1997 GT Lightning
Leave it to GT to take the most innovative approach to bring you the hottest new titanium bike, the GT Lightning. GT takes the ultimate material: genuine USA-made 3/2.5 titanium alloy, and couples it with the latest titanium manufacturing method: an evacuated welding chamber, which assures absolutely perfect, contamination-free welds. Then we bead blasted and built it with the hottest components. As you’d expect, the GT Bicycles Lightning is the highest quality production titanium bike in its category.
Description
1997 GT Lightning
The 1997 GT Lightning is a high-performance mountain bike built with a handcrafted titanium frame, designed for the rider who demands the ultimate in lightweight performance and durability. Known for its exceptional strength-to-weight ratio, the GT Lightning offers a responsive, smooth ride on technical trails, making it the choice of serious cross-country racers and performance enthusiasts.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Seat Post internal diameter:
Front Mech Band Diameter:
Technical specification
Geometry
- Sizes
- 14.5", 16", 18", 20"
Frame & Fork
- Frame material
- Titanium
- Frame
- GT Triple Triangle Design™, 3Al/2.5V Titanium tubing, handcrafted in the USA
- Fork
- Rock Shox Judy SL
Drivetrain
- Crankset
- Shimano XTR, 42/32/22T
- Bottom bracket
- Shimano XTR
- Chain
- Shimano HG-92
- Freewheel
- Shimano XTR, 8-speed, 11-30T
- Shifters
- Shimano XTR Rapidfire Plus, 8-speed
- Pedals
- Shimano XTR SPD
- Front derailleur
- Shimano XTR
- Rear derailleur
- Shimano XTR
Wheels
- Rims
- Mavic 217, 32-hole, anodized silver
- Tires
- WTB Velociraptor 26 x 2.1"
- Spokes
- DT Swiss double-butted stainless steel
- Front hub
- Shimano XTR, 32-hole
- Rear hub
- Shimano XTR, 32-hole
Cockpit & contact
- Handlebar
- Kore Elite, 6061-T6 aluminum, 5-degree bend
- Stem
- Kore Elite, 1 1/8" Aheadset
- Grips
- GT Kraton rubber
- Headset
- Shimano XTR, 1 1/8" Aheadset
- Saddle
- SDG Kevlar
- Seat post
- Kore Elite micro-adjust
- Colour
- Brushed Titanium
Brakes
- Brakes
- Shimano XTR V-brakes
- Brake levers
- Shimano XTR