2015 Saracen Ariel 15x Enduro Bike, carbon, pike, 1x10

Saracen Ariel 15x 2015 650b carbon/ Aluminium frame with updated norglide linkages.
Quality British brand with prestige that won the worldcup this year in downhill with the Myst!

I have just finished building this up (bar adding wheel stickers & tidying cables) with top spec components intending to use for enduro racing but a change in circumstances means I need to ride my old bike for now:(
This is a mega build and I focused on picking the best frame geometry for serious riding, building on points in reviews and then intended to make it as light as possible for all day riding.
Weighs less than the Ariel 152 £3200 build and due to upgraded components.

Complete bike RRP OVER £4k!!, Including:
- The best fork money can buy: Rockshox pike 160mm RCT3 fork with the newer charge damper RRP £765
- The best air shock on the market: Fox float X CTD shock RRP £515
- Nukeproof generator AM 650b wheelset with rimtape installed so tubeless ready, 27mm rim so ideal for wide tyres and making standard tyres more stable. These are lighter & wider than standard wheels and nukeproof get great reviews for strength/ reliability. Will come with valves, so just add stans latex for tubeless.
- Formula T1s 2012 brakes: I had Formula lower spec R0's on my last bike and they were superb. Great power, modulation and among lightest in class 335g.
- Reverb 125 dropper post & fizik gobi saddle used on a previous bike but works fine
- 740mm carbon bars perfect width for all round shredding.
- Cane Creek headset RRP £70
- Sram drivetrain: lightweight 10 speed cassette, X7 shifter & X0 carbon rear mech (X0 RRP £200) with clutch combined with a works components narrow wide chain ring means no dropped chains and no need for a chain guard!
-Shimano zee cranks, have some rub but I covered this with stickers :)
- Nukeproof pedals,
- WTB vigilante tyre up front for max grip over Autumn/ winter & Hans dampf on the rear. Also included spare Maxxis Ardent for faster rolling in the summer. All kevlar bead, tubeless ready.

frame has two small chips, one to the paint on the uptube, and another to the carbon chainstay
Forks, zee cranks & reverb were used on another bike but the rest is new or VGC; as you can see the bike is in really good condition & ready to shred!
hoping for a quick sale as a similar bike went for £2,400 recently
Please contact 07967995649 for info, postage available
http://wideopenmag.co.uk/2015/02/a-first-look-review-petes-2015-saracen-ariel-152-longtermer

Options: I also have the following parts since I'm building another bike and am not too fussed which goes on it...
- swap slightly narrower carbon bars- raceface 725
- standard CTD fox shock, lighter weight but not as regular oil temperature for the long descents. (minus £100). http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fox-racing-shox-evolution-float-ctd-rear-shock-2013/
- If you prefer shimano; I have a vgc deore clutch long cage rear mech & shifter, also shimano cassette with 40t one up ring plus the 17 middle cog to improve the range slightly.
- If you'd like a lighter crank, I have a Carbon Noir that goes in fine and looks like the chainline would be good for 1x10. (+£50)
- Bashguard available if you ride really rocky stuff. It's rooty near me so I wasn't going to bother. £20