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Lascauxcaveman

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Show Us Your Techniums! (Technium? Technia?)

Since tech is a Greek root, maybe I'm really asking to see your Technios. Whatever the plural, googling around reveals we've had a lot of Technium threads here over the years (mostly along the lines of "Anybody ever heard of a Technium before?") but no "show us" thread yet, so here it is.

Tell us what you know for sure about yours. Tell us what you think you know about yours. Dates, materials used, which frame parts are steel/aluminum/titanium - there were lots of combinations, apparently! If you have access to Raleigh USA catalogs post 'em up. It seems from the late 1980s 'til the early 2000s, all the Raleigh catalogs available online are scarce and UK-specific? I'd love to be proven wrong on that, so post links if ya got 'em.

Drive side shot of my Raleigh Technium Pro:

What I know: Aluminum main tubes (Easton E9). Stays, BB, seat cluster & head tube unit are all steel, with 4130 cro-mo steel fork. Made in "Seattle." (Kent, WA.)

Speculation: Based on the Shimano Exage Action brakes, I think this bike was originally specced with that group. Everything else was changed around at some point before I picked it up, and the parts it's currently wearing are a mis-mash updating to my taste.

Speculation: 1990 model year? Based on the R90******* serial number and pics of a lot of purported '91 models posted online that look similar, but not exactly like this bike. Or maybe the '9' means 1989?

UPDATE: @T-Mar provides the key to decoding USA TEchnium serial numbers:

Quote:

The serial number format for a Technium should be Rydddyxxxxs where:

R=Raleigh
yy = numerals indicating year
ddd = numerals indicating day of year
xxxx = numerals indicating sequential frame number
s = letters indicating shift, where A= morning and B= evening

Example: R902810735A indicates 735th frame built during the morning shift of the 28th day of 1991.

And further reference material from T-Mar to help identify and date your Technios:

Quote:

Originally Posted by T-Mar

Here's the 1990 Technium info from my catalogue & price list.

Road:

1990 Olympian, Shimano 300EX, $375-$425
1990 Supercourse, 6061 T8 aluminum, w/CrMo stays & fork, Shimano 400EX, $45-$525.
1990 Grand Prix, 6061 T8 aluminum, w/CrMo stays & fork, SunTour Radius, $550-$625
1990 Prestige, Easton E9 aluminum, w/CrMo stays & fork, Shimano RX100, $600-$700
1990 Pro, Easton E9 aluminum, w/CrMo stays & fork, Shimano 105SC, $875-750

ATB:

1990 Obsession, 6061 T8 aluminum, w/CrMo stays & fork, Shimano 300LX, $450-$500
1990 Heat, 6061 T8 aluminum, w/CrMo stays & fork, Shimano 500LX, $525-$575
1990 Instinct LX, Easton E9 aluminum, w/CrMo stays & fork, Shimano Deore LX, $575-$650
1990 Instinct XCD, Easton E9 aluminum, w/CrMo stays & fork, SunTour XCD, $625-$7000
1990 Chill, Easton E9 aluminum, w/CrMo stays & fork, Shimano Deore DX, $675-$750
1990 Peak, Easton E9 aluminum, w/CrMo stays & fork, Shimano Deore XT, $950-$1050

Hybrid:

1990 Olympian CX, 6061 T8 aluminum, w/CrMo stays & fork, Shimano 300LX, $425-$450

I believe I also have 1991 & 1992 price lists. I also have sporadic info on pre-1990 Technium models from road tests, advertisements, etc. I will slowly add these to the thread. The OP may want to ammend post #1, to include these, to make it an easier to find resource.

1991 models. Sorry, no info on stay & fork mat'l.

Road:

1991 Olympian FT, 6061 T6 aluminum, Shimano 300EX/LX, $435
1991 Supercourse FT, 6061 T8 aluminum, Shimano 500EX/LX, $560
1991 Grand Prix, 6061 T8 aluminum, SunTour Radius, $535
1991 Pro, Easton E9 aluminum, Shimano 105SC, $760
1991 Competition, Reynolds 531, Shimano 600 Ultegra, $1200
1991, Team, Reynolds 753, Shimano Dura-Ace STI, $2000

ATB:

1991 Obsession, 6061 T8 aluminum, Shimano 400LX, $515
1991 Heat, 6061 T8 aluminum, Shimano 500LX, $585
1991 Instinct, 6061 T8 aluminum, Shimano Deore LX/DX, $625
1991 Chill, Easton E9 aluminum, Shimano Deore DX, $750
1991 Peak, Easton E9 aluminum, Shimano Deore XT, $1050

Hybrid:

1991 Olympian CX, 6061 T8 aluminum, Shimano 300EX/LX, $475

1992 line:

Road:

1992 Olympian, 6061 T6 aluminum,CrMo fork, Shimano 300EX, $419
1992 Supercourse FT, 6061 T8 aluminum, CrMo fork, Shimano 500EX/LX, $625
1992 Pro, Easton E9 aluminum, CrMo fork, Shimano 105SC, $854
1992 Competition, Reynolds 531, Reynolds 531 fork, Shimano 600 Ultegra STI, $1406
1992 Team, Reynolds 753, Reynolds 753 fork, Shimano Dura-Ace STI, $2317

ATB:

1992 Heat, 6061 T8 aluminum, CrMo fork, Shimano Deore LX, $636
1992 Chill, Easton E9 aluminum, CrMo fork, Shimano Deore DX, $782
1992 Peak, Easton E9 aluminum, aluminum fork, Shimano Deore XT, $1094
1992 Sheer, Easton E9 aluminum w/carbon fibre wrap, Rock Shox Mag 20, Shimano Deore XT, $1552

Hybrid:

1992 Dash AL, 6061 T8 aluminum w/CrMo stays and forks, Shimano 300LX, $460
1992 Dash MAX, 6061 T8 aluminum w/CrMo stays and forks, Shimano 500CX, $545

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