1991 Raleigh USA Technium Obsession. Entry level Technium mountain bike for model year 1991. *** Update: This frame is likely a GONER! Lots of creaking and popping sounds when riding. Likely from separations in the epoxy bonds. Sadness. Pure sadness ***
Frame:
Raleigh Technium Bonded Aluminum/Chromoly Mountain Frame, 19.5" (c-c) seat tube and 23" (c-c) top tube.
Fork/Headset:
Original 4130 chromoly straight blade fork; Tange Seiki Falcon threaded headset, 1-1/8
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Shimano square taper cartridge BB; Polished Shimano 400 LX crank arms, 170mm.
Pedals:
Schwinn SX old school BMX, alloy platform; disassembled and overhauled!
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Typical early 90's 3x7 setup, with Biopace chainrings (meh); Newer 11-28t Shimano HG cassette
Derailleurs/Shifters:
RDer: Shimano 400LX; FDer: Shimano 400LX; Shimano Deore DX thumbies (usually seen in friction mode); Both derailleurs have had black paint either polished out or painted over; Will likely replace DX thumbies with older friction Suntour Power Ratchet shifters, if I can find another pair.
Saddle/Seatpost:
Alloy 27.2 post; Avocet Aero suede saddle (almost matches the Fat Franks!)
Brakes:
Tektro v-brakes; Tektro Levers, stripped and polished
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Basic Shimano alloy hub; Araya rim; Creamy Fat Frank tire; anodized blue skewer
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Basic Shimano alloy hub; Araya rim; Creamy Fat Frank tire; anodized blue skewer
Accessories:
Saddle bag. Bottle cage.
More Info:
Was a great bike...but she's come undone!
Added by analogkid71. Last updated 8 months ago.
As of 8 months ago, analogkid71 has indicated that they no longer own this bike.
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