My most beautiful Dream Build yet! - Banshee Enigma

[@MrPhotodoc]

The Pop when the tire bead sets.

[@mtb717]

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

[@RicardoCanedoMX]

@@igorberezin856 Russia is a failed state.

[@pauloldham3014]

Hello friend

[@mtb717]

@@pauloldham3014 hello

[@alabaster4263]

Bum

[@sodzyzz]

How do you have internet

[@ericmonty]

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.

[@michaelrodgers5105]

I do love seeing people using profile racing parts.

[@mikeodonnell1150]

Art! Love the blue. and the sound of those rims..

[@bbuell80455]

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

[@denniskurama1974]

You really build it very nicely, love it❤

[@LUCKYSOB]

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

[@Andre_7791]

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.

[@stevetheunicorn898]

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]

Thanks! :)

[@seanmuskewitz916]

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

[@TechnoLandscapes]

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

[@lars_atx]

Wow, just wow, looks incredible.

[@mikestivers8302]

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

[@mikestivers8302]

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

[@mikestivers8302]

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).

[@flowstateofmind]

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

[@BuildaBetterBike]

Thanks!

[@mattspen]

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

[@leokuo7127]

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

[@larkinkelly3754]

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

[@JohnPilling25]

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]

Thanks!

[@bicyclist2]

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

[@michaelrodgers5105]

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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@mvp_kryptonite]

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

[@philthyphil3324]

Beautiful build, im building an enigma now, mezzer pro 150mm fork, dt swiss xm 1700 wheels, i think im going to try the microshift advent x 10 speed drive train on this one.

[@Jeffsmith211]

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

[@officemanager1241]

Really enjoy your videos. So relaxing and beautiful and inspiring

[@diveaddict6885]

I9 hubs great choice and profile euro bottom bracket 👍

[@fairlyfunctional2236]

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

[@BuildaBetterBike]

Much appreciated!

[@hobiebayley4253]

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

[@Cookboy3857]

Nice bike

[@fransilva69]

Priceless work!!!!

[@gaberomero1740]

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

[@BuildaBetterBike]

Loved his review of it!

[@serjalex9547]

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

[@briangarrod5485]

I mate that hub sounds amazing

[@BuildaBetterBike]

Hydras man. SOOO good.

[@loy6556]

Breathtaking

[@Broccchedd]

Man I look forward to your uploads, awesome work 🫡

[@coreyfaller2500]

Very cool bike.

[@Emz_Jhaye]

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

[@tanks4719]

very cool bike😊

[@subiemon]

beautiful dog, nice bike !!

[@ChrisRidesHisBike]

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

[@BuildaBetterBike]

IKR? So awesome

[@markfisher299]

Just wow

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Beauty!

[@rihla9685]

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]

Maybe I'll do a video on this

[@rihla9685]

please do @@BuildaBetterBike

[@mac92gli]

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

[@cedricbatter6033]

Sweet vtt 😊

[@Ruben-vn2ix]

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

[@garylelux5914]

The valves are maybe a bit short for those rim

[@BuildaBetterBike]

😂

[@MultiTylertv]

are those bmx cranks?

[@patrickjenkibs2092]

Nice

[@nate49509]

Beautiful, but why the valve stems so long?

[@BuildaBetterBike]

For funsies

[@cups5135]

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

[@BuildaBetterBike]

I use Finish Line chain spray

[@benjaminfitch5695]

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!

[@thescandiflick]

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

[@locococogreen1481]

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]

See other comment thread and follow up shorts

[@sheepdogpleb1509]

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

[@ericsadler4794]

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]

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

[@ericsadler4794]

That makes sense. Thank you!

[@lampara453]

Wow 😇😇😇🥺

[@Donramapas]

That's one sexy hardtail beast

[@mtb717]

Very nice bar in aluminium color ❤ I want make same

[@Bikelifematthew]

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

[@rickhutcherson6447]

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

[@BuildaBetterBike]

For funsies

[@arnstein6149]

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

[@sk8klown88]

More than my car

[@derekfoster9357]

Would it take a 2.8 rear tyre? I know they say max 2.6, which is a shame really as there are still people wanting a plus bike.

[@adrianunser332]

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]

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.

[@chucke_chez2873]

Bro picked the most tedious way to raw the bars😂

[@BuildaBetterBike]

I prefer the term "mindful"

[@prancisfena]

Curious as to why you baked the spokes 😊

[@BuildaBetterBike]

To cure the powder. They were powder coated.

[@bicyclist2]

Powder coating.

[@junjunanilodap4758]

👍👍❤️

[@tawhaiwebby5054]

What was the bottom bracket and crankset spider?

[@snaXaminator]

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]

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]

​@@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 👍

[@باقرباقربايكر]

How much does this bike cost approximately? ❤

[@lautaroavila7712]

que cuadro es esta hermoso

[@media3338]

Why those massive valve stems?

[@BuildaBetterBike]

They were on sale. :)

[@sydneyretromtb]

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 🙌🏼

[@thegrommechanic6265]

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

[@L4This]

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

[@andresreyes7821]

What kind of cassette is that one?

[@Digital_Gangster]

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

[@BuildaBetterBike]

Use a sander. Live life on the edge.

[@Happy_Biker]

Was this for yourself?

[@BuildaBetterBike]

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

[@MrSatchelpack]

This build would be perfect if it weren't for such short valve stems.

[@BuildaBetterBike]

😂

[@gerivypadios8111]

This is a 13 speed drivetrain?

[@BuildaBetterBike]

The HELIX R 12 speed

[@sheepdogpleb1509]

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

[@harrypot]

Top bike 😍👍

[@ddssfsef82937rifbzkb]

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

[@BuildaBetterBike]

See my other convo about this

[@megsbananamonstera]

I don't know why you sanding that hanlebar, I'd like to use paint remover and then polish the handlebar. it is easier and not take much time to do it

[@BuildaBetterBike]

Paint stripper is horrible stuff.

[@hajecek7]

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]

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.

[@simondaberooni6483]

those are long ass valves

[@BuildaBetterBike]

ikr?

[@humanidadhechocanal8816]

Falta trabajo en el armando de la bici hasta los dedos te haces daño

[@BuildaBetterBike]

How do you know my fingers didn't hurt!? ;)

[@sheepdogpleb1509]

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