Picked this up this afternoon. A very original looking Saracen Tufftrax - complete with bottle holder and matching pannier rack. The guy I bought it from had owned it from new and only really used for commuting the short distance between home and work.
Overall its in pretty nice condition with the exception of the chainstay bridge which has some nasty looking corrosion and the bottom bracket which has a bit of play.
He also chucked in set of Cateye lights with boat anchor batteries and the original instruction manuals for thumbies and derailleurs.
The plan is to treat the rust and use it for shopping trips rather than the car. Given that decent pannier rack costs more than I paid for it, that seems like a sensible justification for a new bike.
I might see if I can source a Deore DX derailleur though as the jockey wheels on the Mountain LX one are a bit worn.
My friend has this bike when we were kids and I was always a bit jealous of him. I remember going along with him to a race down in cheddar gorge in '89 or '90 that was a complete mud fest and my first night away without my folks. He was riding one of these and I had a Hardrock.
Overall its in pretty nice condition with the exception of the chainstay bridge which has some nasty looking corrosion and the bottom bracket which has a bit of play.
He also chucked in set of Cateye lights with boat anchor batteries and the original instruction manuals for thumbies and derailleurs.
The plan is to treat the rust and use it for shopping trips rather than the car. Given that decent pannier rack costs more than I paid for it, that seems like a sensible justification for a new bike.
I might see if I can source a Deore DX derailleur though as the jockey wheels on the Mountain LX one are a bit worn.
My friend has this bike when we were kids and I was always a bit jealous of him. I remember going along with him to a race down in cheddar gorge in '89 or '90 that was a complete mud fest and my first night away without my folks. He was riding one of these and I had a Hardrock.
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