Lots of Banshee love here, which I love to see and justifiably so.
I picked up a pretty good shape og Norco Range last summer for a similar min-max build as something to do and to try and get my wife into more regular riding. My main build changes were to swap out the brakes and drivetrain so it's consistent with the other household bikes, and added an external PNW dropper. I'm still running 26" wheels and rubber, but the rear will clear a 27.5x2.3 quite well so it's kind of future proof that way too.
It's 2011 geometry is decidedly trail bike territory these days aside from the shorter reach. But the rage back then was also to have Enduro bikes break the 30 lb barrier on premium builds. It suits her, and if I want to take it out instead of the hardtail it's still a really fun ride. Why can't a trail bike be 160/160?
March 18, 2022, 9:53 p.m. - UFO
Lots of Banshee love here, which I love to see and justifiably so. I picked up a pretty good shape og Norco Range last summer for a similar min-max build as something to do and to try and get my wife into more regular riding. My main build changes were to swap out the brakes and drivetrain so it's consistent with the other household bikes, and added an external PNW dropper. I'm still running 26" wheels and rubber, but the rear will clear a 27.5x2.3 quite well so it's kind of future proof that way too. It's 2011 geometry is decidedly trail bike territory these days aside from the shorter reach. But the rage back then was also to have Enduro bikes break the 30 lb barrier on premium builds. It suits her, and if I want to take it out instead of the hardtail it's still a really fun ride. Why can't a trail bike be 160/160?