For sale: XL Banshee Scream - NIB (8" travel) and Marz. Shiver (~8" travel)

**mildbill.** · 08-07-2011, 07:43 PM

I recently warrantied a broken 2003 banshee scream that was in my parents' basement.

I had hopes of running the bike in the lowest BB setting and lowest travel setting - in order to have the heaviest 6x6" bike on the planet.

However, Banshee sent me a V2 (2007?) scream, which doesn't have the lowest travel setting or the lower BB setting.

Given that I already have a DH bike, I'm not going to build this one up as well.

Because this bike's geometry predates Flow Country Trails (15" BB, 69" head angle), I'll let the following go for $250 + shipping in order to get it out of my bike storage closet:
-Brand new XL Banshee Scream V2 (anodized black) - still in the box with all the packing material so no pics.
-Pushed Fox Vanilla RC with the mounting hardware (used)
-Marzocchi Shiver - I uploaded pics to the "photo" section.
If you want the Shiver, shipping will be a little more expensive since this would have to ship from a different location.

This bike has somewhat outdated geometry but is plenty durable and would be a fine, cheap starting point for an 8x8" bike.

Feel free to price police, pitch a fit about the weight or geometry, or talk about how many people you know who totally cracked the first generation at the welds on the seat tube, bro (I cracked the welds where the seatstays meet the swingarm yoke).

**mildbill.** · 08-13-2011, 04:03 PM

I took some pictures of the frame.

**mildbill.** · 08-15-2011, 09:00 PM

Bump for possible interest in the shiver - get on this while it's still a package deal.

**scrublover** · 08-16-2011, 06:55 AM

That frame could probably be made more up to date with some short shocking and maybe Angleset love, yes?

Drop the BB, slacken it out, toss a new fork on it.

(not looking to buy, but seems plenty of older frames could be helped out in this fashion)

**creaky fossil** · 08-16-2011, 08:41 AM

It rides fine as is, it's just heavy. I used a Scream for both DH and FR for a season. The supposedly inferior or "retro" geometry never held me back.

People get too hung up on trendy fads in bike design. This frame could help someone get into lift-served DH nicely. Even without an angleset or modification to the shock mount.

**Phall** · 08-16-2011, 08:52 AM

mmm. Plattekill and Jiminy Peak are calllling that thing.

**scrublover** · 08-16-2011, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by creaky fossil

It rides fine as is, it's just heavy. I used a Scream for both DH and FR for a season. The supposedly inferior or "retro" geometry never held me back.

People get too hung up on trendy fads in bike design. This frame could help someone get into lift-served DH nicely. Even without an angleset or modification to the shock mount.

Fucking duh. I never said it couldn't work just fine as is. Having those options though will possibly make it more attractive to potential buyers, and thus easier to sell.

No mod to the shock mount mentioned anyhow. A shorter eye to eye and stroke shock possibly is all I meant.

**mildbill.** · 08-16-2011, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by scrublover

That frame could probably be made more up to date with some short shocking and maybe Angleset love, yes?

Drop the BB, slacken it out, toss a new fork on it.

(not looking to buy, but seems plenty of older frames could be helped out in this fashion)

Yes as far as the shorter stroke - that was my original intention (but via a 6" travel setting / same stroke shock). However, it's a 1 1/8" headtube so based on my understanding of an angleset that wouldn't work.

But, if I had the patience and space for a project bike that is what I would do.

Originally Posted by creaky fossil

This frame could help someone get into lift-served DH nicely.

Definitely, especially when the shiver is thrown in there. I was riding an older, less used, non-flow-country(tm) SLT shuttle with Arty and lph about a month ago and after the third sickening collision of my sunday's BB / chainguide with a vertically oriented piece of shale, I was wishing for this bike and its plow-truck ways.

Originally Posted by Phall

Plattekill and Jiminy Peak are calllling that thing.

Hell yes - this bike is also the master of all of the hiking trails off Big Blue in Blue Hills, the secret trails at Attitash, and the sick lynn woods jibbing rig. Keep up comments like that and I might dig up some action photos...

**scrublover** · 08-16-2011, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by mildbill.

Yes as far as the shorter stroke - that was my original intention (but via a 6" travel setting / same stroke shock). However, it's a 1 1/8" headtube so based on my understanding of an angleset that wouldn't work.

But, if I had the patience and space for a project bike that is what I would do.

Ah, I assumed a 1.5. There are a few 1-1/8" angled cups out there, but fixed in their amount of change.

It's way too damn big a frame for me, otherwise it could be something fun to pick up.

**mildbill.** · 08-16-2011, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by scrublover

Ah, I assumed a 1.5. There are a few 1-1/8" angled cups out there, but fixed in their amount of change.

It's way too damn big a frame for me, otherwise it could be something fun to pick up.

That's not a 1.5, that's the KEGGER HEADTUBE BRAH!

This is a sweet bike for the many spots on the EC that are not in Flow Country(tm).

**Phall** · 08-16-2011, 10:52 AM

Only if you have any old pics of the spider drop at Nam before it got taken down, or someone hucking the very large to very flat (i forget what its called) huck at Lynn.

**lph** · 08-16-2011, 10:57 AM

I think I remember 'wildbill' posting vid of said huck to flat at Lynn that led to a broken wrist if I remember correctly. I think we are going way way back now.

**bagtagley** · 08-16-2011, 11:00 AM

Strictly for my Maggots!

**lph** · 08-16-2011, 11:51 AM

Funny Bags. Is it going back that far???

Also, bill, i have hit my hammerschmidt several times on that trail. That is old school. no flow at all. "Hmmm, let's bike down this burly hiking trail." good fun.

**mildbill.** · 08-16-2011, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by Phall

Only if you have any old pics of the spider drop at Nam before it got taken down, or someone hucking the very large to very flat (i forget what its called) huck at Lynn.

That would be Acapulco (circa 2003 - Sequencing and photoshop courtesy of the Angry Whelk)

Didn't break my wrist on this one, or the other big one, but the broken wrist is from the same sweet video...also no pics of the spider or the one on the other side of the hill from the spider (into the swamp).

Also, I sweahtagad I didn't bottom the suspension in that photo kid.

I will ration out a few more EMASS hucks to keep this thread bumped...

**Phall** · 08-16-2011, 01:49 PM

haha win!

**mildbill.** · 08-18-2011, 12:21 PM

bump, not including additional 2003 photos, sadly...

**mildbill.** · 09-13-2011, 12:17 PM

Price drop - $350 since I have limited storage space.

**trainnvain** · 09-14-2011, 08:56 AM

If I was a big fucktard, I would buy this frame.
I am only a smaller fucktard.
Thanks.

**mildbill.** · 09-14-2011, 03:03 PM

yes, this bike was sweet for plowtrucking the older trails at attitash and sunday river. good times.

**mildbill.** · 09-27-2011, 09:51 AM

Bump this down to $325 OBO. Taking up too much space.

**mildbill.** · 02-10-2012, 01:00 PM

Bump - no snow means more bike purchases means i really need to clear up some space.

$250 OBO for the frame and fork. Just want it gone.

**Crystal_Mt_Dreamin** · 02-10-2012, 02:22 PM

I know zip about DH bikes but this seems like a damn good deal for someone looking to expand their quiver on the cheap

**BigKuba** · 02-11-2012, 01:09 AM

If you shrink it down to regular people size I'll be all over it. I would do it myself, but my washer/dryer aren't big enough

**Sutter** · 02-12-2012, 06:44 PM

Lets get more of these EMASS photos, STAT. Especially the Blue Hills porno, throw in some renegade Nashoba action and I'll buy that frame as a thank you.