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L90OOK:
I have a Univega Alpina SL4 full suspension,  Nice bike  8)

fasthands:
Orange make some fantastic bikes, I have a Patriot, 05 frame 16" it is perfect simple design and handles well, it is 6" travel f/r Marzocchi 66rc forks and Manitou swinger4 rear shock, Raceface diablous cranks, stem bars,seat post,sram x9 throughout,mavic rims 729's on dt swiss hub's Hope mono4 200/180 f/r. was an expensive build but build it once and enjoy I say. I look forward to blasting down them hills again one day.
I think some bike manufacturers have the scorpion racing attitude though, coming up with all these fancy suspension linkages(inovation) they say, just look at motor bikes over the last 20 years. most of the designs have been done over and over. I have ridden and broken many products in my biking years finding what does the job. you do get what you pay for in the mtb world but there is some crap out there that boasts quality. I have a Evil D.O.C street bike too awesome steel frame,

kourgath:

--- Quote from: "Ja1983" --- dad has a saracen with the ovaltech chainrings... not sure if they actually work or just make you think they do....
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I had one of those Saracens, is your Dads one orange with twisted writing on it?  Saracen Tufftrax Extreme with double butted cro-mo which back then was really special stuff. I think mine was a 1985ish team bike can't get any info from Saracen or anywhere else.

Biopace rings - I remember trying to get a decent cadence on those 120rpm was my fastest and boy did it feel strange. Principle was to make your power stroke better and when using off-road it sort of did work.

This bike has taken me to 54mph (downhill obviously!) father-in-law bought it off me for his school, not certain where it is now.

fasthands:
This is me on my Specialized P3 custom build. and on my Patriot in Cann wood Plymouth.

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kourgath:
Spesh do make some nice bikes, and while others faff and copy the FSR design Horst link or do faux bar suspension at least they have stuck to the design.

Wanted a Spesh Stumpjumper since before the Saracen. Got Stumpy FSRxc Pro with virtually total upgrades, only the frame and rear shock from original bike!

Cann Wood seems a decent place but I've only ridden the plym valley cycle track.  We're getting a new one up Tavistock Woodlands down to Morwellham Quay by next year.  Tavy woodlands has some pretty decent downhill runs by all accounts.

Us LR clubn got denied our trials site as some world "expert" in arsenic moved there and complained to council about arsenic dust thown up by our tyres. Absolute nonsense of course, but at least bikes being allowed in there now.

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