It's not as heavy as it looks, in fact it's not heavy at all, 28lbs with Fox 36's and heavy duty stuff, with Fox 32's and XC wheels I'd say 26lbs
What do people think ?
150mm of travel
What do people think ?
150mm of travel
Intense Tracer VP - Opinions ?
buy it , the only problem is what colour to get!
It has to be red, look at it, it looks fast even with no wheels on it!
gas, i have a battered mutilated Orange patriot that has seen more action than a ladyman bike like that will ever see..if a bike gets used the way its supposed to it will never retain the smarmy look of that yoke, that looks like something you'd find in a boutique !!
wd40 wouldn't be good enough to keep that clean, you'd need to use something stronger like sudo cream, might clear up that nasty red colour aswell.
That reminds me of some ****** on Grand Designs that mounted a Ducati 996 over his fireplace. I wanted to burn his house down.
no way could you have a yoke like that in Ireland..imagine the breakdown you'd have scratching it !!
Once upon a time in the 90's i had a beautiful Kona Explosif the frame was some sort of fillet brazed Columbos shexcsy metal..the first outing on it was down Tibradden and i managd to scratch the top tube with a brake lever..
After the anquish I went through that day I reverted back to the Hells Devils code of just covering all the bare metal in Engine oil, Urine and Blood..and whatever unsavoury fluids I can get hold of..
ah just thinking about that fillet brazing just makes me warm..or was that on the lovely Roberts "White Spider " I had ..
I'll never get the hang of this dementia !!
Once upon a time in the 90's i had a beautiful Kona Explosif the frame was some sort of fillet brazed Columbos shexcsy metal..the first outing on it was down Tibradden and i managd to scratch the top tube with a brake lever..
After the anquish I went through that day I reverted back to the Hells Devils code of just covering all the bare metal in Engine oil, Urine and Blood..and whatever unsavoury fluids I can get hold of..
ah just thinking about that fillet brazing just makes me warm..or was that on the lovely Roberts "White Spider " I had ..
I'll never get the hang of this dementia !!
You had a frame made out of some manner of cooked fish?
Yeah, gas, I don't really give a crap what it looks like, I don't really like the red, it's over the top, it's not available in the super bright green so it will either be black or white... but I'm not convinced I even want it and it's not the colour that's going to swing it for me.
I was more talking about the angles, the VPP II, the strength, all that stuff....
I was more talking about the angles, the VPP II, the strength, all that stuff....
Thats even worse !! Visible panty people !!! shut up Don..you're now the leader of Loser Force Five, not coming to the race tonight..
I'm going to find you a theme Tune ..
I'm going to find you a theme Tune ..
every thing about that bike and all the new intenses are just amazing. One slight problem you'll spend nearly as much on the frame with maintenace with all those bearings and the fact that we have 4 seasons of mud. Single pivot is the only way unless you want to spend more time fixing it than riding it.
Yeah I thought that...
They have grease ports on the linkage now and you get a grease pump with the frame (acording to singletrack magazine) so you can pump all the sh*te out of the link.
Also, my Commencal has 6 pivot points, the Tracer has 6 pivot points, the stock bearings in the Commencal went after about 9 months of riding, I had the s****y bearings fitted when I got the warranty frame and they're still spot on...
I have no problem doing a bearing service once a year.
Also, there's only a couple of pure single pivots worth looking at, the Orange 5 and the Cannondale Rush, both great bikes but not really what I'm looking for, most others are too heavy.
The only other frame that's caught my eye is the Santa Cruz Blur LT carbon, no weight restriction, strongest frame in their entire range during lab testing, on some tests it out performed the V10 for strength and it's light as fcuk...
They have grease ports on the linkage now and you get a grease pump with the frame (acording to singletrack magazine) so you can pump all the sh*te out of the link.
Also, my Commencal has 6 pivot points, the Tracer has 6 pivot points, the stock bearings in the Commencal went after about 9 months of riding, I had the s****y bearings fitted when I got the warranty frame and they're still spot on...
I have no problem doing a bearing service once a year.
Also, there's only a couple of pure single pivots worth looking at, the Orange 5 and the Cannondale Rush, both great bikes but not really what I'm looking for, most others are too heavy.
The only other frame that's caught my eye is the Santa Cruz Blur LT carbon, no weight restriction, strongest frame in their entire range during lab testing, on some tests it out performed the V10 for strength and it's light as fcuk...
Does anyone know of a good Intense dealer in the states ?
I've been looking at Jenson...
CRC only have up to size large and they're not interested in gettign the XL in, very strange, miss a sale, fair enough....
I've been looking at Jenson...
CRC only have up to size large and they're not interested in gettign the XL in, very strange, miss a sale, fair enough....
I got mine socom from this shop. Good service.
