Secrecy surrounds new Intense bike
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Doubt it'd be strong enough. It'd probably end up being a monocoque front section = M6.Yay for you.
They could angle the seat tube below the bend the other way, and fit the shock in
yes, I didn't think I needed to state the obvious that it'd have to have some changes(did think about it, knew I was leaving the door open for you). They could run a Gusset along the down tube like on the M6 evo. That has the shock pushing on it, so I'd say it would handle it. But obviusly a different shaped down tube would be needed(monocoque whatever). Would probably ad weight, and I guess that's the main thing they're trying to avoid with this design.
Front deraileur is a good point, but you could just run a Hamershcmit instead.
Wasn't arguing, honest ! Anyway you've just answered your own question as to why the upper link actuates the shock
Meh, the SOCOM never really felt like a true downhill race bike to me which was what I was really after, suppose it would have been easier to just get the slacker dropouts and wait for some of the new sweet stuff to come out but whateves.Ive ridden both a lot and that was a bad decision even before this thread.
I love my Socom.
While I totally agree, when I saw the name of the bike I thought of something totally different.
If you look at the past names of the bikes, you would figure that someone in the DH department at Intense was a BMW nut. M1, M3, M6.
951 is the chassis code for a Porsche 944 Turbo S, thats what I thought of when I first saw the name of the bike. I think its just a coincidence that 951 is also the area code.
well if they were BMW nuts, then they just ran out of M series, unless you count the new X6M
its still growing on me, but the 550 twin turbo V8 is helping make it easier to like the X6
i thought you sold commie cars?
It would always be easier to jump over them (ie. like the pros do in Maribor) but there is a point to that. Going to low and it will have ****ty stability(I seem to loose much more speed on flatter rockgardens than on my old 50lb tank). Even my DJ riding friends noticed that a too light bike and you have no stability (who would have thought they need it
).
You forgot the holiest of holies, the M5...
Crossovers are fugly. All of them. What's the purpose of them anyway? Besides being prices at sports comps?
Have to agree there i just don't see the point of that its fugly and stupid a Mx5 would be way cooler. I could go on about my hatred of the X6 but it would just derail this tread even further.
I'm pretty sure most bikes at intense are named after weapons:
M1
M3
M6 (I heard it was originally supposed to be the M5, which is a way cooler gun, but some legal issues with Specialized came up)
SOCOM
Uzi
Tazer
Tracer
Car dorks....
What kind of gun is a 971 then?
Gun dorks
Gun dorks
951 is the area code that Intense is located in...
And being a non-California native and having visited the butthole that is Norcal, I would be hesitant to buy any product that supports, advertises, or relates to Santa Cruz.
And also where people shoot a lot of guns
irate2:Didn't know that you have a lot of deer in Nor Cal.And also where people shoot a lot of guns
wow, I just have to comment on that one.
Temecula better than Santa Cruz?
Do you really prefer smog and garbage and white trash tweekers to ocean and redwoods and sick dirt that craves to be carved?
Yeah, there may be hippies in SC, but all they do is blow green smoke at you when you go by. No big deal.
You nailed it with the hippies part.
...at non-California natives that don't like Santa Cruz hippies.And also where people shoot a lot of guns
You all got it wrong! Reynolds made a new downhill steel tubeset based on their popular 953 tubing. They named it 951 and it can be shaped into aluminum monocoque-like structures that won't dent easy. It is reported to have the same weight as aluminum tubes of similar strength.
In an effort to attract hipster fixie kids to the brand and the downhill sport Intense jumped on the opportunity and updated their successful Socom frame with the new tubeset. After the first information about the frame leaked on the internet, Phil Wood got many requests to build a 150 mm/12 mm fixie hub for downhill use. The UCI is thinking about reversing the rule about skin tight clothing to make girl's jeans legal on the Worldcup race circuit to further capitalize on the new interest in the sport we all love.
Good times ahead!!!!!!
In an effort to attract hipster fixie kids to the brand and the downhill sport Intense jumped on the opportunity and updated their successful Socom frame with the new tubeset. After the first information about the frame leaked on the internet, Phil Wood got many requests to build a 150 mm/12 mm fixie hub for downhill use. The UCI is thinking about reversing the rule about skin tight clothing to make girl's jeans legal on the Worldcup race circuit to further capitalize on the new interest in the sport we all love.
Good times ahead!!!!!!
You all got it wrong! Reynolds made a new downhill steel tubeset based on their popular 953 tubing. They named it 951 and it can be shaped into aluminum monocoque-like structures that won't dent easy. It is reported to have the same weight as aluminum tubes of similar strength.
In an effort to attract hipster fixie kids to the brand and the downhill sport Intense jumped on the opportunity and updated their successful Socom frame with the new tubeset. After the first information about the frame leaked on the internet, Phil Wood got many requests to build a 150 mm/12 mm fixie hub for downhill use. The UCI is thinking about reversing the rule about skin tight clothing to make girl's jeans legal on the Worldcup race circuit to further capitalize on the new interest in the sport we all love.
Good times ahead!!!!!!
this honestly makes the most sense so far
Can't say I've ever liked the X6 or now having seen the M version I feel any different. But I do like the fact that BMW has trumped Porsche at their own game. Surely this is what Porsche should have built instead of the Cayenne and left building SUV's to Range Rover.
Anyway, as for the bike, it looks amazing.
It is official. The frame is called the 951. Posted on the Intense site along with geo info.
Jeff posted some pictures on MTBR in this tread: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=509991
Jeff posted some pictures on MTBR in this tread: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=509991
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jeeze.... that color selection is hot.