The system has a very utilitarian look to it, but in this case it's more about function, not fashion - the hardware is nice and stout, and it doesn't take long to make the swap. The Titan has inserts on the dropouts that can be flipped to alter the BB height by 8mm and head tube half a degree. Off the top of my head, the Nukeproof Mega 290, Pole Stamina 180 and Geometron G16 all come to mind as having chainstays that measure 450mm or more, but these days numbers between 435 – 445mm are more common for bikes in this category. The one number that's slightly out of the ordinary is the chainstay length – at 452mm for all three sizes, it's on the longer side of the spectrum. If you take a look at the chart, you'll see that the seat tube angle is listed for three different saddle heights, a helpful bit of information that would be nice to see from other manufacturers. The bike has a 64.5-degree head angle in the low setting, a 470mm reach for a size large, and a 76.75-degree seat angle.
The Titan's geometry numbers fall smack dab in the middle of what has quickly become the norm in the all-mountain / enduro category.
That way, the plate can be easily replaced if an impact occurs that's hard enough to damage the threads. Rather than welding ISCG 05 tabs to the frame, Banshee uses a splined plate that slides over the bottom bracket shell. There's internal cable routing through the down tube, and although my test bike showed up with the brake and derailleur housings routed under the bottom bracket, it’s also possible to run them above the bottom bracket, which would eliminate any chance of them getting squashed against a rock or root. Positioning the shock just above the bottom bracket helps create a low center of gravity, but there's another benefit – there's now room for the all-important water bottle inside the front triangle, something that wasn't possible on Banshee's previous models. The down tube and seat tube are welded to a forged shock cage, and that cage is also connected to the swingarm by two short links.
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The Titan is constructed from 7005 series aluminum, which Banshee says allows them to make a stronger, stiffer frame than if they had gone with the commonly used 6061 aluminum.
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