I can send you the contact if you want. You'll need a somone in the states to send it on to you tho.
http://www.thefixbikes.com/bikes/
I can send you the contact if you want. You'll need a somone in the states to send it on to you tho.
http://www.thefixbikes.com/bikes/
It's not as heavy as it looks, in fact it's not heavy at all, 28lbs with Fox 36's and heavy duty stuff, with Fox 32's and XC wheels I'd say 26lbs
What do people think ?
150mm of travel
What do people think ?
150mm of travel
buy it , the only problem is what colour to get!
It has to be red, look at it, it looks fast even with no wheels on it!
gas, i have a battered mutilated Orange patriot that has seen more action than a ladyman bike like that will ever see..if a bike gets used the way its supposed to it will never retain the smarmy look of that yoke, that looks like something you'd find in a boutique !!
wd40 wouldn't be good enough to keep that clean, you'd need to use something stronger like sudo cream, might clear up that nasty red colour aswell.
That reminds me of some ****** on Grand Designs that mounted a Ducati 996 over his fireplace. I wanted to burn his house down.
no way could you have a yoke like that in Ireland..imagine the breakdown you'd have scratching it !!
Once upon a time in the 90's i had a beautiful Kona Explosif the frame was some sort of fillet brazed Columbos shexcsy metal..the first outing on it was down Tibradden and i managd to scratch the top tube with a brake lever..
After the anquish I went through that day I reverted back to the Hells Devils code of just covering all the bare metal in Engine oil, Urine and Blood..and whatever unsavoury fluids I can get hold of..
ah just thinking about that fillet brazing just makes me warm..or was that on the lovely Roberts "White Spider " I had ..
I'll never get the hang of this dementia !!
Once upon a time in the 90's i had a beautiful Kona Explosif the frame was some sort of fillet brazed Columbos shexcsy metal..the first outing on it was down Tibradden and i managd to scratch the top tube with a brake lever..
After the anquish I went through that day I reverted back to the Hells Devils code of just covering all the bare metal in Engine oil, Urine and Blood..and whatever unsavoury fluids I can get hold of..
ah just thinking about that fillet brazing just makes me warm..or was that on the lovely Roberts "White Spider " I had ..
I'll never get the hang of this dementia !!
You had a frame made out of some manner of cooked fish?
Yeah, gas, I don't really give a crap what it looks like, I don't really like the red, it's over the top, it's not available in the super bright green so it will either be black or white... but I'm not convinced I even want it and it's not the colour that's going to swing it for me.
I was more talking about the angles, the VPP II, the strength, all that stuff....
I was more talking about the angles, the VPP II, the strength, all that stuff....
Thats even worse !! Visible panty people !!! shut up Don..you're now the leader of Loser Force Five, not coming to the race tonight..
I'm going to find you a theme Tune ..
I'm going to find you a theme Tune ..
every thing about that bike and all the new intenses are just amazing. One slight problem you'll spend nearly as much on the frame with maintenace with all those bearings and the fact that we have 4 seasons of mud. Single pivot is the only way unless you want to spend more time fixing it than riding it.
Yeah I thought that...
They have grease ports on the linkage now and you get a grease pump with the frame (acording to singletrack magazine) so you can pump all the sh*te out of the link.
Also, my Commencal has 6 pivot points, the Tracer has 6 pivot points, the stock bearings in the Commencal went after about 9 months of riding, I had the s****y bearings fitted when I got the warranty frame and they're still spot on...
I have no problem doing a bearing service once a year.
Also, there's only a couple of pure single pivots worth looking at, the Orange 5 and the Cannondale Rush, both great bikes but not really what I'm looking for, most others are too heavy.
The only other frame that's caught my eye is the Santa Cruz Blur LT carbon, no weight restriction, strongest frame in their entire range during lab testing, on some tests it out performed the V10 for strength and it's light as fcuk...
They have grease ports on the linkage now and you get a grease pump with the frame (acording to singletrack magazine) so you can pump all the sh*te out of the link.
Also, my Commencal has 6 pivot points, the Tracer has 6 pivot points, the stock bearings in the Commencal went after about 9 months of riding, I had the s****y bearings fitted when I got the warranty frame and they're still spot on...
I have no problem doing a bearing service once a year.
Also, there's only a couple of pure single pivots worth looking at, the Orange 5 and the Cannondale Rush, both great bikes but not really what I'm looking for, most others are too heavy.
The only other frame that's caught my eye is the Santa Cruz Blur LT carbon, no weight restriction, strongest frame in their entire range during lab testing, on some tests it out performed the V10 for strength and it's light as fcuk...
Does anyone know of a good Intense dealer in the states ?
I've been looking at Jenson...
CRC only have up to size large and they're not interested in gettign the XL in, very strange, miss a sale, fair enough....
I've been looking at Jenson...
CRC only have up to size large and they're not interested in gettign the XL in, very strange, miss a sale, fair enough....
I got mine socom from this shop. Good service.
I can send you the contact if you want. You'll need a somone in the states to send it on to you tho.
http://www.thefixbikes.com/bikes/
I can send you the contact if you want. You'll need a somone in the states to send it on to you tho.
http://www.thefixbikes.com/bikes/
It's not as heavy as it looks, in fact it's not heavy at all, 28lbs with Fox 36's and heavy duty stuff, with Fox 32's and XC wheels I'd say 26lbs
What do people think ?
