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Bought this off a chap at work yesterday....what do you lot think of it?
It's a Raleigh M-trax 4130 Double Butted Chromoly frame.
Shimano RSX shifters and rear mech.
Shimano Exage 300 EX front mech and cranks.
Mavic CXP21 wheels.
Tektro brakes
Cinelli stem and bars.
Paid him £150 which i think is good considering it's pretty much un-used. It really is in mint condition with hardly any wear at all!
Should be fun for winter road rides.
Can someone tell me more regarding the spec? Was it good back in the day? I know nothing about road bikes you see!
If it was mtb gear, it'd be deore or lower.
600 = old ultegra (XT)
500 = old 105 (LX)
400 = old sora (Deore)
300 = old tigra (?????)
I've got a 300 mech on my touring bike, leaves me wondering where shimano went wrong, and the 600 on my retro road bike was flawless.
600 = old ultegra (XT)
500 = old 105 (LX)
400 = old sora (Deore)
300 = old tigra (?????)
Tiagra is above Sora
300 = Alvio??
if thats the case then
600 = old ultegra (XT)
500 = old 105 (LX)
400 = old tigra (Deore)
300 = old sora (?????)
I wouldn't have said sora was quite as abd as alivo (which is horrible), but then roadie stuff always tends to work better as its cleaner, less stretched and the gears are closer together. My tigra/sora (cant remeber what it is) still shifts quicker than the XT and x.9 on the mountainbikes.
It's definitely nothing special. But that's not the point. There's nowt the matter with it, apart from the silly bar hack and arguably the lack of mudguards. It will probably run gently for years without anything going wrong and looks like a pretty good £150's worth if you take that into account. 🙂
I reckon that's worth £150. Looks quite neat. Bars are silly tho.
Does it fit? Saddle is on the low side.
Havn't set it up properly yet so saddle will end up higher....fit seems okay although the bars do seem weird but the trouble is i only have experience of MTB bars.
It obviously feels stretched out but what bars would you fit instead?
Also, how do i raise the stem height? Again, i'm not used to the old fashioned quill stem thingy!!
[i]Also, how do i raise the stem height?[/i]
Undo the top bolt. Pull. Do up top bolt 🙂
edit - yes, loosen it rather than remove 🙂
3T THE drop bars are cheap and cheerful, use them a couple of times fines for run arounds.
Raising stem - undo bolt hit with hammer/rubber mallet that drop the wedge out and the stem will move up and down, then do up bolt at desired height. Don't undo bolt so it comes out of wedge as they can be difficult to get out
Okay, will sort that tonight. Will have to see how i get on with those bars.
I'm pleased with it as it was cheap, hardly used and looks a little different compared to all the usual carbon road bikes i see around my way.
RSX shifters have a habit of the ratshit failing! i know that much! other than that at 150 quid you can't grumble for a commuter i suppose.
I wouldn't take the stem too far further up - there will be a limit marked on it, but looks long compared to head tube already.
Regular drop bars would be better. Looks like a massive stretch to the brakes on those.
Sorry there don't seem to do 3t The now, Ribble have some Deda drops bars for £16. Try Parkers, Chain Reaction and Wiggle as well as I think Ribble and Parkers charge postage so the others may end up cheaper.
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You *have* to get silver drops, not black, e.g.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=33774
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Nice one MrBlond! I did a quick search on CRC but those didn't come up.
I was thinking black might look abit naff too 😆
Just cos it's a cheap bike doesn't mean it can't be colour co-ordinated!
Tart indeed.
Glad to be of help 😉
A steel frame is better for commuting on than a carbon frame, more knock and mishap proof.
You can get a Nitto stem from Hubjub which goes higher than normal height stems, and they do some randonner(sp) drop handle bars as well, which have nice ergonomic curves in them. both are 26.0 fitting.
You might hopefully find the frame is quite stiff to ride, it somehow look's like it should be to me, which will help with power transfer as you probably already know. I might be talking through my hat though.
If it is quite stiff some IRD Cadence rims or similar would be a good upgrade if you get more seriously into road cycling.
I'd be pleased for 150 pounds.
Tim
Your stem might be 26.0 fitting, but i'm not sure.