My most beautiful Dream Build yet!

My most beautiful Dream Build yet! - Banshee Enigma

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Starting with the gorgeous and playful Enigma frame from Banshee Bikes, I built this dream build up with components that were inspired by the Enigma and reflected its industrial motif. That included brush metal look for the handlebars, silver Magura calipers, We The People BMX cranks, and the elegant Bike Yoke stem (with its clever two-bolt clamp construction).
I've also got some tasteful blue accents, set-off by a DVO Diamond D1 fork, and the e*thirteen Helix Interstellar Cassette; and, of course, the whole thing is finished off with some tan sidewalls, gum grips, and rocking a vintage saddle. Hope you enjoy the build!
About the Banshee Engima:
Banshee’s engineered vertical compliance and vibration damping achieved through clever FEA optimized forgings. The Enigma is beyond your average hardtail. It offers a truly unique and joyous ride quality that will put a huge smile on your face.
Checkout the Engima here:
www.bansheebikes.com/enigma
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⚙️ COMPONENTS
Note: Many links are Amazon affiliate links, which I earn a commission from
DVO Diamond D1, 150mm: dvosuspension.com/product/dia... #dvo #dvosuspension
SRAM GX 12sp Derailleur: geni.us/oP8THqs #sramgx
Magura MT TRAIL SL, 1-FINGER HC CARBOLAY® LEVER BLADE: geni.us/sA7s00 #magurabrakes #magura
Magura ROTOR STORM Center Lock 160MM: geni.us/qZ8M
Lizard Skins Lock-On Northshore Gum Grips: geni.us/FkNn #lizardskin
Profile racing BB: www.danscomp.com/profile-raci... #profileracing
SPIDER-SPLINE DRIVE adapter: www.profileracing.com/product...
BikeYoke Barkeeper 35 Stem: www.bikeyoke.de/en/barkeeper.... #bikeyoke
e*thirteen Vario 1x Dropper Lever: geni.us/9xcLEwG #ethirteen
Crank Brothers Highline 3 Dropper Seatpost: geni.us/Utbxw #crankbrothers
Teravail Honcho Light & Supple, 2.6 Tan Sidewall tires: geni.us/BuGA0D #teravail
Truvativ Descendant handlebars: geni.us/IScBXG #truvativ
Tenet x evo FPT Pedals: www.evo.com/pedals/tenet-x-ev... #evoexplores
RaceFace Arc 35 Offset rims: geni.us/bZsr7 #raceface
Industry Nine Hydra hubs: geni.us/gmrnX #industrynine
We The People Legacy Crank, 175mm: northwestbicycle.com/products... #wethepeoplebmx
SRAM GX Lunar shifter: geni.us/8Xxl7h
KMC X12 Gold chain: geni.us/afB4 #kmc
E*Thirteen Helix Cluster Casette, 12SP, 9-50T: geni.us/gDTEUP and geni.us/8s1dvv
🛠️ TOOLS LIST
Favorite allen wrenches: geni.us/JefCFO
Favorite cable cutter: geni.us/ta3YDP
Favorite chain breaker: geni.us/OFSyRkc
My bike stand: geni.us/x9KWx
Bike scale (luggage scale: geni.us/gAufZ
Favorite calipers: geni.us/BKfTj (Amazon affiliate link)
Favorite tire levers: geni.us/UwMBIP (Amazon affiliate link)
Torque wrench I use: geni.us/0IJFLAF (Amazon affiliate link)
Sandblasting cabinet: geni.us/oJEDfpS (Amazon affiliate link)
🛢️ GREASE & CLEANERS
Favorite grease gun: geni.us/zWxW
My parts washer: geni.us/YTV0tI (Amazon affiliate link)
Favorite de-greaser: geni.us/kOMLM
Favorite bike wash: geni.us/IJ5gAdA
Anti-seize compound: geni.us/TNdeRA
Wizards metal polish: geni.us/d6Vml
My favorite chain lube: geni.us/WfDkd
⚙️ WHEELBUILDING TOOLS
My favorite pump: geni.us/kV6In (Amazon affiliate link)
EVT Mulfinger Nipple Loader: geni.us/WQNPknF (Amazon affiliate link)
Park Tool ND-1 Nipple Driver: geni.us/vRyW5 (Amazon affiliate link)
Park Tool TS-8 Truing Stand: geni.us/0Qtzq7I (Amazon affiliate link)
My favorite spoke wrench: geni.us/Bua73k (Amazon affiliate link)
Wheelsmith spoke-rep: geni.us/hQxY0B (Amazon affiliate link)
🎵 MUSIC USED IN THIS VIDEO
All music Copyright by Chillhop
Middle School - Casual chll.to/7b69b49b
mommy, Sleepy Fish - man it's late chll.to/826df333
Tesk, C4C - Misty chll.to/b5b353a2
Sleepy Fish - Pond Sketch chll.to/fe8f9fa1
Allem Iversom, little blue - One Eye Open chll.to/4a3e7ce3
Aarigod - Kinsfolk chll.to/8caa9f3f
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🔖 CHAPTERS
00:00 Prepping parts for build
03:08 Component flyover
04:28 Assembly
26:00 The sexiness

