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Banshee Scratch & Scream |
Words and Photos by Jason Goller
Pippin, Jamie, DH and the rest of the crew from Banshee stepped it up for Interbike 2003 and expanded their presence by moving from the New Product Pavilion into the middle of the chaos on the main floor at Interbike.
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Banshee's new booth with room to wheelie was one of the hot spots at the show, sporting the super hot Scream and the new Banshee Scratch. 2004 Banshee Scream The Scream has only gotten better for 2004 with 2 major changes. Scream shock basement: First, the shock basement has been redesigned and now features a super beefy custom CNC machined block of aluminum that easily could easily be used to bolt a jet engine onto a 747. Please don't try this at home. Actually, if you have a 747 at home, give me a call, and we can try it together. |
 Redesigned Scream shock basement
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 Thru-axle will be standard.
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Scream thru-axle: Secondly, the rear-end slot style horizontal drop out has been replaced with an all new standard through axle and 3 fixed adjustment holes to keep the flexibility in the wheelbase length options while stiffening up the rear significantly. Other changes for 2004 include new components such as Truvativ Holzfeller cranks and SRAM shifters as well as the availability of 600 and 650 lb. springs for the Progressive 5th Element Shock, which will allow heavier (or super burly) riders to find a better spring rate. Otherwise the Scream moves forward unchanged - you couldn't do much to improve it anyway - with its 6" - 7" - 8" adjustable rear travel, Easton's heaviest gauge RAD tubing and the massive Kegger head tube - this is one burly rig. |
2004 Banshee Scratch
 With a Johnson like that, who needs 5" up front? |
With 24" wheels and the super beefy Cro-Mo Johnson Bar rigid fork, or even a 3" to 5" suspension fork and the Scratch is set up steep and fast for riding the park, jumpin' or jibin'. Add a 7" fork and 24" x 26" wheels and the geometry rakes out Shore-style for a freeride, big hit or hucking hardtail. No matter what you like to scratch n' sniff, this baby smells sweet. Scratch Highlights:
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