Meet the Carbon M16Intense announced their aluminum M16 downhill bike last spring, and now a carbon version is on the way to stake its claim in the storied M-series line. Full details, including price and availability are still not available, but with a little bit of prodding I was able to convince the bike's guardian in the Shock Therapy booth to pull aside the white curtain that was hiding the bike (Shock Therapy is Intense's distributor in Germany and Austria).
Details
• Intended use: downhill
• 27.5" wheels
• 215 or 241mm of travel
• VPP suspension
• Carbon frame and swingarm
• Weight: N/A
• Price: N/A
As would be expected, the carbon M16 uses Intense's version of a VPP suspension design for its 215 or 241mm of rear travel. Those travel options are selected by choosing one of the two lower shock bolt mounting options on the lower aluminum link, and that same link is fitted with two grease ports, allowing riders to maintain the bearings without completely disassembling the linkage.
The carbon M16 shares the same geometry as its aluminum counterpart, including the 63.5° head angle and 445mm chainstay length, but the frame has a few differences that were made possible by the use of carbon fiber. Internal routing has been added, with the housing entering the frame behind the integrated bump stops and exiting from a port on the downtube. The swingarm shape is also slightly different, and the seat and chainstays are now braced solely on the non-drive side, rather than having a brace on either side of the shock as is the case on the aluminum version.
There will be two build kits available, the
Factory Carbon and the
Pro Carbon. Both specs include a RockShox Boxxer World Cup fork and Vivid shock, but the Factory option gets a hearty dose of ENVE's carbon components, including their M90 wheels, DH handlebar, and seatpost.
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And the mountains remains the same.
Is this the real V10?
That would be a hell of a team with a rap sheet the length of my arm.....
#atradeteam
She is suffering from cancer that is apparently in the advanced stages and she is not likely to pull through, so Missy's race was a bucket list of her wife's. I meant no harm by what I had written and can only wish peace and happiness to them both.
I was ( and still am ) a fan of Missy Giove, she was the hardest thing on two wheels back in the day.
Also the swingarm looks nothing like a V10... (check the right side)
"The "Virtual Pivot Point" or VPP, is the name given to a four-bar linkage suspension with relatively short links connecting the rear triangle to the frame. It is characterized by having a chainstay lengthening effect and an 'S' shaped axle path.[15] Some variations may have the links rotate in opposite direction as the suspension moves. The instant centre of rotation, as found in all linkage systems, is also called virtual pivot point. The "Virtual Pivot Point" suspension was developed by Outland Bicycles in the nineties[16] and the associated patents are now owned by Santa Cruz Bicycles. VPP suspension is also licensed to Intense Cycles."
Also see: www.pinkbike.com/news/the-history-of-intense-m-bikes.html
"2003
Intense partner with Santa Cruz to license the Virtual Pivot Point suspension system patent and launch the M3. This system improved pedalling efficiency dramatically as well as giving better small and large bump performance. The M3 was the first Intense bike to have 9.5 inches of rear travel."
If you pay attention to the evolution of the V10 vs Intense's VPP linked DH bikes, you might be surprised to notice that the V10 follows in the footsteps of intense and not the other way around. Early V10: i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/Frankenschwinn/Bikes/V102005_0212AA.jpg Early M3 www.1jyo.com/common/image/custom/05_m3_comp_sky.jpg
Looks 110% nice than the Palmer Merica aluminium edition
www.pinkbike.com/news/the-history-of-intense-m-bikes.html
Looks like a wacky alter-ego of v10. Awesome.
CHAH CHING!!!
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I'm rarely compelled to comment on these stupid sections to complete f*cking idiots like you. But nevertheless, you are wrong.
AS explained by dualsuspesiondave, Santa Cruz obtained the VPP in 1999. Now, because your comments show that you're not very smart, I'll explain things real nice and simple.
When I use the word 'obtained', this means that Santa Cruz purchased the patents to the VPP design. They still own them today. Rob was keen to develop a bike that had better suspension action than a single pivot design.
They bought them from two guys, from Outland Bikes, who originally came up with the design. Santa Cruz are very open about this fact.
The first V10 used VPP before any intense bike did. Santa Cruz license the VPP to Intense.
Here are some links that back up what I've just explained:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_suspension#Virtual_Pivot_Point
www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/interview-rob-roskopp-owner-of-santa-cruz-bicycles-28844
www.vintagecannondale.com/odd/98fulcrum/fulcrum.html
Mea Culpa.
But still they will always look alike.
And everytime an Intense is shown, the "Looks like a V10" comments will pop up again and again and again...
I find the "looks like a Session" comments quite amusing, but this drives me mad everytime.