GT Arrowhead?

[boingboing]

Hey has anyone heard of a GT arrowhead? I searched hi and low all of the internet and GT's site an found nothing. I was told that it is the canadian version of the Zaskar, Kinda like the lightning and the xizang. The reason I'm asking is I'm about to trade a 16" avalanche for an 18" arrowhead. I basically dont wanna screw myself. I do know that the critical dimensions are alike so all of my components will swap over. I was just wonderin if it was a heavy piece of crap, it was only made for 1 year so I'm thinkin there was areason for baggin the model. Any input would be awesome. Thanks. Boing

[MMcG]

Hey Boing,

Check out some reviews from mountain bike review:

http://www.mtbreview.com/reviews/Bike/product_18122.shtml

Some reviews compare the frame to the zaskar, others to the Palomar....hmmmm. Good luck!

What are the advantages of a 9 speed drivetrain versus an 8 speed?? ;D

[boingboing]

I do know the 9 speed cassete is kind of a pain in the ass when you want to use 10 th gear the chain angle is intense and usually jumps when the shock is compressing and cranking hard at the same time. Like when crawling over logs and rocks and stuff. I found a couple good reviews with the zaskar and arrowhead but they couldn't be translated from german. GT has been changing hands and doin the whole chapter 11 thing for so long I'm afraid anyone who works there now will know less about the damn thing than I do. Boing