150mm of travel
What do people think ?
150mm of travel
buy it , the only problem is what colour to get!
It has to be red, look at it, it looks fast even with no wheels on it!
gas, i have a battered mutilated Orange patriot that has seen more action than a ladyman bike like that will ever see..if a bike gets used the way its supposed to it will never retain the smarmy look of that yoke, that looks like something you'd find in a boutique !!
wd40 wouldn't be good enough to keep that clean, you'd need to use something stronger like sudo cream, might clear up that nasty red colour aswell.
That reminds me of some ****** on Grand Designs that mounted a Ducati 996 over his fireplace. I wanted to burn his house down.
no way could you have a yoke like that in Ireland..imagine the breakdown you'd have scratching it !!
Once upon a time in the 90's i had a beautiful Kona Explosif the frame was some sort of fillet brazed Columbos shexcsy metal..the first outing on it was down Tibradden and i managd to scratch the top tube with a brake lever..
After the anquish I went through that day I reverted back to the Hells Devils code of just covering all the bare metal in Engine oil, Urine and Blood..and whatever unsavoury fluids I can get hold of..
ah just thinking about that fillet brazing just makes me warm..or was that on the lovely Roberts "White Spider " I had ..
I'll never get the hang of this dementia !!
Once upon a time in the 90's i had a beautiful Kona Explosif the frame was some sort of fillet brazed Columbos shexcsy metal..the first outing on it was down Tibradden and i managd to scratch the top tube with a brake lever..
After the anquish I went through that day I reverted back to the Hells Devils code of just covering all the bare metal in Engine oil, Urine and Blood..and whatever unsavoury fluids I can get hold of..
ah just thinking about that fillet brazing just makes me warm..or was that on the lovely Roberts "White Spider " I had ..
I'll never get the hang of this dementia !!
You had a frame made out of some manner of cooked fish?
Yeah, gas, I don't really give a crap what it looks like, I don't really like the red, it's over the top, it's not available in the super bright green so it will either be black or white... but I'm not convinced I even want it and it's not the colour that's going to swing it for me.
I was more talking about the angles, the VPP II, the strength, all that stuff....
I was more talking about the angles, the VPP II, the strength, all that stuff....
Thats even worse !! Visible panty people !!! shut up Don..you're now the leader of Loser Force Five, not coming to the race tonight..
I'm going to find you a theme Tune ..
I'm going to find you a theme Tune ..
every thing about that bike and all the new intenses are just amazing. One slight problem you'll spend nearly as much on the frame with maintenace with all those bearings and the fact that we have 4 seasons of mud. Single pivot is the only way unless you want to spend more time fixing it than riding it.
Yeah I thought that...
They have grease ports on the linkage now and you get a grease pump with the frame (acording to singletrack magazine) so you can pump all the sh*te out of the link.
Also, my Commencal has 6 pivot points, the Tracer has 6 pivot points, the stock bearings in the Commencal went after about 9 months of riding, I had the s****y bearings fitted when I got the warranty frame and they're still spot on...
I have no problem doing a bearing service once a year.
Also, there's only a couple of pure single pivots worth looking at, the Orange 5 and the Cannondale Rush, both great bikes but not really what I'm looking for, most others are too heavy.
The only other frame that's caught my eye is the Santa Cruz Blur LT carbon, no weight restriction, strongest frame in their entire range during lab testing, on some tests it out performed the V10 for strength and it's light as fcuk...
They have grease ports on the linkage now and you get a grease pump with the frame (acording to singletrack magazine) so you can pump all the sh*te out of the link.
Also, my Commencal has 6 pivot points, the Tracer has 6 pivot points, the stock bearings in the Commencal went after about 9 months of riding, I had the s****y bearings fitted when I got the warranty frame and they're still spot on...
I have no problem doing a bearing service once a year.
Also, there's only a couple of pure single pivots worth looking at, the Orange 5 and the Cannondale Rush, both great bikes but not really what I'm looking for, most others are too heavy.
The only other frame that's caught my eye is the Santa Cruz Blur LT carbon, no weight restriction, strongest frame in their entire range during lab testing, on some tests it out performed the V10 for strength and it's light as fcuk...
Does anyone know of a good Intense dealer in the states ?
I've been looking at Jenson...
CRC only have up to size large and they're not interested in gettign the XL in, very strange, miss a sale, fair enough....
I've been looking at Jenson...
CRC only have up to size large and they're not interested in gettign the XL in, very strange, miss a sale, fair enough....
I got mine socom from this shop. Good service.
I can send you the contact if you want. You'll need a somone in the states to send it on to you tho.
http://www.thefixbikes.com/bikes/
I can send you the contact if you want. You'll need a somone in the states to send it on to you tho.
http://www.thefixbikes.com/bikes/