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Intense M3 Downhill Full Suspension
Product DescriptionMore than 2 years in the making, the M3 combines the future of mountain bike technology with years of experience at the two places where it matters most in the factory and on the mountain. With it’s all-new monocoque design, lower stand-over height, patented VPP suspension, and Manitou shock system, the new M3 is poised to be the next benchmark in downhill racing.
User Reviews
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intensem3
a Weekend Warrior
from Lugo Date Reviewed: February 9, 2011 Strengths: the bike is fast, stable, rigid and absorbent to the time, nice and well build, and of course is an intense, can you ask for more? Weaknesses: perhaps, that today is not the slightest Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Similar Products Used: sabta cruz v10 Bike Setup: boxxer world cup, dee max, avid carbon, thomson ,easton, xtr,chris king, race face xc, carbocage.....
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NOE
a Downhiller
from lugo Date Reviewed: February 9, 2011 Strengths: I think it is a fairly complete, robust, low center of gravity and well built and of course, is an intense Weaknesses: price Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: poyo Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Similar Products Used: santa cruz v10 Bike Setup: boxxer world cup, deemax, avid carbon , easton monkey dh carbon ,xtr ,thomson..... 
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Neal
a Downhiller
from n ireland Date Reviewed: October 9, 2010 Strengths: Exellent frame! super smooth over nearly any bumps just outstanding! handles/corners just amazingly... all good Weaknesses: hard to adjust rear rebound, muck gathers badly around same area but hey who cares the frame looks the mutts nuts! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: cavehill belfast Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: m8 in Nevada USA Similar Products Used: san andreas Bike Setup: fox 40 rc2s, sram x-9, juicy carbon brakes
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Andy K
a Downhiller
from Pécs, Hungary Date Reviewed: October 27, 2009 Strengths: It's like a motocross bike without engine, a highly trustful frame even if the track conditions goes f.cked! When I'm riding with, I feels like a passenger on a train! I don't trust humans but I trust tha M3. Weaknesses: Weakness.....hmmmm maybe the quality of the decals. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: All the slopes Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $3000.00 Similar Products Used: KTM sx 125 Bike Setup: Manitou,Ringlé,Funn,Saint,Azonic,Intense
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van hellsing
a Downhiller
from cape town South Africa Date Reviewed: September 7, 2008 Strengths: Crazy smooth over the rough stuff,corners like nothing else on earth ,handles beutifully and is just awesome to ride . Weaknesses: difficult to ajust back shock ,but other than that nothing at all . Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tokai Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $2500.00 Similar Products Used: Azonic recoil ,foes fly Bike Setup: 888 ,manitou 6 way-swinger,hayes nine ,e.thirteen cainguide ,ringle hubs .
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cptkirk
a Weekend Warrior
from uk Date Reviewed: October 10, 2007 Strengths: its light for a big frame can chuck it around very easy,ive had it off some biggish drops 15 to 20 foot and its know trouble for it, i had down the 4X track and it was wicked over the jumps for a dh bike and it looks the nuts in black. The best dh bike i've had and i've had alot of bikes. Weaknesses: black is hard to keep looking clean, rear end has a bit of flex but its nothing major, not good for dirt jumping but not alot of dh bikes are. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: the hills of aston Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: new from ,nwmtb.com Similar Products Used: sc v10, orange 222, kona stab, rotwild rdh03, spooky motorhead. Bike Setup: fox 40, saint cranks hope 6ti brakes fox dhx. 
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tom
a Downhiller
from united kingdom Date Reviewed: July 2, 2007 Strengths: not a lot Weaknesses: bends on big jumps not suitable for new dh courses. frame walls are really thin which means you will get loads of cracks if bike is used well. it also wont last more than one season Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anywhere in south of england Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: ebay frame only Similar Products Used: specialized big hit morewood Bike Setup: intense frame fox dhx shock 88 forks bombshell wheels deity bars and stem saint cranks nd 50/50 pedals
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Gregg LaBrecque
a Weekend Warrior
from Enfield, Ct. USA Date Reviewed: May 19, 2007 Strengths: Best all around dh bike on the market, period!!. Besides being smoking hot looking, it's stiff, strong, corners like a slot car, jumps & drops with ease. Peddles very well. This bike is designed to put you where you should be over the bike, combined with it's low profile, you'll be hard pressed to find a bike that will make you faster.The only people that don't like an M3 are the ones who can't afford one. Sucks being you. Weaknesses: Very low to the ground, smack my peddles all the time and broke two. Bring spears with you. Just takes a little time to adjust, if you can ride well it's not a problem. Noisy,that's it. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: any steep rocky trail Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $1700.00 Purchased At: on line Similar Products Used: Ironhorse SGS dh, Sinister R9, Azonic Bike Setup: M3 small with a Manitou Travis fork, swinger 6way 300lbs. spring. Hope 6pot brakes,Sun double tracks, race face cranks, Kanda tires 2.7 front&back. Lots of goodies.
