Martin gets the cover

Martin just sent me this so I thought i would share. Its him on his Pyre bombing around the trails in Fernie. I get a ton of Wildcard, Amp, Rampant pics but when I get a Viento or Pyre pic is extra special cause I rarely get them. I guess dudes just wanna ride their bikes not take pics of themselves riding.

Thanks to the Ferie Fix for letting us post this up

Legend Podiums In Australia

Hey Guy's, last Sunday I raced the final round of the Queensland State Downhill Series 2009 at Townsville North Queensland Australia. Dad and I travelled 3,000km to compete in this event and the weekend was full of dramas right up to race time. I managed to break my World Cup forks, Hope Pro 2 rear hub axle and Code rear brake which meant that Dad and our mate Woody were working overtime in the Pits rebuilding my bike several times over to keep me going. Added to this I managed to crash in the final practice run on Sunday morning and remove several centimeters of skin off my forearm but Dad swung into the nursing role and patched me up in time for qualifying and the eventual race run.

I managed to qualify 1st with almost 12 seconds to 2nd place and then in my race run I finished 1st by 8.5 seconds with a race time of 5m 34sec's over a distance of almost 3km. The track was a killer with two distinct sections and a 150-200m pedal section (some uphill) in the middle - I had nothing left at the end!! It is a great track being very technical, steep, loose, dusty with lots of jumps, berms, rock gardens and drops thrown into the mix. Over the series of 4 races on different tracks throughout Queensland I managed to get the Legend home with 3 x 3rd and 1 x 1st placings in Under 19 Men category (for the record I have just turned 16 years). As a result I have now been crowned overall winner Queensland State Downhill Series 2009.

Despite the issues with breakages the Legend is just that, a bloody Legend and I cannot wait for the Australian National Series to commence later this year in which I will be contesting all races. I am totally convinced the Legend can hold its own and surpass all of the top end downhill bikes currently available such as V10's etc. Understanding that my bike is a prototype and that there will be refinements made with the production model I just want to keep riding and racing it because it is a winner and will make many more podiums with riders lucky enough to get their hands on one!!

Finally, a big thanks to Darren Boman of Barspin Imports (Banshee Agent/Distributor - Australia) for having the faith, commitment and giving me the opportunity of riding/racing this baby. I hope to reward his faith with many more podiums in the years to come racing with Team Banshee.

Legend Wins

Congrats to Stanley Jalip JR from Team Fakawi Banshee for winning the Siol Mountainbike Challenge DH event in Sarawak 9 Aug 2009.

This is his 2nd win this month after winning the ACC tryouts last week to represent Malaysia in the UCI Asian Championships to be held in Melaka, Malaysia this year.
(Banshee will be represented by 2 of our Thai team riders and now, one more from Malaysia!)

Results for Siol MTB Challenge:
1st- Stanley JR 1:20:46
2nd- Aim 1:25:59
3rd- Kiki 1:29:70

Legend gets another podium

Colorado ripper Kurt Clementson brought home a second place finish in the Colorado State Championship downhill in Snowmass CO this past weekend. Way to rip it Kurt!

4th Bukit Cermin Downhill Challenge 2009

Congrats to Rizal from Team Fakawi Banshee and Haris from R.O.A.M. for coming in 4th and 5th respectively in the Men's Open category in the 4th BC Downhill Challenge 09 yesterday!

Here are some pics of Banshee riders spotted in the race..
(and more pictures on FakawiTribe.com)

Interbike – Rune Gucci

Yes you can actually buy this Rune complete from us next year. It will run around 5500 – 6000 USD. This one is running 28.6lbs but will be a bit heavier as somethings i didn’t get in time for this build. That would be the 1.5 Straitline SSC stem, and the Joplin seatpost oh and it also is missing pedals – but it will still be a sub 30lbs Rune. I also need to match the links to the redder orange of the cranks and wheels. I’ll be doing that later and before it gets sent to the show. I’m sure I could get it lighter but this is totally all mountain stuff on this bike and I would not feel at all sketched out taking this on the North Shore and bombing the drops and getting a little air on it.

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Win Alan Hepburns Wildcard – Camp of Champions

HOW TO WIN ALAN HEPBURN'S BANSHEE WILDCARD

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To win Alan's Banshee all you have to do is stop by The Longhorn Patio during Crankworx in Whistler on August 14th, between noon and 5 and fill out an entry form. We will be giving away Maynards Sour Chiller Candy at the same time so you can save a trip to 7-11 as well. We will then draw the winner at 5:30PM and you must be present to win. We are also giving away tons of prizes from our other sponsors of the What's Next World Premiere. There will be prizes from Dakine, Oakley, GoPro, Alpinestars and of course The Camp of Champions. Some of it will be by drawing and some will be randomly tossed. Come early for the best "snag it from the sky" positions.

WORLD PREMIERE AT 9:00PM ON AUGUST 14TH
The World Premiere of Aaron Larocque's new movie "What's Next" goes off at 9:00PM in the Longhorn Slaoon at the base of the Whistler Bike Park. Get in early because it's going to be packed.
ENTER BEFORE MIDNIGHT SEPTEMBER 1ST
It's going to be a fun contest and you have to friend up or start supporting everyone before midnight on September 1st 2009, to be entered to win Casey's bike. In case you are wondering... we will be paying to ship the bike to where ever the winner might live. Vancouver, Prague, Australia, England, Brazil... and who knows... Casey might even be the delivery boy.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS FOR MAKING THIS EVENT HAPPEN
Pinkbike, Transition Bikes, Banshee Bikes, Race Face, Straitline Components, Dakine, Oakley, GoPro, Alpinestars, Cadbury/Maynards, mcranephoto and FaultLineMediaGroup

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Interbike – Scythe

This one turned out quite nice however it was hard to get a real great pic of it because the tint of the floor played with the green a bit more then i would have liked.

 

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Are there more Banshees than any other brand featured in Pinkbike POD's?

Brandon H adding to the list throwing out a super can on his rampant. Props to Matt Butterworth for the shot.
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Interbike – Rampant

Heres the next bike that got done. You can put the banshee stickers wherever you want. I chose the toptube. Ever the sleeper the Rampant is slowly gaining a following with the dirtjump and slopestyle crew, and its a good thing because its probably the funnest bike in the line

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