WANTED: large retro mountain bike - Muddy Fox/Marin or the like

Posted on Thu 21st, January 2021

• #1

donghaitao

Yo! Insurance is bailing out my cracked carbon frame, and now the waiting game has begun. I'm looking at well over a month for my new gear to arrive, and have a dying urge for a 26" 80's-ski-suit style mountain bike. I adore the old Marins and Muddy Fox, but show me what you got. I'm preferably looking for a full bike, that I can then customise, rather than a frameset that will incur a torrent of tormented parts-finding and penny-counting.

It would need to be a larger frame, around the 22" mark (I'm 6,1), but sometimes smaller frames on these bikes is part of the charm so I'm open to the possibility. If anyone needs help clearing out their garage of that old banger then let me know!

-Dong
• #2

ramrodius in reply to @donghaitao
Hi Dong,
I have an old Saracen Trekker much like the one pictured. That one’s not mine but is an example as I’m currently laying in bed!

Mine will work for you size-wise too as I’m a little taller than you.

Drop me a line if interested and I’ll zap through some pics of the actual bike if you are.

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• #3

Dogtemple

Got a Saracen race elite with raise chain stays I could be convinced to part with if your interested.
• #4

donghaitao in reply to @Dogtemple

Reckon you could send over some pictures?
• #5

tomsvoboda

Got a quite rare Giant HCM-1 with full Shimano. Not looking much but based in Portsmouth.. 22.5/23" TT. Thanks. T

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