saracen

A couple of weeks ago after a Retrobike ride at Rivington, I mentioned I had a few frames that were taking up space and would be free to a good home. It seems you can't give these things away so I ended up swapping a 1994 GT Outpost Trail frame and forks for this 1998 Saracen HardTrax frame...

August 2010: I picked up this lovely frame set from Mr K last week with the intention of getting it built up in time for the OWMTBC in September. As you can see it's a 1992 Saracen Traverse frame built from True Temper AVR tubing. It sat one model below the Traverse Elite, which was top of the...

You know how it is when you see something a bit colourful and bike shaped on eBay and you put in a low bid and then promptly forget about it? Well I'd completely forgotten about this one until I was contacted with a second chance offer stating that the original winner had pulled out of the...

September 2009 After deciding I had to have an early 90's e-stay I managed to get hold of this frameset a few weeks ago from Kaiser (thank you). I've finally got around to building it up for some riding. In terms of components I've tried to keep it as close to the period correct and...

December 2010 - NWA Goyt Valley and Buxton ride ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 2009 - In the beginning... Several months after getting hold of this damaged and therefore free Saracen frame, I've...