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Submitted by
Brent W.
from North Carolina
Date Reviewed: 2/14/2008 8:48:58 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | recycles bike shop |
| Strengths: | The thought and effort put into refining the design is readily apparent. Quality of materials, construction, fit and finish are excellent. |
| Weaknesses: | none found |
| Similar Products Tried: | Transition Double, assorted hardtail DJ bikes |
| Bike Setup: | Marzocchi 4X |
| Bottom Line: | After a few rides, I can say without doubt that the Rampant is the most fun bike I've ever ridden. I am impressed by the lateral stiffness and instant power transfer - the bike just hooks up and goes. I would classify the handling as well balanced and the steering as highly responsive without twitchiness. And it just rails through the corners, amazing and SO MUCH FUN. The guys at Banshee nailed it with this bike. |
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Submitted by
Lee Allen
a Racer
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: 2/5/2008 9:32:08 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | porcupine ridge or poophouse trails (can't way bad words here, sorry) |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | demo bike from manufacturer |
| Strengths: | agility! Very easy to throw around and control so it built confidence in the bike after the first ride. pedals and tracks well. |
| Weaknesses: | I would like a slightly higher BB position making it a bit easier to pedal through corners and still allowing a longer crank. |
| Similar Products Tried: | lots. |
| Bike Setup: | not so great, but it worked. |
| Bottom Line: | i like it! a lot! i have ridden it DH and Xc quite a bit and have a hard time finding faults. It did everything I wanted it to do and well. This was a proto version and I do plan on adding this to my stable of bikes. Now if only i could race 4X! |
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Submitted by
sim
a Downhiller
from France
Date Reviewed: 1/4/2008 12:15:29 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | DH |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: | The rampant is a bike really impressive!,very agressive and faster, easy to put in a short corner.There is one truth osmosis between the rigidity and the geometry of the frame(executive) with the functioning of the suspension |
| Weaknesses: | nothing |
| Similar Products Tried: | transition double, yeti 4X,tazer,meta |
| Bike Setup: | fork: marzo 4X or RS reba , all others components are SRAM and IGNIT bike |
| Bottom Line: | the rampant is the bike the most pleasant i had never riden! His aggressiveness is outstanding ! i enjoy to ride with a bike also player! With the rampant, you can ride in certain DH races, in 4X races. it's simply a bike you have to try!! |
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Submitted by
Kevin Jones
a Racer
from BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: 11/7/2007 6:41:16 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | 4X, dirt merchant, A-line |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | Oh my god, the Rampant is a beast of a machine! It is like riding a perfect 4X hardtail, but when you need it you get suspension to cussion any impacts! Seriously, this bike accelerates and jumps better than any other bike! amazing suspension system, plush on the hits and rough stuff, but doesn't move at all under pedaling! It corenrs like it is on rails and is so nimble and low! I love it! |
| Weaknesses: | N/A |
| Similar Products Tried: | Yeti 4X Commencal meta 4X |
| Bottom Line: | The best 4X bike that I have ever had the pleasure to ride! I thought that my yeti was fast, but the Rampant just blows it out of the water! If you are a 4X racer get this bike! you can also use it as a great little jump bike and even shred down the local trails, man it is just so much fun! This bike has enabled me to go faster and higher and push my limits much further! |
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