Mountain Biking UK

GT ZASKAR LT ELITE

The Zaskar has a proud heritage. It was the go-to hardtail for more aggro riding in the 1990s, and has continued to evolve ever since. This latest version doesn’t look too dissimilar to one from 30 years ago, although the stretched-out sizing, bigger wheels and relaxed head angle mean it rides very differently.

THE FRAME

It wouldn’t be a Zaskar if it didn’t sport GT’s familiar ‘Triple Triangle’ design. On this new version, the seatstays are decoupled from the seat tube to give a ‘floating’ connection between seatpost (and therefore saddle) and rear axle; the theory, presumably, being that fewer vibrations

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