Chicky Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Was just wondering if the 2003 Saracen team MAD is a decent bike? Could get myself one for £190 posted and was wondering what peoples opinions/experience were. cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 You're not meant to bump in less than 24 hours of posting the topic, but anyway. The new saracen mad frame builds into a nice little bike with a nippy feel to it ideal for street, nothing like its poo predecesor with its low bb and ugly looks. For £190 its worth it, the only issue i'm not yet certain of is the frames strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonPace Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 the 2003 one on the other hand is a bit crud. Short, long stays and a low BB. Sounds like hell to me. Would be good to learn on though I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_soon_to_be Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 you can learn to a certain level on the saracen but then, it is really hard to get better gaz... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Pay an extra 50/60 quid and get the new Ashton 26" frame - it's really nice (there's a picture of mine built up in the bike pictures thread). The geometry is really good if you're not interested in something really long (Coust, T-Rex, etc) and it's been designed by a good rider with, I expect, feedback from the other team riders (who ride them at Master level in the nationals). A proven design, and only 250 quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boothy Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Not bad frames, but not worth 190, look through the for sale/wanted and i sure you will find something much better for that amount or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilly Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 You would probably do better with the new MAD rather than the 2003 version, if you can get one instead.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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