Other Wildcard colors

We still need to get a pic of the mango.

Banshee's Halloween Public Service Announcement

Happy Halloween!!

Pyre mrkII Changes

As a result of your feedback I have made a couple of changes to the pyre mrkII, the main one being increasing stand over! The geometry is all remaining the same, as I got nothing but good feedback regarding this, so other than a change in cab;e routing, and a couple of tiny tweaks, the only thing that has changes is the top tube slope and the addition of a brace for larger sizes, this increases stand over and improves the aesthetics, whilst only adding very minimal weight to the larger sizes.

I hope that these changes will be very beneficial to a lot of our riders.

Thanks again for your feedback, I really do listen to it and make changes!

Italian Banshee Logo

Nick from our Italian distributor sent me an email with the banshee logo for Italy.
I think it looks totally dope, and thought I'd share.

Update:
Nick wanted me to add this link http://www.free-bike.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=164#p164 so that you could see some of the other countries he's created.

Ellsworth and the California Fires

We may play from different sides of the field but we are all riding brothers and I'm sure I can speak for all the Banshee riders that our thoughts go out to the Ellsworth employees and their families. We pray that they are all safe and that they haven't lost too much. For more on the fires http://www.latimes.com/

News from the EW site:

Wednesday 10/24 UPDATE: 2

The good news: All Ellsworth inventory is intact and our Manufacturing is intact and continuing to fill orders we took at InterBike, as well as standing orders. We PLAN on being able to communicate via email. We're working to restore some stop gap phone contact, but ask that you watch this website for information before making a phone call.

The Bad news: The Organic Avacado grove that houses the Sustainable Ellsworth Administrative, Design, and wharehouse has burned, and Highland Valley Road is a war zone and all electric and telephone poles, and infrastructure was destroyed.

Choose your language links

Ok... lets face it, I suck at websites and html, php, css or whatever you call the lines of code that run in the background of websites - I only have a limited knowledge of it.
I have found in Firefox if you translate a page a large white window pops up in the top left corner. If after it pops up, you hit the "remove frame" link at the top right in Firefox it will disappear.
I'll get a pro to look at the code soon but in the meantime I'm sure its frustrating some of you.

Here are a couple of words on progression.

from Chris Soininen (who has been riding one of the wildcard prototypes for the last 6 months or so)...

"Deep down in all of us, what pushes us to the next level is the satisfaction of progression. There is nothing like riding out of a big road gap or learning a new trick, knowing that any little slip up could lead to a very painful afternoon and a dent in the confidence. After riding for many years and enjoying many accomplishments on the bike you begin to hit a new level of riding. It is the borderline obsession where crashing doesn’t slow you down. It hurts but makes you want it even more. It makes you practise harder and riding on this fine line can be pretty scary.

I don’t really want to know how many times I have crashed doing back flips and tail whips. Crashing doesn’t mean you’re a bad rider, it means you are pushing your own limits and that’s what progression is all about.You may not land it first time but being persistant pays off. I am not saying go out there and ride till you crash because that is just stupid but you know when you hit that fine line of pulling something off and that is the sweetest victory of all.

Don’t be harsh critics as these are some photos that a young mate of mine took while I was practising a few new tricks. We will get them out to you when I have them dialled.

Thanks for reading,
Chris"

There you have it! Straight from inside the head of a crazy rider!

Product availability

Got a few questions on availability.... so here goes.
Most dealers have already placed orders for product so they should have some stuff within about a month. All my distributors have product on the way so it should be just a few more weeks for the 08 stuff to arrive.
The Amp prototype will be done in a few weeks and will go out for testing. It won't be available until after SeaOtter [May]. Yeah its just a DJ but we still want to do our due diligence and work all the bugs out so you won't have any problems when you get it.

The Legend will be available in very limited numbers after SeaOtter. Only 50 units worldwide. If you're a racer and are interested in getting one next year we are starting a list. About half are already spoken for but the remaining ones are up for riders that race DH and don't mind being contacted by me and Keith - you will be contacted!. We want to know where every last one of those bikes goes and have a constant dialogue with the riders that get them. We will be offering all sorts of tech support, free spare parts if needed, and anything else the rider is in need of.
The bike has been in development for 3 years has gone through numerous iterations and adjustments and we're still tweeking little things. We can confirm it will be a virtual pivot design and that its weight will be under 10lbs with shock but thats all i really want to say right now about it. The Geo has been published ... search under the label Legend.

The Amp.

The Amp is a long awaited dirt jump specific bike from Banshee. Previous models such as the Morphine and the Scirocco have been great bikes, but have not been specific to jumping, rather they have been one bike to cover a number of riding disciplines.

The Amp is a pure dirt jump / street bike with no compromises in geometry or weight. At an approximate frame weight of only 4.6lbs, combined with 400mm chain stays and low BB and stand over creates a very tight and nimble bike that will be easy to rotate and throw around, whilst also being strong and stiff enough to take the every day beatings that dirt jump bikes expect.

The adjustable horizontal dropouts are perfect for those who want to ride single speed, and fine tune their wheelbase. The frame will also come with a hanger that allows you to adjust the wheelbase whilst running a rear derailleur.

The Amp prototypes will be using integrated headsets to reduce build weight, and lower the front end to make for a very aggressive riding position. The Amp has an ISCG 05 chain guide mount, and uses the same custom hydroformed top and down tubes as the rampant 4x frame.

Chat

Just added a little chat window in the bottom left corner of the sidebar.
If you see my online feel free to give me a shout if you have any questions, comments, or just want to talk bikes or riding.