Banshee Spitfire Prototype
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- Spitfire
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- Bikes - All Mountain/Enduro
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- Jul 26, 2009 at 9:54Jul 26, 2009
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Edinburgh, Scotland
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Loneryda
(Oct 15, 2009 at 1:44)
It's a little simplistic to call it a beefed up Anthem, it's a very different bike. You can't put on a 6inch fork to an Anthem, it's got way slacker geometry, the shock is mounted on the down-tube, the stays are ribbed, it runs bushes, adjustable geometry, 5inches of travel, etc..But I reckon as an owner of a Banshee it would pedal just as good and go where no Anthem would dare. The vf4b system is no nonsense laterally stiff as and very efficient at laying down the power. And way strong. I suppose though isn't every trail bike essentially a beefed up Anthem? ha,ha.
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How do you think it would ride with a coil shock? The stroke would be pinner but worth asking...
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It would be fine if you ran it in the high and steep setting, as the leverage curve is more progressive. But unless you use a shock with good bottom out resistance the slack setting would probably blow through its travel too easily. However a custom tuned shock would solve that... and we will be offering a deal with Elka for 2010...
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Would you be able to answer some of the questions involving what the linkage is back there? I thought it was DW-ish, others Maestro, just wondering...
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We call it the VF4B (virtual floating 4 bar). It is a short link 4 bar linkage like you get on many bikes, but the devil is in the detail, and the geometry of the linkages is all important. get something out by 1mm and it makes a massive difference!
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Thanks for the insite, everything is so different. This one linked below is so trippy it's a cross-breed between DW and Full Floater:
www.mondraker.com/08/imagenes/news/2008_08_28/miniatura2.jpg
www.mondraker.com/08/imagenes/news/2008_08_28/miniatura2.jpg
