Raleigh triathlon 105 all original just found it in shed what have i got ?

[The Bat]

There you go, @Peter#belfast, get it advertised on some Harry Stiles fans' Facebook page and the sky's the limit with the price you'll get.

I'm only half-joking, too: some obsessed fan would want it and would pay a decent amount.

 

[sjcprojects]

Change gear Harry, you're stretching your chain!

 

[VintageSteve]

That looks like a nice, classic 531 frame.

As @trailwright wrote, there's nothing particularly triathlon about it, it's a bit 'of the time' and Raleigh just stuck some 'Triathlon' graphics on a road bike but, strangely, one that had mudguard braze-ons and clearances which aren't what would be considered essential on a true triathlon bike.

Well worth putting on some nice mudguards and using it as an all-weather machine, handy for a bit of a run out or just popping down to the shop.

I have to say that I strongly disagree with these comments. The Raleigh Triathlon was groundbreaking in the 80s and they were well ahead of the curve. 'Nothing Triathlon' about it?! You have to remember that Tri Bars and Tri frame geometry were still a few years away so a bike became a 'triathlon bike' but adding triathlon related stuff to it. I also remember that a thing back then was to reverse the seat post to bring the rider into a much more forward position (which is what Tri bikes now do with steeper down tubes).
I had one and loved it and raced many tris. It stood out head and shoulders above other bikes of the time True there was a lot of 'new' generic tech that had just been introduced onto the market at the time that made it onto the bike but that made it special! I seem to remember that it had a special anti slip saddle (for post swim cycling) and this actually worked (but it was probably the most uncomfortable saddle I ever owned..). It had special pedals that allowed you to use your running shoes (clip in pedals came out a little bit after its release). It had SIS gears and a SIX speed cassette (Uni-glide.. remember them). The SLR brakes were also new as were the concealed brake cables (other Raleigh bikes at that time still had the brake cables springing out the top of the brake hoods). And yes it did indeed have eyelets for mudguards but back in the day most triathletes had ONE bike and so I installed mudguards in the winter. It was an iconic bike of its time and you could count many of these in the transition zones at triathlons throughout the UK in the mid 80s..

 

[LondonClassic]

@VintageSteve welcome to the forum.

I think what @trailwright is saying is the Raleigh engineering team didn't commit to make a Triathlon specific bike with this model. Bar the rims and paint its exactly the same bike as the Raleigh Quadra and the same frame as the Ritmo - also in the same catalogue. I do recall there being something of a buzz around the word 'Triathlon' from 1986 onwards where as you know the sport started to get profle in the UK media. Raleigh like others needed a peice of the action so the 'Triathlon' tag was perhaps a bit of badge engineering for a platform of racy bikes (Triathlon, Quadra, Ritmo and I believe Corsa may have had the same geometry). Recently parted ways with my Quadra and my impression was it was a pretty agressive and fast thing - short chainstays, deep drops...hardcore for my middle aged bod. I'm not suprised it would have made a great Tri bike at the time.


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[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Welcome to RB. It is a nice bike. I've had one and rebuilt one. There is nothing triathlon related on it, nor ground breaking. The tri equipment you mention was not fitted to the Triathlon.
The geometry is what we used to call fast road or winter trainer because of mudguard eyes and the clearance to run them. Edit, nice scan @LondonClassic