I know what you mean. To stick up a little bit for the GT, I did ride the hell out of it - it went from SS commuter to SS MTB to trials bike to geared MTB to panniered up touring bike to commuter to courier bike. The fact it held on so long under me was probably amazing :D
Fair enough - my 90's steel rigid mtb was used in the superG nationals, XC racing, club runs, touring, commuting and riding vert in the park - I even moved house on it once
Good effort. I don't do so much dirt now (not that I did that much in Oz anyway). I moved house using all the bikes at the time :) Helped it was only a km or so down the road. I can't see any GT photos so it may have been in the shop at the time.
I know what you mean. To stick up a little bit for the GT, I did ride the hell out of it - it went from SS commuter to SS MTB to trials bike to geared MTB to panniered up touring bike to commuter to courier bike. The fact it held on so long under me was probably amazing :D