![]() ![]() GT is noted for innovative BMX designs and their "triple triangle" hard-tail mountain bike frame design - where seat stays are parallel to the downtube and attached to the top tube forward of the seat tube, rather than directly at the seat tube. The conglomerate went bankrupt in 2001 and was acquired by Pacific Cycle, which was in turn acquired by Dorel Industries in 2004. In 1998, the company went public and subsequently merged with Questor Partners, then owner of Schwinn. ![]() GT sponsored numerous race teams and individuals, including noted riders Rebecca Twigg and Juli Furtado. GT was founded in 1972, by Gary Turner and Richard Long in Santa Ana, California, and was noted at its inception for spearheading the prominence of BMX bicycles, later for developing a range of bikes around its "triple triangle" design, and at the end of its independent history, winning a commission to manufacture a $30,000 carbon fiber "Superbike" for the 1996 Summer games. GT is a division of a Canadian conglomerate, Dorel Industries, which also markets Cannondale, Schwinn, Mongoose, IronHorse, DYNO, and RoadMaster bicycle brands all manufactured in Asia. GT Bicycles designs and manufactures BMX, mountain, and road bicycles.
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