Hi, i recently rescued an old raleigh team banana and tried to do it up myself. unfortunately i have no idea about what crank i can use on it. ive been informed in the its the Paul sherwin model?? Any help or advice is greatly appreciated
Regardless of which model it is (other than whether it is worth investing a lot or little money) you require an English threaded bottom bracket and as long as that matches the crank you choose everything should be fine.
If yours has a half black top tube it's the cheap model. Does it have a sticker saying what the tubing is? Good one is Reynolds low one is 18-23 hi-ten.
thing is before realising i knew nothing about the bike i noticed the frame and stickers were terrible..so being a painter & decorator naturally my top prioriety was to strip it right back and re-spray the frame so as it stands its just a pure white frame with no stickers on it so i havent got a clue but from whats been said...i reckon its the cheap one. roughly how much would a bottom bracket and crank cost roughly??
As originality is no longer an issue, why not try a thread in the wanted section? I'm pretty sure someone will come up with the goods, and £20 should cover a suitable crank...
Good luck with the build, post some pics up when you get a chance!