2017 Saracen Myst Team - First Look

Jun 30, 2016 at 9:50
by Olly Forster  


2017 Saracen Myst Team





















FIRST LOOK

SARACEN
MYST TEAM



Saracen's Myst has been winning downhill races under the guidance of professional team riders and grassroots racers alike, since its inception in 2010. The years that followed witnessed countless tweaks and updates, but for 2017, the team at Saracen have turned things up once again. After 18-months of exhaustive development, in which five different alloy mules were tested plus countless hours in the saddle, Saracen's latest gravity machine and the latest in a long line of proven DH race machines, is now available to mere mortals. While these new frames were first spotted at the 2015 DH World Championship in Andorra, the process of perfecting the chassis to exactly how the designers and the World Cup team wanted it, was one that couldn't be rushed. This meticulous approach has ultimately delivered another awesome race machine...

Details:
• Intended use: Downhill
• Frame: Toray UD carbon race chassis
• Wheels: 27.5"
• Material: Optimising 24T/40T/3K fibre mix
• 63° head angle
• 37mm main pivot bearings
• 28mm linkage bearings
• Signature TRL suspension design
• Internal cable routing
• 203mm travel
• 437mm chainstays
• 12 x 150mm rear axle
• Sizes: M, L, XL
• MSRP Complete bike: £5299.99 GBP
• MSRP frame: £2299.99 GBP
• saracen.co.uk

2017 Saracen Myst Team
Draped in race ready parts, the complete build packs a serious punch for the 5299.99 GBP price tag.

SPECIFICATIONS:
Rear Shock: Fox DHX2 Factory
Fork: Fox 40 Factory 203mm travel
Headset: Saracen off-set headset / 0mm / 5mm
Shifters: Shimano Saint M820 Rapidfire Plus
Rear derailleur: Shimano Saint M820 Shadow Plus
Chain Device: Gamut P30s
Chainset: Shimano Saint M825 36T 165mm
Bottom Bracket: Shimano SM-BB80
Chain: Shimano HG54
Cassette: Shimano HG500 10 speed cassette 11-25T
Rims: DT Swiss FR570 27.5 32h
Hubs: Shimano Saint M820 32h front and M825 32h rear
Spokes: Double-butted stainless steel
Tyres: Maxxis Highroller II, Super Tacky
Brakes: Shimano M820 203/203mm
Brake levers: Shimano Saint M820
Handlebars: PRO DH 7050 DB alloy riser bar
Grips: Saracen lock-on grip
Stem: PRO DH / 50mm / direct mount
Saddle: PRO DH custom
Seatpost: PRO DH custom / 30.9mm
Pedals: Alloy MTB / sealed bearings

2017 Saracen Myst Team

2017 Saracen Myst Team
The 2299.99 GBP price tag will be attractive to anyone looking to upgrade to a carbon race chassis.

Toray UD High Modulus carbon frame:
Built from a mixture of Toray 24T/30T UD carbon with 3K reinforcement in strategic areas on the downtube, Saracen has saved 560g on the existing alloy front triangle. The engineers have also incorporated the ability to fine-tune the front centre by an additional 8mm forward and 5mm backwards thanks to a custom headtube and 'reach adjust' headsets. The brake hose routeing on the new rear triangle which is now internally routed in the seatstays.

UD Carbon Links:
The natural UD carbon links save 110g over the original CNC machined alloy linkages.

2017 Saracen Myst Team

Shock cradle:
Relocating the shock cradle to the downtube lowered the centre-of-gravity while also improving stand-over. This was a hard task for the engineers as the frame needed to be as future proof as possible and be able to accommodate the next generation of air-shocks coming through with large volume air cans.

Integrated fork bump-stops:
Helping to clean up the front end of the bike and also house the cable ports for the rear brake hose and rear derailleur cable.

2017 Saracen Myst Team
2017 Saracen Myst Team

Our Myst Team test bike has literally just landed so keep your eyes peeled to Pinkbike for more on the latest DH bike to roll out of Milton Keynes...


