Raleigh M-Trax 3000-TL, any info?

[Kickstone]

Are you not tempted to rebuild these? I'm sure you'd find resources/ knowledge here if required. They'd look awesome on your bike and deal with the comfort issue.

I think you've won the star prize with this purchase!

You think so? That's good to know, I'm chuffed to bits with it to be honest.

Yeah, I am tempted but I don't really like the way they looked on it to be fair. But, when I can sell a kidney, I would love a pair of Marzocchi xc700 on it, paired with an X lite L168 stem....and maybe a pair of Mavic sunset rims to finish it off. Like I said....rabbit hole.

It would probably have been cheaper taking up crack to be honest!

 

[Antwack]

I do. Not sure what I'm doing with them yet. Will let you know if I'm getting rid though.

Thanks, appreciate it

 

[kingoffootball]

It would probably have been cheaper taking up crack to be honest!

Welcome to Retrobike.

 

[nelincsretromtb]

Excellent buy that. If you do Facebook too, its worth posting up on the Raleigh Off Road Series, Dyna-Tech, M-Trax, and RSP Group.

 

[Kickstone]

Excellent buy that. If you do Facebook too, its worth posting up on the Raleigh Off Road Series, Dyna-Tech, M-Trax, and RSP Group.

Thank you. Didn't know that existed, posting now. Cheers

 

[nelincsretromtb]

I'll make sure I accept you! We have a lot of ex Raleigh Employees of note too, so worth posting up the bike etc

 

[joglo]

Can't agree more

M Trax is from Raleigh's murky mid 90's period when it lost focus, marketed products poorly, damaged the brand and accelerated it's own decline

it was ever a mystery for me how ever one company could come up with this confusing brands, series and models
Mid 90ties they had alone by looking at the Titanium models a handfull of overlapping bikes randomly assorted to different brands and series.

Anyway, i do have the proper catalog from 1996 at hand and please find below the picture form the 3000 TL

 

[Kickstone]

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Awwwwww mate! That is fecking awesome! Thanking you very much indeed.

 

[joglo]

Awwwwww mate! That is fecking awesome! Thanking you very much indeed.

you're welcome, but i have to correct, the catalog has no date, but might be 1996 as they talk about 96 range evolution.

It's also not exactly yours (so maybe there is a difference between 95 and 96) as the cable routing on the upper tube is different.

Some more pictures from it below.

 

[joglo]

One more comment, the stem isn't original but fits nicely.
It's a Kooka Bilet stem look-a-like, sold for instance labled as Fred Salmon.