The Raleigh R-series is a triathlon/road/touring bike with an aluminum, steel and chromoly Easton Elan 3 / Columbus Altec 2 frame. The frame comes in colors like red, green and brandywine.
Originally released in 1994, there are 9 versions of this bike. Due to the frame materials, we estimate that this bike weighs around 25 pounds. The R-series is fully rigid.
Components
The R-series comes with Shimano, Road Mix and Mix components, including an aluminum, chromoly, threadless, tig-welded, adjustable, Ahead, Sakae Ringyo, Hsin Lung, Kalloy, TTT Mutant ITM stem, an aluminum, steel, threadless, Tien Hsin, Shimano RX-100, Tange-Seiki, Tange, Victor VP-H67 DX-2 headset and dual-control, Shimano STI shifters.
Drivetrain
The R-series has 8,9,7,6 speeds and has a Shimano derailleur.
Wheels
It comes with Michelin, Continental Super Sport, Sport Kenda K-152 tires (622mm x NaN) and aluminum, Mavic, Sun Metal M-13 II, Rodi Stylus, Weinmann, Shimano, Alex Stylus rims.