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Banshee Bikes Scythe Freeride Full Suspension
Product DescriptionThe Scythe capturesThe spirit ofToughness. It was madeTo beTheTool ofTheTrade forThe no nonsense rider. Nothing stops Scythe riders from gettingToTheTrails. Everything onThis bike is engineeredTo let you ride it hard, withstandThe elements, all with minimal maintenance. You dont needToTreatThis bike with any respect, but you can always count on itTo get you home.Features: Adjustable geometry: Go from FreerideTo DHTo suit your riding environment AdjustableTravel: Go from 8"To 7"To suit your s
User Reviews 
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Nasmasha
a Weekend Warrior
from North Vancouver, BC Date Reviewed: August 4, 2011 Strengths: Geometry - aggressive yet agile; adjustable; durable (this bike is not treated gently and other than 1 pivot bolt breaking in 2 years of park riding, I've had no issues at all (knock on wood)) Weaknesses: Not super heavy, but there are lighter comparable bikes out there. Reasonably expensive (but you get what you pay for IMHO). Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Hard to say, but fond of Freight Train-Duffman-Schleyer-Lower Crank it Up-Heart of Darkness. Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $4800.00 Purchased At: On Top Bike Shop Similar Products Used: Specialized Big Hit, Rocky Mountain Switch, Norco A-line Bike Setup: Fox 40RC2 fork, DHX 5.0 shock, Avid Juicy 7 brakes, SRAM x.9 rear, MRP G2 chainguide, Truvativ Hozfeller cranks, Axiom Road Gap pedals, Sun Rim S-type wheels, Kenda Nevegal tires, Easton Monkeybars and a sweet .243 racing stem I won in a raffle.
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mountaingoat111
a Downhiller
from Hell Paso Texass Date Reviewed: August 3, 2011 Strengths: AWESOME , stiff , tracks awesome, pedals awesome !!! Weaknesses: NONE... Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: TNT trail at RCFP Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: Banshee Similar Products Used: Bullit and Scream Bike Setup: 888 , Sun MTX , Zocchi rear shock , Truvativ cranks.. 
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Kane
a Downhiller
from north coast NSW Australia Date Reviewed: April 13, 2011 Strengths: The bike handles great, pedals great. The geometry/travel adjustments work well and makes heaps of difference. It looks good. Not every one has one. They are cheap Weaknesses: Now i love my Scythe but there are weaknesses (literally) The frames crack at the bottom bracket/seat post junction. I know of 2 scythes that this has happened to(including mine)and a frame repairer said it is common. My bike has also developed a hair line crack on the bottom drive side chain stay, i also know of another scythe this has happened to. And this next one may be my fault but i have heard of 2 other banshee frames breaking here. I came off a pretty fast large jump/drop hit a foot deep pot hole and cracked the frame just below the cable guides which sit above the top shock mount. Given this was a pretty heavy stack but my 09 boxxers survived and so did my front wheel and i would have though both would have given way before the frame. The other weakness is that the rear suspension doesn't work to well under brakes, but this is pretty minor.Bear in mind that i bought my scythe second hand and it had been raced for a season so who knows what happpened to it before i got my hands on it. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: outlook Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $650.00 Purchased At: second hand from dea Similar Products Used: Im sure theres some about but i havn't ridden any of them Bike Setup: Fox DHX 5.0 shock(coil), 2009 boxxer teams running in a 1.5 degree off set cane creek head set. Shimano xt brakes, sramx9 shifting, saint cranks e13 tacho chain device,some heavy old rims
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Rockhucker
a Weekend Warrior
from Sacramento, CA Date Reviewed: September 20, 2010 Strengths: Lightweight, stiff, active suspension, and hadles very well Weaknesses: Headangle is more aimed at freeride than downhill so I would reccomend a Cane Creek angle set to get your angles slacker for DH. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Chainsmoke, Dogbone Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1800.00 Similar Products Used: Banshee Scream, RM7 Bike Setup: 2010 Scythe Frame, '10 888, Hope V2's, Mavic 729 w/Hadleys
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RBrady
a Weekend Warrior
from Gilbert, AZ Date Reviewed: September 4, 2010 Strengths: Great strength to weight ratio. Suspension feels bottomless. Weaknesses: Havent found any yet. Very solid frame w the 150 rear and the 1.5 headset Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: National Trail Phoenix, AZ Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1750.00 Purchased At: Local shop Similar Products Used: Foes Inferno and Foes Fly Bike Setup: Marzocchi 66 Ti, Hammer Schmidt, I9s w stans wheels, x9 drivetrain, straiteline stem, Diety Dirty Thirtys, cane creek 110 1.5, Elixir Cr 8 inch frt and back, etc.
