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Some time back we saw “the bicycle scramble” an exciting sport which exposed pedal cycle riders similar enjoyment as motorcycle cyclists.

In the initial days, people scrambled on tailored road bikes. Lots of deterioration on the bike.

Whilst the game grew it became inevitable that there were changes and thus the birth of BMX. BMX – or Bicycle Motocross gives same buzz as spills or the ‘engine’ variety. Normally there must have been a bicycle fabricated to haul the weighty bits and pieces.

In 1979, Gary Turner, a welding engineer, together with Richard Long, a bicycle garage owner, founded a company, to be known as GT Bicycles, dived into manufacturing of only BMX bicycles. Everything happened as in the early 70s, Gary’s son started to become entangled in the moderately new BMX race. Being an engineer, Gary took an appeal in the design as well as durability of the structures and found them as breakable and weighty. This encouraged him to devise his son’s frames. He took his skill of the drag racing industry and adapted it to fabricate the tubing in the design of the BMX bicycles. This was successful for the young Turner and in a short time Gary’s BMX frames were in high demand hence, he commenced churning out other BMX riders frames.

1974:, Richard Long, who had the bike shop was fascinated by the popularity of Gary’s frames and got in touch with him with intent to becoming a seller for his stuff. Hence in 79, they established alliance as one.

Notwithstanding certain hurdles, the alliance expanded to turn into among the world’s biggest producer of BMX bikes, mountain and leisure bikes, and while the company expanded the array of bicycles did so too.

GT bicycles may known by the logo, a GT stamp and these purposely made bicycles are to thrill BMX devotees as well as individuals who take to the roads, trails and mountains.

On the list of hobbies and interests of Dr Mark Gildenburg is actually bicycles! In the course of the many years he has turn out to be quite an specialist and actually started a GT Bikes blog site, where you can find information and facts regarding almost all the models and especially his beloved GT chucker.