Both the Myst Team full bike and Myst X Frameset are available now from authorised Saracen retailers.

For more information on the new Myst Team or any other bikes in the Saracen range, visit the website: saracen.co.uk

MENTIONS: @SaracenBikes


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52 Comments
  • 6 1
 I love how saracen is a 'real' brand now. Years back they were only a small upgrade on cheap brands like apollo. But now they are a serious brand with serious goals. I love it! A massive upgrade from the 'saracen raw' I used to have when I was like 12 xD
  • 4 0
 In the late 80's/early 90's Saracen were "The Sh*T", then like a lot of other bike companies they just became "Sh*T..." in the late 90's and started putting out the kind of bikes you see for £59.99 in your local supermarket.economies of scale I guess.
For the last several years though they've been producing some quality bikes.
It's a bit like how I feel about Skoda cars, years ago a Skoda with a sunroof was called a skip lol, but now they're decent cars in the same league as VW, but I still think of them as skips, a bad image can be hard to shake.
With its current bikes though it looks like Saracen have definitely turned the corner.
  • 2 0
 @kelownakona: back when xc was also dh, same bike, different races .
  • 1 0
 @jimo746: nah man sure they had the old Rush, was a killer dh bike at the time.
  • 3 0
 I've liked Saracen for a few years now and own a Ariel and its one of the best bikes I've had and I've had a few boutique bikes, Nicoli, Foes and Santa Cruz to name a few. If you want something different buy a Saracen. Talking to my local dealer you'll soon be able to get a new linkage kit that sorts the old bushing issues on the older Ariels.
  • 4 0
 I had to google it to figure out what the hell Halfords is......lol

Same sort of thing occurred when Race Face products showed up in MEC (you Brits can google that, or whatever it is that you do, lol)
  • 7 0
 It's July 2016.
  • 7 0
 Thinking the same. Q3 has started! I feel xmas was yesterday...
  • 6 0
 Sick colours ! Love belgium!
  • 6 1
 Good to see a single pivot bike ????
  • 10 0
 One that looks nice as well????
  • 5 1
 Yeah man?????
  • 10 1
 ??????
  • 6 0
 Transition, evil, Scott all use single pivots as well nothing to be surprised about?????
  • 2 1
 ??
  • 4 0
 Devinci Wilson and GT Fury are also single pivot! But this one is a looker!
  • 7 1
 F****NG WOW!!!
  • 2 0
 I know right? Nut everywhere.
  • 5 2
 The head tube is 105mm on an XL, anyone who is actually tall is going to need a lot of stem spacers... oh joy. The rest of the geometry looks pretty spot on.
  • 6 0
 Just an excuse to bust out the pimp-ass 3" riser bars. Big Grin
  • 5 0
 lookin good , like the colors too
  • 5 0
 Brexit should be in my favor in purchasing one of these..

Too soon?
  • 1 0
 Too soon, although share Specialized at a better price and we can get talking
  • 3 1
 The 2016 model sales were that bad?? It seems even Saracen forgot it already had a carbon frame lol!

I love my 2015 Myst X anyway! :-)
  • 5 2
 no rubber downtube protector??
  • 7 0
 It has got one, it's clear plastic tho, I had a look around one yesterday
  • 4 1
 i'd like to ride this as enduro kit;-)
  • 4 0
 Siiiiiiick!
  • 2 0
 Brilliant reach adjust headset...wish more woukd offer this, especially on other non- dh bikes.
  • 1 0
 Probably 5+ years ago I thought about an oval headtube that you can tailor the reach with different cups. Seem like such a natural thing to close the gap between sizes.
  • 1 0
 Wants, but cannot justify the extra ££ over the YT. Well it maybe the same price if the pound to euro gets any worse......

This is my Fave DH bike now
  • 2 0
 I have a medium in order, can't wait!!
  • 2 2
 ...that chain seems too short... #add
  • 1 0
 looks class .
  • 1 4
 They still make DH bikes??
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