Saracen are back and looking good. We’ve got our hands on their downhill bike, the Myst.
There’ll be a full review in the magazine soon but have a listen to what Dirt tester Steve Jones had to say after a days uplift on the Myst.
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Srp is £2299.99 for the full bike.
Frame Myst custom butted tube set featuring signature suspension design running on 37mm main pivot bearings and 28mm linkage bearings / CNC Taper 1 1/8″ to 1.5″ headtube / 203mm travel / 150x12mm dropout / Worldcup geometry Rear Shock Fox VAN R Fork Rockshox Boxxer Race 203mm travel Drive 9spd Shimano Alivio 9 Rapidfire / Shimano Sora RD Chainset FSA GAP Mega EXO DH with Gravity Guide Brakes Quad Duece hydraulic disc 203mm rotor F/R Wheelset KT Sealed bearing hubs 12mm rear/20mm front with Saracen DH 32h rims running Maxxis Highroller 26×2.5″ Cockpit FUNN RSX MKII stem/FUNN Fatboy 750mm bars with WTB Silverado Comp Colour Gloss White Sizes M and L
£1499.99srp for the frameset (with DHX RC4) – I think???
Frame Myst custom butted tube set featuring signature suspension design running on 37mm main pivot bearings and 28mm linkage bearings / CNC Taper 1 1/8″ to 1.5″ headtube / 203mm travel / 150x12mm dropout / Worldcup geometry Rear Shock Fox DHX RC2 Headset FSA Gravity SX PRO Colour Gloss White Sizes M and L