Hello folks,
A sad day, time to sell up. I’m just not up to riding as much or as well as I used to, these have to go and be ridden by someone else.
I’m asking £250 each collected from Horsham, West Sussex. I'm after an Islabike Rothan balance bike and CNOC 14 or 16, happy to do a deal. I’m more than happy to meet at Horsham station (direct trains from Victoria or London Bridge). I really don't want to box them up and post but can if I really have to, p&p is on top of the bike price. I’m not splitting these so please no, “dibs on a bottle cage bolt if you decide to split” replies or PMs.
I’ve only included one pic of each, please PM me if you’re interested and I’ll happily take more for you. I’ve included as much spec as I can but ask away if you have any questions. No pedals, sorry. I’ll mark if they’re spoken for/sold so unless you see otherwise, please assume that they’re available.
I’ve included frame measurements but to give you a size guide I’m about 5ft9
1980’s Saracen Tufftrax. I had the frame and fork media blasted and powder coated sky blue then Waxoyled the inside of all the tubes. It was built up with new rims, headset chain, cassette etc. It has a Tange MTB sticker on it because I had one. I think this has been ridden twice on hardpack since being built, under 100 miles.
Frame & Fork: Saracen Tufftrax. Seat tube measures 46cm C/C, top tube 55cm C/C.
Headset: Ritchey 1”
Stem: Nitto “golf club”
Grips: Club Roost
Brakes: Shimano Deore DX MT62
Brake Levers: Shimano Deore DX MT63
Brake Pads: Ritchey
Shifters: Shimano Deore DX MT62 Thumbies (7 speed with hidden click)
Front Derailleur: Shimano Mountain LX M452
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Mountain LX M452
Cassette: Shimano HG70 11-28T 8 speed
Cranks: Shimano Mountain LX M452
Hub Skewers: Shimano Deore XT
Rims: WTB Dual Duty
Hubs: Shimano Deore XT M737
Spokes: Sapim double butted
Tyres: Specialized Rhythm Lite 2.3 (great on hardpack, if you want knobblies I have some Conti skinwalls you can have, Premolar and Cannis)
Saddle: Sele Italia Sprint suede
Last of all we have my 1992 Saracen Carerra Quatro E-stay. This one it pains me to move on but I’m just not up to riding it now. It’s the bike I rode to retro pairs victory at the Brighton Big Dog with Bryan555 in 2011. SOLD
Frame: 1992 Carerra Quatro E-stay built by Saracen in the UK (drop out has Saracen cast in to it), Reynolds 531 Magnum tubing.
Fork: Kona P2, tripple butted 410mm A/C, (the suspension corrected one). I found this was a great fork to calm the twitchiness of the short stays down. I have the original fork that you're welcome to if you want it.
Headset: Tioga Avenger 11/8”
Stem: Kona Velocity
Grips: Pro
Brakes: Shimano Deore XT M734
Brake Pads: Ritchey
Brake Levers: Shimano deore XT M733 with the rubber hoods
Shifters: Shimano Deore DX MT62 Thumbies (7 speed with hidden click)
Front Derailleur: Shimano Deore LX M550
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore LX M560
Cassette: Shimano Deore XT M737 11-30T 8 speed
Chain: Shimano IG70
Cranks: Shimano Deore LX M560
Chainrings: Shimano Deore XT M730 SG rings, 46T/36T/24T
Hub Skewers: Deore XT
Rims: Sun Rhino Lite
Hubs: Shimano Deore XT M750
Spokes: Sapim double butted
Tyres: IRC Mythos
Saddle: Madisson Flux
Seatpost: Zoom Lightweight
Tange Prestige framed MTB GONE
I got this as NOS with a Tange Prestige ticker on it, it certainly is light weight enough to be Prestige, no make on it but Jonnyboy666 reckons it’s a Stoutlite (or how ever you spell it). It’s a multitude of monochrome shades of grey so I broke it up with a bit of pink cable I had, if you can’t live with it I’ll swap it for a bit of black for you. This has got 6 laps of mayhem on it and that Isle of Wight ride since being built. Chainrings, cassette wheels etc were all new when built.
Frame: Tange Prestige tubing. Seat tube measures 41cm c/c (16”) top tube 56cm c/c
Fork: Kona P2, tripple butted 410mm A/C (the suspension corrected one)
Headset: Pro roller bearing 11/8”
Stem: ITM Eclypse stem
Handlebar: 3TTT Pro Compe
Grips: Race Face Saint Sinner
Barends: X-Lite
Brake Levers: Shimano Deore XT M739
V-Brakes: Shimano Deore XT M739
Shifters: Shimano Deore DX MT62 Thumbies (7 speed with hidden click)
Front Derailleur: Shimano XTR M901
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore DX M650 with an Avid Rollamajig
Cassette: Shimano HG70 11-30T 8 speed
Chain: Shimano IG70
Cranks: Shimano LX M550
Chainrings: Stronglite 40T, Blackspire 34T, TA 24T
Rims: Sun Rhino Lite
Hubs: WTB XC Speed
Spokes: Sapim double butted
Tyres: Conti Mountain King 2.2
Saddle: Madisson Flux
Seatpost: Thomson Elite 27.2
Seatpost Binder: Kona
Any questions or for more photos, please PM me.
