Saracen with ribbed down tube? Identity crisis.

baca01 · Jun 18, 2010

Hi all found a bare frame in the scrap pile today and it looks a bit tasty. Does any one know what models of Saracen sported a externally ribbed down tube? It's had a horrible paint job at some point so I can't see any serial numbers.

Any help identifiying this frame would be appreciated. Thanks all

Baca

Rampage · Jun 18, 2010

The only bike I know of with. Ribbed down tube is a Kona Explosif, but I'm far from an expert.

barry2017 · Jun 18, 2010

There was a tubeset called Tange Spiral in the early 90s. There was a frame that was sold by lots of builders, but AFAIK not by Saracen.

Have you any pictures?

brocklanders023 · Jun 19, 2010

Sure someone on here's got a Kili something with a ribbed down tube?

Anthony · Jun 19, 2010

Tange spiral butting was quite different from the ribbed Tange Ultimate Ultrastrong down tube. I would be surprised if the 93/94 Explosifs were the only bikes to use Ultimate Ultrastrong down tubes.

legrandefromage · Jun 19, 2010

I had a Nottingham Merlin with spiral tubing.

baca01 · Jun 19, 2010

thanks all so far, will probably be able to get some pics next friday as thats the only day the workshop is open.

kili something sounds promising though... any idea who it might be?

its definitly the ultimate ultrastrong tange tubing the same as used on the explosif, not the spiral tubing although that looks pretty cool too.

to be continued

dendy · Jun 19, 2010

the kili xtr frame deffo was ribbed.

orange71 · Jun 19, 2010

hey presto. Check the tubing in the gap between the chainrings - you can see it's ribbed.

Kili XTR Elite

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... highlight=

Saracen with ribbed down tube? Identity crisis.

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