Пікірлер: 132

@MrPhotodoc 2 ай бұрын

The Pop when the tire bead sets.

@ericmonty Жыл бұрын

I love how modest your tool kit is (other than the powdercoating setup). We’d all love to have a $10,000 Park Tool collection but it certainly isn’t necessary.

@seanmuskewitz916 Ай бұрын

epic choice on the cranks and spider. looks so much better than anything offered in the mtb industry. Solid work sir.

@michaelrodgers5105 11 ай бұрын

I do love seeing people using profile racing parts.

@bbuell80455 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful build Andrew, Banshee Bikes is lucky to have you bring this build to life, keep doing what you do!

@lars_atx Жыл бұрын

Wow, just wow, looks incredible.

@stevetheunicorn898 Жыл бұрын

So cool. I love the color combinations you have going here, it’s seriously beautiful. Amazing edit too! I alway get so excited when I see you have a new video out 🖤🖤🖤

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

@Andre_7791 Жыл бұрын

First of all: Thanks for the partlists you provide. That really helps noobs like myself to try bikebuilding. Great respect for the craftmanship and the dedication to quality and attention to details. And yeah, I want to have an Enigma or Paradox myself. Cherio from Germany.

@loy6556 Жыл бұрын

Breathtaking

@officemanager1241 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoy your videos. So relaxing and beautiful and inspiring

@Urmoms2ndbf Жыл бұрын

Man I look forward to your uploads, awesome work 🫡

@Jeffsmith211 8 ай бұрын

Did you get the world record for the longest valves? Great looking bike!

@flowstateofmind Жыл бұрын

This has to be one of the cleanest builds I have ever seen. The combinations are really good

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@mtb717 Жыл бұрын

Dream bike! I’m 17 years old and I dream about good MTB. Hello from Ukraine

@rickymac54321 Жыл бұрын

@@igorberezin856 Russia is a failed state.

@pauloldham3014 Жыл бұрын

Hello friend

@mtb717 Жыл бұрын

@@pauloldham3014 hello

@alabaster4263 Жыл бұрын

Bum

@mask_boi6535 Жыл бұрын

How do you have internet

@LUCKYSOB Жыл бұрын

Amazing build. I'm still such a sucker for polished bikes. Since I was a kid in the 80's

@IanPhillipsWildlife Жыл бұрын

Beauty!

@TechnoLandscapes 8 ай бұрын

Great build, i love your how's and probably your why's of the way you build, felt identified.

@leokuo7127 11 ай бұрын

Amazing video. Makes me want to build my own Enigma bike.

@hobiebayley4253 Жыл бұрын

LOVE the tubular chromoly bmx cranks!! I’ll have to do that on my next build. Great video! 😎🤙

@serjalex9547 Жыл бұрын

Amazing bike man , very precious job made 👌👍👏 🔥

@markfisher299 Жыл бұрын

Just wow

@fairlyfunctional2236 Жыл бұрын

absolutely beautiful. that's one of the nicest hardtails i've ever seen. great job, bro.

