Originally Posted by
OldsCOOL
I have an ‘89 Technium PRE. Bought it for 120.00US back in 2012. Still rides good, no separation of tubing at the lugs. Quite durable, actually. When I found it, the bike only needed a tune on the accushift system. I regard it as a very nice, good riding and a great value.
An '88 Technium Tri-Lite PRE was my first bike. Bought it for around $450 with low-level Suntour components. Easton alu main triangle tubes (6006?) bonded to steel lugs. Steel stays. It rode so smoothly and fit me like a glove - still the best fitting bike I ever owned; all other bike are compared to the Raleigh's geometry.
I rode the piss out of that bike, a little racing, a little touring. Hit 70mph in Colorado somewhere and with the top tube squeeze by my knees, it was solid. The only annoying part of the bike was the cable routing through the top tube - the cable would bang against the tube and ping on bumps.
Ah, good times.