good survivor condition as well with not too many original bits missing.  :daumenhoch:

Yeah it really is a decent survivor to be fair, I need to give it a good polish etc to bring it up nice and then ill look to getting a few of the standard parts I think.

I know theyre original but im not really feeling the decals :( ...I was contemplating removing them and fitting some earlier peformer/world tour ones?  I dunno?? lol.
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: GavinDavis on November 21, 2012, 05:27 PM
Yours has got just the one bend in the downtube where as mine has got the "S" bend

Oops just noticed that  :-[

:)  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: Tonto on December 10, 2012, 08:39 PM
Nooooo leave the decals on or gimme the f/f  ::)
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: bobbbbsy on December 10, 2012, 08:46 PM
my 93 gt mach one came with that rim/hub combo. stars n stripes sticker rims and engraved acs thailand hub ?
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: bobbbbsy on December 10, 2012, 08:51 PM
That is definitely a 94. Looks to be in pretty good survivor condition as well with not too many original bits missing.  :daumenhoch:

Yeah it really is a decent survivor to be fair, I need to give it a good polish etc to bring it up nice and then ill look to getting a few of the standard parts I think.

I know theyre original but im not really feeling the decals :( ...I was contemplating removing them and fitting some earlier peformer/world tour ones?  I dunno?? lol.

mid school decals are often a let down unless u got s&m or summat ! strip em off or leave em on. dont try n make it something its not. thats sad !  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: GavinDavis on December 10, 2012, 10:04 PM
That is definitely a 94. Looks to be in pretty good survivor condition as well with not too many original bits missing.  :daumenhoch:

Yeah it really is a decent survivor to be fair, I need to give it a good polish etc to bring it up nice and then ill look to getting a few of the standard parts I think.

I know theyre original but im not really feeling the decals :( ...I was contemplating removing them and fitting some earlier peformer/world tour ones?  I dunno?? lol.

mid school decals are often a let down unless u got s&m or summat ! strip em off or leave em on. dont try n make it something its not. thats sad !  :daumenhoch:

Decals are still on it at the moment dude ......However, ive got some Pro Freestyle Tour Team ones and im not afraid to use them  :LolLolLolLol:

It needs a bit of jazzing up.....at the moment its a dull as dishwater  ;D
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: Dannywhac on December 10, 2012, 10:16 PM
That is definitely a 94. Looks to be in pretty good survivor condition as well with not too many original bits missing.  :daumenhoch:

Yeah it really is a decent survivor to be fair, I need to give it a good polish etc to bring it up nice and then ill look to getting a few of the standard parts I think.

I know theyre original but im not really feeling the decals :( ...I was contemplating removing them and fitting some earlier peformer/world tour ones?  I dunno?? lol.

mid school decals are often a let down unless u got s&m or summat ! strip em off or leave em on. dont try n make it something its not. thats sad !  :daumenhoch:

Decals are still on it at the moment dude ......However, ive got some Pro Freestyle Tour Team ones and im not afraid to use them  :LolLolLolLol:

It needs a bit of jazzing up.....at the moment its a dull as dishwater  ;D

Gav, how about leaving the original decals on it, but slapping a crap load of mid-school stickers on the frame - like Ride stickers, G-Sport, Hookups etc - would look the part then, and you could always take em off eventually should you wish to part with t'bike  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: GavinDavis on December 10, 2012, 11:23 PM
I know what youre saying Dan....Original and all that but come on....you cant say the Tour decals aint cool  8)  :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i112/gavthelad/2012-11-19-555.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i112/gavthelad/c3a27858_blowup.jpg)
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: bobbbbsy on December 11, 2012, 12:44 AM
if you re gay !  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: GTnumber1 on December 11, 2012, 01:07 AM
dont do it mate, its never going to look or be a pft and pft decals are for pft`s   ;)  keep the original decals on it,
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: GavinDavis on December 11, 2012, 07:42 AM
if you re gay !  :daumenhoch:


:LolLolLolLol:....suit you sir!  ;D
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: GavinDavis on December 11, 2012, 07:47 AM
dont do it mate, its never going to look or be a pft and pft decals are for pft`s   ;)  keep the original decals on it,

 :( ....I should never have mentioned it  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: stu1980 on December 19, 2012, 10:26 PM
I know what youre saying Dan....Original and all that but come on....you cant say the Tour decals aint cool  8)  :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i112/gavthelad/2012-11-19-555.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i112/gavthelad/c3a27858_blowup.jpg)
i have one of these bikes and was going to get the tour stickers think it looks proper 90s  ;)
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: Tonto on December 20, 2012, 10:53 AM
Give it to me
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: stu1980 on December 28, 2012, 11:15 AM
aftrer reading this thought id get my finger out and built my gt ,put together out of bits lying about still need some parts to finish
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww203/stua89/christmas2012gt008.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww203/stua89/christmas2012gt005.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww203/stua89/christmas2012gt007.jpg)
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: GavinDavis on December 28, 2012, 11:40 AM
Looks top dollar bud  :daumenhoch:

Some might give you the verbal spanking but i think it looks cool  8)
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: monkeymoped on June 30, 2016, 03:22 PM
I've just picked up a gt vertigo f&f which i've been told is a '94 but it only has the one bend in the down tube now checking pic.s on Google some have the s frame and some have one bend as soon as it's delivered i'll post up frame number but just after a  it of info
Title: Re: GT Vertigo Year and Bars ID
Post by: kayla on June 30, 2016, 06:39 PM
I had one of these BITD! It's a 1994 and those ACS/Weinmann 36H wheels were standard on the Vertigo. I put black coaster Skyways on mine, had the seat tube drilled like the 1994 Performer and put a Weinmann touring centrepull on the back as recommended in Ride (issue 6?) It was cool. I traded it for a KHE Skunk (what I'd give for one now!)  :D

It needs four piece bars though, either GT ones or kneesaver types or something like that ;)
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