WHEN I WAS DAYDREAMING ABOUT THE COMPONENTS I wanted to put on my editor's choice 'Dream Build' for Bike's December 2013 issue, there was only one option I considered for a rear shock: the Cane Creek DB Air. My dream bike, a Banshee Spitfire, was a perfect match for that shock: A mid-travel, aggressive-geometry trail bike that is an absolute animal on the downhills.
Beatdown: Traction Control
Beatdown: Traction Control