1993 Saracen Sahara Elite

[JohnH]

Sweet story John! Get her back out on the Downs!

I certainly will!

If you want to sell the Marzocchi's let me know

Will do OFT, although the Marzocchis are my backup plan at the moment.

BTW the freehub will need re-greasing after the flushing with WD40, or at least re-lube it with a heavier oil (even engine oil works). I got the tools to do this and am local so don't mind lending a hand

:shock: Crumbs OFT, I wish I'd known that before I asked the nice man from Halfords to re-fit the cassette to the freehub...

 

[JohnH]

Look forward to seeing it built up, but man get rid of those reflector pedals!

Cheers, Otherself. Yeah, there's a bit of a story with the pedals -- basically, they're pretty knackered. I had planned on finding another pair of Tioga Surefoot IIIs to replace the originals, but I can only find with them on one website and it doesn't want to give me a price: http://www.bikeparts.com/productinfo/Ti ... 57725.html

So, I can either repair the pedals I've got or find something similar with which to replace them. :?

 

[JohnH]

Well, here she is without grips, bar ends or chain -- I'm still wrestling with all of the cables, as you can see...

I know that it's not a top-of-the-range Saracen -- but I still love it!

 

[OldFatTi]

Great job, she looks grand with her new lease of life!

And it's cool, if I can lend a hand just give me a shout, saves bits falling off post-Halfords

 

[JohnH]

Thank you very much, OFT!

 

[chrisv40]

Very nice mate, i had one of those until recently, only sold it because it was a bit small for me, enjoy her

 

[JohnH]

Cheers, Chris! Your Sahara -- was that the red one in the "Early Saracen Lovers Anonymous" thread?

 

[Awkward Kid]

I snaped a set of those forks on my very 1st XC race. I was gutted but managed to get some Mag 21's to replace. So wasnt that bad! lovin the bike! Think i very nearly had one as my 1st proper Mtb.

 

[JohnH]

Snapped them? Jeez, I didn't know that could happen. :shock: Mag 21s are a good replacement tho. I'd be happy to fit them to my Sahara.

And thanks for the support! I wasn't sure that many would be interested in an old bottom-of-the-range Saracen, but I've had some really positive reactions!

 

[Awkward Kid]

Straight across the crown! with a bang when i hit the deck! Oooch! Its all about back in the day! My mate had a Tufftrax. awesome bikes! Loved em