hey guys i am on the verge of ordering my new banshee scream frame. i was just curious if ever got into downhill racing could i race my scream? and why or why not?
racing with a banshee Scream v2
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You can race any bike. Its not like they will self destruct upon riding them in a DH race, just like a Sunday won't explode if you 'huck' on it. It boils down to the rider, for the most part.
The Scream is not a good race bike. It is heavy and the suspension design isn't the best. If you want to race competitively you should get a different bike that is more race oriented, or at least lighter than the Scream.
Good luck.
The Scream is not a good race bike. It is heavy and the suspension design isn't the best. If you want to race competitively you should get a different bike that is more race oriented, or at least lighter than the Scream.
Good luck.
i have a friend who has taken top 3 in the sport division the last 3 years at sea otter on a scream. sweet bike too.
Race it till you discover that it is not an ideal race bike....
I heard NORBA was going to ban the Scream, as it gave the rider an unfair advantage in cornering and pedaling in rough sections. Banshee is trying to take legal action, but going up against USAcycling takes a fair bit of $ and paper work. 
Watch out for the headtube junction, there's a lot of pics floating around with that bike in two pieces.
Watch out for the headtube junction, there's a lot of pics floating around with that bike in two pieces.
I thought it was beacuse it was crushing poor litle moles that lived under the trackbikenweed said:I heard NORBA was going to ban the Scream, as it gave the rider an unfair advantage in cornering and pedaling in rough sections. Banshee is trying to take legal action, but going up against USAcycling takes a fair bit of $ and paper work.
Watch out for the headtube junction, there's a lot of pics floating around with that bike in two pieces.
Haven't seen any of the pics of broken banshee headtubes
You can definitely race the Scream, anybody can race any bike, like matt12 said it boils down to you. If you really want to get into DH racing get something more like a DHR or Sunday, but if you're only going to race once in a while the Scream will be fine.
That is the STUPIDEST argument i've ever heard in my life.bikenweed said:I heard NORBA was going to ban the Scream, as it gave the rider an unfair advantage in cornering and pedaling in rough sections. Banshee is trying to take legal action, but going up against USAcycling takes a fair bit of $ and paper work.
Watch out for the headtube junction, there's a lot of pics floating around with that bike in two pieces.
How does a bike that anyone can get at any bike shop give someone an unfair advantage?
From the Scream tech manual:stinkyboy58 said:
With the 26 rear wheel set to the rear of the dropouts, the longer wheelbase is best at carving up high
speed DH tracks. In this wheel position, the suspensions rising rate becomes more linear, which allows it
to rebound quicker from high speed hits. Use this set up for DH racing.
Bicyclist said:Someone needs their sarcasm meter calibrated.
Yep, you
Just race it and have fun, who cares about the rest. If you really want to race only get a race bike, otherwise get whatever you want.
Bicyclist said:Now since there's no going back I'm going to insist you were serious. Damn it.
OK, well in that case, jeez, how could I be so stupid?!?
I'll sell you my scream and you can race it... let me know how it works out for U.stinkyboy58 said:
Pretty much not a good bike at all, for anything... IMHO.
Reptile said:
wow thats a lot to digest in two contiguous sentences.
probably because he has been told to fix it before and has yet to do so :redhot:Bicyclist said: