Saracen kili comp 97 updated pics page 2

[Dead Rats]

nice! where did the decals come from?

 

[clockworkgazz]

Thanks DR, karma decals from Gil_m -he is a rather super man

 

[oldave]

All very nice! Certainly one of the nicest riding rigids I've owned (and there have been MANY).

Letmetalktomark's now lives with me!

Incidentally, I'd quite like a bouncer front, but all but very oldest seem too long for the geometry to me. Even the 440 a 2 c P2s are wrong I reckon - keeping my eyes open for 413s, but not easily found with a sufficiently long steerer.

 

[clockworkgazz]

was the bike not speced with 80mm rock shox xc's originally?

 

[oldave]

Seemingly so - but I think that 80s then were shorter than today's "equivalents". It IS just OK with Rock Shox from that era (I have run it so equipped). If I find a good set with min 230mm steerer I'll have them!

73s would be better I reckon.

 

[dendy]

was the bike not speced with 80mm rock shox xc's originally?

Looking real nice this..

It looks to me like the 1997 bikes were specced with rigid forks as depicted in the mountain bike world article..

The other magazine scan shows what I believe is a 99 model with rock shox judy xc. I would imagine that the 97 frames were also made to fit 80mm forks too. :?

 

[clockworkgazz]

all who have said this is a great riding bike I would like to concur big time, this bike is awesome and a saracen too uber cool

 

[Bobmac892]

Yep. This is inspiring me to get on with my with Saracen Kili project.

 

[Bobmac892]

Yep. This is inspiring me to get on with my with Saracen Kili project.

 

[konatime]

all who have said this is a great riding bike I would like to concur big time, this bike is awesome and a saracen too uber cool

Had the use of me pals Colombus Explosif last night after mashing me kili gears at weekend, loved it, very nice, ...though the kili would mace it, especially uphill and definately over great distance.
Having a stem made to match the wishbone very shortly, some supremes on the rear to protect the wishbone and i'll be out looking for the title . Proper love affair (unashamedly so).

A single-post member did contact me a good while back, reckoned his pa and uncle had designed a lot of frames for Saracen, i tried hard to get him to open-up but he went on the missing list never to reappear (to date). Strange thing to dream up if he was fibbing.