Anyone familiar with this road bike?

[k2]

My post here:
http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?p=1094381#post1094381

I'm trying to get some idea of the history of this frame. I know it was
constructed in China, no it's not a fine Italian work of art, but it has
its own interesting bits. I'm just trying to get some history on it and
there is little to come by on the net...
thanks.

[Luigi de Guzman]

On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:56:40 -0700, k2 wrote:

> My post here:
> http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?p=1094381#post1094381
>
> I'm trying to get some idea of the history of this frame. I know it was
> constructed in China, no it's not a fine Italian work of art, but it has
> its own interesting bits. I'm just trying to get some history on it and
> there is little to come by on the net...
> thanks.

My LBS just sold one of those the other week to a first-time Triathlete.
"he was looking for the fastest bike he could get for two hundred
dollars," explained my friendly shopdude. I myself wanted it, but I
already had a lugged-steel Nottingham Raleigh, so.



--
Luigi de Guzman
http://ouij.livejournal.com

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On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:56:40 -0700, k2 wrote:

> My post here:
> http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?p=1094381#post1094381
>
> I'm trying to get some idea of the history of this frame. I know it was
> constructed in China, no it's not a fine Italian work of art, but it has
> its own interesting bits. I'm just trying to get some history on it and
> there is little to come by on the net...
> thanks.

That's very strange. It almost looks like it has hidden compartments that
you can stuff housekeys, spare tires, energy bars, condoms, etc into. Did
you undo that lower seatube allen bolt yet, just to see what happens?

[landotter]

On Jun 21, 7:56 pm, k2 > wrote:
> My post here:http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?p=1094381#post1094381
>
> I'm trying to get some idea of the history of this frame. I know it was
> constructed in China, no it's not a fine Italian work of art, but it has
> its own interesting bits. I'm just trying to get some history on it and
> there is little to come by on the net...
> thanks.

Several of my friends rode those Techniums in the late 80s to early
90s. Pretty nice riding frames. There was a lot of gluing going on
then. A guy had to pay attention to avoid becoming adhesed. I had one
of those Trek 1200s with the "bonded" aluminum tubes and internal
lugging. Both the Technium and the 1200 were mass market and not rare
at all--but still solid frame to build up if they're the right size.