GT Avalanche 1.0 Hardtail Mountain Bike Restoration
This video shows the transformation of my old GT Avalanche 1.0 from 2007. Following 15 years in storage in a garage, the bike has been made useable again. It also illustrates how good this retro bike still is.
I am not sponsored by any brands, all opinions are my own.
Bike spec to the best of my knowledge!
2007 GT Avalanche 1.0 - Large
Suntour X100 forks
Tyres: 26 x 2.35 Schwalbe Hans Dampf and Magic Mary
Brakes Pads - Clarks CPS301 70mm brake pads
Schwalbe 26 x 2.1-2.5 inner tubes (Presta)
00:00 Intro
00:48 Cleaning
04:21 Strip Down
07:17 New Tyres and Brake Pads
10:14 Completed Build Overview
11:48 Test Ride
16:00 Pit Stop and Bike Reveal
18:15 Bike History
20:36 Singletrack
23:26 Conclusion