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It's my understanding that two Banana models were sold, a more mass market version which you usually see and this one a more upmarket competition model with the 105 groupset, and a lighter 531c frame (correct me if I'm wrong). The whole bike weighs about 9k, pretty light I think for a steel frame.
Size is 60cm from centre of bottom bracket to top of seat post.
The bike has seen a lot of miles and has had little to no work done. The groupset (drive chain) is completely knackered and will need replacing before it can be ridden reliably. It still has the original Shimano 105 groupset.
Really you'd be buying it for the frame, and probably looking to replace most of the components.
I had harboured grand ideas about restoring this bike back to its original grandeur, but time and money go the better of me. It's served me very well, and it would be a great project for the winter for anyone with some nostalgia for this iconic early 90s (?) racer.
Anyway, I was hoping for around £130. Any offers?
I think it's fairly unusual to see this model come up (relative, as I said, to the more mass market version). But I'm up for a history lesson for anyone that knows details about these different models.
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