
The 1992 RTS was GT's first and perhaps, its most famous dual-suspension bike. This model has been updated with an aluminum swingarm (the original steel one cracked and its owner still races and rides this bike). The pull-actuated-shock design was travel-limited by derailleur technology, as its high-pivot swingarm created monstrous chain growth. Inventor Jim Busby was well aware that the high-pivot's upward and rearward axle path would optimize the suspension's performance, which later inspired him to solve the chain growth issue and ultimately design GT's i-Drive system.
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An anodised mk1 would be nice to see in there
Wrt gearboxes, I would have thought they would have taken off more too. Maybe they never will if shimano or Sram don't get behind them. They could be leapfrogged by motors.
There was more innovation/ideas in MTB 20+ years ago than there is now. They may not all have been sound, but at least they existed.
I been looking at Horst link/4 bar bikes for 2 + decades now. Lame...
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