Early Saracen Lovers Anonymous......

[Graham_hkr]

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Tuff Trax I mean! 89 I believe

That's real nice mate...

I’ve got a tuff track just the same, great little bike. Might have some wheels, handle bar, seatpost and stem too

Great, I'd be interested in those, probably not all at once depending on the price..

 

[gradeAfailure]

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Never considered myself a Saracen lover per se, but I've always had a soft spot for the early ones (along with Muddy Fox, etc), and I've been kind of hankering for a late 80s MTB as a commuter for a little while.

Very happy to have picked up a completely 100% original survivor Saracen Blizzard for £30 today. It'll get a full strip, clean, service, new consumables, then pressed into daily service. The original Ground Controls will be going into storage!

 

[Graham_hkr]

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Well, parts arrived today thanks bluetomgold
Really looking forward to getting this back on the road, need to get the required parts together over the winter months & assemble ready for the summer.

Would like to use it for the summer & then strip the frame down and get it stoved new decals etc..

 

[dirttorpedo]

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Funny - I saw a Saracen on my local Craigslist a month or so back and thought about you guys. Very rare brand here. It looked in good shape, but I don't need another vintage mountain bike. Looked like a late 80's model.

 

[Graham_hkr]

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So... wadda we think about the biopace chainring?
I'm gonna have to replace mine for the Saracen Tufftrax project, is it worth trying them correctly set-up? or should I replace with something else? :roll:

 

[firedfromthecircus]

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So... wadda we think about the biopace chainring?
I'm gonna have to replace mine for the Saracen Tufftrax project, is it worth trying them correctly set-up? or should I replace with something else? :roll:

For leisure riding I think Biopace rings set-up how Shimano intended have some merit.
It was the racers and wannabees who poured scorn on Biopace. Racers have a point. I'm not sure about anyone else!

 

[Graham_hkr]

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For leisure riding I think Biopace rings set-up how Shimano intended have some merit.
It was the racers and wannabees who poured scorn on Biopace. Racers have a point. I'm not sure about anyone else!

After a bit of studying I tend to agree

 

[KeepItSteel]

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how does one correctly set up the bio-pace?

 

[velomaniac]

Align the indicating notches on the chainrings with the cranks, self explanatory really. The long axis of the oval aligns with the crank arm.
I think ,...... started doubting myself now but its obvious when you have a set of biopace cranks :|

 

[KeepItSteel]

Oh, I thought that this was a reference to setting them up in a non-standard configuration. I seem to recall reading a while back about biopace never working right out of the box, but can be realligned for improved performance.
Probably my imagination though.