Unknown at NZ MTB Cup Rd 1 in Christchurch, New Zealand - photo by tom-cuthbert

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ShastaOutdoorMedia (Jan 9, 2011 at 21:47)

That's Intense.

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idrisz-96 (Jan 9, 2011 at 23:37)

shit, there goes another one

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xetal (Jan 10, 2011 at 13:33)

FRO should be replaced by SNAP !

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idrisz-96 (Jan 10, 2011 at 15:32)

yeah its like the new kona

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DH-Til-I-Die (Jan 19, 2011 at 15:09)

FRO, Fucking Rubbish Option

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siiiiiiiiiiiiick (Jan 22, 2011 at 20:14)

2 intenses snaped that weekend. this and an m9

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freelifenride (Jan 28, 2011 at 6:42)

Think i'll stick with my kona, at least mines still in one peice. haha

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DH-Til-I-Die (Jan 28, 2011 at 11:04)

i wouldnt say that lol

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freelifenride (Jan 29, 2011 at 5:25)

was kinda of a joke...

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davehayz93 (May 31, 2011 at 15:47)

FRO = For Recycling Only.

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gee-milner (Jan 9, 2011 at 22:11)

another one..

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tom-cuthbert (Jan 9, 2011 at 23:36)

BITES THE DUST.

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Unhallowed (Jan 10, 2011 at 14:51)

... and another one gone, and another one gone...

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woooooooooow (Jan 10, 2011 at 20:04)

another one..

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beckhead (Jan 17, 2011 at 1:56)

another one bites the dust aaah

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bigburd (Apr 19, 2011 at 2:25)

bom bom bom bom

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woooooooooow (Apr 19, 2011 at 17:03)

hey gonna get you to

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mountguitars (Aug 11, 2011 at 23:52)

nice rhapsody kids, hehehe.

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adderhead (Jan 9, 2011 at 22:18)

where'd his bars go? o_o

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mongoosemaniac (Jan 19, 2011 at 14:05)

They are special camo bars.

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derpdownthehill (Mar 9, 2011 at 13:29)

the rider tore them off of the bike out of frustration and anger.

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Infiltrator (Jan 9, 2011 at 23:42)

Notice how everybody hates on kona for snapping, with little evidence to support the claim, and yet, the intense 951 is the ONLY bike I've personally seen two of snap in that EXACT spot... Pinkbike kids suck... That said, the 951 is an incredible race machine

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cyberhawk (Jan 10, 2011 at 3:02)

you've only seen 2..

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Infiltrator (Jan 10, 2011 at 7:03)

Yeah, but that's two that I've PERSONALLY put my hands on. My old shop sells kona, sold about a stinky a week, sometimes two. Never once had one come in with a broken frame in 3 years of being there. The 951 is the ONLY one though, all the other frames are solid.

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cyberhawk (Jan 10, 2011 at 7:22)

true the 951 pops up broken everywhere ! i ve seen 4-5 of em broken so far.. in all colours.. white red green (thats how i keep up the death count )

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bawzofsteel (Jan 10, 2011 at 9:02)

www.pinkbike.com/photo/1535800
www.pinkbike.com/photo/5305694
www.pinkbike.com/photo/5047771
www.pinkbike.com/photo/2229228
www.pinkbike.com/photo/1994153
www.pinkbike.com/photo/3094891

evidence that apparently "doesn't exist". Pinkbike oldies tryna act like they know absolutly everything, also suck...

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saso (Jan 10, 2011 at 11:18)

the intense 951 is a race bike so its made light! and light doesn't mean strong... the kona is heawy and still brakes nothing personal anything can brake but the 951 is made for racing konas aren't...

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Infiltrator (Jan 10, 2011 at 12:35) (Below Threshold)

Konas don't "break"

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Infiltrator (Jan 10, 2011 at 12:38)

Bawzofsteel, do you really want to lose that argument?

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MTBxChilly (Jan 10, 2011 at 13:40)

bawzofsteel, an them pics are all jump frames... this pic is a dh bike.. quite a big difference, an i have hardly seen any pics of snapped stabs or stinkys

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ribo88 (Jan 10, 2011 at 14:21)

notice that there are like 10 or 20 times more stinky-stab frames than 951...and still not as much broken. and this frame is like 2 times more expensive than any kona. they should recall this series of intense, hope they make it right. intense reputation is made of quality and this is bad for it.

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Infiltrator (Jan 10, 2011 at 15:12)

i'd have to agree, even if it is a race frame, it shouldn't be doing that.

