Raleigh Dyna-Tech MT5 - any help please?

[carlton dyna-tech]

In a 'mad-moment' last night I bought a NOS Raleigh Dyna-Tech MT5 frame on ebay as a 'sister' for my 1990 Raleigh Dyna-Tech in Team Colours.

I don't know much about the frame, other than it's made from MMC and comes with no forks. The previous owner bought it but never built it into a rideable machine. I would appreciate any information about the MT5 frame and would love to see any images of one built-up as a working machine.

I'm not sure whether to build-it-up or just wrap-it-up and keep it as a a future investment/project (money will be getting tight soon as I tie-the-knot before years-end).

Any help or info would be much-appreciated.

Cheers

 

[sinnett177]

Great buy, those frames are stunning and amazingly light. Can't really help too much, all I know is that these were the top of the range production Dyna-Tech frames. Thus, I think it will be very much on the same lines as my team bike, matrix main tubes bonded to titanium lugs and stays.

IIRC they usually had Rock-Shox Mag 20/21's fitted, but this was probably optional as most were sold as frame only. If you read the thread for Chaser's dyna-tech build I think someone has some original rigid forks for these. Those sold as complete bikes would most probably have Syncros stems also. The seat tube size I believe to be 25.8mm and headset size is 1 1/8".

Keep us all informed of your plans and progress with this, will build into a very nice ride.

 

[Russell]

Do a search for a member called 'bikemeister' and drop him a PM, he might be able to help you with info

 

[inglepingle]

MT5 - I'll tell you what I know.
Metal Matrix composite main tubes - very very light in bonded lugs.
I think the rear end was either Reynolds steel (753?) or Titanium.

Basically the Raleigh team bikes of the time - available for purchase by anyone - if you could afford them - they were very expensive - are quite rare. Only available for 2 years i think 1992-1993 perhaps.

Only ever available as a frame - so for components the best of the age would have been fitted. Rigid forks were popular (Triple butted cromoly), as were Mag 21's or early Pace. A few were fitted with the Titanium Double crown forks made by dynatech at the same time. XTR with cantilever brakes for shifting and braking.

 

[inglepingle]

Rembered more clearly. The chainstays were Titanium (or sometimes 753). The seatstays were almost always steel. Lugs are aluminium.
The above also applies to the team bikes as well.

 

[carlton dyna-tech]

Many thanks to everyone for the information so-far. WOW this frame is a proper 'mélange of materials' (oops a bit of alliteration there - too much reading of war poems when at school).

Does anyone else own one of these and can tell me what the ride is like?

Thanks again in-anticipation.

PS.
Inglepingle, yes the chainstays on mine are Titanium (see pic).

PPS
I'm looking for some rigid forks now for this baby....and anything else to complete the build :roll:

 

[sinnett177]

Does anyone else own one of these and can tell me what the ride is like?

Got the team bike and they ride really well. If I was being really critical they do flex a little on the rear end and the steerer angle is a bit steep, but don't let that put you off.

 

[bikemeister2000]

DYNA-TECH MT5

Main frame MMC

Was a metal matrix composite material made using powder metalurgy techniques and was aluminium reinforced with silicon-carbide

It was developed in partnership with BP metal Composites and the Defence Research Establishment in Farnborough.

BP Metal composites were recently taken over by AMC Materials.

See link to AMC site for details on the material.

http://www.amc-mmc.co.uk/materials.htm

 

[chaser]

Hi, I almost went for this one myself but it would have meant a divorce!

This should ride like Sinnetts bike - I rode it at Canock Chase and it was so much more light than my 1990 Dyna in all steel. Very springy but stiff peda;ling at the same time.

The listed weight for your frame is less than 3.5 lbs. RPP back in '92 with rigid forks was 825 pounds!

This wil build into an awsome bike... Well done!

Chaser.

 

[bikemeister2000]

MMC Frame

These were developed from the frames used by Team Raleigh at the time.

I have a made to measure MMC road frame, with 753 forks full Dura-Ace, Mavic rims, Cinelli bar and stem. Will put up a pic when I get a chance.