After months of searching for a perfect Do Everything bike for a 195cm 115kg rider I came across the Banshee Prime.
Frame -Banshee Prime XL
Rear shock -Cane Creek DBair CS
Front fork -Rock Shox Pike
Handlebars Race Face Atlas 780mm
Stem -Race Face Atlas
Headset -Banshee
Grips -OURY Lock ons.
Saddle -Race Face Atlas
Seatpost -Reverb Stealth
Front brake -Zee 203mm
Rear brake - Zee 203mm
Cranks -XT
Chain -XT
Pedals -DX or Straightline
Front derailleur -XO
Rear derailleur -XT
Front shifter -XT
Rear shifter -XT
Cassette -XT
Wheel Set - Crank Bros Iodine 29er 2
Tyres -Maxxis Ardent Tubeless
Why the prime?
I wanted a bike that could handle my weight, go up almost as well as my Superfly Carbon Hardtail and down like my Intense M9. After only riding a few hours at Stromlo and a quick spin at Beechworth I am pretty happy with the way the Prime, Pike and DBair CS ride. No pedal bob when riding on the up. Super smooth on the downs.
Already beating strava times...
At the time of looking the biggest thing for me was customer service. I had looked and test rode many brands and bikes in the AM market such as Bronson, SB66, SB95, Polygon AXX, Reign, Zesty. I was very close to buying an SB66 with out a test ride. However most of the other brands were not available for test ride. I did not like the way the Yeti handled the rocky rough downs.
Ben from Single Tracks ran me through all options, specs, and what was available at the time I was looking to purchase. I was able to test ride a Demo Prime just north of Wollongong which shattered all of my doubts about how the bike would handle the rocky steep downhill tracks. I was so stoked with the bike and Ben's Professionalism, I locked in an order and purchased the full build kit through him also. I wanted to keep the entire purchase in Australia.
Ben built the bike for me and arranged to meet me and a mate, who also purchased a Prime, at Stromlo for an arvo of shuttles and custom tune. This is by far the best customer experience I have had with a bike sale. http://singletracks.com.au/
Will give a more of a detailed ride report as I hit up the country side.
Frame -Banshee Prime XL
Rear shock -Cane Creek DBair CS
Front fork -Rock Shox Pike
Handlebars Race Face Atlas 780mm
Stem -Race Face Atlas
Headset -Banshee
Grips -OURY Lock ons.
Saddle -Race Face Atlas
Seatpost -Reverb Stealth
Front brake -Zee 203mm
Rear brake - Zee 203mm
Cranks -XT
Chain -XT
Pedals -DX or Straightline
Front derailleur -XO
Rear derailleur -XT
Front shifter -XT
Rear shifter -XT
Cassette -XT
Wheel Set - Crank Bros Iodine 29er 2
Tyres -Maxxis Ardent Tubeless
Why the prime?
I wanted a bike that could handle my weight, go up almost as well as my Superfly Carbon Hardtail and down like my Intense M9. After only riding a few hours at Stromlo and a quick spin at Beechworth I am pretty happy with the way the Prime, Pike and DBair CS ride. No pedal bob when riding on the up. Super smooth on the downs.
Already beating strava times...
At the time of looking the biggest thing for me was customer service. I had looked and test rode many brands and bikes in the AM market such as Bronson, SB66, SB95, Polygon AXX, Reign, Zesty. I was very close to buying an SB66 with out a test ride. However most of the other brands were not available for test ride. I did not like the way the Yeti handled the rocky rough downs.
Ben from Single Tracks ran me through all options, specs, and what was available at the time I was looking to purchase. I was able to test ride a Demo Prime just north of Wollongong which shattered all of my doubts about how the bike would handle the rocky steep downhill tracks. I was so stoked with the bike and Ben's Professionalism, I locked in an order and purchased the full build kit through him also. I wanted to keep the entire purchase in Australia.
Ben built the bike for me and arranged to meet me and a mate, who also purchased a Prime, at Stromlo for an arvo of shuttles and custom tune. This is by far the best customer experience I have had with a bike sale. http://singletracks.com.au/
Will give a more of a detailed ride report as I hit up the country side.
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