raleigh max lite

In article <[email hidden]>, Mal Taylor
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Hi,i have been given Raleigh Max Lite mountain bike...does anyone know
anything about this model? ie: when they were manufactured,reviews etc..its
seems it was an expensive bike with many features.. 24 speed...unusual wide
and flat alloy frame...just curious thanks to any one with info...Regards

ISTR Max Lite was a range, not a single model, BICBW.

in message <[email hidden]>, Mal Taylor

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Hi,i have been given Raleigh Max Lite mountain bike...does anyone know
anything about this model? ie: when they were manufactured,reviews
etc..its seems it was an expensive bike with many features.. 24
speed...unusual wide
and flat alloy frame...just curious thanks to any one with
info...Regards Mal.

You aren't going to like this.

The Max Lite frame is a horrible frame, designed to look good. It's too
heavy, and not particularly strong. Yes, some of them were supplied with
quite good equipment for the period (Magura disk brakes on some models).

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