The only thing controversial here is how many brands we didn’t have time to cover. Diamondback, Bridgestone, Barracuda, Look, Colnago, San Rensho, Ritchey, WTB, Yeti, Ibis, Salsa, Klein, Nishiki, Marin, to name a few. The people yearn for more. I hope this will become a series so we can add these other brands. Bonus: you spoke to it a bit with Cannondale, but the tubing quality and construction details should be a more integral part of the equation for this tier list.
@@Gyuudon-enjoyer Thank you for this comment, I didn’t want to make the video extremely long so I did have to leave out a ton of brands. Seeing how well this video did I definitely think I should make another with all of the brands you mentioned! You make really good point about the tubing quality and construction… I should have touched on that more and in the next episode I will definitely make that a bigger part of the equation!
Cannondale is sick. I've got a 94' GT Karakoram and a 92' Dale M700 with the fat aluminum tubes and the ride quality with the oversized 1 1/4" alum fork is so good
I have the 1995 Cannondale M500 in the garage. The Beast of the East! Its design is ancient by modern standards, but it also weighs half as much. The 3 x 7 drivetrain also means it is useful for more than one thing. A true hybrid.
Maybe I am just newer to the scene, but I don't see GTs nearly as much as the Specialized lines. I love me a sexy Hard Rock but it's almost a meme how common they are in the Xbike community
The absolute first high end bike that i ever rode was a Cannondale V. i just snagged a 1997 KillerV900ht with DD60 head shock and i love it. i am hoping for a rigid one to be beside it. headshocks are a nightmare but any rigid cannondale ia always a good bike and the killer series is my favorite style .
Great video. I have a collection of 30 , 1990's hardtails and a few full suspensions. I worked at a GT shop in the 90's and they have a reputation for a reason. I have a 1991 GT Karakoram [ you said it perfectly ] in purple swirl, a 98 Avalanche le 6061 full XT, 99 Zaskar XTR, 95 Timberline in team scream paint and a swell 99 LTS 4000. as for the GT hardtails no other bike feels the same on the rear end off a 2 foot or more drop off than the triple triangle design. I built them,rode them and still do. Also, besides a derailleur hanger i have never ever seen a broken GT hardtail in steel or aluminum . As for Cannondale I have 2 and like them especially my 97 black KillerV900ht with DD60. I have 2 Speci Hardrocks an A1 aluminum and 2 FSR Enduros with no complaints . I have never owned a Trek and even passed on the shop owners Trek 8000 for free because it said Trek on the side,lol . As for KONA , that is my favorite bike brand alongside old RockyMountains. I only have a 97 Caldera,2000 Kaboom and a swell 92 FireMountain but hope to find more . Cheers from Nova Scotia , Canada !
I actually did break my 91 Daktari White Avalanche. Got a replacement but not the same paint job unfortunately. Those era GTs were the best looking hardtails ever.
@ cool my guy, basically I have a 91 quatrefoil I got in super good condition. The paint is black base with a like spotted blue. Is that the blue imron mentioned in the catalogue? Also I’m pretty sure it’s the only one left in so cal, is that accurate would you say?
The Bridgestone MB1/2/3 not being on here is a massive miss. THE bike that brought high end MTB to the masses.
@@TheGroupRide fair point it’ll be in the next episode
The only thing controversial here is how many brands we didn’t have time to cover.
Diamondback, Bridgestone, Barracuda, Look, Colnago, San Rensho, Ritchey, WTB, Yeti, Ibis, Salsa, Klein, Nishiki, Marin, to name a few.
The people yearn for more. I hope this will become a series so we can add these other brands.
Bonus: you spoke to it a bit with Cannondale, but the tubing quality and construction details should be a more integral part of the equation for this tier list.
@@Gyuudon-enjoyer Thank you for this comment, I didn’t want to make the video extremely long so I did have to leave out a ton of brands. Seeing how well this video did I definitely think I should make another with all of the brands you mentioned!
You make really good point about the tubing quality and construction… I should have touched on that more and in the next episode I will definitely make that a bigger part of the equation!
