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1991 Raleigh Technium Obsession, 19.5"

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.

Handlebars/Stem:
Dimension Cruiser 24d sweep hbar; Nitto Dynamic II 90deg stem; Blue ergo lock-on grips

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 24 days ago.

As of 24 days ago, analogkid71 has indicated that they no longer own this bike.

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