Saracen Instinct 2 @ £250 - worth a go?

supertwisted
supertwisted Posts: 565
edited April 2009 in MTB buying advice
The Tora on my 'Hopper is a bit poorly. I'll be getting it done under warranty, but while it's waiting for it's op I'll be bikeless.

Now I've started riding with a buddy of mine who is always goading me into doing more extreme stuff, plus I quite fancy a play-bike to go with my 'sensible' bike. Plus a backup while the other is off the road will keep me from dropping out of riding.

I was thinking of slowly building up a street/jump bike out of the £70 Brand-X frame on CRC, but I don't think I'd get anywhere near the price of the Saracen above.

So is it a decent buy at that price? The DJ-3 for that price seems quite good.
I won't be taking it very seriously and my idea of 'extreme' is probably quite tame by most standards, but I like the idea of something I can abuse and that is a bit more 'chuckable' for learning some skills on.
Less internal organs, same supertwisted great taste.

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