Saracen

Executive Summary about Saracen by Mike Davis.

Bike trade magazine, “BikeBiz” reports that owners Paul and Rick Stanforth put Saracen Cycles Ltd into administraion last Friday, citing "difficult trading conditions". Saracen Bikes Ltd is a new company which has bought all the stock, goodwill and intellectual property rights of Saracen Cycles Ltd, has also taken on responsibility for Saracen Cycles's warranties, so fear not if you already have a Saracen. The MAD trials display team is looking for a new sponsor. Team boss, Giles Wolfe can offer potential partners national TV and press coverage, a big presence in schools and exclusive presence at key UK festivals and shows.

Saracen 2010 mountain and kids’ bikes

Executive Summary about Saracen 2010 mountain and kids’ bikes By Matthew Cole

1. Tufftrax

The Tufftrax is Saracen’s entry-level mountain bike, suitable for light trail use. Both the Tufftrax (£249.99) and Tufftrax Comp (£299.99) come with 80mm-travel Suntour forks. Both models will come with Saracen-branded stem and handlebar combos. The Tufftrax Jnr model is a scaled-down version of the Tufftrax adult bike and has 50mm Suntour forks, Shimano shifting and Saracen-branded grips, stem and bars.

2. Mantra

The double-butted Mantra bike comes in three flavours: Mantra, Mantra Pro and Mantra X-27, and has been designed for riders who want to hit the trails proper. The £399.99 base model has a 100mm Suntour XCT fork with lockout, Shimano 24-speed gearing with an Acera rear mech, Tektro cable disk brakes and Saracen’s own stem, bars and saddle. For £100 more you get the Mantra Pro. Upgrades include a Suntour XCM 100mm-travel fork with lockout, Quad Axis hydraulic brakes and Shimano Alivio rear mech.

3. Zen

The £999.99 Zen 2 has Marzocchi Bomber 33 TST2 140mm forks (15mm QR), Deore shifting with SLX Shadow rear mech, Truvativ Firex chainset, Shimano M486 hydraulic brakes and a RaceFace stem and bar combo. The £1299.99 Zen 3 gets a RockShox Recon 335 U-Turn 95-140mm fork (20mm axle), Shimano SLX shifting, Deore XT rear mech, Truvativ Firex chainset, Shimano M575 hydraulic brakes and Syncros all-mountain wheels, stem and bars.

4. Amplitude

Saracen have long been renowned for producing decent budget jump bikes, and according to Simon Wild, dirt jump bikes are an “integral part” of what the company is about.