I found a Raleigh "Technium" bicycle at a local thrift shop. The bike seems very lightweight, has alloy hubs, cotterless crank and friction shifting (down tube) Shimano derailleurs (sorry, couldn't read the group, didn't have my reading glasses). It was equipped with what looked to be new, or nearly new, knobby, skinny tires--yes, skinny, like on a road bike and had triple crank rings up front. The badge on the steerer tube was a medallion of some matierial and was not painted on. The frame was not lugged. I liked it and the only reason I didn't buy it, for a whole 10 bucks, was that the top tube was in my crotch; the bike was too big for me.

What is it, and was it a decent buy, or worthless?