Raleigh Dyna-tech circa 92/93/94?

[daysnways]

picked this up for 150... lovely condition. minor retouch to an inside of a fork leg,very minor loss on bb, but otherwise looks like new!

needs a clean up, especially the transmission.

apparently built up from frame only - spent most of its life in the northern peak district.

Cinelli saddle/stem/bars

1ST Gen Shimano dura-ace crank/shimano 600 Rear mech/105 front mech and brakes, Campy victory levers/shifters unknown (poss shimano?) Campy hubs- Mel Bentley (Leeds) wheel build, unknown rims.

New tyres, bar tape and a wheel true and i'm ready to roll.

Can someone confirm the year .....BB5654 ?

 

[DynaCol]

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I think Dyna-Tech first appeared in 1990 with all steel frames but that frame being part Titanium with those decals (especially the head-badge) would be around 93 I'd guess, 92 at the earliest. Check out the 93 catalogue in the archive, link below.

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/v/M ... /1993/SPD/

 

[daysnways]

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Christ! yes I meant 91/92 what a plonka! Cheers

 

[Stick Legs]

Re: Raleigh Dyna-tech circa 81-82?

That looks like an early 300 or 400. Would have been running 500ex. Nice frames. Like old Dyna Techs.

 

[DynaCol]

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The Dynatech 300/400's were all steel affairs, this will be a 405ti most likely. Pretty sure the Dynatech headbadge (rather than the heron) didn't appear until 93/94 but they re-branded things a few times in the space of a couple of years (Raleigh to Dyna-tech to M-trax).
If you search for "405ti" on the site there's a few come up with the same detailing as this one.

Edit: meant to say the forks look older with that style of crown, usually the 405ti's came with the crown flush with the legs.

 

[Stick Legs]

Re: Raleigh Dyna-tech circa 81-82?

Sorry, missed the Titanium/Cro-mo sticker. I thought all Ti Frames were Blue edged stickers. Every day is a school day!

Now't wrong with a 405Ti, in fact I reckon they are a bit less 'whippy' that the more expensive ones as they have an all steel rear triangle.

 

[DynaCol]

Re: Raleigh Dyna-tech circa 81-82?

Sorry, missed the Titanium/Cro-mo sticker. I thought all Ti Frames were Blue edged stickers. Every day is a school day!

Now't wrong with a 405Ti, in fact I reckon they are a bit less 'whippy' that the more expensive ones as they have an all steel rear triangle.

I used to work in a couple of Raleigh shops selling these and even my memory is a bit hazy TBH mainly due to the fact they kept bloomin changing things round but essentially keeping the same frames!

Just found the following site where the guy states that the Blue/black Dynatech headbadge first appeared in 94, as I thought.

http://www.vintagesteelrider.com/index. ... of-a-kind/

 

[daysnways]

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thanks for the feedback.

It has a top tube sticker which i should have mentioned - 401Ti - it has rack-eye braze-ons on the drop outs.

The headbadge is the blue black one and it has the little herons head in it top right.

 

[daysnways]

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just found it when it was offered for sale on here a few years back - nearer to a 56 measured.

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... p;t=322152

 

[daysnways]

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