Saracen Zen 2
JCJC
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Anyone got one, have any comments on them ?
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Get one!
There was a review in one of the mags recently and it scored really well.
If the 08 is anything like the olduns, its an awesome bike.
I had an 06 before i got my orange five, my mate is currently running the zen with no problems.
The only other option that comes close is a marin B17, which i was considering before i bought the zen.
Both bikes are good.0 -
Sounds good. I saw that review, but I think it was the Zen 3 ?0
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zen 1,2 and 3 all use the same frame0
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JCJC wrote:Sounds good. I saw that review, but I think it was the Zen 3 ?
Well i think they put a zen1 up against some £1000 bikes and it still scored well.
Have a look in the reviews section on here i'm pretty sure its there.
The only difference between them is the specs, they don't ride like a normal xcbike - stiffer backend and longer forks but shed loads of fun!0 -
Cheers - looks good. My current bike is a jump bike and I like riding downhill , so I like the idea of a longer fork and bigg rotors ...
I heard that Saracen is not such a reliable brand (compared with Spec, Orange etc). Is this true ?0 -
i got a zen 2 (08) and its an amazin bike, light and really easy to ride. not much else to say really...0
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I heard that Saracen is not such a reliable brand (compared with Spec, Orange etc). Is this true ?[/quote]
Total bollox, its easily on a par with other brands!
Saracen and Marin basically invented the agressive xc style of bike between them and few have copied it.
My mate has a Marin B-17 and theres nothing between it and a zen2 in quality/price/spec.
Don't sweat it, you are getting an awesome bike!0 -
Cheers. I am torn between a Zen 2 and an Orange G3 with alu forks and shadow xt rear derraileur (or however you spell it...) Will check out the Marin as well - thanks for the tip0