Bought 23-3-15. DURA-ACE UPDATE: Complete DA series now. Only need dust caps/hand-sown bar tape to be complete! Custom made Banani steel frame & fork made by the Danish frame-builder Sverre Nielsen AKA "Lillebror" - "Little Brother" in english. Sverre Nielsen is the son of the famous Danish rider and frame-builder Bendt A. Nielsen - AKA "Bananen" - "The Banana" in English. It fits me like nothing i've ever ridden before... The "Banani"-family has through the late 20th century made some of the stiffest steel frames around. Frames used by various athletes in Olympic events etc. The frameset is one of the last frames made by Lillebror before their business shut down due to the progressive aluminium and carbon industry. I'm super excited to own this amazing piece of art. Certainly a keeper - A real piece of Danish bicycle history. Now equipped with a complete group of Shimano Dura-Ace. Attention to detail is everything...
Frame:
Banani 98'
Fork/Headset:
Banani Pista I Shimano Dura-Ace
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Sugino 75 | Sugino 75
Pedals:
Look Keo
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
51/16 I Dura-Ace I Sugino Zen I Izumi Super Toughness
Saddle/Seatpost:
Selle Italia Flite Titanium I Shimano Dura-Ace Easton 7400
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Noname 88mm clincher, Factory5, 25c Gators
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Noname 88mm clincher, Factory5, 25c Gators
More Info:
1: https://goo.gl/PnT0Ba . 2: https://goo.gl/mvjS7C .
3: https://www.instagram.com/p/BCqwEWhvi6C/?taken-by=father_tu
4:
https://www.instagram.com/p/-tVzWJPiw1/?taken-by=father_tu
5: http://www.hublove.net/post/140678141334
6:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BOCn_d-AIQR/?taken-by=father_tu
7: https://www.instagram.com/p/BQp8UUMhwSj/?taken-by=father_tu 8: https://goo.gl/sTIHV1
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Added by Karl. Last updated about 2 years ago.
47 Comments
Definitely one of the nicest steel track bike I've seen. Keep it! ;)
Posted over 8 years ago
Thanks a lot man! Means a great deal! I intend to - currently I'm upgrading the whole thing to Dura Ace. Headset, bb, chainset, chainring, cog, hubs, stem - and a seatpost which is the only thing i haven't found at the moment - if you like it now, you're gonna love the upgrade! :)
Posted over 8 years ago
Are you sure that'a titanium stem? I knew the Ti version was named Krystal
Posted about 9 years ago
Actually i believe it's just TI-finish. The stem is probably just aluminium!
Posted about 9 years ago
Steel? Looks niicee!!
Posted over 9 years ago
It's steel! Thanks a lot, it's fantastic! The geo is super-tight. Has been used for Danish track championships 20 years ago :)
Posted over 9 years ago
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Thor says:
Absolutely GREAT!
Posted about 2 years ago