Banshee Legend MK I
Thursday, March 13th, 2008The guys over at Banshee sent over some information on their latest and greatest. There will be 50 selected riders on them this year before its available to the masses in 2009. Check out some of the first shots inside of the Legend!
Disclaimer: Make sure you have some Kleenex handy
Banshee Bikes set out to build a downhill bike and this is unlike any other Banshee they’ve designed previously. Keith has been working on this for some time (even partly when he as in grad school) and it looks to be a solid weapon for a downhill bike. This will be their flagship downhill bike. Their goal is a 10.5lbs frame including the shock once its all said and done.
We’ll skip over the details of the Legend as you can read up on it extensively on the Banshee Blog. The bikes are made to Banshee’s specifications but the frames are welded/machined at Pacific. The current pivot hardware will be replaced once the proper pieces arrive and the machining will be smoothed out on the production frames. You can also see the tentative geometry here.
Legend side shot (click to enlarge)
Legend canoe underside shot (click to enlarge)
Legend linkage shot (click to enlarge)
Legend rear end shot (click to enlarge)
Legend head shot (click to enlarge)
Curious to see the how the suspension moves? Check out the Legend in Bikechecker to see below.
That’s what we’ve got to show you for now. More later 
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March 13th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Interesting - this is pretty much the way I would have re-designed the 1st generation Demo 8. I actually have sketches going back to 2005 that look similar to this.
Very clean and I like the use of the solid rear triangle - makes for a burly and stiff design.
Well done fellas!
March 13th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
I agree with cK regarding the demo redesign, but you know specialized will die clutching the FSR patent in their knarled and bitter hands.
Whats the deal with the two shock mounts on the lower link?
Im not sure how well its going to pedal but…..
Nice work banshee!!
March 14th, 2008 at 12:00 am
The two holes are two different travel settings.
7″ or 8.5″
March 14th, 2008 at 7:22 am
Actually, 7″ or 8.5″
oh and this bike should pedal as well as any DH bike on the planet, and much better than most!
March 14th, 2008 at 9:38 am
And it has active suspension under braking.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
THe final build guys:
http://bp0.blogger.com/_HsUgLeuIVQQ/R9qkIU6fU1I/AAAAAAAABdA/3-_
March 14th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Price?
March 14th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
I think you mean:
pic 1
pic 2
pic 3
thanks.
Price, there isn’t one yet that I know of. Email banshee and ask if you’re really intersted.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
That´s it man… thanks!
Sorry for posting first, hehe!
CHeers
March 15th, 2008 at 12:57 am
Tissues indeed, I have a new frame to covet. Covet I tell you!!!
March 16th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
mmmmmm canoe
So friggin sweet. GRrreat pics dudes!!
And even more amazing work.
Cannot wait to ride.
March 17th, 2008 at 11:11 am
this bike was at the taipei cycle show … amazing looking
see my pictures at
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1837776/
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1837777/
April 24th, 2008 at 3:33 am
Nice frame, but just one quarrel to pick, and that is, Why do they have to put it right out there that they are made by the lowest bike company in the world “Pacific”?!!! No way would I pay over $1000 for a frame with “Pacific” in big letters!
April 24th, 2008 at 8:41 am
Banshee-Ripper, Pacific Cycle is not the same as Pacific Cycles. They’re not the same company so it can be confusing but its not the same.
June 5th, 2008 at 5:57 am
makes me wana squirt myself