II LONG wrote:
> This is my second Raleigh find in two months :) But I have to admit that
> I've never heard of this one. It says "Advanced Composite Technology"
> down the seat tube, Suntour shifting, Sakaie (SR) crankset, seatpost,
> and stem, Maillard hubs, 27 x 1 1/4 wheels, Dia-Compe side pull brakes
> and levers. The tubes are marked 6013-T6 aluminum and they are heat
> bonded to the lugs. Oh, it has one set of waterbottle brackets on the
> DT. It looks like new, but I know it isn't. Also, for aluminum it isn't
> very light, though I havn't officially weighed it yet. Nice metallic
> blue with hardly a scratch.
> Is anyone familiar with this bike? I havn't had the time to research it
> yet, although I could have in less time than I spent writing this. But
> this is more fun;-)
The Technium actually was a combination of steel and aluminum. The main frame tubes (slightly oversize) were aluminum, and bonded into cast aluminum lugs, while the fork and rear triangle were steel. IIRC, Tim Isaac did the design work on the frame. I think it was exclusively marketed by Raleigh USA and might be slightly out of timeline.
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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA