saracen e-stay frameset + bits (magura content)

[W W Biffta]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0452173428

 

[JohnH]

Is this the one that would have originally sold with multicolour decals?

 

[W W Biffta]

yeah i think it wouldve looked like this one:

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... ght=#74433

 

[neilll]

1991 Saracen Traverse Hydrotech Competition, either a 17" or a 19" (looks a touch small for the 19), the crude seatstay bridge nails it to 1991. The forks are the original Tange forks (you can see the original red paint on the dropouts), brakes are also original (HS-11) but not the bars. Heavy Tange steel frame but VERY strong

 

[Gonzalez]

whose trying on the snide BIN with the seller?? :roll:

 

[neilll]

whose trying on the snide BIN with the seller?? :roll:

Not me dude I've already got one

 

[Gonzalez]

i've already got 2 fella!!
might get this one too though, get a bit of rarity monopoly going
I'm not sure it is one though Neil, all the bits there are wrong cept the brakes. Isn't there another one (trekker or something with the same frame?)
Apparantly the brakes aren't HS11 according to the guys at Magura (mountain mayhem) they said they were called "Mountain Stop" the first ones they did on British bikes apparently/allegedly - don't shoot me I'm well known within the comm. for knowing nothing!!
But I think we had the DX/LX discussion at last year's peaks, ahem you were wrong.

 

[neilll]

I'm not sure it is one though Neil, all the bits there are wrong cept the brakes.

What's wrong on it?

Top tube cable routing - Tick
agricultural seat stay bridge - Tick
Pierced seatube - Tick
Rack Mounts - Tick
Bottle cage mounts inside and outside downtube - Tick
Bottom Pull rear mech - Tick
1st Generation Magura mounts - Tick

Too small for you though

p.s my Saracen is sat next to me now and still has DX mechs attached....what was I wrong about?

 

[Gonzalez]

I said DX ya bugger!!! you said LX :roll:
Mine's the lil one anyway, yes too small but I get by! the one i need to build is the bigger one, very heavy though

p.s can you not make it so obvious that I nothing about bikes

 

[neilll]

I said DX ya bugger!!! you said LX :roll:

I thought my cranks were LX but they were MT60 which is DX (I think)

Compare that eBay frame with this:

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31907

Same bike (except mine is 19.5" c-c)