page_title: GT Bicycles
section_title: BMX Racing
hierarchical_section_title: GT Bicycles / Models / BMX Racing
caption_attribution_description: English: 1981 GT Expert
context_page_description: GT Bicycles designs and manufactures BMX, mountain, and road bicycles. 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 was founded in 1979, 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 sponsored numerous race teams and individuals, including noted riders Rebecca Twigg and Juli Furtado.
  In 1998, the company went public and subsequently merged with Questor Partners, then owner of Schwinn. The conglomerate went bankrupt in 2001 and was acquired by Pacific Cycle, which was in turn acquired by Dorel Industries in 2004.
context_section_description: 16 (1981-1984)
  24 (1981-1995)
  Expert (1981-1985)
  Gary Turner (1976-79)
  Hot Wheels (2001)
  Interceptor (1986-2012, 2013-2015 frame only)
  Interceptor Jr. (1990-1995)
  Interceptor 26 (2013-2014)
  Junior (1983-1984)
  Mach One (1985-2012, 2017)
  Mach One 16FW (2016-)
  Mach One 24 (1997-2013)
  Mach One Junior (2001-2008, 2010-2012, 2018-)
  Mach One Mini (1992-1997, 2009-2012, 2017-)
  Mach One Expert (2009-2012, 2015, 2018-)
  Mach One Pro (2009-2011, 2015-)
  Mach One Pro 24 (2009, 2011, 2015-)
  Mach Two (1995-1998)
  Mini (1981-1984)
  Power Series (1998-2018)
  Power Series 0.5 (2001)
  Power Series 1.0 (1998-2001)
  Power Series 3.0 (1998-2001)
  Power Series 24 (1993-2014)
  Power Series Expert (2001-2012)
  Power Series Expert XL (2013)
  Power Series Jr. (2010-2012)
  Power Series Micro (2009-2012)
  Power Series Mini (2012)
  Power Series Pro (2009-2011)
  Power Series Ultra Box (2009)
  Power Series Ultra Box 2 (2009)
  Power Series Ultra Box Team (2009)
  Power Series XL (2009-2010)
  Power Series Pro XL (2011-2012)
  Pro (1980-1984) Frame and fork only in 1985-1986
  Pro Elite Frame & Fork (1992-1995)
  Pro Series (1985-1996, 1998-2017)
  Pro Series 24 (1998-2007, 2013-2017)
  Pro Series Expert (2013-2015)
  Pro Series Expert XL (2014)
  Pro Series Jr. (1990-1996, 2013-2016)
  Pro Series Micro (1999-2001, 2013-2017)
  Pro Series Mini (1998-2001, 2013-2016)
  Pro Series Pro 24 (2013-)
  Pro Series Team (1987-1996)
  Pro Series XL (2001-?, 2013-2016)
  Pro Series XXL (2001-?, 2016)
  Raider (1997)
  Speed Series (1996-?)
  Speed Series 20 (2017)
  Speed Series 24 (1997-2016)
  Speed Series Jr. (1997-2003)
  Speed Series Team (1996-1999)
  Speed Series Team Expert (1999)
  Speed Series XL (1996-2015)
  Speed Series Expert (2018-)
  Speed Series Expert XL (2018-)
  Speed Series JR (2018-)
  Speed Series Micro (2018-)
  Speed Series Mini (2018-)
  Speed Series Pro (2013-)
  Speed Series Pro 24 (2013-)
  Speed Series Pro 26 (2013)
  Speed Series Pro XL (2011-)
  Speed Series Pro XXL (2014-)
  Speed Series Pro XXXL (2014-)
  Team I (1983)
  Team II (1983)
  Team Series (1984-85)
caption: 1981 GT Expert
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