GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021 Review

GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021 Reviews

Review score: 9.1/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £699.99 (RRP: £699.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021 worthy of a review score of 9.1 out of 10.

GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021 Review


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GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021 features

GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021 specs

GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021
Spec 1

Colour: Red

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 127

Spec 2

Frame Size: L, M, S, XL

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 8

Spec 3

Wheel Size: 29″

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 216

Spec 4

Gender: Unisex

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 2527

Spec 5

Speed: 11 Speed

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 368

Spec 6

Material: Aluminium

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 762

Spec 7

Fork Travel: 120mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 24

Feature 1

Frame: GT 6061 T6 Aluminium Frame, Triple Triangle w/ Floating Seat Stays, Internal Cable Routing, Dropper Post Routing, Boost 141 Forged Drop-outs w/ Disc Brake Mounts, Zero Stack Tapered 1 1/8″- 1.5″ Head Tube, 27.5/29″ Wheels

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 3

Feature 2

Fork: SR Suntour XCR-RL-R, 120mm, Hydraulic Lockout, Air Spring, Rebound Adjust

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Headset: Semi-integrated, Sealed Cartridge, Tapered

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 4

Feature 4

Stem: GT All Terra 3D Forged Alloy, 31.8, 7-deg, 80mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 2

Feature 5

Handlebar: GT All Terra Alloy Riser, Double-Butted, 15mm Rise, 9-deg Sweep, 5-deg Rise, 740mm Width

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 2

Feature 6

Grips: GT Statement

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 19

Feature 7

Shifters: Shimano Deore 11-Speed

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 8

Brakes: Shimano MT200 Hydro Disc, 160/160mm RT10 Rotors

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 4

Feature 9

Crankset: Prowheel Charm, 32T

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 2

Feature 10

Bottom Bracket: Cartridge, Square Taper

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 8

Feature 11

Chain: KMC X11, 11-speed

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 6

Feature 12

Cassette: Shimano Deore 11-Speed

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 13

Front Derailleur: N/A

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 28

Feature 14

Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore, 11-Speed

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 6

Feature 15

Tyres: Vittoria Barzo, 27.5/29 x 2.25″, Wire Bead

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 2

Feature 16

Rims: WTB SX19, 32h

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 6

Feature 17

Front Hub: Shimano MT200, QRx100

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 18

Rear Hub: Shimano MT200, QR

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 3

Price

£699.99

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Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Mountain Bikes. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021.

The first thing is material. Looking at what GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021 is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Mountain Bikes. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Mountain Bikes. Brands like GT are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Mountain Bikes category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.


Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Mountain Bikes.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021 was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £699.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.6 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Mountain Bikes

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Mountain Bikes.

We found 124 in the Mountain Bikes category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £1985.77, making it below average at £699.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Mountain Bikes. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £5849.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £379.99.

With 124 products available we worked out that 98 cost more than GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021 and 23 were cheaper.

Cost of GT products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 39 products from GT, of which 16 were in the Mountain Bikes category.

For now though we’re looking at GT branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £958.73 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest GT product we found was £279.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £3299.99.

Of the 39 from GT, 15 were more expensive than GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021 and 23 were cheaper.

How much are GT Mountain Bikes?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at GT products that are listed in the Mountain Bikes category.

The average price of the 16 products that match this search was £1407.56, with the cheapest coming in at £379.99 and highest price was £3299.99. With the average being £1407.56, GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021 comes in below average.

9 products that meet this search were more expensive than GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021 and 6 were cheaper.


GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021 Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021 reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.5 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Mountain Bikes category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021 or another similar product, like GT Avalanche Sport Hardtail Bike 2021 reviews or GT Avalanche Comp Hardtail Bike 2021 reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Mountain Bikes.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Mountain Bikes. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with GT, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail Bike 2021. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.1/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 26930697543
  • Product ID 2: 806275UK
  • Brand: GT
  • Model number: G27201M10SM
  • RRP: £699.99
  • Description: GT Avalanche Elite Hardtail BikeThe GT Avalanche Elite is designed and engineered for all areas of MTB riding. Ideal for cross country fitness sessions, fast trail riding and loops of your local bike park. It features GT’s Triple Triangle aluminium frame and is equipped with SR Suntour suspension, a Shimano Deore 1×11-Speed drivetrain, hydraulic disc brakes and superb Shimano MT200 wheels wrapped in Vittoria Barzo tyres.SR Suntour Suspension Forks and Shimano Deore 1×11 DrivetrainSoaking up every impact, this brilliant version uses SR Suntour XCR-RL-R forks with 120mm of terrain-taming travel to keep you riding with confidence. GT has also gone the extra mile with this model by installing an 11-Speed Shimano Deore drivetrain with a wide-ranging cassette to give you fast acceleration and dependable shifting performance. What’s most impressive is its Shimano MT200 hydraulic disc brakes keep you in full control of the ride even on the most challenging of terrain conditions in the wettest of weather conditions. Features: Frame:¬†GT 6061 T6 Aluminium Frame, Triple Triangle w/ Floating Seat Stays, Internal Cable Routing, Dropper Post Routing, Boost 141 Forged Drop-outs w/ Disc Brake Mounts, Zero Stack Tapered 1 1/8″- 1.5″ Head Tube, 27.5/29″ Wheels Fork:¬†SR Suntour XCR-RL-R, 120mm, Hydraulic Lockout, Air Spring, Rebound Adjust Headset:¬†Semi-integrated, Sealed Cartridge, Tapered Stem:¬†GT All Terra 3D Forged Alloy, 31.8, 7-deg, 80mm Handlebar:¬†GT All Terra Alloy Riser, Double-Butted, 15mm Rise, 9-deg Sweep, 5-deg Rise, 740mm Width Grips:¬†GT Statement Shifters:¬†Shimano Deore 11-Speed Brakes:¬†Shimano MT200 Hydro Disc, 160/160mm RT10 Rotors Crankset:¬†Prowheel Charm, 32T Bottom Bracket:¬†Cartridge, Square Taper Chain:¬†KMC X11, 11-speed Cassette:¬†Shimano Deore 11-Speed Front Derailleur:¬†N/A Rear Derailleur:¬†Shimano Deore, 11-Speed Tyres:¬†Vittoria Barzo, 27.5/29 x 2.25″, Wire Bead Rims:¬†WTB SX19, 32h Front Hub:¬†Shimano MT200, QRx100 Rear Hub:¬†Shimano MT200, QR Saddle:¬†WTB Silverado Sport Seatpost:¬†GT All-Terra Micro Adjust Alloy Seat Post, 30.9mm Easy AssemblyWhen you order a bike, one of our trained mechanics will carefully prepare and pack your bike for shipping. Upon delivery, the assembly is simple and all necessary tools are conveniently included in the box.Depending on the delivery service and destination, bikes will either be delivered in a large or a small box. Below is a guide as to how your bike will arrive: All bikes for delivery within the UK and Republic of Ireland will be delivered in a large box, except for kids’ bikes and BMX bikes, which are always delivered in manufacturer’s boxes. All bikes for delivery within the EU on a standard service will be delivered in a large box. If an express delivery option is chosen, your bike will be packed into a small box. Again, the exception is kids’ bikes and BMX bikes, which are always delivered in manufacturer’s boxes. All bikes for worldwide delivery outside the EU will be delivered in small boxes.This video demonstrates assembly from a¬†SMALL BOX.This video demonstrates assembly from a¬†LARGE BOX.Buy¬†GT Bikes¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Bikes > Mountain Bikes
  • Size: S
  • Unisex
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  • Adult

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