luffysan13

Hi guys

i need your help buying this bike, GT aggressor triple triangle i don't know if i might be breaking the forum rules but here is the link to the listing below
the serial that was engraved is
i would really appreciate the help and while i'm at it there is another listing for "cube" bike size 29" and i'm hesitant if i should buy the 27" or 29", my height is 182cm.
Thanks!

teejaywhy

It's a $400 department store bike. Seems an unlikely candidate for counterfeiting.

CliffordK

I have to agree with @teejaywhy.

Many of the big bike companies have evolved significantly over the last 30 years or so, and not all for the better.

I'm not sure where GT was originally made, but they're almost certainly just another Chinese/Taiwanese brand.

Ahh, so after bankruptcy and a couple of sales, GT is now part of Dorel Industries, which imports most or all of its bikes. And, now it is hardly more than just the trademark of the former company.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GT_Bicycles

Here in the USA, you'd be lucky to get $200 for those bikes used. Perhaps even $100.

livedarklions

Per the exchange rate I just googled, the advertised price is about $135, so about right in line with your estimate.

luffysan13

I really appreciate the replies, now which one do you think is better?
And should my hight makes a big difference in choosing the 27.5" over the 29"?

livedarklions

Not enough info on the Cube to make the call, but the GT doesn't look like anything I'd want to own. I'm always skeptical of cheap suspension.

Bigger is probably better for tall people, but it depends a lot on your proportions.

Wilfred Laurier

Both those bikes are too small for someone 182cm tall.

alcjphil

Wheel size is irrelevant. It is the frame size that counts. The GT is a medium, the Cube is a medium/large

Homebrew01

Same here. Unless suspension is really needed, it just adds weight, complexity & uses more energy.

For a given price, the expense put into suspension, means something else was compromised.

Steamer

Both of them have suspension.

subgrade

Counterfeit or not is a non-issue here; both are low end bikes which are produced even by the respectable mass market brands. As long as the bike is in decent shape and a good fit, the "lineage" would have no real effect on the usage.

The bottom end suspension forks are cheaper than more or less decent rigid forks, so it is unlikely anything else apart from weight and geometry was compromised there.

BlazingPedals

Discussing which department store bike is better? Is "neither" a choice?

livedarklions

Yes, but I don't want to spend a bunch of time staring at a photo trying to figure out what the suspension on the Cube is.