Submitted by
brad4922
a Downhiller
from Northern ireland Date Reviewed: August 12, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Leadmines
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
Bike It
Strengths:
Is a good looking bike and looks like its up for everything
Weaknesses:
every thing snaps ive managed to brake a dropout with out it hitting something. ive broken the head set cycling it about.
Similar Products Used:
lots of bikes
Bottom Line:
after all that i dont think i would rush back at all to buy it again and saracen really do need to think about sorten that bike back before they get a bad name.
i think this bike would be best suited for a young child to cycle about the park on.
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Submitted by
Deano
a Weekend Warrior
from Stafford, UK. Date Reviewed: January 22, 2007
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
Aztec Cycles
Strengths:
Fairly lightweight bike, good hydraulic disc brakes & Didn't cost me anything!
Weaknesses:
My Saracen Havoc 2003 was stolen from my local bikeshop so they supplied this as a replacement. I picked the bike up and on the way home the Left (plastic) pedal snapped, on the way back to the shop the right pedal snapped too. When I arrived back at the shop the shock was leaking oil too. The pedals and shock was then replaced. After about a week, the shock started leaking again so once again it was replaced. After a further week, the rear derailleur sheared off and wrapped itself around the back wheel, which again was repaired. This lasted for about 4 more weeks and sheared off again.
Similar Products Used:
Saracen Havoc 2003 - Heavier but much more durable and with a far better build quality.
Bottom Line:
Seems to be a lower quality bike with a suspect build quality. Maybe I've just been very unlucky. I would be interested to hear other people's views on the RAW3. I'm just glad I didn't pay for it!
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