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krisdaphrk
a Weekend Warrior
from Burgas, Bulgaria Date Reviewed: May 21, 2010 Strengths: Light and durable also at very reasonable price. Great function and low maintainance. Weaknesses: None found yet Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: Freeborn Similar Products Used: Banshee Scream Bike Setup: Lowest settings, Shiver fork, Saint brakes and cranks, Nukeproof hubs.
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fighterkyle
a Downhiller
from Seattle, WA, USA Date Reviewed: May 20, 2010 Strengths: Pedals great, but still plush Weaknesses: some brake jack on the rough stuff Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Motoguzzi Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $1100.00 Purchased At: craigslist Similar Products Used: iron horse yakuza Bike Setup: Boxxer team, hayes components, rockshoxx vivid
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DQ
a Weekend Warrior
from UK Date Reviewed: October 6, 2009 Strengths: The Scythe is a fun bike that tames the toughest downhill courses. Jumps very well simple, strong and stiff There is a reason I now own 3 banshee's (mythic here in UK). their products are as good as any out there, and their customer service and attitude is secnd to none. Weaknesses: I snapped a bolt head off... but you get a spares kit with the frame so was an easy replacement. In fairness I had overtightened it Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: Demo 8 Bike Setup: 888 RC2 up front, and DHX coil at the back, running in 8" DH suspension mode
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Gruntled
a Racer
from Illawarra, Australia Date Reviewed: July 20, 2009 Strengths: Four bikes in one! (Seriously, all the settings really do work!) Weaknesses: None. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: Many different DH and FR bikes. This is my "do everything" bike, and is the best so far (outshines my Ventana La Bruja for FR, for example, and keeps up with my Turner DHR at the same time on DH). Bike Setup: Full XTR, Fox DHX with Diverse Ti spring, Totem Solo Air.
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msisle1
a Downhiller
from Vancouver, Canada Date Reviewed: July 11, 2009 Strengths: Simple, bombproof and confidence inspiring, sum it up. The adjustments make a noticeable difference to head angle so easy to setup how you like it. Ridden it hard for an entire year at Whistler and the North Shore, with no maintenance and still running sweet! What more could you ask for? Weaknesses: The frame came with an allen key seat clamp, rather than a QR clamp. This bike pedals well uphill, and has an uninterrupted seat tube so why not speck it with QR clamp? After all, uplifts aren't available all the time! Yep that's it. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: PHD Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: Santa Cruz Bullit Santa Cruz VP-Free Bike Setup: Totem 1.5", Fox DHX 5.0
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akbali
a Downhiller
from Bali, Indonesia Date Reviewed: June 25, 2009 Strengths: Great look - I have the Team color! Nice - stiff and strong, Fantastic suspension feel, Comfortable and fast geometry, travel settings 7" and 8", FR and DH Great aftersales service Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Bedugul Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $1450.00 Purchased At: BaliMountainbike & A Similar Products Used: Santa Cruz VP-free Bike Setup: Totem, Hammerschmidt, SRAM X.9, Mavic EX823 rims with DT Swiss FR hubs, Gamut, Chromag handlebar, Chromag saddle, Schwalbe tires
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SeVV
a Downhiller
from Gdansk, Poland Date Reviewed: June 18, 2009 Strengths: It looks pretty god. The bike is really adjustable tahnks to frame. Suspension works perfectly. The construction is really tought but it isn`t too heavy. Weaknesses: Don`t know any weaknessess. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Sopot Smolna Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1200.00 Purchased At: 7anna Similar Products Used: I didn`t see similar products yet. Bike Setup: Manitou travis single 180, Funn Hooka DH, NS bad, e*13 SRS.
