1990 GT Team Avalanche
The 1990 Team Avalanche boasts a refined triple triangle design frame made with Concept, Tange’s finest heat treated tubing.
Description
This superlight multishaped tubing offers maximum responsiveness and when coupled with the new OS steering system – Tange prestige fork, GT new pierced design OS stem, and alloy OS headset – ultimate performance prevails. Shimano’s exciting new Deore XT STI group provides state of the art shifting technology. For superior control, the new RapidFire thumb shifters are strategically placed under the handlebar. All new SuperGlide chain rings, utilising race proven HyperGlide technology complete this revolutionary shifting system.
GEOMETRY
Head tube angle: 71°
Seat tube angle: 73.5°
Chainstay length: 16.5″
USEFUL INFORMATION
Seat Post internal diameter: TBC
Front Mech Band Diameter: TBC
Technical specification
Geometry
- Sizes
- 16", 18", 20"
Frame & Fork
- Frame
- GT Triple Triangle, Tange Concept & MTB tubing; 1-1/8" oversize reinforced head tube; internal cable routing; externally butted seat tube; 19mm double tapered seat stays; vertical forged rear dropouts
- Fork
- Tange Prestige with oversize steering column; 1-1/8" blades with forged safety dropouts.
Drivetrain
- Crankset
- Shimano Deore XT STI SuperGlide round chainrings, 46/36/24T black; crank arms anatomically sized
- Bottom bracket
- Hatta sealed mech
- Chain
- Shimano Deore XT STI HyperGlide
- Freewheel
- Shimano Deore XT STI HyperGlide Cassette, 7 speed, 12-28T
- Shifters
- Shimano Deore XT STI Rapid-Fire 7 speed
- Pedals
- Shimano Deore XT II
- Derailleurs
- Shimano Deore XT STI
Wheels
- Rims
- Araya RM-17 26x1.50, grey anodised, 32H
- Tires
- Ritchey Mega-Bite 26x2.0
- Spokes
- 14G stainless steel
- Hubs
- Shimano Deore XT QR with rear cassette, 32H
Cockpit & contact
- Handlebar
- Tioga Prestige II flat, anatomically sized
- Stem
- GT/H.L. All-Terra full chromoly, internal routing, anatomically sized.
- Grips
- GT/A'ME anatomical ATB
- Headset
- Hatta 1-1/8" oversize, alloy sealed, black
- Saddle
- GT All-Terra competition leather, black
- Seat post
- Tioga Prestige 300mm, black/CP
- Seatpost clamp
- GT All-Terra heat treated alloy, black anodised with Shimano Deore XT QR skewer.
- Colour
- Blue Widow
Brakes
- Brakes
- Shimano Deore XT SLR breaking with front cantilever, black; rear U-brake, black; U-2 rexguard; GT straddle cable crosser.
- Brake levers
- Shimano Deore XT 2-finger
Extras
GT InstaFlate C02 pump; GT All-Terra toe clips & straps; chain stay protector

