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Submitted by
matt
a
from South Lake Tahoe, Ca, US
Date Reviewed: March 6, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Pinenuts | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | downieville outfitters | | Strengths: | the strengths of the bike are that the travel is smooth. it pedles like no other downhill bike. you can take burly desents down stuff that i would not even walk down. over all a great bike | | Weaknesses: | there are only a few weaknesses, but they are major. first it is made out of aluminum, so it is kinda weak. the bottom tube doesn't even go all the way to the head tube. this makes it so that it can crack here if you crash with a large fork. | | Similar Products Used: | yeti lawful 8, uzzi slx, specaliezed dh | | Bike Setup: | 6in siesmic hubs laced to doublewides, Superstar, raceface, hayes, sram 9.0sl | | Bottom Line: | the bottom line is that this bike is great if you get a 2002 with the stronger frame and the progressive shock. the bike preforms like a champ and i dont want anyother bike. i sold my front fork and hope to get a boxxer. this bike preforms better with smaller forks and it is easier to throw around. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nik
a Downhiller
from sydney aus
Date Reviewed: January 7, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | the playground... mauhaahaa | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1700.00 | | Purchased At: | toms place | | Strengths: | stronger than aunt Maurds perfume, sweet travel makes cool pinging noises from stuff hitten it | | Weaknesses: | the newly aquired "friends" I get wanting a go and shady characters hanging around my place a night now. | | Similar Products Used: | hmmmmmmm.....let me think , sorry no other bikes in this class | | Bike Setup: | RST alfalfas (soon to be 2002 Super T's) Mr dirt, Dice SMO's, moto f/hub, XSIV disks etc etc | | Bottom Line: | my new purpose in life is to point this beast down anything | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick L
a Downhiller
from Santa Cruz
Date Reviewed: September 22, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | you name it | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$2500.00 | | Purchased At: | downhiller turned xc racer-get it? | | Strengths: | dude, if you huck ten foot wheelie drops every day, for god's sake get it. Why do I dig intense? look at the details. Cartrige bearing all around, and look at the welds. I like the older suspension better than the fsr, 'cause it looks better and stiffer. it's such a big and stable bike that feels smaller than it is. And it's really a goos freedrider too, because it's so light for a dh rig that if you got thelegs, you can climb some steep ass hills. sure it's nervous on the climbs, but just think of the way down. Let me put it this way, i turned from a nervous xc rider to dropping six foot drops like lunch. Thanks intense, you are the bomb | | Weaknesses: | hum, well, gee, if you find somthing wrong with this frame, go and work for a magazine(Zap, Matt Philips, and all those ultra sensitive xc geeks) | | Similar Products Used: | Super-8, Yeti, S-works, Straight 8 | | Bike Setup: | Boxxer(light enough for weelie drops, but the action is not quite a match for rear end) MRP Race Face SRAM 9.0 Hayes(simply the best) Vanilla RC Tomac Bar | | Bottom Line: | Everyone sould have one like this bike. But then, it won't be a real intense, bro. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Veli-Pekka Mononen
a Downhiller
from Seinäjoki, Finland
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | weight. Rear suspension! | | Weaknesses: | Frame made of hollow aluminum. I think everyone knows what it does! Expensive | | Similar Products Used: | Scott neva.Tried also super 8, Scott 99 dh-bike and little of Orange 222 | | Bike Setup: | boxer 151. front brake hope and rear magura.Nokian tyres! | | Bottom Line: | It´s easy to ride! Takes a little time to use to it but after that: Wow! Buy it if you need an awesome DH-bike! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
poo poo
a Cross Country Rider
from Toilet land
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | The Runs | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | the frame is a tank, beats the hell out of any other bike, run over grandma's and bushwalkers quite easily. rear shock is plush ass ever and looks kill | | Weaknesses: | umm, the cranks which the bike came with are as strong as poo ! | | Similar Products Used: | Mongoose nx 9.7
Giant AC with Jr T's
Giant atx 2 | | Bike Setup: | Rock shox jett with rst disk brakes.....jokes.
Boxxers, blah blah blah blah blah | | Bottom Line: | nice, i'd rather ride this then ride pamela !!!!