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bawzofsteel (Jan 11, 2011 at 1:59)

wasn't taking anyones side Infiltrator. i'm not arguing, just proving the fact that there are plenty of kona's that have snapped, including my mate who's also snapped his howler, and if you guys have been on pb long enough, youd know there are plenty of snapped stabs, i'm not gonna waste my time looking all of them up. I have to agree on this though, big dissapointment with intense on these frames. I'm surprised jamis hasn't creeped up in this convo, theyve had far too many snapped frame's this year!

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garylucas (Feb 8, 2011 at 20:21)

Yeah bawzofsteel m8,i agree with all ya've said about Kona's snapping for fun,and yeah maybe all the links bar one were hardtails,but if you go to PB Videos and type "the death of Kona in".A vid should come up showing you Stabs,Stinky's,Stuffs,all Kona's.
But in Kona's defence,i think you would be hard pushed to find an 09/10 Kona hardtail or full susser that has snapped,it is something that Kona have acknowledged as a problem,and they seem to have addressed it.Cos all the links that you showed were 07 or before frames i think,and if not 07,then deffo 08 or earlier.I think the snappage problem has been well and truly sorted now.But that vid i mentioned is worth a look,quite funny.But to expect this type of sh*t from Intense is totally unacceptable,as i'm sure ya'll agree m8.
Gringo.

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bawzofsteel (Feb 9, 2011 at 5:28)

ya totally agree man, the new kona's are actually pretty sweet looking rigs for sure, i was simply proving a point to the infiltrator dude, apprently there was no evidence of snapped kona's on here, was just proving that there was:P plus that was kona's bad era like you mentioned, much like last year just wasn't jamis' year, every second photo in the broken bikes/parts was a jamis haha. And ya strange happenings from intense, one of the brands known for quality frames and they're snapping, bad times!

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hugslyh (Jan 9, 2011 at 23:59)

its like looking at photos of royalty being shot!

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madbiker100 (Jan 10, 2011 at 5:12)

liking the description mate "Bit of duct tape and she'll be right"

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Jamie-K (Jan 10, 2011 at 0:52)

Must have hit something very hard and very fast to snap her. Either that, or there's a serious structural-integrity problem with the frame.
Aren't CRC running the new Nukeproof Scalp Bikes, though?

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nouser (Jan 10, 2011 at 1:24)

they are for 2011

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dingus (Jan 10, 2011 at 5:11)

Alot of the Team riders sell off their old bikes, a guy I know has an ex CRC Intense.

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Jamie-K (Jan 10, 2011 at 5:44)

They are? Ahh, I'd heard it off a mate they were upgrading their bikes. Cheers for clarifying that!

They do? I didn't know that, thought they were just scrapped or kept for home-riding. That's sick that he's got a ride one of the CRC guys used.

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oneghost (Jan 10, 2011 at 19:12)

the owner of CRC is one of the owners in Nuke Proof I heard so I wouldn't make any correlation between them on NP and not on Intense.

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teaminfocus (Jan 9, 2011 at 23:48)

During our stay in Whistler this season, I've personally seen FOUR 941s snap at exactly this spot!

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Downhill340 (Jan 11, 2011 at 12:05)

The worst part is it looks like CRC team was usung it,Ye think they would run something stronger its not going to be good for intense

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type-r (Jan 12, 2011 at 19:07)

he hit something whit the bike for sure

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type-r (Jan 12, 2011 at 19:14)

used and abuse

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kkcrfman (Jan 9, 2011 at 21:48)

looks like someone had a mean rag!

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123bike (Jan 9, 2011 at 21:57)

That sucks..

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Lancia (Jan 9, 2011 at 23:28)

Noooooo! :'(

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Arawn (Jan 20, 2011 at 11:15)

yet another intense braking in the same place as the rest! surly a good frame like this should brake like that!

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Arawn (Jan 20, 2011 at 11:16)

p.s i wll probs be hated for saying this, but similar to the kona frame fault

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Ben-Swindells (Jan 10, 2011 at 4:47)

HOLY SHIT THATS BAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :0

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the-kona-stinky (Jan 15, 2011 at 0:50)

wow i have seen a few of these snap in this exact place on pinkbike

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borec19 (Jan 19, 2011 at 11:13)

that is NUKEPROOF !!!!!!!!!

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giant4ever (Feb 5, 2011 at 23:10)

how the hell do you do that

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Ollie-J (Jan 9, 2011 at 21:48)

do you kno whose it is?

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tom-cuthbert (Jan 9, 2011 at 21:48)

No idea.

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hbfreerider (Jan 9, 2011 at 22:02)

mitch townsend

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nouser (Jan 10, 2011 at 2:32)

holy muthaa f*ckaaaaa

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demo15 (Jan 13, 2011 at 21:32)

shit

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demo15 (Jan 13, 2011 at 21:35)

pod

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giant4ever (Dec 1, 2011 at 10:16)

how the f*ck?

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dad1 (Jan 31, 2011 at 12:16)

looks nasty