Saracen o' mystery - ID time!

What's this then? Badly listed on eBay, decent spec. Just the job for a 'crap bike charity challenge' later in the year and going camping and not worrying about leaving it locked up in the open!

I've added the bars as the originals were bent :shock: , grips (chopped) and replaced the X-Lite purple ski-bends it came with for some Onza ones. The X-Lite ones had faded to pink an looked a bit naff... It needed a full service but the only parts changed through necessity were the brake pads, cable outers and bars. I'll tool it around for a couple of weeks and probably part it out or sell it as a winter hack.

I think it is a 1992 Sahara Elite which has had some serious upgrading but would like to hear other suggestions. The details like the seat-stay bridge are different from this one: viewtopic.php?t=150381

Spec & photos below:

SP

Frame: Saracen, steel, 20”
Fork: Saracen, steel, rigid
Headset: Tioga
Stem: Saracen steel
Handlebar: Was Saracen alloy, now Kore alloy
Grips: Was black ‘n’ ribbed now XTC
Barends: Was X-Lite ski-bend in purple, now Onza

Brakes: Shimano Deore LX
Brake Pads: Aztec
Brake Cables: Clarks
Cantilever cable hangers: Shimano
Brake Levers: Shimano Deore XT M095

Shifters: Shimano Deore XT M095 STi
Front Derailleur: Shimano 400LX
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore XT
Derailleur Cables: Clarks
Cassette: Shimano
Chain: Sachs
Cranks: Sugino
Crank Bolts: Sugino
Chainrings: Sugino
Bottom Bracket: ?
Pedals: ?

Hub Skewers: Shimano
Rims: Bontrager BC 1 front BC 3 rear
Hubs: Shimano Deore LX
Nipples: ?
Spokes: Stainless Steel
Tyres: Specialized Ground Control / Panaracer Smoke
Tubes: ?
Saddle: Kona
Seatpost: Kalloy, steel, 29.4mm
Seatpost Binder: Saracen
Weight: Not measured, est. 27 – 28lbs.

Re:

Frame certainly looks like a 1992 Sahara Elite but none of the spec matches?

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/d/6 ... alogue.pdf

Another in a long line of part bin specials using old stock frames?

Looks in better nick than the one you would have collected from me.

Nice score