Raleigh Dyna Tech appreciation and information thread

[Fam Allen]

There definitely are people on here who worked there. There will probably be as much over in the road thread about RSP as there is in the MTB.

Good thinking on checking road threads ...

 

[Walterscot]

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Hey everyone. I'll soon be welcoming a lovely Dyna-Tech into the family ... More to come on that soon! In the meantime I'm trying to manage my excitement by learning more about the Special Products Division at Raleigh that produced it.

I started at Page 1 of this thread in an attempt to find out a bit more about it's short history, but 191 pages is quite a commitment. Does anyone know if anything has ever been published about this division at Raleigh, why it was started, the development of the technologies they employed, and the personalities involved in this part of the business?

Perhaps there are former employees here on the thread?

I'd love to find out more about the workings and development of RSP.

Have a look at post #198 on page 20 of this very thread.

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads...tion-and-information-thread.91636/post-702920

 

[shepp]

Random question but has anyone stripped the paint off and polished the Titanium version of the UGLI fork? I want to do it to mine but can’t find anyone else having done it and wondered if they know something I do t?! Thanks

 

[Lucidone]

Random question but has anyone stripped the paint off and polished the Titanium version of the UGLI fork? I want to do it to mine but can’t find anyone else having done it and wondered if they know something I do t?! Thanks

I believe the brake bosses are stuck-on, you would have to be careful with any chemicals and might need to protect from UV exposure etc.

 

[ultrazenith]

Random question but has anyone stripped the paint off and polished the Titanium version of the UGLI fork? I want to do it to mine but can’t find anyone else having done it and wondered if they know something I do t?! Thanks

I'd avoid using any paint strippers / solvents anywhere on any kind of UGLI forks. The legs are bonded (glued) into the crown, as is the steerer. On the Titanium version, the brake bosses are also bonded on (as Lucidone alreaday said) and I believe the dropouts are also. Even bead blasting could be risky due to (I seem to remember) the heat involved. So, if it was me, I'd be removing the paint with elbow grease and some kind of sand paper, nothing else.

Likewise for painting them, you wouldn't want to risk a process that involves curing in an oven, as the heat could melt/weaken the bonds.

 

[shepp]

I'd avoid using any paint strippers / solvents anywhere on any kind of UGLI forks. The legs are bonded (glued) into the crown, as is the steerer. On the Titanium version, the brake bosses are also bonded on (as Lucidone alreaday said) and I believe the dropouts are also. Even bead blasting could be risky due to (I seem to remember) the heat involved. So, if it was me, I'd be removing the paint with elbow grease and some kind of sand paper, nothing else.

Likewise for painting them, you wouldn't want to risk a process that involves curing in an oven, as the heat could melt/weaken the bonds.

Thanks, will have a think and definitely only use hand tools. I’m a sucker for punishment!

 

[shepp]

I believe the brake bosses are stuck-on, you would have to be careful with any chemicals and might need to protect from UV exposure etc.

Thank you