Is this M Trax frame any good?

[ultrazenith]

Unidentified steel M Trax... does anyone know how decent the frame is?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/raleigh-m-tra ... 6016.l4276

 

[tumshie]

I had one of those from new '96. Toured most of the UK on it fully loaded with camping kit. it also commuted to work daily.

The frame finally gave in a year or so ago after many years and many thousands of miles.. Seat tube badly weakened.

It is a nice cro mo frame made in the UK by good frame builders. Not super special. But I do miss it.

 

[tumshie]

Mine was branded differently.. but think the Raleigh badged version was something like '450 comp' or '150 comp' '200 comp' somewhere around there.

 

[ultrazenith]

Thanks - I've been looking for a Raleigh 853 frame, but this one is probably slightly lower grade, right?

 

[tumshie]

Yeah. Would say lower grade tubing. Not that I really know my tubes!

 

[dyna-ti]

I dont really like the look of the positioning of the rear dropouts. If they were ever to look like they were under maximum strain at all times it has to be those :?
Just my humble opinion of course

 

[tumshie]

Was a pretty solid 'overbuilt' rear triangle and dropouts from memory.

I mashed and bent the (non replaceable) gear hanger on mine good and proper over the years though though! Moved to using a gear hub to continue using the frame late in it's life.

I truly squeezed every last drop out of that bike!