[Closed] Any banshee owners out there??

Sorry, wrong end of the country! How tall are you? What are your local trails like?

north west here but XL, sorry. Have you tried blazing bikes, near Long Mynd, Shropshire or York cycleworks?

North East (between Toon and Hexham, but work in Barnard Castle. I bought a large after having a medium Spesh FSR. Tried it out before I chose and it's spot on for me.

Are you anywhere near Gravitate in Newcastle?

Thanks for the responses guys. If cycle works in York does them then I'm on to a winner. I can try gravitate too as I can combine that with a hamsters trip next time the weather is grotty. It's to replace a five which the forks have gone on. It's the last of the straight steerers so I can t find any decent big stanchion forks left. I want something that's a little longer but still flickable. I've got a c456 for all days out. It just needs to do winch and plummet, lakes and scotland big mountain stuff and a week in the Alps. Heard that they are good at winching with no Bob and excel down the other side. How do you lot get on with them?

I know you'd appreciate an in depth tech review but all I can say, for now, is that its the best bike I've ever ridden 😀 There are loads of rider reviews on singletrack and this forum will give you a taste: http://forums.mtbr.com/banshee-bikes/

it will excel on all big mountain stuff. I saw a guy rippin down super morzine on a red 2012 one when I was last over there.

it sounds weird but it doesn't seem that compromised between the old and new wheel sizes either

I wrote a review of mine: http://brightonmtb.org/2015/01/31/a-review-banshee-spitfire-v2/

More later, heading out on it now! 🙂

Have you tried EDS bikes near Scarborough? I got my spitfire from there last year and they had a small demo bike back then, it was actually the owners wife's bike so he'll probably still have it.

I have a Banshee Rune in Large, size wise it is marginally bigger (in feel anyway) to the 18inch Alpine 160 I had previous.

If you have a Small C456 then go for the Medium Spitfire.

Stumpy I'm between Durham and Newcastle with my medium. Im at Grizedale this weekend at PMBA and in York next weekend. Happy to meet you somewhere. Can also do evenings.

And how do I found it. It is absolutely no lie I love it. I had various threads on here before buying one including my demo at Edinburgh. [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/demo-review-of-banshee-spitfire-and-transition-scout-other-bikes-suggestions ]review here[/url]

I've now done 160 miles in the last 8 weeks of owning it and its is brilliant. I am a trail rider and it pedals like a beast even when fully open and I hate bikes that bob. And the horrid line that it pedals light is true. I am not the gnarliest but it has already made me faster up and down and the rougher it gets the better it gets.

Downside, I notice more pedal strikes but that is coming from a Nicolai with a very high BB. But I am getting the hang of it. Also have it 2x10 which has taken some getting used to. That's me not the frame.

I have properly fallen in love. Its a much better bike than I am rider but you'd genuinely have to prise it out of my cold dead hands.

Ha Ha ahsat. That's probably how I'd describe my love affair with my Spitty.

I've had it for a year now and there's nothing out there I'd consider changing it for because it's just that good. It climbs well and descends brilliantly, I just need to get better at riding it down hill faster 😆