New bike any views ?

meeru

Hello everyone , Ive recently bought a new bike for myself . Its for pleasure use and hopefully get fit and loose a little weight !
Anyway the bike I bought was a saracen pylon 3 . Its a lovely bike to ride , not that I have riden many bikes since I was a youngster !

Just wondered if anyone has the same bike here and how you like it , or maybe dislike it !? Would be good to hear your comments .
These are the specs , are they good ?

Frame Hardcore street aluminium Profiled, shaped and reinforced Mounts for mudguards and rack
Frame Sizes G16/18/20'
Qty Of Gears 8
Fork Straight blade power fork Oversized cromoly
Headset Aheadset w/seals
Hubs Alloy with QR front/rear
Rims EX-S super tough alloy
Tyres Tioga FS100 26" x 2.3" urban street tyre
Stem Forged alloy 4 bolt ahead stem
Handle Bar Alloy street low riser bar
Grips Kraton Knurl
Brake Levers Tektro Alloy levers
Brakes Tektro I.O. Mechanical Disc brakes with180mm rotors
Gear Levers Alivio rapid fire 8 speed
Rear Mech Shimano Acera
Crankset Suntour single with CNC alloy guard 44T
Bottom Bracket Sealed cartridge
Cassette/F-Wheel Shimano cassette 11-32 8 speed
Chain KMC 72
Saddle Multi stitch Saracen Durocover, with pressure release zone
Seat Post Alloy micro adjust black finish
Pedals BMX style aluminium platform
Mudguards not fitted but mounts on frame and fork
Rack not fitted but mounts on frame

Belv

It's hard to say if a spec is 'good' without a price. The components are miles from top-of-the-range if that's how you define 'good', but at the right price it could still be a good value-for-money spec.

There's lot of things i wouldn't want to have, but that would be down to personal preference rather than any problem with what's shown.

HTH

t4tomo

I have an old saracen, hard tail Mtb which is pretty reliable and still going strong. (touch wood). They are generally pretty good for their price range.

ChrisLS

...sounds fine...the important thing is to ride it...you can have all sorts of fancy kit, but it's the engine-ie the rider-that is important.