91 Saracen Trekker Hydrotech

[zetecmk2]

just painted mine

 

[Black_puma]

Good A'noon,

Please find pics of my Saracen 91 Trekker Hydrotech which I have just this second finished , So much so I am typing this with greasy hands

I got this in a very sorry state where it had been in a shed full of brambles and cobwebs for over 10 years, All that I have that is original are the Wheels (knackard), Magura STI mounts with LX STI and LX band on front mech which I will keep in a box.

I managed to get some period correct Wolber Wheels with LX hubs and an LX chainset (not black unfortuntaley).

The Magura's have not been touched apart from new pads and they work a treat, Still very powerfull after all these years and spiders.

I am really struggling to get a 31.2 seatpost and have used a 31.2 shim and 27.2 to get my by for the moment, All I need is a saddle which I am hunting for a rolls or a flite.

Spec,

Frame - 16" 7005 Aluminium super oversized tubing
Forks - Sracen Super Max Drive
Headset - Shimano Deore XT 1 1/4 ? its massive
Brakes - Magura hydraulic rim brakes (original)
Gears - Shimano Deore XT & Thumbshifters
Chainset - Deore LX
Wheels - Wolber Saracen Super hard anodised rims with Deore DX Hubs
Pedals - deore DX Flattiese

I Hope you all like it as much as I do, I remeber these from back in the day and remember lusting over all the top end Saracen's and wishing I could afford one ....... well mum and dad back then

I like the "Handbuilt in England" decals , Saracen certainly dont make em like they used to :shock:

Cheers

Nice bike, I recently worked on one similar to this at my place of volunteering (Comac Sheffield) sadly, the frame ended up being scrapped as the seat tube was badly damaged. I suspect someone had fitted a seatpost with a much smaller diameter and forced the clamp to hold tight. it had been fitted with a shim that wasn't the correct size either. IIRC it did have a 1 1/4 headset, which I thought was unusual, as I could not undo with a regular 36mm spanner.
I was lucky I managed to save the wheels from this scrapped bike and bought them for small donation to Comac.
Shimano XT hubs on Mavic rims... just perfect for my current build.