Banshee Today

Banshee bikes is now, going into its 8^th year of operation and the lineup which started as one bike has now grown to 9 with a few changes along the way. 2008 saw a complete overhaul of the line to better align our bikes with what was going on currently in riding. I’ve always said if you want to see where bikes are going in the future you need to look no further then what the trail builders are doing. In Canada things were starting to be built with more flow and speed and competitions such as Crankworx were coming into their own with riders looking for something easier to trick. The current line of Banshee’s includes all we’ve learned in our prior experience while taking the best cutting edge technology that is available to the industry to create models that target specifically the riding segment that it’s intended to represent.

We have seen tremendous success with our no-nonsense approach to bike design. We know what the riders want because we are building bikes basically for our own use. Everyone that works or has ever worked at Banshee has been a skilled rider with a passion for this great sport and an intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the mountain bike and the performance expectations of the contemporary rider.

Jay and Keith have taken over operation of the company and both have that same passion that got Banshee going right from the start. They are not only the guys that make things happen at Banshee but are part of the riding community so it’s not out of place to see them on bikes or running around with shovels and picks cutting trails or building dirt jumps.

What is unique about Banshee is the accessibility of both Jay and Keith and the transparency of the design process from conception to finished bike. We love having riders come on board for the ride and give suggestions and make comments on what they’d like to see, incorporating some of their ideas into the final iterations… it’s a fulfilling collaboration between us and the riders that want to share in the process of designing a bike and I think we end up with a better bike because of it in the end. We don’t feel like this is just our company but that our riders are also a significant part of what Banshee is. We have a responsibility to our riders to produce the best we can give of ourselves and that like a family all our riders can have a say in where we go in the future. This is so much more rewarding as the purpose then just making bikes and collecting a pay check. We like to say that instead of making bikes we make good times, great stories, and memories that will last a lifetime whether alone or with family and friends.

The world would truly be a better place if everyone rode a bike.