@ much love, looking forward to it. We gotta see more than just GT frames out here
Cannondale is sick. I've got a 94' GT Karakoram and a 92' Dale M700 with the fat aluminum tubes and the ride quality with the oversized 1 1/4" alum fork is so good
where's the Bridgestone? Easily S-Tier
I have the 1995 Cannondale M500 in the garage. The Beast of the East!
Its design is ancient by modern standards, but it also weighs half as much. The 3 x 7 drivetrain also means it is useful for more than one thing. A true hybrid.
I remember them. they had stronger tubes and a BB height of about 3/4-1 inch taller depending on frame size.
Good presentation. Freely spoken, many pictures and nice Beer.
really enjoyed this, I sort of want to copy you and do tire list now
@@BruceChastain do it I’d love to see how you rank the bikes!
16:57 trek had those amazing cast joints on the 420 and a few other steel bikes.
Forget Giant frames, some of the old Giant forks were so rad
You should have talked about more brands.
Bontrager privateer race 👍👍
Maybe I am just newer to the scene, but I don't see GTs nearly as much as the Specialized lines. I love me a sexy Hard Rock but it's almost a meme how common they are in the Xbike community
How about a 91 GT quatrefoil converted into a beast of a mtn/cargo bike
I’m working on it
so, you wish to make a tandem bike into a cargo bike? if so, thats very logical i think. nice !
@ yeah prolly using the seat post. I’m a welder by profession and just need the tubing
@@SkycladWanderer that sounds so cool! Please make a video on the build I’d love to watch
Seriously ? The Stumpjumper was the one that jump started the popularity of mt bikes in the very early 80s.
thoughts on cannondale killer v 900? debating on buying one for 275 on marketplace, it has a replacement manitou fork and shimano xtl brakes
theres also a kona nunu with a marzocchi bomber fork being sold for the same 275 price in my area, worth it?
The absolute first high end bike that i ever rode was a Cannondale V. i just snagged a 1997 KillerV900ht with DD60 head shock and i love it. i am hoping for a rigid one to be beside it. headshocks are a nightmare but any rigid cannondale ia always a good bike and the killer series is my favorite style .
someone bought the killer v😂
Great video. I have a collection of 30 , 1990's hardtails and a few full suspensions. I worked at a GT shop in the 90's and they have a reputation for a reason. I have a 1991 GT Karakoram [ you said it perfectly ] in purple swirl, a 98 Avalanche le 6061 full XT, 99 Zaskar XTR, 95 Timberline in team scream paint and a swell 99 LTS 4000. as for the GT hardtails no other bike feels the same on the rear end off a 2 foot or more drop off than the triple triangle design. I built them,rode them and still do. Also, besides a derailleur hanger i have never ever seen a broken GT hardtail in steel or aluminum . As for Cannondale I have 2 and like them especially my 97 black KillerV900ht with DD60. I have 2 Speci Hardrocks an A1 aluminum and 2 FSR Enduros with no complaints . I have never owned a Trek and even passed on the shop owners Trek 8000 for free because it said Trek on the side,lol . As for KONA , that is my favorite bike brand alongside old RockyMountains. I only have a 97 Caldera,2000 Kaboom and a swell 92 FireMountain but hope to find more . Cheers from Nova Scotia , Canada !
I actually did break my 91 Daktari White Avalanche. Got a replacement but not the same paint job unfortunately. Those era GTs were the best looking hardtails ever.
Dude I have a rare GT can I ask you questions?
@@SkycladWanderer if it about 1999 or earlier then ask away.
@ cool my guy, basically I have a 91 quatrefoil I got in super good condition.
The paint is black base with a like spotted blue.
Is that the blue imron mentioned in the catalogue?
Also I’m pretty sure it’s the only one left in so cal, is that accurate would you say?
@@johndef5075 you are telling me that you broke a 1991 GT Avalanche chromoly frame ? was it the drop out or something else?
Whole lotta meh.
You need WAY more brands for a tier list. The better title would be "six brands I may or may not like."
GT bravado is the only GT model that matters
get a bottle opener and let me know where Gary Fisher fits on this tier. 🚲
@@iblamesummers episode 2 coming this weekend!
Arse Are He
lol gt’s are only good for the resell in my opinion