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

@JohnPilling25 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! There is a much easier way of getting the black anodizing off the Al bars - Plastic rubbermaid tray - fill with a 10% solution of NaOH ( household 100% lye crystals - Ace Hardware has it in the US) using hot water. Just lower the bar into the solution and within 30s the anodizing is gone. Wear rubber gloves and eye protection as this stuff is caustic and burns. The solution must be hot and only add the NaOH slowly to the water not the other way round or it will explode. - It works really well - no sanding and no damage to the Al parts. Wash off thoroghly in cold water when done.

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@bicyclist2 Жыл бұрын

That's an interesting method I've never heard of. Thanks.

@michaelrodgers5105 11 ай бұрын

Hydrofluoric acid works to strip off anodizing. It's used in some toilet bowl cleaners. But if more easily sourced at truck stops and parts houses. They use it as an aluminum brightener on the wheels and fuel tanks

@JohnPilling25 11 ай бұрын

@@michaelrodgers5105 hydrofluoric acid is extremely toxic. As a metallurgist I have used this stuff in anodising and etching metal my whole life and the safety precautions you have to take to avoid contact with your skin are very serious. I'd avoid it at all costs.

@michaelrodgers5105 11 ай бұрын

@@JohnPilling25 I knew of a guy who got badly poisoned from it because he was using it cleaning his truck and he's shoes got saturated in it.

@mattspen Жыл бұрын

Great build! I love the brown spokes and sidewalls, nice touch, grips too.

@fransilva69 Жыл бұрын

Priceless work!!!!

@briangarrod5485 Жыл бұрын

I mate that hub sounds amazing

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

Hydras man. SOOO good.

@coreyfaller2500 Жыл бұрын

Very cool bike.

@diveaddict6885 3 ай бұрын

I9 hubs great choice and profile euro bottom bracket 👍

@subiemon Жыл бұрын

beautiful dog, nice bike !!

@tanks4719 7 ай бұрын

very cool bike😊

@larkinkelly3754 5 ай бұрын

Did the same thing with Anne red ano bars because they didn’t match my new bike, it’s great to occasionally pull everything off the bars and renew them with scotch brite

@Cookboy3857 3 ай бұрын

Nice bike

@Emz_Jhaye Жыл бұрын

Beautiful build! Love the raw/polished finish, just like my old-school dh bike, raw & polished. 😍👍❤

@cedricbatter6033 Жыл бұрын

Sweet vtt 😊

@mvp_kryptonite 11 ай бұрын

Yea what a fire build. Love the riding too but the only nitpick for me is the trademark like / subscribe under the grips haha. I need me that tire look. My Rocket Ron’s are almost slick

@patrickjenkibs2092 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@gaberomero1740 Жыл бұрын

I’m guessing Steve at hardtail party recommended the enigma 👍🏼

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

Loved his review of it!

@mikestivers8302 9 ай бұрын

my LBS is ordering an Enigma for me. this was a fun watch. that DVO is Poppin'

@mikestivers8302 9 ай бұрын

i'm also adding ergon ga2 in Blue, with a Spank spike saddle in Blue, and matching jagwire Blue cabling and hoses.

@mikestivers8302 3 ай бұрын

6 month update: running the DVO diamond on e13 wheels (got em for half price).. this is funny to me that i've never cross-branded tires but i removed the kryptotals and slapped on a kenda nevegal pro R, with a vittoria martello F - also 5dev 160's on a 30T ring. x01 cassette/derailleur with Trail 1 bar and stem. one up dropper (180 mil fits a small frame) it sure is a blast to ride. hard to keep it in rotation with my 4 other bikes tho (first world problems).

@garylelux5914 Жыл бұрын

The valves are maybe a bit short for those rim

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

😂

@mac92gli 10 ай бұрын

That blue fork looks absolutely brilliant on this bike. I just ordered one of these frames and I'm regretting that I got a new fox 36 recently. Would be silly to buy another fork just because of the color right? 😅 The cranks are an odd choice but certainly look great

@benjaminfitch5695 Жыл бұрын

Nice bike no lie, but what I love about this channel is when you do custom finishes and rebuild old parts. Besides sanding the handlebar and refinishing the spokes there was nothing particularly remarkable about this video. Good quality cinematography, parts selection, putting on tires, and editing does not make the kind of content I hunger for from this channel. I hope your next upload delivers more quirks and a more custom product. Best!

