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Carrera Banshee X
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Average Ratings for Carrera Banshee X

  • Value for Money3.9 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings3.8 stars
  • Overall Rating4 stars

31 Reviews For Carrera Banshee X

  • Guest 21st Nov 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Carrera Banshee X

    Some of you people cant be looking after you Banshee properly! I'v had my banshee X for 1year now and not had one problem with it. to be fair once i got it from halfords i stripped it and re set everything my self, and locktight on every bolt. i have used it a min of 1ride to 4rides a week at Glentress red/black routes and have not had one problem with any of the mecanicals on the bike.

    stuff to do that i found worked:
    1. set of pedals (i went for DMR V12's) lets face it the welligo's are bad pedals on a bike that price!
    2. Set of grips (DMR lock ons)
    3. Chain slap protector
    4. Higher compound pads
    5. replace the 3rd front chain ring with a bash plate

    And you have a great alround bike for throwing downhill

  • Guest 16th Aug 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Carrera Banshee X is high spec good value nice to ride

  • Guest 26th Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    When I go ' off roady' then my 2007, 27 spd carrera banshee with rock shox and pearlecent blue/grenn flip paint HAS to come out. next project is a Koni stinky due to it being the superier to the banshee...
    still will keep the banshee thow

  • karl hart 11th Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    ive ridden bikes worth double the Carrera Banshee X this felt a lot better and a lot more safe bit heavy but your fitness adjust to your bike any way it has realy good control and its so fast down hill.

  • 97BLADE 8th Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 0 stars


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    Just hope you don't need any spares for it! Halfords can only get 'complete frames' all i need is a few suspension bushes and screws... Complete waste of time! Basically, either buy a new frame or buy a new Carrera Banshee X bike, don't bother, i'll stick with me cannondale...

  • Guest 6th Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Have had my Carrera Banshee X for just over a week and all in all a really good bit of kit. Takes Light free ride well and absorbs 3 -6 ft drops ok I have recemtly taken it for a 22 mile ride and with some extra pressure in the shocks it road well. The only thing to beware of is the rear shock as i have already broken the lock out !!!

  • Guest 19th May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    i an looking forward to getting the Carrera Banshee X 2009 model great bike

  • sf2k9 19th May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    Carrera Banshee Xs a great bike (when it works) I took it to hamsterly forrest and the sprocket knackerd so i went to halfords and got it fixed and they had done nowt to it and the problem was still their so i took it in and shouted at them and got it fixed agein i was going to ride down to the shops what are 100 m away and hald way down the sprocket caught in the spokes and ripped the wheel to shreads and when i was on the downhill track at hamsterly (after new sprocket new weel and new chain) ...

  • Guest 10th May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I rode my mates and its the best bike ever, either a heavy downhill bike, or a nibble hardtail. Carrera Banshee X awesome bike, never seen a better piece of kit. A bargain.

  • Danny 1 10th Apr 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    the carrera banshee x is a brillant bike it can take hucks 5 to 6 feet high no problem and soak up all the down hill tracks and drop offs and more my mate has a santa cruz Vp Free and i ride the same stuff as he does. the banshee can hold its own with the best its not the bike its the rider a bad workman alwalys blames his tools. for the money you can not buy a better bike.

  • smellyfish22 19th Jan 2009

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    If you are in to mountain biking seriously but dont want to pay a heafty price the Carrera Banshee could be a good choice, however I would recommend that you put locktite on the crank bolts as they can somethimes come undone easily If you are into mountain biking and are looking for something that you can throw down a hill at speed and not have to worry about it, may I suggest looking at something a little more expensive.

  • Guest 30th Nov 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    I took it up Snowdon and down the rangers path which gives you both extremes of MTBing. It handled the conditions better than the xc bikes that came with me. Use your gears on those climbs and relax into it on the down hills. Bikes a lot of fun until you can afford to spend £1500 on your next one.

  • rob1304 19th Oct 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The bike is a lovley ride and i am so glad i brought one. You defiently get ur moneys worth with this bike and i don't regret buying one

  • Guest 13th Oct 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    A lot of money spent, worth every last penny though, Halfords should have made a XXX that year, that frame deserved better parts than it got. The bikes weight means it isn't much good for climbing anyway, but point this thing downhill and feel its potential.

  • HammyHamster Rank: Lance Corporal 4th Oct 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Carrera Banshee X is a very good strong and sturdy bike LOVE the forks, brakes, rims and the sram x7s! HEADSET beware... also crank comes lose after a while! Im puutting it in for a service at halfords...right or wrong thing to do? help please...

  • Guest 22nd Aug 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    All round very good bike looks good and handles wouldent swap for any other bike

  • Mallory44 Rank: Lance Corporal 20th Aug 2008

    Reviewer rating: 0 stars


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    No communication from Halfords ( they'd lost my contact details apparently )...Ventured into the store to be told my bike was unrepairable and they'd built me up a new bike...

    The new bike had a lot more scratches, and scuffs than my 'old' one. And also the main sprocket was very loose..

    Its now developed an itermittant random TICK TICK noise which is very annoying..

  • Mallory44 Rank: Lance Corporal 27th Jul 2008

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    Disappointed is the word I'd use at this moment in time to describe my experience with the Carrera Banshee X

    Ecessive play in the Headset, which after a bit of messing about with managed to correct. Warped front disc. Noisey Crankset.

    Returned it to Halfords for repair, recieved a phonecall to say it would now need a new Crank Spocket because they'd knackered the head of the bolt when stripping the Cankset down and would take a few more days longer to rectify.

    I'm awaiting with baited breathe ...

  • nickyboysacko 23rd Jul 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    Paint job, my girlfriend has rode hers 6 times and the laquer has been rubbed away from the cross bar, its back at halfords now who are replacing.
    Well done halfords for admitting to floors. It was a no quibble swap for new frame.

  • tim bov Rank: Lance Corporal 13th Jul 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Halfords first service is a waste of time; my BB had worked its way loose due to over-spray of paint in the threads and I asked them to tighten it up, then apply threadlock - which they say they would do, but when it came loose again a month later I decided to buy the tools to dismantle it myself and, lo and behold, no threadlock applied. BB is fine now that I have done it properly. 2007 model.

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