Meh Photo at Garage in Scotts Valley, California, United States

'09 Intense M6
-Whistler dirt still on my fr tire.
-36.2 lbs as pictured with heavy pedals, front tube, and no chainguide.

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iggz (Nov 5, 2009 at 23:43)

Frame – 09 Intense M6
Shock – Cane Creek Double Barrel, CC Ti
Fork – temp. – Totem Solo Air
Bars – Sunline V-1 19mm rise
Stem – Straitline 35mm pinch
Headset – Cane Creek XXC Flush II
Grips – Peaty’s, what else?
Saddle – Bontrager RaceLite Ti
Seat post – Easton EC90
Brakes – Avid Elixir CR Mag’s
Rotors – Magura Marta SL 8”/7” or Avid Elixir 7”/6”
Chainring – E13 37t guidering
Cranks – XT m761 (over 30g lighter than m771’s, suck it fantaman)
Chain – Shimano Dura-Ace 9spd
Cassette – Shimano Dura-Ace 12-25
Shifter – SRAM XO
Derailleur – SRAM XO
Chainguide – temp – E13 LG-1
Pedals – temp – Sunline V-1
Front hub – DT Swiss 240
Rear hub – DT Swiss 440 with 36pt ratchet
Front rim – DT ex1750
Rear rim – DT ex1750
Front Spokes – DT Aerolite
Rear Spokes – DT Champion
Nipples – DT Pro Loc
Front Tires – Maxxis Minion 2.5 3C or WTB Dissent 2.5
Rear Tires – Minion 2.35 SP or Ardent 2.4 SP or Advantage 2.4 SP
Extras – Ti bolts on all braking hardware, custom stroke, fuzzy Velcro and rubber mounting tape chainstay protector, Devinci axle

joco (Nov 6, 2009 at 5:17)

How did you put a 73 mm bb size Xt cranks to a 83 mm bb frame ?

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 9:47)

It's the touring version of the older XT craankset. So it comes with larger chainrings and a slightly wider axle. I had to grind the granny tabs off, and make my own 1.5mm axle spacer so it could clear it the frame with a reasonable distance (I'm talking like MAYBE 4mm clearance from crankarms on either side of seat stays) I'm still working on making it 100% good to go though ;]

a-dan (Nov 6, 2009 at 11:23)

thats sick man. nice bike

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 11:26)

Thanks man.

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windowlicker (Nov 5, 2009 at 23:44)

Oh yes!

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naturalhigh (Nov 5, 2009 at 23:45)

Oh baby!

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Hombre3000 (Nov 5, 2009 at 23:48)

Sick. Weight yet?

iggz (Nov 5, 2009 at 23:51)

Sub 37 I'm guessing. Will have precise one tomorrow.

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seraph (Nov 5, 2009 at 23:56)

I thought I remembered you saying something about how putting your Totem on the M6 would be blasphemous...

iggz (Nov 5, 2009 at 23:57)

Isn't it? Even though it has a taller axle-2-crown than a 2010 Boxxer...

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braap299 (Nov 5, 2009 at 23:59)

YEA DUDE! m6s are dopee

iggz (Nov 8, 2009 at 13:42)

So freakin stoked man... Rode it yesterday... godly

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p2person (Nov 6, 2009 at 0:36)

they look better with a totem then they do with a 40 or a boxxer lol that thing is sick.

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 0:38)

2010 Boxxer in black is going to look incredible.

p2person (Nov 6, 2009 at 13:06)

more like a black 40.

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 13:07)

I'm putting a white 40 on it today... We'll see how it looks ;]

p2person (Nov 6, 2009 at 13:09)

im sure it will look just as good I like the totem on there though but I agree its more of a downhill bike.

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backinblack26trix (Nov 6, 2009 at 0:48)

shtoked

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lewdawg (Nov 6, 2009 at 1:41)

pretty sick that

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 1:43)

lewdawg (Nov 6, 2009 at 1:47)

its nice, sick, rad, gnar, whatever you wanna call it

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 1:48)

Thanks man.

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jonlakephoto (Nov 6, 2009 at 2:03)

siiiickk ness iggy well worth the wait. You didn't dissapoint.

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 11:02)

hell yeah man!!! I was out with broken collarbone for a long time so I figured I might as well wait until I can get the sickest thing I can get to come back!

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skawt-1 (Nov 6, 2009 at 4:33)

High 5 igggggz Big Grin

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recklessness (Nov 6, 2009 at 4:57)

God damn. That's classy.

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fredydh (Nov 6, 2009 at 5:26)

those m6 are beuty in every details no?! congrats man!!

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 9:42)

Definitely a masterpiece. Cheers

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crashin (Nov 6, 2009 at 5:54)

Niicceeeeee!

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reignx2 (Nov 6, 2009 at 6:46)

hella steezy

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mr-wilson (Nov 6, 2009 at 8:09)

Iggz you've out done your self. Phenomenal looking bike, though I second how you fit those cranks?

gary1 (Nov 6, 2009 at 9:22)

Touring version. Shave the granny tabs to the max, and remove a spacer, I think. (Correct meh if im wrong)

mr-wilson (Nov 6, 2009 at 9:31)

Did they have that option with the older style XT cranks? under the impression that it was only the newer ones.

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 9:42)

I think m761's were the first year they started doing that... and these cranks are pretty old. I think they have a solid 4 years of riding on them, Shimano quality!!

And thanks man, now I just need a fork... and bawls to drill my carbon MRP backplate

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crazygeorge (Nov 6, 2009 at 8:27)

No rasta tape?

recklessness (Nov 6, 2009 at 8:56)

Quitter?

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 9:40)

This is where the rasta tape has gone, low key but still there ;]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/igz-/4054590489/

crazygeorge (Nov 6, 2009 at 9:42)

Rotational weight is worth 3 times not rotating weight. MOVE it... Wink

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 9:44)

I figured buying the hollow DT ratchet saves me enough grams to make the hub look coo

crazygeorge (Nov 6, 2009 at 9:46)

I understand Big Grin

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crs-one (Nov 6, 2009 at 9:05)

Ye dunn.

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timlake (Nov 6, 2009 at 10:22)

Where's your winter tyres?

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 10:23)

Don't have a pair yet =/

pete-w-1 (Nov 6, 2009 at 10:30)

haha he lives in cali

he doesnt need mud tyres. ha

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 10:36)

The rains are -a comin

pete-w-1 (Nov 6, 2009 at 10:54)

ahhh not much though

but yea what tyres will be on for the rainy times

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 11:04)

I'm thinking Wetscreams if it comes down to it.. Find a cheap pair on the interwebs

pete-w-1 (Nov 6, 2009 at 11:05)

yea. come on, it doesnt get thaat muddy in cali does it? haha

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 11:07)

Of course not hahah

It's maybe real muddy for 2 days. During rain, day after rain.

pete-w-1 (Nov 6, 2009 at 11:11)

haha so there is nearly no point in mud tyres, wouldnt swamp things be a bit better for that situation?

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 11:14)

ehhh Swamp Things are a bit too much... and yeah, no real point for mud tires in the first place ;]

motoxrider913 (Nov 6, 2009 at 11:16)

you want wetscreams but swampthings are too much?

pete-w-1 (Nov 6, 2009 at 11:19)

i always thought that wetscreams were the over the top ones, oh well. ahh just be awesome and stick it out with minions haha

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 11:20)

shhhh I got them mixed up and didn't google it

pete-w-1 (Nov 6, 2009 at 11:27)

oh right haha

so you want swampthings then?

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skivt27 (Nov 6, 2009 at 10:55)

u getting a chainguide?

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 11:00)

Maybe... chainguides are pretty heavy though so I don't know if I want all that weight.

skivt27 (Nov 6, 2009 at 11:20)

but they keep ur chain on

pete-w-1 (Nov 6, 2009 at 11:26)

haaha if you read a few lines, up he has to do something to the backplate involving a drill.

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 11:27)

I was joking man... I have 4 ISCG03 guides but no ISCG05

I'm getting my buddies ISCG05 LG1 today so I have a template to drill my MRP boomerang

skivt27 (Nov 6, 2009 at 11:36)

carbon mrp?

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 12:34)

Yeah, going to drill ISCG05 holes into the carbon

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jarunk (Nov 6, 2009 at 12:04)

dahm, pimp as f*ck. that is soooo legit

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 12:34)

Hell yeah man!! So stoked!

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Kiran (Nov 6, 2009 at 16:03)

why don't you just do the bb mount and not hack up the boomerang trying to get it to fit iscg05?

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 16:55)

No bb spacers for XT mod.

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Kiran (Nov 6, 2009 at 17:23)

ohhh gotcha

iggz (Nov 6, 2009 at 17:42)

Fo sho, thanks for the input though. Just mounted up an LG-1, workin well.

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Kiran (Nov 6, 2009 at 17:48)

clean

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Manetherin (Nov 6, 2009 at 20:07)

Stoked on this build, nicest DH bike i've ever seen

iggz (Nov 7, 2009 at 1:18)

Not even done ;]

Manetherin (Nov 7, 2009 at 5:34)

I read the comments, sounds like it will be unreal!

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Date: 2009-11-05
Trail: Garage
Riders: Meh
Description: '09 Intense M6 -Whistler dirt still on my fr tire. -36.2 lbs as pictured with heavy pedals, front tube, and no chainguide.
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