Saracen ariel 14x
 

[Closed] Saracen ariel 14x

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Anyone built one of the these up or got a whole bike?

If you have what's your thoughts, how tall are you etc etc

Tall

Will


 
Posted : 11/10/2012 7:23 pm
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I've got one, a 17" - am 5'9" and is built up with a 140mm Fox fork, Reverb and 50mm stem - rides super well, very stable climber for a 140mm bike and great fun downhill too.
Love mine!


 
Posted : 11/10/2012 7:52 pm
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Thanks Kinger

is it the black and gold frame you got then?

Any thought on the weight - average for what it is?

Thinking of a 19" in the new year all being well


 
Posted : 12/10/2012 7:52 am
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Yup, the black and gold 14x frame, pic hopefully below.
Frame weight is ok for an aggressive alloy frame, but does ride lighter than it feels
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Posted : 12/10/2012 9:41 am
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I purchased the 14x frameset in the summer and built up the bike. My first full sus and loving it so far. Hopefully you see the pic below. What is the max fork the frame can take, 150, 160mm? I am running 150mm revelations at the moment but would love to change these to Fox at some point. Its amaizing how little info there is out there about this bike.

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Iain.


 
Posted : 06/12/2012 4:38 pm
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I had a quick demo earlier this year. I found it a bit on the heavy side for all day epic rides but it did pedal OK. But its an absolute hooligan as soon as you point it downwards. Really good fun!

If you're a downhill rider looking for something that you can pedal around on too or if you are biased towards going down the hill then its probably a very good choice.

But if you're looking for a 140mm bike that can do a bit of everything, ie go up, across and down then it might be slightly on the heavy side.


 
Posted : 06/12/2012 5:40 pm