Revisiting an old friend - Hot Saracen content!

[legrandefromage]

The ups and downs of my 'career' has meant contractions and expansions of the fleet as money was needed.

The most missed was this £15 tip find bargain from 2011

It came after this little gem - little as in way too small

So enter Mike Muz 67 and:

 

[legrandefromage]

Its just the right size, the right material and, as luck would have it, I have all the parts to build it into a perfectly ordinary MTB that rides really, really well.

 

[brocklanders023]

Re:

My mate had one of these and it was a lovely bike. Watching with interest.

 

[jimo746]

What is it? Obviously the same frame as the earlier, smaller one, I like the paint job on it!

 

[longun]

gonna be a kili bike when built bud

 

[legrandefromage]

What is it? Obviously the same frame as the earlier, smaller one, I like the paint job on it!

These were Saracen built 'high end' steel frames for a special order that seemingly got canceled. They then appeared on ebay as frames only in this interesting colourway - World Cup stripes/ blue white but with the Saracen 'S' filled in.

All around 6 years ago.

They were one down from the wishbone 853 frames but are still very light and twangy, a sort of last blast of steel before it all went off into other materials.

 

[legrandefromage]

Here you go, the Univega kindly donated the almost perfect colour matched forks to the cause.

LX with a sprinkling of XT and LGF fairy dust.

Built for comfort rather than speed, seatpost is not staying.

 

[legrandefromage]

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