GT3 perfect for hauling your road bike

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09-01-2010, 09:36 AM

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LOVE the bike pics!!

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09-01-2010, 11:12 AM

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Yes mooty came from my love of old moots. The new mtn moots aren't the same. Had mootaineer, rigor mootis, three ybb, two smoothies. All ti all custom to my super long torso and non existent legs.

Also Merlin custom xlm, serotta steel, seven dou, axiom, sola, teres.

I love all things ti
Moots made me a ti drinking cup.
Used to call butch at moots every week to bug him

But now I'm partial to carbon

Had steel. Mainly wall art at my parents garage.

Old Medici
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Old school stuff

Ahhh... I loved my old Merlin Vandermark design. What a bike it was.... but I turned roadie soon after due to a bad back...

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Hey Harold,

Glad to know you road bike too. We met a big splash a while back. I'm an active road biker myself and you get well soon and we could do some rides together. Looking at the TS's picture above, I might consider taking my GT3 up for my Cameron Highland bike trip next month. Here's my C50:

Mate, great to hear! Lets catch up some time. Lovely bikes you have there!!! I now only have my RXR Ulteam.... I love this bike to death and will be buried with it!! hahaha...

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09-01-2010, 12:09 PM

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Exactly what I think GT3's do best...Everything!

I'm shopping for one to use as a daily driver. Winter tires and everything! Why not enjoy it ALL the time? I don't understand the garage queen philosophy with these cars what-so-ever.

I'll probably get a roof rack for mine to carry my bike / snowboards though. The back 'seat' area is for all the rest of the gear that doesn't fit in the front boot.

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09-02-2010, 01:52 AM

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Ahhh... I loved my old Merlin Vandermark design. What a bike it was.... but I turned roadie soon after due to a bad back...

Mate, great to hear! Lets catch up some time. Lovely bikes you have there!!! I now only have my RXR Ulteam.... I love this bike to death and will be buried with it!! hahaha...

Vandermark was good.
when he loft marlin to create seven, that was at his peak.
seven is not a bit "derivative" now though.

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09-02-2010, 02:00 AM

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Vandermark was good.
when he loft marlin to create seven, that was at his peak.
seven is not a bit "derivative" now though.

Yeah, feel that Seven started off with good intentions what with the custom sizing and all but it just felt too much of a copy of what Merlin used to be.

BTW I also used to have a gorgeous old Yeti ARC (Missy Giove days) before they sold out and became commercial.... I really loved that frame except it cracked so darn easy at the weld joints!!! All these old bikes were great... still thinking about the old Ibis as well.... cant stand how all the new bikes are basically rebranded Trek's or Giant's or something mass made...

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09-02-2010, 02:09 AM

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old Yeti ARC
old ibis mojo
old fat chance, yo eddy
old RB1 MB1
old ritchey
old merlin XLM and ExtraLight. oh and NEWSBOY
old moots ybb

yeah, i like old stuff.

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09-02-2010, 05:02 AM

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old Yeti ARC
old ibis mojo
old fat chance, yo eddy
old RB1 MB1
old ritchey
old merlin XLM and ExtraLight. oh and NEWSBOY
old moots ybb

yeah, i like old stuff.

FAT CHANCE!!!! Now thats a blast from the very very far MTB past....

Newsboy was very cool... but could never pony up the moolah for what was a bit of a showpiece.

My first full suspension was the real funky AMP Research... I actually really liked that bike too.... ok way off topic... better stop waxing lyrical about the old MTBs now... but great to find someone else who was my era of mountain biking!!! Showing our age though!!!!

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09-02-2010, 09:15 AM

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Actually they are dead easy to avoid day to day. just shove the shoulder belts back through the holes in the seat, same for the waist belts, and the groin belt for me is just pushed forward (mine is a 5 point). Then use the standard seat belts day to day.

I know, then they look like poop all scattered back there. and the cage blocks putting the seat in full-comfort mode