Saracen Maxtrax - first retro build now finished

[azaro]

Spec:

Frame: 7005 Aluminium 19"
Fork: Rock Shox Judy XC
Headset: Cane Creek
Stem: Ritchey Forcelite
Bars: Ritchey Forcelite
Grips: Yeti

Brake levers: LX V Brakes
Brakes: LX V
Front Mech: XT
Rear Mech: XT
Cassette: 8 speed LX
Cranks: White Industries
Chainrings: Pace 46, 34, Middleburn 22
Pedals: MKS flat
Bottom Bracket: Shimano square taper
Crank bolts: X lite

Seatpost: Kore 27.0 with QR
Saddle: Saracen

Hubs: Shimano LX Parallax
Rims: Mavic M238
Tyres: Michelin Wildgripper Sprint
QR's: Ritchey

Weight: 12.10 kg or 26.68 lbs

 

[azaro]

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[azaro]

And more

 

[coomber]

Nice in an understated way.

I like it.

Good sourcing on the saddle too.

 

[brocklanders023]

Really tidy is that mate, I like it.

 

[hydorah]

Top job

Must be the best specced Saracen MaxTrax ever - Chainset looks really cool as do many many other tasty bits and bobs, looks like you've done a lot of shopping!

What's it like out and about?

 

[azaro]

Not sure yet as I've not had chance to ride it!
Feels light, but I'll have to get used to narrow bars again as I've been riding with more modern, wide risers for the last couple of years.

 

[azaro]

First ride today.
Really pleased with it.
Light and flickable, V brakes really strong and shifts crisply. That 46T ring really let's you get some speed up!
There's still a decent amount of bounce in the forks as well.
That old technology stills does the business.

The narrow bars took some geting used to, but I really enjoyed it.
Was going to sell it on, but think I'll have to re-arrange the garage to make room as I want to keep it for a bit.

 

[chrisv40]

Very nice build, surprised at the weight though, I expected it to be lighter with that spec.

 

[azaro]

Me too.
Think it's the wheels to be honest.