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BANSHEE TITAN

High-End Aluminium frames aren’t front and centre for many in the mountain bike industry, with everything needing to be carbon this, and carbon that–but Banshee are looking to change the standards.

The new Titan is a beast: a 29er featuring 155mm rear travel paired with a 170mm fork, it sets to deliver the confidence-inspiring ride we all look for. What sets it apart from other bikes in its category is the aluminium frame, a well thought out and cleverly engineered puzzle of parts that make this bike twice as strong as the previous Rune, but also much lighter.

First of all, they are using 7-series aluminium which is much

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