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Irish John
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I've seen the new GT1 cruiser bike and I must say that it represents good value for the money. the front forks are telescopic on two triple clamps which give it more of a motorbike look. The crowns are alloy, not steel, which is better quality - (steel crowns are a real give-away of a cheep bike). The alloy is brush finished which is not the best quality finish but better than chromed steel which would rust and blister.
The double wall alloy rims & wheels with 12g spokes really look good and so do the thornproof tyres. The spokes are gal steel which is a pity and I would much prefer stainless even if only 14g.
I'm not enamoured with the band brake which seems to get in the way of everything but overall this is a great bike for the price. It isn't that heavy compared to some of the steel electric bikes coming out of China and the pain finish is adequate. If you don't like the paint finish you can respray it another colour because there are no decals.
The V-brakes look OK - much better than a supermarket bike.
The G4 Engine tray is much better finished than previous trays and it attaches to the tubes with bolts not studs like before. The clamp brackets are noticeably better quality and the gearbox looks well made.
The stem is steel with an alloy head - the steel will rust and I would like to have seen a satin finished alloy head and quill stem used like on the Schwinn cruisers.
The kill switch comes attached to the throttle & double cable brake lever and looks really poor quality and faces upwards where rain will kill it within a month. I'll have to install a Yamaha or Suzuki kill switch on the right side.
In general the bike is good and its most obvious downer is it has no mudguards and a bike without mudguards is a nightmare in the wet.
I'd install nice silver plastic mudguards with stainless steel stays and for about Aus $70 it would all look pretty good. The 44T rear sprocket came attached but dished the wrong way around. The 50T that comes with the G4 is yet again the wrong size for the motor and too big by at least 6 teeth which is an improvement on the old kits which came with a 56T that was 8 teeth too big,
Time will tell what the sprocket size should have been and I'll not know until I ride the bike. These designs are not tested before being sold or they would get these things right.
I'll add pictures tomorrow but I am impressed so far, Oh yes, the bolt on sprocket to rear hub is a Godsend.
The double wall alloy rims & wheels with 12g spokes really look good and so do the thornproof tyres. The spokes are gal steel which is a pity and I would much prefer stainless even if only 14g.
I'm not enamoured with the band brake which seems to get in the way of everything but overall this is a great bike for the price. It isn't that heavy compared to some of the steel electric bikes coming out of China and the pain finish is adequate. If you don't like the paint finish you can respray it another colour because there are no decals.
The V-brakes look OK - much better than a supermarket bike.
The G4 Engine tray is much better finished than previous trays and it attaches to the tubes with bolts not studs like before. The clamp brackets are noticeably better quality and the gearbox looks well made.
The stem is steel with an alloy head - the steel will rust and I would like to have seen a satin finished alloy head and quill stem used like on the Schwinn cruisers.
The kill switch comes attached to the throttle & double cable brake lever and looks really poor quality and faces upwards where rain will kill it within a month. I'll have to install a Yamaha or Suzuki kill switch on the right side.
In general the bike is good and its most obvious downer is it has no mudguards and a bike without mudguards is a nightmare in the wet.
I'd install nice silver plastic mudguards with stainless steel stays and for about Aus $70 it would all look pretty good. The 44T rear sprocket came attached but dished the wrong way around. The 50T that comes with the G4 is yet again the wrong size for the motor and too big by at least 6 teeth which is an improvement on the old kits which came with a 56T that was 8 teeth too big,
Time will tell what the sprocket size should have been and I'll not know until I ride the bike. These designs are not tested before being sold or they would get these things right.
I'll add pictures tomorrow but I am impressed so far, Oh yes, the bolt on sprocket to rear hub is a Godsend.
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