Raleigh USA Technium Alu – Speedbike – Shimano Dura-Ace 7400

History:

The history of Raleigh is one of the most traditional chapters in cycling history, beginning in 1887 when Sir Frank Bowden purchased a small bicycle shop on Raleigh Street in Nottingham and expanded it into the "Raleigh Cycle Company." Raleigh rapidly grew to become the world's largest bicycle manufacturer. In the 1980s, the brand split, allowing Raleigh USA to operate as an independent, innovative unit in the American market.

For decades, Raleigh was a dominant force in the professional peloton. Especially unforgettable is the legendary "TI-Raleigh" team of the late 1970s and early 1980s under the management of Peter Post, which dominated European racing with riders like Joop Zoetemelk (Tour de France winner in 1980), Gerrie Knetemann, and Jan Raas. Later, in the late 80s and 90s, the "Raleigh USA" team left its mark on the emerging Mountain Bike World Cup as well as the US domestic racing scene. To this day, the brand remains synonymous with the transition from the classic European steel era to the technology-driven frame innovations of the modern age.

Description:

This specific Raleigh USA model comes from the highly advanced "Technium" series, manufactured in Kent, Washington, in the late 1980s. The technical unique selling point of this aluminum frame is the patented thermal bonding process. Here, the main tubes made of aerospace-grade aluminum were precisely glued into the lugs using high-strength epoxy resins. This process prevented the thermal weakening of the material structure that typically occurs during standard aluminum welding, resulting in an extremely stiff and lightweight frameset. Visually, the frame impresses with its metallic red anodization contrasted by black junction areas. For urban use, the bicycle was converted into a puristic speedbike with a straight handlebar (flat bar), configured as a clean 1x system operating without a front derailleur.

The componentry consists entirely of the professional Shimano Dura-Ace 7400 series. The mechanical build includes the stiff Dura-Ace crankset (equipped with a single chainring) and the Dura-Ace rear derailleur. A special technological and visual detail of this custom build is the retention of the classic Dura-Ace down-tube shifters on the frame, emphasizing the minimalist line of the cockpit. The Dura-Ace brake calipers deliver first-class, precisely modular deceleration. The wheelset is built on the original, silky-smooth running Dura-Ace hubs, which are classically laced to premium Nisi aluminum rims.

Condition:

Used. The speedbike has undergone a complete mechanical overhaul in our Goldensteelcycles workshop, where it was entirely disassembled into its individual parts, intensively cleaned, and rebuilt from the ground up. The Technium aluminum frame is in excellent structural condition, shows perfect alignment, and is absolutely free of cracks, dents, bends, or deformations. The original red-and-black paint finish was manually treated with a protective hard wax sealant following the deep clean. All premium Shimano Dura-Ace 7400 components were cleaned of old lubricants in an ultrasonic bath, freshly lubricated, and perfectly tuned. Every single bearing assembly—namely the bottom bracket, the headset, and the front and rear hub bearings—was stripped down, cleaned, repacked with high-quality hub grease, and adjusted to run silky smooth without any play. The bicycle presents itself in a clean, immediately ready-to-ride condition.

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