Banshee Bikes News

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Legend MkII production

I just wanted to share with you all some photos from the factory showing progression of the MkII legends.

In there photos you will get an idea of new forged parts which are stronger and lighter than MkI (we are still waiting for some shock basement parts, hence no pics). You will also get a first glimps of the (steel) samples to check tolerances of what will be the new titanium pivot axles and bolts, that will come as stock with all Legend MkII frames.

Production is right on schedule right now, as we just wait for the last forgings to arrive, then it will be all systems go for January shipping.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Alan on VitalMTB

Banshee shredder Alan Hepburn nabbed a pic in VitalMTB's coverage from the first round of Aussie nationals. Well done, mate!

Photo: Damien Breach

Dustin in POD

Chilean Helmet Cam

Ever wandered what it would be like to go mountain biking in Chile? Well this should give you a taster. Thanks to Rodrigo for sending these in to us. I have to say that these are some of the best quality helmet cam videos I have seen.

Without further ado... I introduce Rodrigo Casasempere and buddies from Chile. Rodrigo is riding the scythe in all vids.

Esher Shore on Dirt Mag website

Billy from Dirt Magazine has put up some news about the Pump Track we are currently building at Esher Shore bike park here in South-East England

Looks like the Dirt Guys are going to visit Esher next season for a session...

thanks Billy!

http://dirtmountainbike.com/news/esher-shore-pump-track-news.html

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Fogelsode #6: Stormy Week with Sandy Drifts

This week has been filled with much anticipated rain! It’s been POURING like crazy over the past few days, and stormy all week! It’s been great for building, but not so much for filming. We were able to get some shots though. The beginning was shot at that freeride trail up in Santa Cruz. We only got a few shots in until it started raining, so we bombed a trail back down to the cars and headed home. A few days later, we checked out an old trail that we used to ride all the time when we first got into mountain biking. The trail is super sandy, so it’s the best this time of year when the water keeps it together. It ended up being a lot more fun than we thought, with some fast drifty corners and tight single-track! We were really low on light though, and nabbed some shots before it got completely dark! It was raining pretty good on Friday and Saturday was just insane! It’s looking like the rain will let up for a week, so some major building is going to go down!

Enjoy!

Fogelsode #6: Stormy Week with Sandy Drifts from Jack Fogelquist on Vimeo.

-Jack

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Ausanee wins Silver in XXVth SEA Games!

Congratulations to Team Fakawi Banshee rider Ausanee for bagging the silver medal for Thailand in the women's DH event at the 25th South East Asian Games, currently ongoing at Vientiane, Laos.

Her 6 months of tough training at her national bike camp finally paid off.

The games race track was pretty flat and pedally with some BMX-style tabletop jumps and plenty of corners and techy sections.
Ausanee initially wanted to race on her Wildcard but opted for her Legend Mk1 to gobble up some of the gnarly sections of the track.

check out her race result HERE.

Ryan and Jayne Podium in Tasmania

Hi Banshee fans, it's Darren here from Barspin Imports, down here in Hobart, Tasmania (Australia) for the first round of our National Series. We're absolutely stoked to report that both Ryan Hunt & Jayne Rutter both scored themselves 2nd place podiums in Elite Four Cross. Ryan on his Amp and Jayne on her Rampant.
Tomorrow sees the boys Ryan and Ben Power contest the Elite and U19 Downhill respectively. Hopefully we'll be able to report more Banshee goodness.
Cheers all, from Tassie.

Friday, December 11, 2009

have RAMPANT, will travel

"It's amazing what you see whilst travelling on the train"

Or so an older gentleman told me, when he saw my Mythic Rampant, and spent the journey asking me about the suspension, disc brakes and aluminium frame forming

Turned out he was a retired engineer who had worked for Rolls Royce doing some pioneering work with aluminium alloys!

happy trails (and trains) !

Rob C

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Mountain States Cup Info

Linden just sent me this.

Whats really cool is that Banshee will have to full on teams competing at all the MSC races.

Banshee Deadbros Racing and Banshee Team Geronimo.

So write the dates in your calender if you can make it out.

I left the sponsors at the bottom because even though Yeti is our competition they still should get the nod for supporting the race series… so don’t rag on me for advertising Yeti on the Banshee blog :P

THE INSIDE SCOOP ON THE 2010 MSC SEASON
FROM BIGFOOT PRODUCTIONS

Hey all you fat-tire fanatics! It may feel like the season has just ended, but we want to keep you up to date on all the new happenings from inside the Mountain States Cup so you can plan for next season. RaceMSC is now on Twitter so you can stay tuned for updates. We’ll post the latest news—like schedule updates, when course maps and descriptions are available, host contests for cool prizes and race entries and more! If you’re wondering what’s the latest and greatest, then this is where you’ll find it, and on www.racemsc.com, of course!

RVR Climb

We’ve been working hard this fall to concoct a schedule that is going to bring you the best racing in the region, the freshest tracks, and new venues so you can experience more of what Colorado has to offer.

Without further ado we are excited to announce our 2010 Mountain States Cup schedule!

The series will kick off in Fruita, Colorado April 24-25 with an early season off-road time trial prologue and epic backcountry cross country race at Rabbit Valley Rally. Then the gravity season kicks in gear alongside the endurance events with the classic Chalk Creek Stampede in Nathrop, CO (May 15-16); Chile Challenge in Angel Fire, NM (June 5-6- not Memorial Day weekend!), Wildflower Rush in Crested Butte, CO (June 26-27); and Blast the Mass in Snowmass Village, CO (July 10-11).
After USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships concludes at SolVista in Granby Ranch, CO (July 15-18), the Mountain States Cup takes a turn for new venues including Keystone Revival in Keystone, CO (August 7-8); Full Tilt in Telluride in Telluride, CO (August 22-23); the Winter Park Pursuit in Winter Park, CO (September 4-6); and the Fall Classic in Breckenridge, CO (September 11-12).

All Mountain States Cup events will be qualifiers for USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships.

We are also excited to announce a new pricing structure for the 2010 season. We are bringing back the multiple race discounts—sign up for two races for the weekend and receive $5 off; sign up for three and receive $10 off. We have also lowered the pricing for junior and CAT 3 (beginners). We will have all information on pricing and the MSC season pass available on www.racemsc.com as soon as we do the big website update to reflect the 2010 season.
VAST Action will be back on board as the official photographer of the Mountain States Cup for 2010. If you haven’t checked out your images from the 2009 season, then visit vastaction.com today and keyword in your name for a quick search. They have custom prints, poster, mugs, mouse pads and digital files or get them all with the VAST PASS. Just enter the following code into the promo box and click the green arrow to apply the discounts.

10% OFF discount code: MSC200910
25% OFF with purchase of $200 or more discount code: MSC200925
Great for teams or a season long VAST PASS!

We are excited to see you all this next season. Feel free to email us at info@racemsc.com or contact us at 720-407-6142 with any questions, comments, suggestions or pretty much anything you’d like to share. We stoked on making this one of the best seasons yet and hearing from you makes that possible. We’re not quite ready to go live with the website update, but wanted to get you the latest info pronto! Our goal is to keep you informed all-season long as soon as we have details to share. This newsletter is just the first step in getting the word out, so pass it on to your friends, your family, your teammates, your neighbor, internet forums, and the person standing in line next to you at the grocery store. And check back to www.racemsc.com before the year’s end to see all this info live!