2017 GT Karakoram Elite Complete Mountain Bike

 

There’s no shortage of full-squish, over-engineered rigs on any given trail, but there’s something to be said about the clean simplicity of a hardtail like GT’s 2017 Karakoram Elite Complete Mountain Bike. 29in wheels, no suspension, and a lightweight alloy frame is about as pure a combination as mountain bikes get. Sure, the longer wheelbase, steep head tube, and big contact patch of wagon wheels can make dicing though techier terrain a little bit more difficult, but that’s more than made up for with roll-over-anything speed when you’re blazing across singletrack,

The Karakoram Elite is built up with components as straight-forward as the frame itself, with Shimano’s workhorse names scattered throughout the drivetrain and brakes, an FSA crankset, and Schwalbe Rapid Ron Tires. It’s capped off with a 100mm travel fork, which just enough to smooth out the bumps without sapping speed.

A versatile hardtail 29er

Long, stable wheelbase and aggressive head tube angle

Lightweight and durable aluminum construction

Shimano’s workhorse Deore 3×10-speed drivetrain

Powerful hydraulic disc brakes

 

2017 GT Karakoram Elite Complete Mountain Bike

Frame Material:

6061 T6 aluminum

Suspension:

hardtail

Fork:

SR Suntour XCR 32 RL DS

Front Travel:

100 mm

Headset:

1-1/8 – 1-1/2 in integrated sealed bearing

Shifters:

Shimano Deore

Front Derailleur:

Shimano Deore

Rear Derailleur:

Shimano Deore Shadow

Crankset:

42/32/24 t All-Terra T-651

Bottom Bracket:

cartridge sealed

Cassette:

11 – 36 t Sunrace CS-MS1 10-speed

Chain:

KMC X10

Brakeset:

Shimano Hydraulic Disc

Brake Type:

hydraulic disc

Rotors:

160 mm

Handlebar:

All Terra Riser

Handlebar Rise:

15 mm

Handlebar Width:

710 mm

Grips:

GT Statement

Stem:

All Terra 1-1/8″ Threadless

Saddle:

All Terra MTB

Seatpost:

All Terra Alloy Micro-Adjust

Seatpost Diameter:

30.9 mm

Wheelset:

All Terra Double Wall

Hubs:

All Terra Center Lock

Front Axle:

quick-release

Rear Axle:

quick-release

Tires:

Schwalbe Rapid Ron w/ K-Guard

Tire Size:

29 x 2.25 in

Recommended Use:

mountain bike

Manufacturer Warranty:

limited lifetime on frame

 

2017 GT Karakoram Elite Complete Mountain Bike

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