1988

German Scott USA catalog "The 1988 top 4 Scott Mountain Bikes"

Frame, Fork, lug, Prestige, #1, #2, Infinity, Concept dimensions, info all about the tubing from Tange

Very early Merida. Possibly the first year they put their name on a bike. Looks very much like Merida have rebadged a Univega Alpina Uno - same base colour, frame and fork that year for both models and Univega was manufactured by Merida. Complete with original Shimano XT 730 series components...

I'm selling my well loved and well used Saracen Trekker due to the need for space in my garage (too many bikes!). I bought this new in 1988 for £400 as a student and it has been a trusty companion on many adventures including a trip from London to Paris. It's mostly original parts but I did...

I am sure that you are all aware of the history of the Technium bikes Raleigh produced back in the 80s... After the successful road bike series, they started the first Technium line for MTBs as well in 1988 and that is where this frame comes from! This Raleigh USA Technium Aluminum comes in...

1988 Saracen Trekker In an attempt to catch up on several long overdue build threads I've been searching through folders, pumping up tyres and charging up the camera to document a few more bikes from my collection. This one is a Saracen Trekker from 1988. I can't remember who I purchased...

1988 Saracen Kili Flyer I picked this up as a complete and nearly completely original bike a couple of months ago. As you can see from the first photo it had been adapted to have a 'more comfortable' riding position. The previous owner had bought it from a friend about twenty years ago and had...

In the absence of the 1988 Saracen catalogue, I only found out about the Blizzard a few weeks ago when one appeared on ebay. Then a second one was posted up in the Early Saracen Lovers Anonymous thread by Antstark. He said that he'd only bought it for the front brake so I sent him a PM to see...

Firstly, many thanks to xxnick1975 who karma'd me the frame and forks, including u-brake and bottom bracket, from this ebay listing: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... true&rt=nc I was pretty certain it was a Peugeot, and my initial guess of a 1989 model wasn't too far off...