Originally Posted by fas2c

GT used to be great, then they were sold to Pacific Bikes which turned them into a Xmart bike produced in crappy factories with poor quality controls. Several years ago GT was resold and now the brand is making a comeback,and trying to regain the image thry once had. I have seen a few at my LBS and they looked good. I am happy to see this as I am a GT fan who still rides my 95 GT mtnbike weekly.

Personally if the bike had decent componentry I could care less what name was on the frame, as long as it fit and wasn't overly heavy. After a while one can upgrade the frame cheaply and keep the components.