as regular visitors to this blog and the Banshee website may know, Mythic is the UK sub-label of Banshee Bikes, Canada
For those who don't know; to cut a long story short, another distributor has the rights to use "Banshee" in the UK
We put our heads together with Banshee about 2 years back, to come up with a cool name so we can promote and sell the frames into the UK market
we are stoked to be part of Banshee, but having our own name is extra cool as it gives us our own identity
Mythic riders seem to like getting envious stares from other riders on the trails, and plenty of questions about their frames from the locals in the lift queue at Whistler Bike Park!
the 2008 range of frames is looking completely dialled, and we are soon to receive our sample frames - Rampant, Rune, Wildcard and Scythe, which will be built into high-end test bikes and sent off to the UK mags for some serious testing
In addition, i will be getting my Team Wildcard frame, which i am totally stoked about. I have been riding the Chaparral this season and although the Chap was a sick rig and up for any kind of bad abuse, it was a touch heavy for the typical UK terrain
I've been busy in the workshop getting my build parts together for the arrival of my Wildcard frame, gonna try out Stan's No-Tubes with some Syncros BHT kevlar tires to keep the rotational weight low as possible, to help with the tricks!
I've been riding BMX alot this year, and a couple of sessions in the Air Dome at Whistler last month has given me lots of confidence to try out lots of new stuff
We are also working on the Slopestyle park here at Esher Shore over the Winter, which will require lots of test riding...it's a hard life, eh?
The response to the 2008 frames here in the UK has been very very positive, with the Wildcard looking to be the stand-out seller, due to the Slopestyle "trend"...in other words a lighter weight, mid travel bike, yet tough enough to abuse, which sounds ideal for our terrain
We will also be pushing the other frames equally as hard, with the Scythe for the hard hitting freeride crowd, the Rune for the All-Mountain riders and the Rampant looking perfect for the 4X and Dual tracks that are springing up across the UK in public forests
And of course the timeless classics such as the Scirocco and Morphine which are always popular for riders looking for genuine all-rounders
As soon as the 08 samples arrive, i'm burning the midnight oil in the workshop and will get the pictures up here first
cheers!!
Rob C