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Matt Brooks
a Downhiller
from Kamloops BC Canada Date Reviewed: June 17, 2009 Strengths: one of the biggest strengths of the banshee scythe is its adjustability. having the ability to not only adjust your travel setting from 7 to 8, but also having the ablility to differentiate between a freeride and downhill geometry in each travel setting is an uncommon trait in most bicycles. unlike most bikes, the downhill and freeride settings on the scythe have a noticably different feel, which make it almost like owning two bikes in one. the scythe is also extremly durable. having a limited amount of pivots while remaining functional keeps the bike running smooth and relatively maintenance free. i have sent mine off of some of the worlds biggest gaps and it still runs like new. Weaknesses: what can i say... the bike is solid. if i had to make a suggestion, I would say that a slightly better build kit should be available, but that has nothing to do with the frame Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: harper mtn Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: never had anything like it. Bike Setup: rock shock totem fork, manitou rear shock, funn bar, funn stem, funn hooka dh cranks, gamut chain guide, sram x7 drive train, avid juicy 5 brakes, alex rims, and wtb tire set
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Am3erSCYTHE
a Downhiller
from Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia Date Reviewed: August 12, 2008 Strengths: very stable cornering, pedalling efficiency..the geometry is nicely designed...l like the maxle 150mm rear hub...with easy to find 73mm bb and the super strong 1.5" headtube...moreover, the bike is easy to handle n recover.. Weaknesses: for the mean time, can't see any. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mont Kiara Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: Fakawi Bikes Similar Products Used: haro extreme X7 Bike Setup: Boxxer race, Shimano deore hydraulic. Syncros integrated stem, syncros bulk bar, n syncros 1.5" headset...mavic 721 rims with da bomb hubs, 09 DHX5.0, truvativ runktion crankset with the boxguide
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chris h
a Weekend Warrior
from england Date Reviewed: July 7, 2008 Strengths: THIS BIKE IS TOTALLY SORTED IT CAN DO DOWNHILL BIG DROPS BIG GAPS YOU NAME IT AND THE HARDER YOU RIDE IT THE BETTER.I HAVE THE TEAM BLACK AND POLISHED FRAME WHICH LOOKS VERY COOL.THE WELDS ARE FANTASTIC ESPECIALLY ON THE POLISHED PART AS YOU CAN SEE THEM CLEARLY.IT AS A REALLY PLUSH FEEL TO THE TRAVEL COMPARED TO THE SCREAM AND I FIND IT IS BETTER SUITED TO DOWNHILL THAN THE SCREAM WAS AND JUST AS CAPABLE OF BIG STUFF.THE HEAD TUBE IS HUGE AND I AM RUNNING 1.5 TOTEM SOLO AIR WHICH REALLY SUITS IT.THE SHOCK ADJUSTABILTY IS A BIG PLUS IT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO THE HANDLING,EVERY ONE LOOKS TWICE AT THE BIKE AND ALWAYS ASKS QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.IN MY OPINION IT IS THE BEST EXTREME FREERIDE BIKE OUT THERE. Weaknesses: SHOULD COME WITH A FREE TRIP TO WHISTLER Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: kinver/cwm carn Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $900.00 Purchased At: Freeborn England Similar Products Used: KONA STINKY BANSHEE SCREAM SANTA CRUZ JACKAL BANSHEE WILDCARD MY OTHER BIKE AND ITS AWSOME Bike Setup: SMALL TEAM FRAME SOLO AIR TOTEMS 1.5 STEARER,MAVIC 729S JUICY 7S,POLISHED DIABLOUS CRANKS DEITY BAR AND SADDLE AND OTHER STRONG STUFF
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