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Description:The new Banshee Viento is the ultimate versatile all mountain hardtail. Constructed with new custom lightweight ½ RAD tube set, the Viento’s chassis is light and solid for blasting through rocky sections and exclusive internally ribbed seat and chain stays deliver the power to the ground with authority.
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Submitted by
KM_Behrens
a Weekend Warrior
from Lazo
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | beyondbikes.xom | | Strengths: | absolutely beautiful frame! stiff, light and strong. Banshee bikes returns phone calls and emails quite quickly. Banshees website and blogs offer plenty of information for someone searching to purchase one of their bikes. Like the Viento is advertised, it does soften small trail vibrations. climbs like a goat on speed and descends even better.
| | Weaknesses: | Nit-picking here: the rear brake mounts only fit certain types of i.s. calipers. ie: my magura marta i.s. caliper wouldn't fit. I had to buy a post-mount caliper with an i.s. adapter. also, their website can be a little suspect. It is a good site for information but some of it is wrong. ie: the seatpost size was incorrectly printed in their bike geometry section (but they do ship their frames with correct seatpost binders and seatposts which I had no idea they did) | | Similar Products Used: | cove stiffee set-up as an all-mountain bike. honestly I don't even think I can compare the Cove to my Banshee. The stiffness of the Banshee frame makes my Cove frame feel like a wet noodle.
| | Bike Setup: | set-up for more trail/ all-mountain riding.
426 revelation air u-turn, magara marta brakes, sram x.9 derailleurs and thumb shifters, sram cassette, race face atlas crankset and mavix xm819 ust.wheelset w/ xt hubs. | | Bottom Line: | I couldn`t stop smiling and laughing the first time a rode the Viento. It was so fun! Unbelievable stiffness in the frame.
but here is the rub-Either buy the bike as a complete bike or buy the frame, THEN buy the components to fit! do NOT do what I did and buy the components first based on information from Banshees' and other websites. it will only compicate matters.
I give it 5 chilis for value even though it was $700.00 for the frame only, but it is completely worth it.
5 chilis for an overall rating despite the sketchy info on banshees' website.
this is a frame for someone who still loves the feel of a hardtail. You cannot accelerate and hammer on a full-suss like you can on a hardtail. Those who know, know. Buy it if your trails consist of smooth flowy singletrack.
I would stay away from this frame if you live in a place with lots of roots and big rocks, a full-sus will perform better on that kind of trail.
If you are in the market for a sweet, stiff, light-weight hardtail frame that can you can race on in the morning and then fly down the local trails in the afternoon then I encourage you to find a dealer that will let you try this bike out. you will not be disappointed!
Bottom line-you will fly down the trails on this bike and wonder why you waited this long to have a bike like this! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Karl
a Cross Country Rider
from Las Vegas, Nevada
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Cowboy Trails | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Perfect geometry, excellent craftsmanship, best riding hardtail I have ridden | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Salsa Moto Rapido, Yeti ARC | | Bike Setup: | Fox fork, race face carbon bars, thomson stem, xtr tubeless wheels and sram xo, etc. | | Bottom Line: | This is the best hardtail I have ever ridden. The curved seatstays perform as promised to reduce abuse from rear wheel obstacle impact. The frame is bomb proof but not insanely heavy, with the right components it can easily be a race bike. The geometry is perfect for all day rides or cross county races. Lastly, and not as important but still impressive, the mercury finish is sexy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel
a Racer
from Escondido, CA
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$575.00 | | Purchased At: | BeyondBikes.com | | Strengths: | Strong, light, stiff, absorbs trail vibrations very well, beautiful paint job, nice lines, (the list goes on) | | Weaknesses: | The cable mount for the front derailleur (on the seat tube) is angled the wrong way for an XT derailleur. No performance hit, just a nit pick. | | Similar Products Used: | Litespeed, Trek Fuel, Intense Tracer & 5.5 | | Bike Setup: | Banshee Viento, Hope/Hadley on Mavic XM819 UST rims, XTR/XT, Race Face crankset, Hayes 8" disc brakes, Thompson, King | | Bottom Line: | Flat out awesome. I haven't ridden a hard tail like this since I had my Litespeed racer a few years ago. I just switched from my Intense Tracer and I am in love with the Viento. It climbs super well, it corners without a complaint, and it tracks perfectly. Excellent power transfer - there really seems to be zero flex. One thing I noticed was the fact that it isn't a harsh ride. I thought that it might be tough to go back to a hard tail after riding the Intense, but I was super surprised with the Viento. It does a great job soaking up the little bumps and trail vibrations.
I can't recommend this frame more... I wish I could give it 6 chilis! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian
a Weekend Warrior
from Seoul, Korea
Date Reviewed: November 18, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | strong as hell, good welds | | Weaknesses: | Poor finish inside the seat tube. I had to grind inside to fit my post. | | Bottom Line: | Tough frame, nice tube design; especially at the downtube and the chainstay (you'll know what I mean if you see one :-)
I've only got one complaint. (See product weaknesses.)Tiwanese factory workers shoud have checked the frame completely, before they put them inside the carton. Yes, this frame is made in tiwan. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
marco fantauzzi
a Weekend Warrior
from newark, n.y united states
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | Richard's bicycles | | Strengths: | frame is bomb proof!! great welds and great lines to it. Awesome all mountain build. | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | Gt zaskar, K2, Giant. | | Bike Setup: | All mountain build. Full xt, Avid juicy seven, mavic 317 disc laced to xt hubs, manitou minute 3 fork. truvativ parts: crank, handlebar, stem, seatpost. | | Bottom Line: | Buy this frame. This is without a doubt the sickess hardtail I have ever ridden. climbs great and takes quite a beating. I got the bike from Richard's bicycle and I had a all mountain build kit put on it. It is fantastic!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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