Saracen Trekkers ?

[retrobikeguy]

Does anybody ever see any of the 89-90 saracen trekker comps still kicking around ? Do you have one ? Did you have one?,
Pea green colour with the rear seatstay-wishbone mounted U-brake and fork U-brake up front................

What did you guys think of them :?: Love :? Hate

I loved these things and there was a lot around at one point, Used to be a mint one in york and was gonna offer to buy it next time I saw it, but typically now I have dosh I dont see it any more .
If youve got one you want to offload or know of one FS somewhere, give us a nod.

 

[stew-b]

i used to love the purple kili flyer comp of the same era

 

[john]

Very cool. Didn't they do a similar model in a blue?

 

[tangent]

Trekkers

Love em...although the U brakes clogged with mud like crazy!

The previous years (198 was model a cool light blue / turquoise / aquamarine (we sort of pretended it was similar to the YETI blue , although it really isn't)

It was my my ever MTB , and remained in regular use until the late 1990s.
In the early days the steer tube of the forks had to straightend out on more than one occassion!

There was a review in MBUK No.3 Vol.1 (alongside an Overbury's Pioneer mmm, Scott something nahh)

Will endevour to dig out some amusing retro photos

 

[Klein-Mad-Chris]

Saracen Trekker

Hi there, im in the process of cleaning one up, it is light blue/green with a Deore XT groupset, yep the Xt rear U brake.

Will get some pics asap, and it will be going on the bay soon after that.

 

[Rich]

My mate had the 1989 Kili Flyer Comp, the fillet brazed tange prestige model, absolutely beutiful...don't think there'll be many trekker copms in NZ, but I'll keep my eyes peeled! :shock:

Rich

 

[Disco Drive]

I've only been thinking about the Trekker comp recently.
I loved the looks. Those u brakes seemed to make it look more solid and chunky.

We sold a couple at the cycle shop i worked in...... needless to say, i never wanted to see them leave!

 

[kingroon]

Wow, I used to have one of those! Raced it in the Sussex Nutters for a coupla years.. If it rained [99% probability] you were buggered.. I did the Jevington one off "WipeOut" race in 89ish and dragged the thing round it was so muddy.. Must have a photo somewhere..

I changed the front fork for a Tange Big Fork and put XT cantis up front.. It had Wolber AT18 rims, DX throughout [mine had thumbies I'm sure, and an ultra rare black DX chainset] and handlebars that could have been cut offs from a North Sea Oil Rig.. Mega thick..

I think the old forks might be at my folks' place in Eastbourne, I'm back there in a coupla weeks so I'll check..

Got a mate who is still riding his '89 Tufftrax with all the original Mountain LX/Deore II/Farmer Johns gear on it..

 

[retrobikeguy]

Hi there, im in the process of cleaning one up, it is light blue/green with a Deore XT groupset, yep the Xt rear U brake.

Like to see that............

I think the old forks might be at my folks' place in Eastbourne, I'm back there in a coupla weeks so I'll check..

gimme gimme.

For those that never caught it first time heres the 89-90 catalogue
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=501

 

[tangent]

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Lakeland circa1988