Hairy Posted September 20, 2016 Share Hairy, when is birthday - I am going to buy you a surf board leash! With regards to the front wheel and the Spitfire, both models I have ridden (and the Phantom as well actually) I have found the bikes respond well to running a chunky aggressive tyre up front, then loading the front end of the bike in the corners, a similar way to the way one rides a MX bike.Takes a little bit of getting used to doing, but works a treatI used to run a DHR2 on the front of my previous ride, and that inspired confidence in the corners ... not feeling that with the H/Damf. Also used a DHF2 on the old HT and that also inspired confidence. Just need to get used to the HD. Make that a Looonnnggg leash please All in, the Spitty is such a nice ride! Need to take some decent pics of her! Edited September 20, 2016 by Hairy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skott5 Posted September 20, 2016 Share I used to run a DHR2 on the front of my previous ride, and that inspired confidence in the corners ... not feeling that with the H/Damf. Also used a DHF2 on the old HT and that also inspired confidence. Just need to get used to the HD. Make that a Looonnnggg leash please All in, the Spitty is such a nice ride! Need to take some decent pics of her! The HD does take a bit of getting used to, but once you got it sussed, it's a great tyre IMO.The grip for me is predictable at all angles of cornering, without having that mid lean turn that gets a bit vague if you using a tyre with big side knobs. Handles rock gardens and roots really well too. Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 21, 2016 Share played with the rebound a bit this morning, and the h/spd and l/spd on the fork .....the impact is huge .... bike is really feeling good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted September 21, 2016 Share played with the rebound a bit this morning, and the h/spd and l/spd on the fork .....the impact is huge .... bike is really feeling good. saw 3 of these bikes this morning! :ph34r: Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 21, 2016 Share saw 3 of these bikes this morning! :ph34r: and one of them was mine Bizkit031 and Meezo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoreTrails Posted September 21, 2016 Share Meezo, good to meet you this morning!And yes, Banshee do a hardtail in 29/27.5+ that I am sure we can single speed....just saying Meezo, Peach. and Hairy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droo Posted September 21, 2016 Share saw 3 of these bikes this morning! :ph34r: When you know, you know... Meezo and Hairy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted September 21, 2016 Share Meezo, good to meet you this morning! And yes, Banshee do a hardtail in 29/27.5+ that I am sure we can single speed....just saying Likewise! Haha, I'll speak to our mate, I'm keen! That plus the brownies Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 17, 2016 Share So the HD's and I have bonded and I have been having seriously fun times on the Banshee......the bike just feels right. The last time I had a bike that just felt right was when I had the good old Shova ... just that the Banshee feels far better than the Shova did Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, MoreTrails, T-Bob and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoreTrails Posted November 11, 2016 Share When you finished tearing the lugs off those HD's, Hairy....come pay us a visit for some Maxxis WT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 11, 2016 Share When you finished tearing the lugs off those HD's, Hairy....come pay us a visit for some Maxxis WT!I will need a set of wider rims to work with the WT's ....... and I will need to ride the bloody bike more ... work and life is not allowing me the luxury right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 18, 2016 Share So I know someone who is wanting to get a Spitty from his LBS (Up Country, not CT) and has the option of a CC or an X-fusion ... now he would rather run a Rockshox out back, and this leaves him in the situation where he would have to sell whichever can he orders with the frame, and then buy a RS can. Anyone here (HELLO THERMO) that could be interested in taking over a brand spanking new CC inline rear can? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizkit031 Posted November 18, 2016 Share So I know someone who is wanting to get a Spitty from his LBS (Up Country, not CT) and has the option of a CC or an X-fusion ... now he would rather run a Rockshox out back, and this leaves him in the situation where he would have to sell whichever can he orders with the frame, and then buy a RS can. Anyone here (HELLO THERMO) that could be interested in taking over a brand spanking new CC inline rear can? Mine has the CC on and It's been awesome, you work of the bass tune that is supplied by CC or Banshee and it is done. I have set mine and have not touched it since the start. Edited November 18, 2016 by Bizkit031 Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach. Posted November 18, 2016 Share So I know someone who is wanting to get a Spitty from his LBS (Up Country, not CT) and has the option of a CC or an X-fusion ... now he would rather run a Rockshox out back, and this leaves him in the situation where he would have to sell whichever can he orders with the frame, and then buy a RS can. Anyone here (HELLO THERMO) that could be interested in taking over a brand spanking new CC inline rear can? I ran a CC inline for the first year and had no issues, the next one I got retired in a month.Awesome shocks but unsure of reliability.I have heard good things about the x-fusion but I have never used one.They probably in the similar market for reselling, but new shock will have some sort of warranty. V12man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V12man Posted November 18, 2016 Share I ran a CC inline for the first year and had no issues, the next one I got retired in a month.Awesome shocks but unsure of reliability.I have heard good things about the x-fusion but I have never used one.They probably in the similar market for reselling, but new shock will have some sort of warranty.There is a disturbance in the Force..... There will be more disturbances.... if there are no pictures soon and/or if your wife finds out..... Peach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach. Posted November 18, 2016 Share New Phantom demo bike to test out.Had an easy ride this morning and she felt really comfortable, I'll see if I get time to take her for a proper ride tomorrow. 947 on Sunday wont be much of a test. V12man, Andrew_Smith, Hairy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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