My Carrera Banshee

stevet1992

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Frame: Carrera Banshee
Forks:Suntour Raidon
Bars: Kalloy Oversized
Stem: Some Kind Of Kalloy Im Guessing
Headset: Stock One - Semi Integrated
Grips: Stock
Bar Ends: n/a

Front Brake Lever assy: Tektro Auriga Hydraulic
Front Caliper: Tektro Auriga Hydraulic
Front disc: Tektro 180mm Wavy
Rear Brake Lever assy: Tektro Auriga Hydraulic
Rear Caliper: Tektro Auriga Hydraulic
Rear Disc: Tektro 160mm Wavy
Hoses: Tektro Auriga Hydraulic


Shifters: SRAM X5
Cables:
Front Mech: SRAM X5
Rear Mech: Sram X7
Chain Device:

Seat: Cheap One I Had Lying Around Until Charge Spoon Arrives
Seat Post: Beone Ultralight
Seat Post Clamp: Stock

Cranks: Truvativ Isoflow 3.0
Chainring(s): Truvatic Isoflow 3.0
Chain: Stock
Cassette: Stock
Pedals: Stock
Bottom Bracket: Truvatic Isoflow 3.0

Front Wheel: Sun Single Track
Rim: Sun Single Track
Spokes: Black
Hub: Shimano Deore
Tube: Halfrauds
Tire: Maxxis High Roller ST 2.35

Back Wheel: Sun Single Track
Rim: Sun Single Track
Spokes: Black
Hub: Shimano Deore
Tube: Halfrauds
Tire: Maxxis Advantage 2.1

Weight: At A Guess 36lbs

Other info: Not much compared to the bikes on here but i like it, manages the uphills fine and is lovely on the downhills, i just enjoy riding it 8)

any comments appreciated ... apart from the usual : needs a new bike :roll:

nby

nice bit of kit mate, good value also! never had a full suss myself

welcome to the carrera club

fourcrossjohn

i'm getting my banshee x soon, ut ure tyre pedal clearance dosnt look that big looks almost as if u wer pedaling on a corner u'd catch ure leading foot :S


and is that the 19''


brillliant steed i must say

stevet1992

nby wrote:

nice bit of kit mate, good value also! never had a full suss myself

welcome to the carrera club

definelty good value, had the wheels and tyres from a previous bike, been wanting to upgrade the fork but it works so damn well im having second thoughs :shock: i thought suntours where meant to be crap :shock:

fourcrossjohn wrote:

i'm getting my banshee x soon, ut ure tyre pedal clearance dosnt look that big looks almost as if u wer pedaling on a corner u'd catch ure leading foot :S


and is that the 19''


brillliant steed i must say

its not that bad looks quite bad from the photo but it is leaning a fair amount, only clipped the pedal twice in around 4 months of owning it and that was when i was really thrashing her :twisted:

its the 19.5" odd size, im 6 ft 4 so fits me just about right and still feels nice underneath me 8)

cheers for the comments

nby

definelty good value, had the wheels and tyres from a previous bike, been wanting to upgrade the fork but it works so damn well im having second thoughs :shock: i thought suntours where meant to be crap :shock:

yeah I had the choice of the banshee or fury and opted for the fury purely for the fact its a hardtail and jumping from a rigid tesco bike to a full susser was a too bigger gap for me!

Put it this way I didnt realise they had 3 different variaties of banshee until I just this minute looked on the website shows how well up on bikes I am !

fourcrossjohn

3 varietes theres only 2 the banshee and banshee x?

i'm getting the 19.5 and i'm 6 1'' but i always prefer bigger frames i find them to be more forgiving but easier to thrash

stevet1992

nby wrote:

definelty good value, had the wheels and tyres from a previous bike, been wanting to upgrade the fork but it works so damn well im having second thoughs :shock: i thought suntours where meant to be crap :shock:

yeah I had the choice of the banshee or fury and opted for the fury purely for the fact its a hardtail and jumping from a rigid tesco bike to a full susser was a too bigger gap for me!

Put it this way I didnt realise they had 3 different variaties of banshee until I just this minute looked on the website shows how well up on bikes I am !

i did want to wait till i had enough for the banshee x but time got the better of me and i wanted it straight away :twisted: , and it was £220 cheaper then the banshee x, which goes nicely to gettting a lighter more XC/AM fork

nby

fourcrossjohn wrote:

3 varietes theres only 2 the banshee and banshee x?

i'm getting the 19.5 and i'm 6 1'' but i always prefer bigger frames i find them to be more forgiving but easier to thrash

the website shows 4 bikes, 3 different specs (look at forks) and 3 different prices unless im going bad? the cheapest is possibly a 2007 spec ..

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... &langId=-1

yeah the saving can be put straight into a uprated fork as you've already got the sun singletrack rims from the banshee x 8)

fourcrossjohn

i have the oney now to get a normal banshee but i'm waiting till my pay comes through then getting the x, the zocchi 55r is worth the better half of 500 quid so paying that 200sumin for all the extra upgrades is well worth it

fourcrossjohn

the new banshee x comes with mavic rims cant remember what ones and o yeah its all to do with rear shock, silly me :oops:

stevet1992

nby wrote:

fourcrossjohn wrote:

3 varietes theres only 2 the banshee and banshee x?

i'm getting the 19.5 and i'm 6 1'' but i always prefer bigger frames i find them to be more forgiving but easier to thrash

the website shows 4 bikes, 3 different specs (look at forks) and 3 different prices unless im going bad? the cheapest is possibly a 2007 spec ..

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... &langId=-1

yeah the saving can be put straight into a uprated fork as you've already got the sun singletrack rims from the banshee x 8)

your right the cheapest is an 07 spec bike, lacked hydro brakes and had a coil rear shock, and i had the chance to buy my bike as the display one further saving £30

i was going to get the x but then started hearing rumours about how marzocchi's quality has been slipping and i didnt want to risk it :roll:

saving up now for the upgraded fork ... being at 6th form means i dont earn that much looking at a float RLC or a nice set of revo's

clarkson

no, theres also a banshee xxx with domain forks, avid code 5's and van rear shock. i think. thats 999 quid. really good value.

then the banshee x

and then the banshee

someone is doing a ride from land end to john o groats on a banshee x. i gave it a final check over today for him. road tyres fitted, locked out suspension, but its still gunna be a beast to lug around on the road.

i quite like the banshees. the frame is based/the same as the old stinky frame when it was a 6inch bike.

Lt_bob

Check the rear linkage regularly, my banshee X shock itself the pieces at Afan so I went and brought a Specialized.

ilovedirt

clarkson wrote:

no, theres also a banshee xxx with domain forks, avid code 5's and van rear shock. i think. thats 999 quid. really good value.

No there isn't!!!!

EDIT: just googled it and found a review on bikeradar but there's nowhere selling them, and no word about them on halfrauds....

fourcrossjohn

ilovedirt

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165499

obviously didnt check halfords!