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matt kuys
a Racer
from Laguna california Date Reviewed: May 16, 2007 Strengths: Stiff rear end, endless travel, smooth on everything, corners great Weaknesses: LOUD!!!! Pedals bad, but once you get it set up with pro pedal, you will be able to get a lot better pedaling out of turns Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: telonix Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $2250.00 Purchased At: Bike Attack Similar Products Used: v10, glory, sunday, 2:1 Bike Setup: Fox 40 DHX 5 saint avid
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F T
a Downhiller
from uk, london Date Reviewed: September 20, 2006 Strengths: Very plush 9.5in of travel. rides rough tracks sooo well. truely is the best looking bike period! handles so well. holds its line on any surface. very chuckable when pointing down. Super stiff rear end. Low BB (CofG) for truely great performance. Very well engineered VPP design, with attention to race geometry and weight placement. Simple Awesome as a race bike! Weaknesses: Finding Cranks to fit, especially if tyou have the 73mm shell BB version. Adjusting the shock on the bike. No rear shock mud protection, like SC V10. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mont Chery Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $2800.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: Santa Cruz V10, Iron Horse Sunday, Intense Uzzi, Ellesworth Dare, Santa Cruz VP Free Bike Setup: Intense M3, Rockshox Boxxer Teams (TF tuned), Shimano XT, Avid J7 Brakes, Raceface Cranks, E13, Mavic Rims, Hope Hubs, Atomlab pedals, Easton controls etc...
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Paul
a Downhiller
from London Date Reviewed: September 5, 2006 Strengths: Light and fast Weaknesses: BB very low Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anything big Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $5000.00 Purchased At: all over Bike Setup: Large M3, Fox 40s, race face diabolos, hadley hubs, saint brakes, dura ace rear mech and cassette etc etc - full on racer build
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matt kuys
a Racer
from mammoth Date Reviewed: July 23, 2006 Strengths: you must be joking. you can float through corners like a hot knife through butter. you can basically hit a huge jump and overshoot it to flat and feel like your landing on the landing. Weaknesses: hmmm.... kinda lound through rough sections. thats all though Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: sunset ridge(secret trail) Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2332.00 Purchased At: my sponsor BIKE ATTACK Similar Products Used: M1 303 v10 Bike Setup: 888 doubletrack profile fox dhx5
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Paul
a Downhiller
from London Date Reviewed: May 15, 2006 Strengths: Light Weaknesses: BB height too low for a big guy Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anything big Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $5000.00 Purchased At: all over Bike Setup: Large M3, Fox 40s, race face diabolos, hadley hubs, saint brakes, dura ace rear mech and cassette etc etc - full on racer build
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Jorge Arredondo
a Downhiller
from Santiago Chile Date Reviewed: April 29, 2006 Strengths: All. Every thing wih this bike is 100% much better than other Bikes. This Jump very well, cornering is out of the world. his bike Will increase your confidence and DH capacities. I just use it for a race, and I won it. Weaknesses: No one Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: la parva chile Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $3000.00 Purchased At: Recycles Chile Similar Products Used: Intense M1, Intense Uzzi DH Bike Setup: Shiver Fork, Manitou inger 6way Shock, race face BB, Protaper Handlebar, Selle Italy Seat, hayes Brakes Sun Rims
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Tyler Gilsdorf
a Downhiller
from Sammamish, WA, USA Date Reviewed: April 4, 2006 Strengths: This is a truely amazing bike. I have ridden it for 3 months now and i am pushing myself to go faster and harder every day. This bike makes it easier to push yourself harder because it is perfectly balanced and handles like none other, compare an F-1 car's handling to a civic's handling, this is the M-3 compared to every other bike. The pedalling is unbelievable, the suspension design does not allow for pedalling forces to affect the suspension, but once you hit a bump, jump, any obstacle the suspension becomes alive and eats that crap up! Who ever says you can't jump or freeride this bike doesn't know any better. I have done some fairly massive jumps on this bike with no problems, it jumps beautifully, perfectly balanced in the air. Basically this bike has no flaws............at all!!! Weaknesses: are you kidding? Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: A-Line and In Deep Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $7000.00 Purchased At: frame was purchased at Downhillzone in Seattle, WA Similar Products Used: everything. i looked at bikes for 2 years before throwing down some serious coin on this bike. i tested everything! Bike Setup: 2006 Intense M3, 2006 Fox 40 RC2, 2006 Fox DHX 5.0 w/ RCS Titanium Spring, RaceFace Diabolous Cranks (165mm)w/ RaceFace DH X-Type BB, E-13 SRS 36T, Sram X.O shifter and micro cage rear derailleur, FSA K-Force Light Seatpost, FSA Orbit X-Treme Pro headset, WTB Devo Carbon saddle, Bombshell Wheels, Intense Tires and tubes, Funn RSX direct mount stem, Funn FatBoySlim Bars, Formula ORO Puro brakes, Braking Wave Rotors, ODI Ruffian Lock-On grips, Crank Brothers 50-50XX pedals, Sram 990 Hollow Pin Chain, Sram 970 tight ratio cassette, no compromises on the build
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