BaNZ at home in Vladivostok, Russia - photo by banz

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Album: BaNZs-Armageddon02
Category: All Mountain/Enduro
Date Posted: Aug 23, 2009 at 2:01
Aug 23, 2009
Location: Vladivostok, Russia
Trail: home
Riders: BaNZ

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banz (Aug 25, 2009 at 7:40)

Well, yes. =) I'd rather say, nice dh frame, what about all bike... it might, as well, but... "it's f*cking beast" x), how it was mentioned by some guy here.

banz (Aug 24, 2009 at 7:10)

Depends, what do you mean.

Luseboy (Oct 4, 2009 at 11:40)

that is the biggest tank of a bike i have ever seen....

ma11 (Oct 24, 2009 at 20:41)

what ia up with bikes like this ive seen so many on pinkbike lately?????

slayitlikeabadhabit (Oct 26, 2009 at 16:42)

Banz, where did you get that frame? My friend here in the states sold one to a guy in Russia.

banz (Dec 5, 2009 at 1:27)

If he did it via ridemonkey board, so this is it, and it's me.

slayitlikeabadhabit (Dec 7, 2009 at 6:01)

Haha. yea, he did have it up on ridemonkey. That is so funny... I ride with him all the time.

banz (Dec 29, 2009 at 3:20)

Send him my regards then! It was a pleasure to deal with him.

And you can show him this photo as well. To make him know, that wasn't any waste of frame at all.

Pety092 (Aug 23, 2010 at 13:29)

sick geometry..karpiel apocalypse-marzo monster!!nice, but 24'!!!!!!!!!??????
who had this idea?

banz (Jan 23, 2011 at 8:12)

Bender, know the guy? ^_-

Pety092 (Jan 29, 2011 at 3:41)

yes i know who is Bender..

WestCoastRider7 (Oct 4, 2009 at 14:20)

holy balls.

xcbbb (Oct 24, 2009 at 20:46)

Hey, wanna sell me this? Ahaah

gabe925 (Oct 26, 2009 at 21:31)

thats a FUCKIN dirtbike!!

joedaho (Jan 5, 2010 at 10:02)

Dear God, that must weight like 60lbs?

spartanlefty (Jan 11, 2010 at 23:44)

damn, i love those seismic hubs ! what are they 6 inches wide flanges?

DHBANSHEE (Jan 23, 2010 at 16:50)

ill trade you my 73' Nova for that. haha.

banz (Jan 23, 2011 at 8:12)

You will trade what?.. =\

krogger (Feb 9, 2010 at 6:15)

that thing must corner like a champ

kurzbach (Apr 19, 2010 at 9:24)

Someone's copying josh bender

lacrua (Oct 11, 2018 at 14:22)

Great bike man!!☝️✌️????

Matthew88 (Aug 23, 2009 at 8:09)

Sick bike.

Colin994 (Oct 24, 2009 at 20:45)

someone need some extra cush for their tush

Mtn-Bik3r (Oct 24, 2009 at 20:47)

Yeah it is a sweet huck bike. But does it need a bashguard? The BB is so high I don't think it will be bashing anything, lol.

nunukula (Oct 26, 2009 at 16:28)

if bikes could be categorized like cars, this would be a Monster Truck !

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trailfox (Oct 26, 2009 at 16:53)

@Mtn-Bik3r Bash guards are always good to have, getting part of your leg sliced open by a chainring is never fun.

Mazekwon (Oct 27, 2009 at 18:03)

as he said the bashguard isn't only there to stop the chainring from bashing on the ground, it's to stop your leg from bashing on the chainring. TACO-guard but all the way around

downlink (Feb 9, 2010 at 6:11)

Im sorry, i would never buy monsters.. they just look so crap

Mazekwon (Feb 9, 2010 at 6:36)

yeah but if your hucking Stuff bigger than this your 100mm travel forks ain't gunna cut it.

spoked32 (Feb 18, 2010 at 19:15)

SO STUPID AND UNNECESSARY.

Stritsefer (Oct 11, 2018 at 5:10)

@spoked32: Your life is stupid and unnecessary, kill yourself!

xcbbb (Oct 24, 2009 at 20:44)

Now thats fucking cool.

WP0l3 (Nov 10, 2009 at 17:51)

Bender-style!

hotbikerkeeler (Feb 9, 2010 at 6:15)

thts insaneness!

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Matthew88 (Aug 24, 2009 at 13:39)

I think this is very nice dh bike.

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kriiss (Oct 15, 2009 at 11:33)

This is NOT a very nice dh bike! I think it's good for dropping but not for dh...

HIRIG-MONSTER (Oct 26, 2009 at 16:24)

man, its good for any use! u can roll over threes, some people, no probs! cars, easy! tank! u might feel a bump...i used to ride bikes like this

need to get back

Mazekwon (Oct 27, 2009 at 18:04)

@Kriiss-have you ridden one?

kriiss (Oct 29, 2009 at 14:46)

No, I haven't but I'm sure that this bike is not comfy for dh... Why do you think all brands are trying to make they'r bikes with low as possible BB heigh and low front end?

HIRIG-MONSTER (Oct 30, 2009 at 8:01)

now what do you actually want? a road bike?

kriiss (Oct 30, 2009 at 14:43)

I'm talking about dh bikes retard

Mazekwon (Oct 30, 2009 at 14:53)

well he has ridden one, so i think Hirig would know if it was good on a Dh course, or atleast preformed well for him. Depends on how big the rider is, if he is a bigger guy he needs a bigger guy, not all of us are a buck forty.

kriiss (Oct 30, 2009 at 15:07)

Give Sam Hill a bike like this and for example a Specialized Demo, which one do you think he would prefer and which one do you think he will be fastest with? Of course the Demo because it's for dh, and I said it from the beginning that this one is for drops. If hirig think that this bike has performed well for him, then I think he doesn't know what a real dh bike is

HIRIG-MONSTER (Oct 30, 2009 at 16:26)

when i sad "road bike" i was sarcastic, the point is, i dont really like fancy race stuff, and as a former owner of a big rig like this, i know, its super easy on the hill down, and only 48.5lbs was my setup: big hit05 + supermonsters, and im 183cm tall, its pretty easy to manover, unless ur a wusss...and are afraid....,ok,they dont corner like a pro DH bike, but hey, i newer ment to win the world cup with it, sometimes, 12" forks save a few faceplants too...and..not only, huge rocks, roots, i can run over them easy, some dogs as well, and gypsys

bankturn (Nov 10, 2009 at 17:50)

12" forks CAUSE face plants if anything. What kriiss is saying is that this is a piss poor race bike. Would it fun on dh courses, yes, but would it be as fast as something a little less ridiculous, no.

kriiss (Nov 11, 2009 at 12:39)

Yeah that's what I tried too say, but there was no one to understand.

trailfox (Feb 13, 2010 at 2:41)

Forks dont prevent faceplants, skills do.