We spotted this stealthy carbon Intense here in Whistler. It looks like Jack Moir has a new whip. Will we see him on it for Cairns or Val Di Sole? More info as we get it.
The alloy version that Jack has been racing up until now has between 180-200mm of travel, so it's highly likely that this new machine has similar numbers.
The alloy lower link has grease ports for easy servicing.
Developed in conjunction with Cesar Rojo, the suspension rate of the new 29er was designed to be linear with a nice supple beginning, solid support at sag, and good bottom-out resistance.
@viatch: just a guess, but I bet there is some sort of armor that will bolt in place to protect the links as well as the grease ports... This thing is so incomplete, there is likely a lot more to come that we aren't seeing yet.
@viatch: If you can actually hit a rock with that part of this bike you have way bigger issues... stick to hiking and leave the bike for someone that actually rides!
Poor photographer only had so long before the bike rolled away. Good thing he had his US$8,000 camera body and US$2,800 lens handy-dandy and by his side!
Not to roast you Nathan, your work is 1,000,000x better than what I could cook up! And your equipment is drool-worthy.
This is getting ridiculous. When people get legit spy shots, websites take them down. Then they try to convince us that bikes end up half-built sitting against random walls before someone can grab them. Come on guys, let us keep our "legit" spy shots, and just be honest with us: this was a sneak peak.
Very nice. Now keep away from the painting department at Intense,before they paint it neon pink with neon yellow decals and neon green components or something.
I actually think the alloy prototype looks better. Let's hope Intense don't give up making alloy bikes all together. Meanwhile some details of the frame are very interesting. 1:the lower link axle integrated into the bb shell. 2: the upper link is bolted to a nut integrated to the frame. 3: the internal routing is really internal I don't seem to see it go around linkages like they normally do 4: Threaded bb that's a welcomed feature!
Meanwhile I'm still saving for a 650, am I ever gonna catch up ffs
@Stanley-w: I'm just seeing the short plug with the white string, but no shifter cable, and no brakes at all. Be interesting to see what it looks like actually ready to ride.
It looks good but I'm a little bit afraid I like it only because it's new and cool. I'm worried some of these chunky carbon frames aren't going to age well. It's not hard to imagine saying, "oh god, what were we thinking" about this bike and similar designs in the future.
since my stoke is so high for this frame I am compelled to add my two cents,
I think if I had to relate it to a bike id say it looks most similar to a dark matter or possibly even a little bit of the wilson. I think a big part of that is due to where the bulk of the weight is located on the bike. I hope we see more dh bikes with such a low centralized cg, this is my most anticipated dh bike in development right now and hope they release it in alu and carbon!
Also have to give a shout to how sweet it is to have two legendary designers coming together to bring us a new frame to market that looks like the most promising 29er to date. Cant think of another frame that has been developed like that before and I hope we see more development like this in the future. Really looking forward to this thing being released!
Something to think about, it looks like the lower link hangs down like the old bronson, this being a vpp bike I wonder if they will recess the bottom link into the swing arm like the current gen bronson.
Correct if I'm wrong but, DH electric bikes doesn't exist right ? Haven't seen this kind of bike on the web before. I'mnot into the e-bikes things, but having a downhill bikes and going on top of hills without effort (and without cable car) could be something cool. Obviously, the technology needs to improve (batteries and engines too heavy), but who knows... Some day, we could be able to go at the start of the bike parks anywhere on earth without even swetting.
I've never understood how anyone could ever appreciate those tumorous welds on the M9 and its predecessors. These new carbon rigs look sexy though! M16 looked even better than a V10 and this is gorgeous, too. The linkage that shields the damper from mud and dirt looks really smart and I love the feature on the "seat tube". Smart move by Intense on hiring Cesar Rojo from Unno lol... Designwise, the unno is still #1 though.
M16 looked like a V10 now this looks like the Unno Ever and the Antidote Darkmatter. Although Intense aren't hand crafted quite like those two. Used to love Intense Bikes til the M16 came out...
@MOWtown: that's cool, not disputing it, but check out the old vids of minaar or peat on a 26er and it looks pretty weird. It's all about proportioning.
Not to roast you Nathan, your work is 1,000,000x better than what I could cook up! And your equipment is drool-worthy.
Meanwhile I'm still saving for a 650, am I ever gonna catch up ffs
I'mnot into the e-bikes things, but having a downhill bikes and going on top of hills without effort (and without cable car) could be something cool.
Obviously, the technology needs to improve (batteries and engines too heavy), but who knows... Some day, we could be able to go at the start of the bike parks anywhere on earth without even swetting.
These new carbon rigs look sexy though!
M16 looked even better than a V10 and this is gorgeous, too. The linkage that shields the damper from mud and dirt looks really smart and I love the feature on the "seat tube". Smart move by Intense on hiring Cesar Rojo from Unno lol... Designwise, the unno is still #1 though.
That bike murdered out (so 2014) would be a heart stopper in person though.
The rest of the bike ist sooooooo sweat ;-)
Maxxis Shorty?