1 is a bicycle brand sold in the united kingdom europe and asia . originally based in warwick england the company is best known for its range of mountain bikes . started in 1983 saracen was a market leader during the early 1990s . in 2009 the brand was acquired by madison a significant distributor of bicycles parts and accessories 2 which in turn is part of the h. young group of companies . madison based in stanmore middlesex also owns the genesis and ridgeback cycle brands . the saracen brand is now operated out of madison premises in milton keynes . 3 contents 1 madison saracen downhill team 2 downhill team roster 3 team riders 4 list of current bikes 2013 5 see also 6 references 7 external links madison saracen downhill team edit since being acquired by madison the saracen brand has undergone significant investment and development helped in part by the formation of the madison saracen downhill team . this development focussed team launched in 2011 and has a number of notable accolades to date including multiple world cup podiums a 2011 junior world cup winner 4 2011 junior world champion and a bronze medal at the 2012 world championships 5 thanks to team rider manon carpenter . since the start of the 2012 season the madison saracen team has been managed by former mountain biking uk rider and manager will longden . 6 in january 2013 the team announced the addition of sam dale to the team 7 with manon carpenter harry molloy and phil atwill all staying on the team . downhill team roster edit 2013 rider date of birth sam dale gbr 1993 11 03 november 3 1993 age 22 manon carpenter gbr 1993 03 11 march 11 1993 age 23 harry molloy gbr 1991 05 30 may 30 1991 age 25 phil atwill gbr 1995 01 11 january 11 1995 age 21 2011 2012 rider date of birth manon carpenter gbr 1993 03 11 march 11 1993 age 23 harry molloy gbr 1991 05 30 may 30 1991 age 25 phil atwill gbr 1995 01 11 january 11 1995 age 21 josh lowe gbr 1994 11 16 november 16 1994 age 21 jack geoghegan gbr 1990 06 23 june 23 1990 age 26 william weston gbr 1997 09 06 september 6 1997 age 19 the team rides on the saracen myst downhill bike . team riders edit in its early days saracen was the home of two of the best known uk downhill mountain bikers steve peat and rob warner . saracen was famous for its mad trails display team up until 2006 when it was sold . uk dirt jumper lance mcdermott signed for saracen in 2010 on a 3 year deal . blake samson joined lance mcdermott on the dirt jump team in 2012 . 8 blake is a regular fixture on the animal bike tour with fellow animal rider martyn ashton . list of current bikes 2013 edit downhill myst team myst pro myst x frameset all mountain ariel 161 ariel 162 ariel 16x frameset suspension trail ariel 141 ariel 142 ariel 143 ariel 14x frameset aluminium hardtail mantra mantra pro mantra trail mantra expert mantra elite zen kili kili pro kili trail kili expert kili elite dirt jump amplitude cr2 amplitude cr3 amplitude crx frameset amplitude alx framset 9 see also edit list of bicycle manufacturing companies references edit about . http www.madison.co.uk aboutus.aspx madison acquires saracen . bikebiz . retrieved 8 october 2012 . manon carpenter wins uci junior world cup downhill title . british cycling . retrieved 8 october 2012 . silver and bronze for gee atherton and manon carpenter in mtb worlds downhill . british cycling . retrieved 8 october 2012 . will longden takes over as madison saracen team manager . dirt . madison saracen unveils 2013 lineup . pinkbike . lake samson joins saracen for 2012 . pinkbike . retrieved 8 october 2012 . saracen 2013 . saracen cycles . saracen . retrieved 8 october 2012 . external links edit official website v t e british bicycle manufacturers current a bike bickerton boardman bootie brompton campion condor dawes defiance dolan ellis briggs enigma titanium falcon genesis halfords hetchins holdsworth islabikes lotus mercian moulton muddy fox orange paper pashley pedersen phillips planet x raleigh reynolds 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