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    • October 25, 2013 at 1:24 pm
    expatevo
    Member
    Not too sure if I belong here or not as i haven’t seen any of these on the internet but I have a 1994 (have the original invoice and brochure somewhere) Barracuda Santiago that is all original including the tires, i just loved the clearcoat aluminium. Bought in England and then shipped to the States when I moved here. Was thinking of upgrading it and getting back on the bike a bit more often!

    Hello to everyone and a photo is attached. *** Edit added a copy of the front page of the owners manual just to show the bike has been across the pond twice!!***

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    • October 25, 2013 at 2:01 pm
    mixalive
    Member
    I never heard of a Santiago, but it looks like a real Barracuda to me. If it has an oval shaped top tube, it would, for sure be a Barracuda. Welcome to the forum.
    • October 25, 2013 at 4:27 pm
    vpc66
    Member
    Welcome to the group, hope you enjoy! Will be interesting to see what info comes from your bike in the group. I have seen new Barracuda bikes for sale on line from England and just thought the name was bought after Ross closed their line down…but you say you bought it new in 95 , THIS WILL BE FUN when Mark get on line to write about because he knows a good amount of the History. Think I will kick back and watch this post and see what becomes.

    Cheers………Vinnie

    • October 25, 2013 at 7:03 pm
    expatevo
    Member
    @mixalive wrote:

    I never heard of a Santiago, but it looks like a real Barracuda to me. If it has an oval shaped top tube, it would, for sure be a Barracuda. Welcome to the forum.

    Yes, this is definitely an original, and does have the oval top tube, if I can find the original brochure I will scan and post it up. It’s strange I haven’t seen any photos of the Santiago anywhere on the internet, from what i recall the Sarasota was another model. The difference between the two was the frame, steel for the Sarasota and 7005 alloy for the Santiago.

    • October 25, 2013 at 7:22 pm
    mixalive
    Member
    Well there you go. I guess I will have to have one for the fleet.. :mrgreen:
    • October 26, 2013 at 4:30 pm
    Derek
    Member
    Isn’t there a Barracuda bike company in Britain that was separate from the Durango one? Still a very good looking rig though. And welcome to the family.

    By the way, my mom was born in Hexam, near Newcastle on Tyne. :)

    **edit**

    Yeah, I thought there was. Not to say I know for sure WHICH one yours is.

    http://www.barracudabikes.co.uk/

    • October 26, 2013 at 5:52 pm
    expatevo
    Member
    @Derek wrote:

    Isn’t there a Barracuda bike company in Britain that was separate from the Durango one? Still a very good looking rig though. And welcome to the family.

    By the way, my mom was born in Hexam, near Newcastle on Tyne. :)

    **edit**

    Yeah, I thought there was. Not to say I know for sure WHICH one yours is.

    http://www.barracudabikes.co.uk/

    Hi Derek,

    No my Santiago was definitely built in Durango, I still have the manual for it and somewhere I have the sales brochure with all the other models.

    • October 27, 2013 at 2:05 am
    vpc66
    Member
    Yea Derek, that is what I wrote at the top. If you type in Barracuda mtb for sale they come up as bikes sold across the pond, but his frame looks like the Cuda bikes here and I believe he stated that he can not find history of the model which I gave it a shot myself and the model name came up tied to those yet no picture or info…must say it is kind of cool, he bought the thing new, has papers for it but it is one that tracking down history is a pain. I hope one of the guys that work for Barracuda will jump in and say something. I mean some products have a US and European market right…could that be the case…same bike but different to meet what they think the local buyers would like ???
    • October 27, 2013 at 7:54 am
    Derek
    Member
    @vpc66 wrote:

    Yea Derek, that is what I wrote at the top. If you type in Barracuda mtb for sale they come up as bikes sold across the pond, but his frame looks like the Cuda bikes here and I believe he stated that he can not find history of the model which I gave it a shot myself and the model name came up tied to those yet no picture or info…must say it is kind of cool, he bought the thing new, has papers for it but it is one that tracking down history is a pain. I hope one of the guys that work for Barracuda will jump in and say something. I mean some products have a US and European market right…could that be the case…same bike but different to meet what they think the local buyers would like ???

    SNAP! That is sexy. I just peed a little.

    Right on, Rub it with a diaper during the week and beat the heck out of it on the weekends. :mrgreen:

    • October 27, 2013 at 10:28 am
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    @Derek wrote:

    SNAP! That is sexy. I just peed a little.

    Right on, Rub it with a diaper during the week and beat the heck out of it on the weekends. :mrgreen:

    F*ckin’ Hell man… more weenie talk… gettin’ creepy!!!

    • October 27, 2013 at 3:43 pm
    mixalive
    Member
    That’s what she said.. :ugeek:
    • October 27, 2013 at 4:04 pm
    vpc66
    Member
    Talk about CREEPY…..what is going on here, Mix use to play good cop while Neo was REAL bad cop, but now things have changed…. :?
    • October 27, 2013 at 10:59 pm
    mixalive
    Member
    I’m Gemini..
    • October 27, 2013 at 11:08 pm
    vpc66
    Member
    Hahha….Good comeback, but knowing a few musicians and their attitude I had a feeling you were playing nice cop !
    • October 28, 2013 at 5:19 pm
    expatevo
    Member
    OK, now I am confused, as well as having to admit my memory is going with old age. First i must have bought the bike in 06, which is strange as that’s the year i came to the USA and i thought I had the bike for a year before shipping it (Need to find the invoice to confirm).

    Now, I’ve found the original brochure which appears to be 1996 version and doesn’t list any of the models sold in the US, however, as i posted earlier the manual that came with the bike was from Barracuda USA. If i compare the specs to the 95 US catalogue on the website, my Santiago appears to be very close to the A2M of that year.

    Perhaps one of the previous employees could shed some light on the history??

    • October 28, 2013 at 11:12 pm
    Mark
    Keymaster
    CA
    No testimony from former employees needed.

    This bike did not come out of the Barracuda Bicycle Company of Durango, Colorado, USA. No if’s, and’s or but’s about it. First inclination is that we have catalogs from Barracuda and their 1994 line. Second, is that the dates in the story here don’t match up.

    This is why documentation is a MUST, everyone. Memory might have said 1994 to our friend here, but in reality, after a little digging, it was likely 1996. And the contact numbers on the brochure aren’t USA numbers; they’re european. Despite this company having a “friendly” name of Barracuda, the company name is actually “Moore Lorge & Co Ltd”.

    Gosh, I feel like I’m breaking bad news to a guest on the Antiques Roadshow. ;)

    I won’t go out on a limb and take a stab at guessing the history on THIS company and it’s bikes – because I just don’t need to and I’ll likely be incorrect and I’d rather state the facts as I know them.

    ;)

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