Saracen Mantra Elite

[Alan57]

I`ve sold my Orange G2 after 3000+ miles of good riding and have been looking at different bikes , hardtail upto £1200 and was looking at the Whyte 901 but they seem to be on backorder now for at least 2 months. So I came across the Saracen Mantra Elite which seems to be a good specced bike for the price, I know Saracen have been through a tough time brand wise , but Bike Radar have given the basic Mantra , the Mantra Trail and Mantra Expert decent reviews and the Elite is quite a good looker as well which is always a bonus . Any thoughts ? I`m not really looking for the Spesh, Cube etc want something different and reasonable spec wise.

http://www.saracen.co.uk/bikes/trail/mantra-elite

 

[ScotiaLass]

That's a fine looking bike!
Love my Saracen although it's now awaiting a new wheel as the back hub shattered...it was 8 years old and had little done to it over the years. It's such a good bike I'm hanging on to it and my 19yr old son is going to use it now as I got myself a new Specialized 29er.