A sad day, time to sell up. I’m just not up to riding as much or as well as I used to, these have to go and be ridden by someone else.
I’m asking £250 each collected from Horsham, West Sussex. I'm after an Islabike Rothan balance bike and CNOC 14 or 16, happy to do a deal. I’m more than happy to meet at Horsham station (direct trains from Victoria or London Bridge). I really don't want to box them up and post but can if I really have to, p&p is on top of the bike price. I’m not splitting these so please no, “dibs on a bottle cage bolt if you decide to split” replies or PMs.
I’ve only included one pic of each, please PM me if you’re interested and I’ll happily take more for you. I’ve included as much spec as I can but ask away if you have any questions. No pedals, sorry. I’ll mark if they’re spoken for/sold so unless you see otherwise, please assume that they’re available.
I’ve included frame measurements but to give you a size guide I’m about 5ft9
1980’s Saracen Tufftrax. I had the frame and fork media blasted and powder coated sky blue then Waxoyled the inside of all the tubes. It was built up with new rims, headset chain, cassette etc. It has a Tange MTB sticker on it because I had one. I think this has been ridden twice on hardpack since being built, under 100 miles.
Frame & Fork: Saracen Tufftrax. Seat tube measures 46cm C/C, top tube 55cm C/C.
Headset: Ritchey 1”
Stem: Nitto “golf club”
Grips: Club Roost
Brakes: Shimano Deore DX MT62
Brake Levers: Shimano Deore DX MT63
Brake Pads: Ritchey
Shifters: Shimano Deore DX MT62 Thumbies (7 speed with hidden click)
Front Derailleur: Shimano Mountain LX M452
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Mountain LX M452
Cassette: Shimano HG70 11-28T 8 speed
Cranks: Shimano Mountain LX M452
Hub Skewers: Shimano Deore XT
Rims: WTB Dual Duty
Hubs: Shimano Deore XT M737
Spokes: Sapim double butted
Tyres: Specialized Rhythm Lite 2.3 (great on hardpack, if you want knobblies I have some Conti skinwalls you can have, Premolar and Cannis)
Saddle: Sele Italia Sprint suede
Last of all we have my 1992 Saracen Carerra Quatro E-stay. This one it pains me to move on but I’m just not up to riding it now. It’s the bike I rode to retro pairs victory at the Brighton Big Dog with Bryan555 in 2011. SOLD
Frame: 1992 Carerra Quatro E-stay built by Saracen in the UK (drop out has Saracen cast in to it), Reynolds 531 Magnum tubing.
Fork: Kona P2, tripple butted 410mm A/C, (the suspension corrected one). I found this was a great fork to calm the twitchiness of the short stays down. I have the original fork that you're welcome to if you want it.
Headset: Tioga Avenger 11/8”
Stem: Kona Velocity
Grips: Pro
Brakes: Shimano Deore XT M734
Brake Pads: Ritchey
Brake Levers: Shimano deore XT M733 with the rubber hoods
Shifters: Shimano Deore DX MT62 Thumbies (7 speed with hidden click)
Front Derailleur: Shimano Deore LX M550
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore LX M560
Cassette: Shimano Deore XT M737 11-30T 8 speed
Chain: Shimano IG70
Cranks: Shimano Deore LX M560
Chainrings: Shimano Deore XT M730 SG rings, 46T/36T/24T
Hub Skewers: Deore XT
Rims: Sun Rhino Lite
Hubs: Shimano Deore XT M750
Spokes: Sapim double butted
Tyres: IRC Mythos
Saddle: Madisson Flux
Seatpost: Zoom Lightweight
Tange Prestige framed MTB GONE
I got this as NOS with a Tange Prestige ticker on it, it certainly is light weight enough to be Prestige, no make on it but Jonnyboy666 reckons it’s a Stoutlite (or how ever you spell it). It’s a multitude of monochrome shades of grey so I broke it up with a bit of pink cable I had, if you can’t live with it I’ll swap it for a bit of black for you. This has got 6 laps of mayhem on it and that Isle of Wight ride since being built. Chainrings, cassette wheels etc were all new when built.
Frame: Tange Prestige tubing. Seat tube measures 41cm c/c (16”) top tube 56cm c/c
Fork: Kona P2, tripple butted 410mm A/C (the suspension corrected one)
Headset: Pro roller bearing 11/8”
Stem: ITM Eclypse stem
Handlebar: 3TTT Pro Compe
Grips: Race Face Saint Sinner
Barends: X-Lite
Brake Levers: Shimano Deore XT M739
V-Brakes: Shimano Deore XT M739
Shifters: Shimano Deore DX MT62 Thumbies (7 speed with hidden click)
Front Derailleur: Shimano XTR M901
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore DX M650 with an Avid Rollamajig
Cassette: Shimano HG70 11-30T 8 speed
Chain: Shimano IG70
Cranks: Shimano LX M550
Chainrings: Stronglite 40T, Blackspire 34T, TA 24T
Rims: Sun Rhino Lite
Hubs: WTB XC Speed
Spokes: Sapim double butted
Tyres: Conti Mountain King 2.2
Saddle: Madisson Flux
Seatpost: Thomson Elite 27.2
Seatpost Binder: Kona
Any questions or for more photos, please PM me.
