MTB with Elevated Chain Stays? Please identify make 1990?

[Lost Boy]

Thank you fluffy chicken I thought that might be the case, still an interesting retro bike, hopefully someone on here will identify it, its starting to fry my head as I have been trying to find out what it is since 1996 I will happily
sell it if anyone is interested? :?

 

[retrobikeguy]

Carrera katalyst, low end model, altus stuff IIRC

 

[lrh]

Carrera katalyst, low end model, altus stuff IIRC

+1

Have a very strong suspicion that the Katalyst's were made by Townsend.

Cable stops, ends of the stays, rear drop outs are all identical to: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=213518

 

[FluffyChicken]

Carrera katalyst, low end model, altus stuff IIRC

That's the picture and now I know where it was
http://www.bumblebeeauctions.co.uk/XcAP ... sp?ID=5361
Also someone posted it or one of them on here, pictures now gone.

and here ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... _500wt_949

 

[Lost Boy]

Thank you everyone, the frame, stem and handlebars definately look like its from a Carrera Katalyst however forks look different? Thanks for bringing me down to earth, I thought I had something half special Gutted . The frame is strong though as I have really given it some grief in the past.

 

[FluffyChicken]

Probably quite some upgrades on there
LS pedals, Kalloy Uno seatpost, .. fork might say on the drop outs or on the steerer itself if you take them off. etc...

 

[Raging_Bulls]

Thanks for bringing me down to earth, I thought I had something half special Gutted . The frame is strong though as I have really given it some grief in the past.

Yes, it may be a less desireable bike. Yes, it's nothing special. But that's not the point.

If you enjoy riding it, isn't that all that really matters?
Sounds like it's been a good enough bike for more than a decade and a half. Nothing about that has to change just because you now know it's not a Saracen.
Maintain it, restore it when necessary, love it, ride it.

 

[Lost Boy]

Good points all many thanks, I don't use it much as my main bike is a Scott Genius, however useful bike to go to the shops on and at least it probably won't get nicked.

 

[mikee]

its a lew-ways /pacific/apollo/ frame
but
dont be bothered

it will ride quite nice

stick some DX stuff on it and enjoy

 

[MisterGrizzly]

Carrera katalyst, low end model, altus stuff IIRC

Didn't read beyond this guy as I think he's got it, my mate had one of these for years as his first mtb, and as soon as I saw your greeny bikey I thought "rod's with a respray!