I've been thinking one of these Tracer 29er or an Ellsworth Evolution 29er. Can't make up my mind yet. Ridden both, Both go like hell, up and down. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmshitmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
If for no other reason than Jeff is super cool and Tony is kind of a dick, I'd say Intense all the way. Haven't ridden the Evolution myself though, but I can say this is the most fun all mountain bike I've ever ridden. Just put a KS i950r on it and it's rediculous how versatile it is. 29'ers are legit though... you pick up a little flex from the bigger wheel but it's worth it for how well it rolls IMO.
To be honest, I've only met either of them maybe a half dozen times so I could've just caught Tony on bad days and Jeff on good days... and since the first time I met Jeff I was picking up an M9 frame I just bought, he was almost obligated to be friendly!
Crazy how fast this thing picks up speed... you go from rolling along to hauling ass in no time!!! I'm running 720's now but I want to go a bit wider I think... I see carbon 740's in it's future.