1989/90 Saracen Tufftrax - Finished!

[kaytronika]

and a few more pics


Hopefully retrobike sticker will arrive soon, I'll be taking this to the Rivington ride if it doesn't fall apart later.

 

[Easy_Rider]

Looks awesome, catalogue fresh.

Here is the catalogue page if you haven't seen it already.

 

[kaytronika]

The postie must have heard me mentioning that RetroBike decal...

 

[coomber]

So cool!

 

[kaytronika]

Maiden voyage completed succesfully. A brief but soggy trip around Croxteth Park here in Liverpool... Seems to be my testing grounds for recently built bikes.

What a nice bike to ride... I was worried about the frame size with the short reach stem, but it's not proved a problem.

The brakes are awful, I'm thinking maybe new pads... Plus they need toeing in badly.

Love the thumb shifters... So less complicated than rapidfire triggers.

I'll give the photos a rest now.

 

[kaytronika]

Headset tightened, rust spots treated and touched up (with model paint, heh), new brake blocks all round.

Ready for my first RetroBike ride in Rivington tomorrow.

Now I need to start looking for my next modern bike.

 

[brocklanders023]

What paint did you use and was it a good match? :?

 

[chrisv40]

I was just going to ask exactly the same question Edd

 

[kaytronika]

I mixed a colour from royal blue and white. It's a tiny bit darker but better than Kurust black Hehe.

 

[chrisv40]

The bike looks fantastic by the way, enjoy your ride tomorrow