looks nice, looks expensive. would love to ride one, would hate to pay for one.
Banshee Legend
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Could you compare the ride/performance characteristics between the Legend and Sunday for us?
I was not stating anything, just asking.....
I'm not a virtual pivot nerd, just a rider.
Ah yes, I am a stingy Jew with a big schnoz, I steal all your money and do nothing with it.
Don't Jews run/own America? gotta get some back when the doors a bit open, helps to keep some pride, while your getting ........
Sunday feels more nimble but legend is better in the rough?
What size was your Sunday Socket?
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I can, however this feedback is meant for Banshee first and foremost, and until I get their OK, I'm not going to go into details publicly - PM me if you really want. Part of this is because we're being used as guinea pigs to iron out any bugs and refine the geometry/suspension for production. Not trying to hide anything here, there are a few niggles, but it's not fair of me to post minor issues in public (that you know some idiot is going to exaggerate wildly and spread rumours about) when the whole point of me having the bike is to help Banshee find and fix any issues and make any possible improvements before it's released to the general public. In short, this bike is still within the R&D stage, it's not yet a "finished product".
All I'll say right now is that I'm pretty stoked with the bike as a whole, though I feel there is potential for improvement in some areas too. It's the kind of bike you can just jump on and go fast (or at least that's how I found it, as did a mate of mine who also has one), it's an easy bike to ride.
NSM: I keep telling you, I didn't own a sunday, I just rode about half a dozen of my mates' ones.
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Actually I was thinking plastic surgeryAccepting you have a problem is the first step to recovery.
, everything else is working out just dandy for me.
ahahahaha nice one
Say that all you want, you're still just a slave to the corporate machine duuude. Take my advice, sell that consumerist boxxer and use sticks instead, they're all natural and better for the environment... don't give into the hype maaan.
Get your plunger out of the Socket UDI.
I'll get the new Boxxers the second I can, I just won't get the matching fanboy jump suit and hat, and say what I'm told, the new Boxxers technically sound as good or better than anything.
Banshie looks sweet too.
I'll get the new Boxxers the second I can, I just won't get the matching fanboy jump suit and hat, and say what I'm told, the new Boxxers technically sound as good or better than anything.
Banshie looks sweet too.
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I thought I'd drag up an old thread instead of starting a new one. I was out with a buddy taking a few shots of his new Banshee Legend on the weekend. This is the first one I've seen and it's bloody sweet. The biggest thing I noticed was how incredibly quiet it was on the trails.
how tall is the headtube on the Legend?
did your buddy reduce the travel of the boxxer to 7"?
looks like he's running his crown pretty low if the fork is setup at 8"
great pics!
I'm the Buddy in the pictures.
The Legend is a small and I am running the e.13 reducers with a FSA internal headset. This allows me to have a lot of options for adjusting the headangle of the bike, also I am shorter than most (5'5") so a tall front end would suck.
I cannot remember how long the head tube is but I will post up the length when I get home and have a look.
The bike is simply amazing and as Socket mentioned it is a bike anyone can throw a leg over and ride fast. The learning curve is non existent.
The bike jumps quite well and rails corners exceedingly well. It's like you get popped out of the corners and is great at pumping through them when you can't pedal.
Jumping a bike with a super low center of gravity is the only thing that you will notice is different with the Legend.
Pedaling this bike is where it shines more than any DH bike I've tried. When you mash on the pedals, you really get propelled forward...FAST.
The Legend is a small and I am running the e.13 reducers with a FSA internal headset. This allows me to have a lot of options for adjusting the headangle of the bike, also I am shorter than most (5'5") so a tall front end would suck.
I cannot remember how long the head tube is but I will post up the length when I get home and have a look.
The bike is simply amazing and as Socket mentioned it is a bike anyone can throw a leg over and ride fast. The learning curve is non existent.
The bike jumps quite well and rails corners exceedingly well. It's like you get popped out of the corners and is great at pumping through them when you can't pedal.
Jumping a bike with a super low center of gravity is the only thing that you will notice is different with the Legend.
Pedaling this bike is where it shines more than any DH bike I've tried. When you mash on the pedals, you really get propelled forward...FAST.
ahhhh your not making my waiting process any easier! haha although i'm stoked to hear that my frame to be is as good as i had hoped, i ordered a medium (i'm pushin 5'10) so that should be the right size, combined with the sunline headset that is basically flat my front end should stay pretty low (can always adjust the travel on my fork and drop it a little more)