Banshee Legend MK II Built
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Thing looks fast.... nice set up.
Looks like a killer racing bike 
That looks awesome...definitely on my short list of bikes to get for next year.
ohhhhhhhh yeah. What size?
Its a Large. You get 1 stripe on the seattube for S, 2 for M and 3 for L
Yeah thats right a LG! Did a fast 3 runs today felt pretty good. Gonna try and go out again tomorrow for some rockier terrain. Will do real studio shots next week. I need to ditch the MAXLE on the rear. As soon as the Ti Axle is available I am grabbing one.Its a Large. You get 1 stripe on the seattube for S, 2 for M and 3 for L
Same here. Though nothing happened after a year of riding.I need to ditch the MAXLE on the rear. As soon as the Ti Axle is available I am grabbing one.
Wow, thats a pretty killer build. Rather than green stickers for the dorado, just de-sticker it. Blacked out they look sick.
Is that the same frame the Geronimo team was racing? Their color scheme made it look like a Walmart bike but this looks a lot nicer. They are obviously capable of flying through turns, as evidenced by B Bueller's win in our chainless MSC finale.
Banshee guys should update their site more often. This is a 2010 paint - you get the team red, this or white red (same as this but black goes to white and green goes red). For 2011 you have polish/black and team blue(same as Geronimo 2010 but blue not red) if Im not wrong.
the blue color is amazing! hehe, took her for a couple of runs yesterday with some bigger hits. I up the air pressure in the shock to 180 and full bottom out closed with 3/5 high speed compression out, felt real good. It pushes you to go even faster. I hit 45 foot gap yesterday as if nothing, so nice!
Just a color swap for 2011 I think? Geo is still the same.
That bike is easy on the eyes, very nice.
What is the problem with the Maxle? Is it just weight or something else?
What is the problem with the Maxle? Is it just weight or something else?
Yeah in the end my choice came down to the TR450 or the Legend. Those Legends are sweet looking.pretty bike..if it wouldnt for my sunday, i would bought that
How much do you weigh? I've run a maxle on my scythe for quite awhile with no problems. This is with a quite sturdy and relatively heavy I9 hub though. When you say you say "break them" do you mean break the lever/tightening mechanism or snap the axle itself?
Hey cheers, I did those graphics. Just worked them up for fun and sent them to Keith and they ended up going with it, pretty cool!
The Team colors were done by some Italians.
I weigh about 210. Its not me I am concerned about axle snapping. The team riders I saw maybe weighed 160. It would be our faster riders and also interface issues with DT, or Hope hubs down the road.
All of us LOVE the fork. One tester has a 2010 Boxxer WC, anther a 2010 Fox 40 and a third has a 2008 Fox 40. All want a Dorado now after riding it.
Stoked to see you finally got yours! Enjoy, she's a very fun ride.
Hope have reworked their Pro II 150 x 12 hub axle to solve this problem with the Maxle Lite rear axle
riders using the Maxle Lite with the existing Pro II hub have been swapped out to the original "Maxle" without the weight reduction machining, to prevent this problem happening
its not just limited to Hope hubs, we have seen DT Swiss and Reverse (steel axle) hubs broken by the Maxle Lite
riders using the Maxle Lite with the existing Pro II hub have been swapped out to the original "Maxle" without the weight reduction machining, to prevent this problem happening
its not just limited to Hope hubs, we have seen DT Swiss and Reverse (steel axle) hubs broken by the Maxle Lite
Yeah thanks have had it a little while now. Just finally got the ANGLESET to build it up with! Felt good did a few fast runs on Saturday.Stoked to see you finally got yours! Enjoy, she's a very fun ride.
Nice!!!
Thanks Mike she weighs 40LBS even with DH tubes, heavy wheels and large size frame not bad.
Not to start a flamefest, but isnt this a jedi without the rearwards? (yes i know there are alot of smaller differences-I'm talking about the big picture)
No it is closer to a VPP design got this from Keith's master thesis on the suspension design.
"3. DESIGN OF NEW SUSPENSION LINKAGE In order to achieve the best possible suspension characteristics without having to pay for use of a licensed patent, a new suspension linkage had to be developed. Firstly a new concept had to be conceived which would not infringe on current designs, hence the study of current design patents had to be carefully read and understood. The concept then had to be developed taking into account all the factors that can affect the suspension linkage performance as summarised in section 2.2. 3.1.Concepts of New Linkage Designs It proved very difficult to design a new linkage that had desirable characteristics without infringing patents as there are a large number of both effective and redundant protected designs. However, after discussion with Banshee Bikes it was decided to explore concepts based on the virtual pivot point principle, due to the potential benefits offered by the polynomial axle path. The patent covering the VPP used by Santa Cruz and Intense cycles(11) is quite specific allowing for variation on the design without infringement, whilst still getting the beneficial suspension characteristics if designed correctly."
About 1/2 way down.
http://bansheebikes.blogspot.com/search/label/Legend
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at a close look, I would say yes, but keith has been developing the bike for the last 4-5 years so I doubt it. Either way, almost everything is similar to something else... so what?
Mine works flawlessly. I cassed a huge jump today, could have landed any softer!
I suppose I need to write my Jedi review before I can test this one! haha, I'll get on that Ian!
It is pretty rearward for a non idler bike
It looks similar and I think when the first renders of the legend came out people here pointed it out and someone suggested that the canfield guys already know about it, dont know the reaction.Though I have to say a jedi without its crazy rearwards is not really a jedi. Wouldnt you say?
Yep, it's exactly the same except for the design which is quite different.