I’ve this from new, which was late 1994 / early 1995. When I asked here: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... t=#1677421 and here: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... t=#1677351 the opinion was that it was a 1995 Raleigh “Team Edition” M-Trax Series 2, which I have been told was one of the bikes with titanium main tubes, “so a decent frame with fairly low spec components, ripe for upgrading”.
It comes wit a little Bicycle Guide (bike instructions, bits about the gripshft, an Allen key, etc.), even including a picture of the Franco Cipolletti who made it! That’s on a card marked “Raleigh Special Products Division”.
The booklet has a sticker on the front that says “85013 45 cm M-TRAX” on it and the back, where the guarantee card that I should have sent off (oops) is. So it’s got a 45 cm (17.7 in) frame (as written on a sticker on the documents, and this matches with one of the sizes the brochure and seems to be the length of the length of the seat tube). IIRC, they seemed to recommend a slightly smaller frame at the time, but move the seat higher (than on other bikes I’ve had).
About the only change on it is the tyres and the seat to something that’s more for riding on the roads rather than off-road. It’s really not been used very much at all, so should be in good shape.
I’m not sure what else to say about it, so there are some images here:
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/v/user_albums/LozK/
Sorry for it not being pristine in the photos.
I’ve been told that I might get £200-300 eBay, but I’m willing to sell it to anyone on this forum who might be interested for £150 (if the buyer can collect, from Bristol), as I know it’ll go to better home and someone will appreciate its loveliness!
It comes wit a little Bicycle Guide (bike instructions, bits about the gripshft, an Allen key, etc.), even including a picture of the Franco Cipolletti who made it! That’s on a card marked “Raleigh Special Products Division”.
The booklet has a sticker on the front that says “85013 45 cm M-TRAX” on it and the back, where the guarantee card that I should have sent off (oops) is. So it’s got a 45 cm (17.7 in) frame (as written on a sticker on the documents, and this matches with one of the sizes the brochure and seems to be the length of the length of the seat tube). IIRC, they seemed to recommend a slightly smaller frame at the time, but move the seat higher (than on other bikes I’ve had).
About the only change on it is the tyres and the seat to something that’s more for riding on the roads rather than off-road. It’s really not been used very much at all, so should be in good shape.
I’m not sure what else to say about it, so there are some images here:
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/v/user_albums/LozK/
Sorry for it not being pristine in the photos.
I’ve been told that I might get £200-300 eBay, but I’m willing to sell it to anyone on this forum who might be interested for £150 (if the buyer can collect, from Bristol), as I know it’ll go to better home and someone will appreciate its loveliness!