@lampara453 2 ай бұрын

Wow 😇😇😇🥺

@ChrisRidesHisBike Жыл бұрын

9:20 those are the longest valve stems i've ever seen on a bike! 😳

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

IKR? So awesome

@thescandiflick Жыл бұрын

Sexy build ! , How do these Travail tyres perform ? the look FAST

@Bikelifematthew Жыл бұрын

quick question can i use a dirt jumper for bike parks and things like that because i dont really like full suspensions but still wanna be able to mtb around with my friends

@nate49509 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful, but why the valve stems so long?

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

For funsies

@cups5135 Жыл бұрын

Great video! What is the spray you use to clean off the brake fluid and the chain?

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

I use Finish Line chain spray

@MultiTylertv 9 ай бұрын

are those bmx cranks?

@mtb717 Жыл бұрын

Very nice bar in aluminium color ❤ I want make same

@tawhaiwebby5054 Жыл бұрын

What was the bottom bracket and crankset spider?

@thegrommechanic6265 Жыл бұрын

Does a bmx spline drive to sram x-sync adapter exist?

@lautaroavila7712 Жыл бұрын

que cuadro es esta hermoso

@adrianunser332 Жыл бұрын

This is purely just simple curiosity, but is there a reason for running such long valve stems? I only really noticed bc I also syringe my sealant, and it would seem with longer stems, there's more room for material to lodge and clog, so now I'm wondering if I'm missing something! Cheers and awesome vids per usual.

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

Only because I got a great deal on them and I liked how they looked on this build. :) I have received a lot of criticism for that choice though.

@Ruben-vn2ix 4 ай бұрын

Am I crazy or is the tightening thread on the cranks opposite to normal?

@arnstein6149 Жыл бұрын

The blue fork kinda throws me off, I think it matches better if it's also polished but nevertheless, awesome build

@junjunanilodap4758 Жыл бұрын

👍👍❤️

@rickhutcherson6447 Жыл бұрын

Why would you have 3 inches of valve stem sticking out of the rim?

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

For funsies

@user-gr6cp4lj5n Ай бұрын

That's one sexy hardtail beast

@ericsadler4794 2 ай бұрын

Great video by the way! After you mark where you're going to cut the fork steerer tube (right where the top spacer ends), then you cut, what happens that causes it to now be lower than the top spacer (the required 2-3 mm)? I never understood this on bike builds. Please help.

@BuildaBetterBike 2 ай бұрын

You don't cut right where you mark. You cut at least 2mm lower than where you mark

@ericsadler4794 2 ай бұрын

That makes sense. Thank you!

@rihla9685 4 ай бұрын

please guide me through how you installed bmx cranks on your banshee? I'm currently building my enigma and would love to have bmx cranks on it.

@BuildaBetterBike 3 ай бұрын

Maybe I'll do a video on this

@rihla9685 3 ай бұрын

please do @@BuildaBetterBike

@andresreyes7821 9 ай бұрын

What kind of cassette is that one?

@user-nh5mz3tp1u Жыл бұрын

How much does this bike cost approximately? ❤

@L4This 9 ай бұрын

Nice build, but you did mount the left pedal on right side and right pedal on left side.....so they a mounted backwards😅

@locococogreen1481 Жыл бұрын

Those bmx we the people cracks you have, you installed backwards idk if it was done on purpose but that’s who your pedals are backwards too. As a bmx rider I very easily can tell even across the room.

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

See other comment thread and follow up shorts

@chucke_chez2873 Жыл бұрын

Bro picked the most tedious way to raw the bars😂

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

I prefer the term "mindful"

@sk8klown88 Жыл бұрын

More than my car

@prancisfena Жыл бұрын

Curious as to why you baked the spokes 😊

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

To cure the powder. They were powder coated.

@bicyclist2 Жыл бұрын

Powder coating.

@sheepdogpleb1509 Жыл бұрын

Love the bike brother but my goodness pipe cutter was like nails on a chalkboard hahahah

@gerivypadios8111 Жыл бұрын

This is a 13 speed drivetrain?

