Bummer. This hurts the 90’s kid in me to see them go out a second time. Had a 95 GT Vertigo, 99 Dino VFR, 2003 Compe (post bankruptcy return) and currently sitting pretty is my 17 Performer. The 90’s were a special time where us kids all drooled over anything that said GT/ DYNO on it.
yomanchill on
I think GT belongs to another brand already (Canondale?) so maybe just streamlining.
BizzEB on
Strange. My LBS announced a two weeks ago they were picking up GT bikes as the company had returned to their original ownership. I trust Phil more than them, but that’s still very strange.
Gedrot on
Outch. I was wandering what this vid was about, didn’t get around to watch it yet.
Damn. Maybe I shouldn’t sell my old and mostly replaced 2017 Pantera yet. While it’s not an as good decender due to being too “XC” to keep up with my Trek Marlin (of all things) and the fat tires kinda ruin it for actual XC, it was actually pretty fun and surprisingly plushy to ride for a hardtail.
I was actually looking forward to what their next aggro hardtail would’ve been. Big bummer.
rockpharmer on
Merry fucking Christmas… damn
Tidybloke on
I haven’t seen GT bikes in stores for years, or really on the trails. When I was younger they were everywhere, friend of mine had a GT BMX, knew loads of people with GT mountain bikes. Another one is Saracen, they were like a catalogue brand, loads of kids had them, never see them now but they have a pretty decent race team?
Clickclickdoh on
I grew up on a late ’80s dayglo pink Pro Performer. I wish I still had that bike.
skierdud89 on
Man this hurts just as much as it did with Kona. For the time being I’m gonna stay positive and hope they can do what Kona did although Phil made it sound like Pon wasn’t interested.
ThoreauAZ on
… a new Dacia Sandero!
whitedlite on
Well glad I only paid $510 each for my Labomba Pros for me and a Christmas gift. That’s cheap enough that if any issues arise with the frame I’m not out. Plus part manufactures will probably help out as well. However, it’s a DJ, it’s made to take absolute abuse. I would’ve been angry had I purchased their DH bike like I wanted.
jedienginenerd on
I had a Zaskar LE in the burnished finish that I built up back around 1994/1995. It was a great bike. Those were the Hans Rey days.
joshross23 on
My first BMX bike was a GT, but I’ve yet to see any of their bikes on the trail. Not surprising that PON gave up on them as it seems their only value proposition was nostalgia.
coloradoemtb on
my first real mtb was the Zaskar with judy fork in 1995. Sad to see them go…
CrowdyPooster on
First real BMX bike, GT Pro Series. It was so perfect. The best geometry of any BMX bike I had.
NOsquid on
I know this has happened to a lot of people in all areas of the bike industry in recent years from production/distribution to racing to content creation but it particularly sucks to see it happen to Phil. Truly the best of his breed and one of the very few I enjoy watching. I hope he can bounce back and find another brand to sponsor his adventures.
BizzEB on
This explains the recent half-off sale. I wonder about the warranties for GT bikes.
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Bummer. This hurts the 90’s kid in me to see them go out a second time. Had a 95 GT Vertigo, 99 Dino VFR, 2003 Compe (post bankruptcy return) and currently sitting pretty is my 17 Performer. The 90’s were a special time where us kids all drooled over anything that said GT/ DYNO on it.
I think GT belongs to another brand already (Canondale?) so maybe just streamlining.
Strange. My LBS announced a two weeks ago they were picking up GT bikes as the company had returned to their original ownership. I trust Phil more than them, but that’s still very strange.
Outch. I was wandering what this vid was about, didn’t get around to watch it yet.
Damn. Maybe I shouldn’t sell my old and mostly replaced 2017 Pantera yet. While it’s not an as good decender due to being too “XC” to keep up with my Trek Marlin (of all things) and the fat tires kinda ruin it for actual XC, it was actually pretty fun and surprisingly plushy to ride for a hardtail.
I was actually looking forward to what their next aggro hardtail would’ve been. Big bummer.
Merry fucking Christmas… damn
I haven’t seen GT bikes in stores for years, or really on the trails. When I was younger they were everywhere, friend of mine had a GT BMX, knew loads of people with GT mountain bikes. Another one is Saracen, they were like a catalogue brand, loads of kids had them, never see them now but they have a pretty decent race team?
I grew up on a late ’80s dayglo pink Pro Performer. I wish I still had that bike.
Man this hurts just as much as it did with Kona. For the time being I’m gonna stay positive and hope they can do what Kona did although Phil made it sound like Pon wasn’t interested.
… a new Dacia Sandero!
Well glad I only paid $510 each for my Labomba Pros for me and a Christmas gift. That’s cheap enough that if any issues arise with the frame I’m not out. Plus part manufactures will probably help out as well. However, it’s a DJ, it’s made to take absolute abuse. I would’ve been angry had I purchased their DH bike like I wanted.
I had a Zaskar LE in the burnished finish that I built up back around 1994/1995. It was a great bike. Those were the Hans Rey days.
My first BMX bike was a GT, but I’ve yet to see any of their bikes on the trail. Not surprising that PON gave up on them as it seems their only value proposition was nostalgia.
my first real mtb was the Zaskar with judy fork in 1995. Sad to see them go…
First real BMX bike, GT Pro Series. It was so perfect. The best geometry of any BMX bike I had.
I know this has happened to a lot of people in all areas of the bike industry in recent years from production/distribution to racing to content creation but it particularly sucks to see it happen to Phil. Truly the best of his breed and one of the very few I enjoy watching. I hope he can bounce back and find another brand to sponsor his adventures.
This explains the recent half-off sale. I wonder about the warranties for GT bikes.
Big bummer, rode a bunch of their stuff.