Right, long story short, my first bike was a Saracen Trekker which my folks got me second hand from the local bike shop when I was 14 or so. I absolutely loved it and kept it even when I bought my GT Backwoods a few years later, anyway, it was a great bike and I loved it and it really made me love saracen's of the 1990's. Steel frames and great features and therefore I obviously always loved all the Kili frames as they were the top of the range.
As a young lad and then earning £2.50 an hour on my first job Kili's were always out of my range and a 'pipe dream'. However, now I am in a fortunate position to have some disposable income, I have looked out for a reasonable priced kili for some time, or saracen of any content.
I thought they were still a little out of price bracket and had given up hope and started building up my cro mege, but then this beauty came along, and konadad didn't have to do a hard sell and it was mine. Unfortunately time, space and money meant I had to sell the cro mega which I had grown very attached to, but it was worth it to get what is pretty much my ideal bike, and one I coveted a great deal back along.
No idea on build yet, although I have some XT wheels, on Araya rims which are pretty mint, and reissue porkipines tyres, plus I have a full dx groupset in good condition, needeing a little polish so I have that to build/use.
Have already bought a cheap and cheerful seatpost to get me going so all I need is a clamp, a front mech and maybe some canti levers. I have some thumbies I might use so then i'd need some levers as they are combo dx units.
Any thoughts suggestions etc very greatfully recieved. Sorry for all the pictures but none do it justice, really is a stunning frame.
As a young lad and then earning £2.50 an hour on my first job Kili's were always out of my range and a 'pipe dream'. However, now I am in a fortunate position to have some disposable income, I have looked out for a reasonable priced kili for some time, or saracen of any content.
I thought they were still a little out of price bracket and had given up hope and started building up my cro mege, but then this beauty came along, and konadad didn't have to do a hard sell and it was mine. Unfortunately time, space and money meant I had to sell the cro mega which I had grown very attached to, but it was worth it to get what is pretty much my ideal bike, and one I coveted a great deal back along.
No idea on build yet, although I have some XT wheels, on Araya rims which are pretty mint, and reissue porkipines tyres, plus I have a full dx groupset in good condition, needeing a little polish so I have that to build/use.
Have already bought a cheap and cheerful seatpost to get me going so all I need is a clamp, a front mech and maybe some canti levers. I have some thumbies I might use so then i'd need some levers as they are combo dx units.
Any thoughts suggestions etc very greatfully recieved. Sorry for all the pictures but none do it justice, really is a stunning frame.