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

The HELIX R 12 speed

@Happy_Biker Жыл бұрын

Was this for yourself?

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

I wish. I can't afford it. :)

@media3338 Жыл бұрын

Why those massive valve stems?

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

They were on sale. :)

@sydneyretromtb Жыл бұрын

I was literally just about to do the same comment 😅 - Absolutely sik build…but this attention to detail is lazy… being on sale or not. Keep up the awesome videos, great editing and super chilled 🙌🏼

@Digital_Gangster Жыл бұрын

I would have chemically stripped the bars. Sanding on them seems sketchy to me.

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

Use a sander. Live life on the edge.

@snaXaminator Жыл бұрын

Appreciate your effort to make these videos (i know how much work is with these), but as a bike mechanic (and MTB enthusiast), I have to share with you some of my observations: 1. That's a DVO Diamond fork, not a Sapphire. 2. Why you worked so much with polishing that handlebar, while there are available many polished handlebars on the market? (applies also to the spokes) 3. It's just crazy, that you mounted 4 piston Magura brakes (F+R), and 160mm rotors... 4. Why the 1 foot long valve? 5. (and this was your biggest MISTAKE) you swapped the left and right crankarms!!! Wouldn't be a problem, if the pedals you used would have a "rectangle profile" (from the side), not a "parallelogram profile", which leads the rider feet to slip off the pedals more easily. 6. (an overall mindblow) using some carbon parts (Magura brake levers) to reduce the weight by a bit, yet mounting some super-heavy Cro-Mo crankarms on the same bike, is a nonsense for me. What I liked a lot: Greasing the contact points only, when installing a thru-axle is elegant, and less messy! Good to see some less popular bike parts (not just the mainstream brands) on this build! Please, let me have a suggestion for your next builds: take your time, and focus more on the details (for example: don't let the grease to drip on the rotor...). It may take a few minutes extra, but would make you look more like a professional builder. Have fun with your builds in the future, and keep up with good work. I wish you all the best!

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the time you spent to provide this feedback and your expertise. It's extremely helpful. A few answers for you: Long valve stem was because I got a deal on them and I like them (knew I'd get asked this a lot) :). Magura breaks were chosen solely on looks and how well they matched the motif and colors. This is a form over function build, if that wasn't clear. As far as the cranks, really good eye here. You're exactly correct. The spider adapter I found to get the narrow.wide chainring on needs to fit on the spline. Mounted the other way, it doesn't have any spline. I now have seen another adapter that mounts to the single bolt on the crank and doesn't need the serrated spline, which I've ordered to make it right. Hopefully that makes sense. Would love to hear if you know of a different solution. Again, these parts are all about looks,.for the sake of the video, but will be making tweeks to the version that gets ridden. Your feedback is extreme welcomed and appreciated!

@snaXaminator Жыл бұрын

@@BuildaBetterBike I totally agree with you, that sometimes the form over the function wins :) About the crankset: (it's really just my opinion) you accepted an unnecessary challenge, when you opted for a BMX crank arms. While these looks great (just like some titanium MTB crankarms from eeWings - which requires selling a kidney :)), since these are $1000+ crank arms), finding the perfect adapter may cause headache. Hope the new adapter will work just fine! I wish your YT channel (subscriber count, and views) will grow, because you deserve it 👍

@douglaskwan2127 Жыл бұрын

left and right cranks are on the wrong side. hopefully you fixed that. the pedals will fall off eventually

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

See my other convo about this

@sheepdogpleb1509 Жыл бұрын

I would love to drop big money on a mountain bike. But I really enjoy building up older bikes that got put to pastor. I probably have the most expensive iron horse maverick 1.0. that I call the iron donkey 5.0 hahahahahahhahaha

@hajecek7 Жыл бұрын

What is the point of cleaning the chain (if it is cleaner)? Chain should come well lubricated from manufacturer, no? If it was lubricant, wasn’t it unnecessary?

@BuildaBetterBike Жыл бұрын

It comes well-lubricated in this horrible viscoussy lube that is absolutely the worst. Everything sticks to it. It's meant to preserve it in packaging, storage and shipment and in lots of climates. It's not the right lube for the conditions it will eventually be used. I always remove it and use the right lube for the area of riding.