The Ultimate All Mountain Rig - *** Updates Page 3 ***

Pixsoul

Pixsoul

Regulating n00bs


Well it's finally time to have a 2nd attempt at building up Banshee Rune....after the first escapade ending in tears with a certain courier company "losing" it *cough* TNT *cough*.

Spec:

  • Frame: Banshee Rune (Large, Team Polish / Black)
  • Shock: Fox DHX Air 5.0
  • Forks: Fox 36 Talas RC2 (painted gloss black to match the frame)
  • Headset: FSA Orbit Xtreme Pro (1.5 reducing to 1-1/8)
  • Cranks: Raceface Atlas AM (running on Shimano Durace BB)
  • Pedals: Shimano DX SPD
  • Rear Mech: SRAM X0
  • Front Mech: Shimano Deore XT
  • Shifters: SRAM X9 Trigger
  • Brakes: Avid Juicy 7, 180mm Rotors w/ Straitline Levers
  • Wheels: Mavic Crossmax SX
  • Tyres: Kenda Nevegal w/ Maxxis DH Tubes
  • Bar: Raceface Atlas (0.75" rise)
  • Stem: Raceface Atlas (70mm)
  • Seat: SDG Bel Air
Upgrades to come:


  • Industry Nine Wheelset (10x135mm rear, using DT RWS, Mavic 823 Rims, Red Hubs with Red to Black fade spokes)
  • Red chainring bolts
  • Time Atac XS Carbon pedals
  • Thomson Elite post
  • Fizik Gobi saddle
  • ODI Grips
  • Tubeless tyres..not sure what yet
This is a crappy photoshop rendition of what the wheel colouring will look like:

 
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ollybev

ollybev

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will look alot better once it is all blinged out, straitline should make come XC pedals, they have mastered DH flats, surely they can make a new line for XC.
 
Dirt king

Dirt king

Likes Bikes and Dirt
I absolutely love the frames, infact the whole new Banshee range looks amazing, they should be so happy with it.

This is no exception, looks great and I really like these frames. When you get those wheels on her, she will look just amazing!!! :eek::eek::eek:
 
patto_15

patto_15

Wheel size expert
Hot digididy dog! <333

Love you photoshop misetro work there Ken ;)

Now just dont go sending this one off anywhere whithout a video camera and tracking device monitoring it every second :rolleyes:
 
Bretty.

Bretty.

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So nice, Banshee have really stepped it up with their frames, can't wait for the 09 gear!

And what HT angle would that Rune be running? Seems a little slack, almost DH-ish.
 
Pixsoul

Pixsoul

Regulating n00bs
brettyG said:
And what HT angle would that Rune be running? Seems a little slack, almost DH-ish.
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67 degrees ;). The bikes design is based around the "all mountain" ideal, ride it up to pin it down...eg, the bikes favours descending in its design and ascending is only a means of getting to the good stuff. But it pedals awesomely, the only thing working against you is that head angle and a shorter stem (as that is how you would spec it), but only on steeper climbs. This is why I am running a travel adjustable fork, so I can steepen the HA when the uphills also steepen.

Albeit being a descender...it does pedal awesomely, so much so that IMO pro pedal made it "worse". It didn't make pedalling any more efficient, merely firmed up the ride and I lost trail sensitivity....so that lil mofo is staying off indefinitely.
 
Pixsoul

Pixsoul

Regulating n00bs


:D

Should have the bike finally "complete" tomorrow and get some proper photos of her, she's all blinged out now!
 
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