Banshee legend 2012

Bike Check :

Spec list:

Frame:  Banshee Legend MK 2 ind black /w Bos stoy rear shock

Fork:  Bos Idelly Rare
Headset: Acros Ai 25
Bar:   Odi  Flight Control - 750mm
Stem:  ODI Flight Control Series Direct Mount Boxxer Stems - 50 mm
Grips:  ODI sdg look on i red
Seat:  Fun Race lite
Seatpost: Acros 30,9
Brake:  Avid cord R 200mm Front. 180mm Rear
Crank:  Mrp Camber
Chain Guide: Mrp G2 mini
Sprocket: Gusset 4X - 34t
Pedals:  Burgtec Penthouse Flats MK 3 
Gear: Sram x-9
Chain:  Sram
Rims:  Halo 4XR
Hubs:  Acros FR 75  /w dB kit
Tires:  Maxxis
Tubes:  Maxxis

Spring Ride

A few weekends ago I saw the oppontuity to test out my drivers license (you have to be 18 years old to drive a car i Denmark..), so I thew my Rampant into my mom´s car and drove 2 hours down to Mols, where there is a DH track and the 222 Cycles "headquater" is located :). I meet up with some from the 222cycles crew + more :) Firstly we needed to build a bit in the DH track, since the first round of the Danish DH cup is only about 4 weeks away. Frankly I did not do that much digging, since I am VERY good a saying where they should dig, haha :)

After a good session we drove to the 222 Cycles "headquater" where we picked up the new Legends + parts for them (bike check coming soon) and drove about 2 hours south down to Vejle where Bo lives. 

                                              

Nevertheless we had a good couple of hours of digging out in the sun before we headed down to Lasse´s vegatable graden where there is a sweet pumptrack and DJs. Lars got his camera out and shot a few pictures of me trying to bar drag and whip it. 

The next day a woke up the an awesome breakfast to start the day out with :) After the breakfast Bo and I started build up the new Legends with the parts we had at hand. After some bike-building we decided to try out Bo DJs in his backyard. Over the last couple of years the yard has grow a lot, resulting in being pretty big now! After a good day of riding in the nice spring weather I packed up me things and headed north to get back to school monday morning.. Nevertheless I had a good weekend with friends building and riding bikes! 

- SJ

Banshee Rampant - Bike Check

Why I ride the Rampant:

For quite some time I have been switching between the Banshee AMP and the Rampant. Both bikes have their pros and cons for the type of riding I do, which is kind of a mix between pumptrack, dirt jumping and downhill, therefore I opted for the Rampant because of the 4" of travel. Actually I spent the most of my time on the Rampant for different reasons. Firstly there isn´t a lot of downhill tracks around my house, that are fun the ride my Legend on and secondly the Rampant is so much fun to ride. I can ride the pumptrack as good as on a hardtail and rail the corners better than a hardtail. Furthermore it is really stable in the air and in general. Which is down to the suspension at the rear that makes me more comfortable, properly because of the fact that is reminds me of my Legend MKII a bit...

Setup:

I run my suspension pretty stiff both front and rear giving me the hardtail fell but allows me to push a bit more when I ride. On the rebound side I run it pretty slow, like I do on my Legend, which I just think is better:) As for tire pressure and tires it really depends on what I am riding, but I tend to run the Maxxis DTH´s with 60 psi most of the time, since is am too lazy to change them :) The bars are also pretty wide at 760mm for a DJ bike, nevertheless I like them wide and I also run the same with on my DH bike.

The build is kind of lightish I guess, since it around the 12 kg mark (26,4 lbs). It wasn´t really a goal of mine to make it as light as possible but build a bike that could take some hits. The bike isn´t too light nor too heavy giving it a nimble and responsive feel, that I am quite happy with:)

Spec list:

Frame: Banshee Rampant w. Fox RP2 - size M

Fork: Marzocchi DJ1

Headset: Chris King

Bar: Gusset Slade - 760mm

Stem: Gusset Staff - 50 mm

Grips: ODI Longneck XL

Seat: Gusset Slim Kev

Seatpost: Random..

Brake: Funn F2 - 160mm

Crank: Gusset Pigmy 853 w. steel axle

Sprocket: Gusset 4X - 25t

Pedals: Straitline

Chain: Gusset Expresso

Rims: Halo 4XR

Hubs: Halo Spindoctor/Halo DJD bushed

Tires: Maxxis DTH 2.4

Tubes: Maxxis..

You can find alot more info on Banshee site: http://www.bansheebikes.com/rampant.html

Pictures: Lars Mortensen

SJ