Re: [CR]Raliegh "Scott Tinley Tri-lite"?

I have one and I like it. It's my ride it every day, rain, or shine, often before dawn or after sunset, cable lock it on the street, expendable commuter bike.

Dale is right, it's not a classic lightweight, it's mass produced, late 80's, of mediocre quality and built using a construction method whose only virtue is low cost, but for what I use it for its perfect.

For classic content, here's my totally subjective comparison with 4 classic lightweights I own or have owned (the schwinn is questionable in both regards, but it's price point is close to the tri-light) :

Bike Stiffness Handling Ride_Comfort Weight Total 82 bianchi superleggera 2 1 1 1 (22#) 5 70 atala record pro 101 1 1 5 1 (22#) 8 88 Scott Tinley Tri-light 3 1 1 3 (23#) 8 82 schwinn le tour 4 4 1 5 (25#) 14 75ish Bertin all 531 4 5 4 3 (23#) 16

In the above matrix 1 is the best, 5 the worst Stiffness is perceived lack of "mushiness" climbing out of the saddle Handling is the confidence felt in twisty descents Ride_Comfort is lack of road shock felt

So the tri-light is tied for 2nd best. It is significant that all my bikes small frames (48-50 cc). I suspect that the tri-light may be less stiff and the handling may suffer in larger sizes.