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The following are more information provided by Banshee Bikes.

OUR MISSION

• We wish to turn the whole world onto the joy of cycling. Whether freeriding, commuting, training, racing, or just riding around, the joy of cycling is a positive experience both physically and psychically.
• By making the best bicycles in the world we will draw more interest to our passion.
• We will enhance our customers riding experience with exemplary customer service.
• We will create a variety of bike designs to suit the changing requirements of high performance riders.
• We will not compromise cost for performance or safety, our bikes will be the best.
• Our people are the best in the world. We will reward them as we reward ourselves.
• At all of our vendors and factories, there will be justice and prosperity for all.

FREERIDE BIKES & FRAMES

After two years of research, testing, design, and development we present Banshee Bikes.

Starting from a clean piece of paper, we've crafted the strongest most rideable freeride bikes ever built.

With amazing attention to detail, we've re-designed every single frame component to be stronger stiffer and burlier than anything you've ever seen before.

In the field, our TEST RIDERS have destroyed thousands of dollars of hard core forks and components testing these frames, without a single frame failure. Computer simulation of their huge airs and constant pounding have led us to design a set of frame parts that can handle anything you can throw at it. The geometry is the latest cutting edge from the North Shore.

This may be the first bike that has been designed exclusively using advanced finite element analysis (FEA) and dynamic simulation testing (DST). Our engineering calculations have considered both fatigue cycles and maximum overload conditions. These frames are so stiff and strong it will blow your mind. Stiff = strength and rideability. Go ahead and crash, Banshee frames are, for decencies sake, built stronger than human flesh. Go ahead and ride, there's no more flex-induced vagueness, so you can concentrate on the task at hand, feel the wheels track and clean the section. Although they're heavy, these bikes still pedal really efficiently. The stiffness helps propel you through almost any terrain.

The result is.. Pure indestructible durability, a bike that flows. Our fine tuned geometry, Easton and custom proprietary tubes and frame parts are the ultimate platform for you to build your dream freeride machine on.

SIZING AND GEOMETRY "SCREAM 8" FULL SUSPENSION"

Note: All dimensions are taken with the bike in an un-weighted condition. Dimensions in: inch (mm).
Note: Never use a long travel shock 2.25" (57) in the low bottom bracket height position.

	SMALL	MEDIUM	LARGE	HUGE
SEAT TUBE	15" (381)	16" (406)	17.5" (445)	19" (483)
TOP TUBE (HORIZONTAL)	22.2" (565)	22.8"(580)	23.6" (600)	24.2" (615)
TO FIT (HEIGHT) APROX.	5'4-5'8	5'6-5'10	5'9-6'2	>6'2
WHEELBASE	42.6" (1081)	43.1" (1096)	43.9" (1116)	44.5" (1131)

REAR WHEEL TRAVEL	5.4 ­ 7 -.9" (137-201)
HEAD ANGLE	65-69
SEAT ANGLE	68-72
BOTTOM BRACKET HEIGHT	13.8-15.2" (350-485)
CNAIN STAY LENGTH	16.7-17.6" (425-448)

SIZING AND GEOMETRY "MORPHINE HARDTAIL"

Note: all dimensions are taken with the bike in an un-weighted condition. Dimensions in: inch (mm).

The Banshee Morphine comes in 4 sizes:
As you will notice these frames have fairly long top tubes and head tubes, to help coax you into a smaller size. If you're going to do a lot of pedaling and climbing to get where you want to go, get a bigger one. If you're dirt jump hucking and freeriding, get a smaller one.

MORPHINE GEOMETRY

	FREERIDE	DIRT JUMP	DUAL SLALOM	MTN. BIKE
HEAD ANGLE	66.5	69	69	70.5
SEAT ANGLE	69	71.5	71.5	73
FORK STROKE	5" (130)	5" (130)	5" (130)	4" (100)
FRONT WHEEL	26X2.5	24X2.5	26X2.35	26X2.0
REAR WHEEL	24X2.7	24X2.5	26x2.25	26x2.0
BB. HEIGHT	13" (330)	12,6" (320)	13.4" (340)	11.8 (300)

SIZING

	SMALL	MEDIUM	LARGE	HUGE
SEAT TUBE	14"(336)	16" (406)	18" (457)	20" (508)
TOP TUBE (HORIZONTAL)	22.4" (570)	23.2' (590)	24.0" (610)	24.8" (630)
TO FIT (HEIGHT) APROX.	5'2-5'8	5'6-6'0	5'10-6'4	>6'2
WHEELBASE	42" (1068)	42.9"(1089)	43.7" (1109)	44.4" (1127)

WARRANTY AND CRASH REPLACEMENT POLICY

All Banshee freeride frames are warranted against defects for ten years to the original, registered, owner, whether freeriding , racing or just riding along. This warrantee includes: our propriety materials, manufacturing quality and design integrity. We've engineered these frames to withstand the rigors of hard core freeriding. We warrant the frame only. Component parts, are all warranted by their respective manufacturers. If you're having a problem with a particular manufacturer, please contact us for assistance.

These bikes can break. All bikes, no matter how heavy, can break. Normal crashes are all part of freeriding and our bikes are designed to withstand the rigors of day in day out riding and racing. This warrantee does not cover damage from: misadventure, unapproved modifications or from direct impact in instances where there is simultaneous breakage of other component parts, the forks, or the Easton main tubes . We have designed our frames to be stronger than the components. In all of our tests, the components have broken before the frame. We have a stock of replacement frame parts in Vancouver, our policy will be to send parts now, ask questions later.

2002 RECOMMENDED RETAIL PRICING FOR BANSHEE BIKES
(Prices in Canadian Dollars C$)
These prices are for reference only. Please check with your bike dealer before purchase.

FULL SUSPENSION	Price
BANSHEE "SCREAM" FULL GUCCI SPEC.	$3,999.00
BANSHEE "SCREAM" JOURNEYMAN SPEC.	$2,989.00
HARDTAIL	Price
BANSHEE "MORPHINE" FULL GUCCI SPEC.	$2,799.00
BANSHEE "MORPHINE" JOURNEYMAN SPEC.	$1,949.00
FRAME SETS	Price
BANSHEE "SCREAM"	$1,799.00 **
BANSHEE "MORPHINE"	$ 699.00
** Full Suspension Frame will include the following: 1) FOX VANILLA RC SHOX 2) FRONT DERAILLEUR 3) TELESCOPIC SEAT POST

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