if u have the dough and the know how then this is probably a "best buy" although if u don't have the money i suggest u don't even look at this bike. i got this bike moderately cheap so yeah | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chia Clement
a Downhiller
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | bukit timah | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$4500.00 | | Purchased At: | Probike | | Strengths: | Big,Stable,awesome to see,well known in the Mountain bike sence | | Weaknesses: | Damm heavy and quite expensive | | Similar Products Used: | super 8,MC shockwave,Intense DH | | Bike Setup: | Shiver fork,Hayes 8-inch brakes,XTR with MRP Crankset, Full XTR shifters,gears,2.6 tires with atomic indusries rims,Easton DH bar, | | Bottom Line: | It is a damm good bike to ride if you are not concern with the weight,If you want to keep a bike that will last forever wothout being outdated, this is the bike for you | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hefty Mal
a Downhiller
from Australia
Date Reviewed: December 18, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | local footpath to the shops | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$4000.00 | | Strengths: | It has a great paint job and hauls chics from everywhere
It just looks the goods. People say, holly F*ck look at that! | | Weaknesses: | It looks heavier than a truck . The best lock for it "is you and a pump-action 12 gauge"! | | Similar Products Used: | Rotec DH, Yeti, foes | | Bike Setup: | hayes, ac chain device, raceface, white brothers mech & DH 3, Kore bar, etc. | | Bottom Line: | This machine is awesome, apart from costing an arm and a leg, you'll need armour to go with it, a shotgun to guard it and a full face helmet.
The frame is built so that the bike can be pointed in one line going downhill and will not budge. It is so precise on handling, if someone brakes one, i wanna see where and how. ! It is bullet proof and is a real chic hauler down at the local supermarket gauranteed! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Downhiller
from Fairfax,VA
Date Reviewed: November 12, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | mountsnow/plattekill | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$4700.00 | | Purchased At: | Filzbuiltbikes | | Strengths: | mine's actually a 2k but it handles even better than the 99 and it's lighter and pedals better awesom! | | Weaknesses: | My monster t offsets the frames lightness slightly off balance still fast as spit! | | Similar Products Used: | super8, foes, tomac, yeti, lenzsport, trek pro-issue, haro dh-r | | Bike Setup: | monster t (soon to be shiver!)sram,hayes, azonic, race face
gizmo,thomson | | Bottom Line: | awesome bike hard to find one that handles this good and can still pedal and take the crazy $hit! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Downhiller
from Salem NH
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | plattekill, Sunday River | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Strong, Plush, confidence building. | | Weaknesses: | Everyone wants to steal it. | | Similar Products Used: | Level Betty SE | | Bike Setup: | Hays - Super T | | Bottom Line: | Took me a little while to learn how to ride it. Now that I'm getting the hang of it, it rips through everything. I've never ridden another DH specific bike so I don't know if It's better or worse that comparable models. If you like DH ridng and you looking for a bike, get a second hand one if cost is too severe. Now that I have an Intense I love the sport more than ever. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jonathan
a Downhiller
from Rhode Island
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Plattekill | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$3500.00 | | Purchased At: | used on the web | | Strengths: | Adjustable in virtually every way! Super soft rear, super strong, light for DH, great geometry!! Plush, fast, makes me a better rider | | Weaknesses: | too expensive for most folks | | Similar Products Used: | Uzzi SL, Cannondale DH, Joshua, K2 5000, FSR, Turner RFX | | Bike Setup: | Boxxer Pro (getting a DH3 to replace it) Deemax wheels, Hayes, MRP, XTR Der, Gazzaloddi 2.6 | | Bottom Line: | This is a DH Bike - Goes over big stuff, Drops into steep and deep shuts - FAST! You get what you pay for - this bike is expensive and worth it. There are alot of M1's out there - so you can probably find a used one for less (I did!) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Willows
a Downhiller
from BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Technical | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | Weight, adjustability, strength, craftmanship, suspension design (4 bar linkage) | | Similar Products Used: | most full suspension designs | | Bike Setup: | Manitou Ti, Hayes, downhill components | | Bottom Line: | The perfect bike for downhill and freeriding. Amazing to ride, so smoooooooth, no pogoing. You can feel the precision. An absolute dream to ride. Can't see riding anything else after demoing it. Adjustability to suit any type of terrain. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay
a Downhiller
from PA
Date Reviewed: November 19, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
technical | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Strong, beefy, light for a DH frame, handles well and the girls love its 8 inches in the rear. | | Weaknesses: |
none yet | | Similar Products Used: |
I've only demoed other DH frames such as Lenz, Foes, Santa Cruz, and Schwinn. | | Bike Setup: |
Boxxer, Intense rear hub, Hayes Hugi frt., Sun Rims, Azonic Shorty Delux stem, Hayes brakes. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is awesome. It actually handles like a bike unlike other DH frames, but has the suspension of a motorcycle. It jumps well and holds a line unbelievably. You can manual it much easier than other DH bikes. Can be changed to suit any course. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
palmer. < u know who
a Downhiller
from CALI
Date Reviewed: September 4, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
big fast.downhill...... | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
EVERYTHIN | | Weaknesses: |
NOTHIN | | Bottom Line: | GET IT. GET IT. GET IT. IT'S THE BIKE FOR .U.
I WANNA GIVE IT 100 FLAMING FU*KS.
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