Banshee Darkside
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- Category: Banshee
FREERIDE // DH // BIKE PARK
The ultimate bikepark shred sled. With 180mm of progressive and tuned KS suspension linkage, the Darkside gives a really predictable and confidence inspiring feel. The Darkside will encourage you to push your limits, launch big jumps and tackle new lines. The short chainstays make the Darkside incredibly easy to manual and whip, while the slack and low geometry offer surprising stability at speed so that you can leave your mates eating dust while you are grinning ear to ear.
Features
| Sizes | Small, Medium, Large |
| Travel | 180mm of KS-Link suspension optimised for playful DH / park riding |
| Short Chainstays |
16.5" chainstays make the Darkside really easy to manual, whip and scrub, as well as rail round corners. |
| Progressive leverage curve |
Optimised to get DH race levels of traction with a fun poppy and bottomless feel. |
| Taper Headtube | 44mm ¦ 56mm (1.125" zero stack top, 1.5" zero stack bottom) allows angle sets ad tapered forks |
| Hydroformed 7005 AL tubes | Increases strength and stiffness, and reduces weight |
| ISCG2005 | Latest standard in ISCG for chainguide mounting |
| Integrated fork bumpers |
We have worked with ODI to offer interchangeable fork bumpers that protect your frame and fork during a crash. |
| Pedal neutral linkage |
The suspension linkage has been optimised to result in minimal pedal kickback for a fun neutral feel |
| Internal ribbed stays | Increase stiffness for railing berms and holding lines through the roughest of trail sections, and boosting acceleration |
| Aggressive geometry | Slack angles, short chainstay, long front centre... all adds up to fun at speed |
| Tire Clearance | 26 x 2.5 or 650b x 2.5 (with 650b dropouts) |
| INA Bearing pivots | Fully sealed high quality bearings throughout |
| KS Link pivot system |
Optimised suspension kinematics for a fast, nimble, agressive and fun ride |
| Warranty | 2 years [original owner] |
| Crash replacement | Lifetime [original owner] |
Banshee's new KS Link system uses the best elements of the VF4B link, but almost eliminates the rotation at the shock DU bushings for a more supple suspension action, and can be more finely tuned and offers more space for geometry manipulation for less compromise. The pivots will all run on fully sealed INA bearings on grade 5 6Al4V titanium pivot axles and bolts.
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