@Todd and Lee, and that's why I still ride and love my Banshee Phantom V1. While not designed even remotely as an "XC" bike, the 105mm of rear travel makes it a bike you can't just point and plow, lines must be considered.
Also why I also ride and love my 2018 Kona Unit in it's original rigid guise. Sadly haven't been riding real trails much the last year, so when I go out now I'm grabbing the Phantom over the Unit, but I'm starting to get some trail time hours under the belt and building back the confidence, the addition of acquiring a 180mm dropper for the Unit is also enabling that thought.
March 29, 2024, 7:19 a.m. - Lynx .
@Todd and Lee, and that's why I still ride and love my Banshee Phantom V1. While not designed even remotely as an "XC" bike, the 105mm of rear travel makes it a bike you can't just point and plow, lines must be considered. Also why I also ride and love my 2018 Kona Unit in it's original rigid guise. Sadly haven't been riding real trails much the last year, so when I go out now I'm grabbing the Phantom over the Unit, but I'm starting to get some trail time hours under the belt and building back the confidence, the addition of acquiring a 180mm dropper for the Unit is also enabling that thought.