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Howdy chaps. OK I have a problem with me nana :lol: Yesterday I came to it and the headset was knocking, so I undid the pinch bolts on the stem, top cap nut thing and I tightened it up, still knocking :x So I went back tightened it again to the max, that much so the forks wouldn't turn...

Afternoon chaps. Can someone tell me what the difference is between a Raleigh Banana and a Raleigh Kellogg's Pro Tour? Thanks :)

Morning folks. Ok so my Raleigh Banana comes with just one bottle cage. I really need a second because I love riding the thing so much and I only get an hour's ride before I'm outta water so I'm limited and want to be able to ride further. From what I can gather so far I need these lugnuts or...

Howdy folks. Been a while since I was on here. Some may remember I restored a Raleigh Banana last summer. I had a mint few rides on her then I put her away over winter. Well today I got her out and I knew there were a few teething problems I needed to address before I get some miles done on...

Ay'up chap's n chapesses :lol: Just wanted to pop back in to my old home and see what's going on with folks. I just got back from an awesome 10 mile Time Trial where I set myself a target of beating my fastest ever time set on my 8.7kg Cannondale CAAD 12, pleased to say the Banana didn't...

I have been waiting for the day to type this post, but before I go any further the first thing I need to do is give thanks. I have just been through all 102 of my posts :shock: and I wanted to give a special shout out and say thank you, to all the following people who have helped me with...

Evening chaps. Well the Banana appears to be complete! It indexes up and down the cassette, moves quickly on the chainrings and no rubbing, yeah I think shes ready for a photo shoot then a test ride. I've just been going over everything with the torque wrench, 5nm for the stem clamp bolts as...

Evening guru's. OK.. (sigh)… cable routing. I'm stressed this evening because I don't know what I'm doing :lol: :facepalm: I have managed to install new brake cable outers and set them up and they are both looking fine, enough cable for them to be wrapped in bar tape and not much excess...

Afternoon chaps. Hope y'all watching the tour 8) OK so I have been stressing over this cable guide business, I had to break the rivet out the old one when I had the frame painted and it was recommended to me to buy the one below, but I have had no way of installing it as there is just a clean...

Evening chaps. OK feel close with this yet so far, always something huh :lol: :roll: New wheel set came today, great, installed the cassette onto the free hub, as per the instructions used the spacer on the freehub first for a 10 spd cassette, slid the cassette on, all good, installed on...

Evening guru's 8) OK so I have a question about braze on clamps for the Raleigh Banana. I guess I need one to mount the front mech? The mech I am using will be the Shimano Tiagra Front Derailleur 2 x 10 spd. I did buy a shimano one but I sent it back, firstly it was too big and secondly it...

Evening Guru's. OK bit fed up this evening, well more frustrated at the lack of knowledge than owt. So I have this rear mech converter here, thought I would install it tonight and put the new rear mech on, but it is not as straight forward as it seems. Some pics might explain it better...

Thought I would post a couple of images of where I am at with the Banana so far, without your guys advice I would still be stuck on just a bare frame :lol: Before: (was a birthday treat to myself) :oops: After: (I got my grubby hands on it) :lol: Figured I would weight all...

Evening chaps. OK so I have gone to install a new crankset this evening and I have come across two problems. 1. Firstly the left hand side cup will not screw in flush up to the frame, the right side will but the left hand side is just not having it. Is this normal? Should there be a spacer in...

Evening chaps. Right... whole new learning curve for me today. So my Tiagra groupset came today (minus the chain, they forgot to include it) and I have been busy trying to work things out. Firstly the brakes have these chrome sleeve that goes on the threaded end to secure instead of a...

Hey guys. Question, will this groupset work on a Raleigh Banana frame? http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shim ... prod138440 Money is tight but for just over 200 quid it would be a long way to completion if this works. Am desperate to get riding it :lol: :oops:

Hey gurus :) Quick question. Does anyone know what I need to buy in order to install a current style mech on this old banana frame? I'm not sure of the terminology of what it is I am looking for to convert this to accept a new style mech, I just have a threadless hole in my frame :? Cheers...

Hey folks. OK two parts to this post, firstly to document what I did to give something back to the community and help anyone like me who watched American Flyers and wanted a retro bike :lol: but whos also struggling to get it running lol, and secondly a question. So here is what I did today...

Morning chaps. 3:32am and I cannot sleep because I am stressing over this Raleigh Banana :oops: :lol: So, bottom bracket.. first word that comes to mind is Eeeekkk!.. I haven't.... Got … A clue :shock: I have took some pics and hope someone can help clarify if this looks right and what I...

Hey guys. OK so I am about ready to start to build this banana now it's had a fresh lick of paint, so now the first thing I want to buy is a new headset. Can someone tell me what my options are when it comes to headsets? As I do not know what types are available to me for this frame. What was...