Back to Biking

Unusual turn of events, or how I got myself a Banshee

So, after all the excitement upon which this blog was started, my new bike was stolen!

About a week (maybe a bit more) after I purchased, it was stolen from a bike rack at a very high traffic spot at my university’s campus. Oh well, lesson learned, don’t leave your bike, anywhere. Shit.

I got to ride it on some local dirt jumps as well as at Hartland “the dump”, local system trails. It was slightly too heavy for the trails - possibly just me, being weak and all. Overall, fun. But oh well, what’s gone is gone.

Having this “back to biking” mindset, I quickly found another great deal (much better, even). Over the following weekend I visited my great friend in Vancouver, and got myself a very custom Banshee Chaparral, model year 2004, which looks and performs like it is brand new. We rode tons of dirt jumps, and glanced at some North Shore trails - and I went back to the island.

I am now a proud owner of a full suspension truly all-mountain/freeride bike that rides like a street bike. I swear, this bike handles that well. A truly ecstatic feeling, actually. I am a Banshee convert now :-) Best thing on two wheels I ever had a chance to ride.

Check out my thematic sticker at the back of the bike. (click for a large image)

And another thematic sticker ;-)

Now that I have a bike, I should get a small camera to carry around with me, and maybe even one of those POV cameras - to fill this blog with some media content. Probably will cook something up by new years.