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Cheers Nick :)

Thanks Allen. I'm really enjoying it, also can't wait to nip to the pub on it when summer gets here, shes real pretty lol :)

Hi Matt. Ahhh lovely, I feel such an idiot haha, so the spanners is what's going to adjust the headset not the quill thing lol. Hate being new sometimes, it makes total sense now. Cheers for that mate, now, where did I put those spanners, hmm.. Happy now :D

lol that guy sounds like a hero :) I think that's partly why I ride the banana so much, because it's regarded as the under dog, so when I get a new PB on strava or something I'm always way more pleased than if I do it on the latest CAAD.

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...

Re: Cheers Alpha that's good info that :) The thing I like most about the bike is the colour scheme. It just looks bang on, and the name banana, it's what cyclists eat or at least should eat lol. I know a lot of peeps say that the frame is the heavy 18-23 and it is frowned upon, but I don't...

Re: Hmm I do like that colour, looks clean, and having the words Pro Tour on it has gotta be worth a few extra watts lol. I think I'll be grateful I have the trusty banana ;)

Re: Only thing original on my Banana is the frame, forks and Raleigh badge, rest are all upgrades. Oh the seat is a new original turbo seat. All good info :)

Re: Lovely that's just the kinda intel I was looking for, and saved me a whole load of cash in the process. Thanks :)

Re: Is that it? I've restored me banana but would like a Pro tour too but as I'm looking at the pro one I'm thinking hmm this is just a banana with diff colour scheme. Water to check before I buy the same bike twice lol.

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

Re: Evening folks. Tonight I drilled my frame for the first time and installed some lug nuts to allow me to install another bottle cage. 1 just isn't enough if I wanna go out into the sticks on a 50 miler, so having just 1 bottle has been really holding me back from spending more time on the...

Re: Thanks for the input guys. Greta minds I was just watching that link lol very helpful :) I ordered a rivnut thing in end as it came with the M5 rivnut, only 12 quid delivered. I'll take some pics when I give it a bash let ya know I get on. Also ordered new bars n stem n bottle cages...

Yep I will order some new cages tonight, then once I have them cover frame in tape, mark my holes, then get the old drill out and see if I can pull this off lol.

Hiya. Yeah I can confirm that it was all free from obstacles. It's spinning free and fine now so I dare not touch it again lol it does seem to be the universal mech hanger area that was the problem though. Hope it doesn't happen again.

Re: Cheers guys appreciate the input.

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...

Re: Morning guys. Well last night I was playing this this and I found out it has cartridge bearings not the loose ball bearing type. Anyway after many attempts I locked the skewer one time and it seemes all is fine. How odd. I still can't have intermittent drag each time I take wheel off. The...

I'm wondering if it's these washers.. Hmm. Thanks for the reply, really appreciate it. I'll do some more investigation, there is some drag somewhere, when I spin it by hand something is dragging it back only when skewer closed and not hard at that. I'll report if I find anything :)

Yes it will spin freely in hand, just when I nip it up and not even that tight in the drops it doesn't like it :( Could it be a bearing issue as in they too tight or those washers pressing on the axel or something. I dunno logically what could cause it to slow down spinning when I close the skewer.