Originally Posted by
FastJake
I've never ridden a Technium, but I have a 1989 Trek 1500 as my road racing bike. Does that count as a "small tube" aluminum frame? I think it's great for what I paid.
Don't sweat the frame, I bet you'll like it just fine. They made those for a number of years, if they were junk I'm sure they would've pulled the plug much earlier.
It's not that they are junk, they are 30 year old Aluminium frames that aren't particuarly stiff or light. If you notice all the big frame makers went to large diameter tubes pretty quick, for a good reason. When there are so many purpose built SS bikes out there for so cheap, using an old frame like that doesn't really make a lot of sense.