[Molasses]

I was told by a rider I met on the trail that Intense has a trade in program if you want to "trade-in" your Tracer you can get a 5.5 at a discounted rate (~$1,200). I'm not planning on giving up my Tracer anytime soon but I was extremely intrigued and some other posts in this forum alluded that there was such a program at some point. I just purchased my Tracer (New-Old-Stock) in June and I wonder if this program is still active since the 5.5 has been out for a few years and if so, is there an "end date" on the horizon? Is it limited to the 5.5 or can it also apply to the Spyder? I seriously doubt it would apply to a 6.6 (which is too much bike for me anyway )

Just curious.

 

[Just J]

OMG! Do my eyes deceive me, you are thinking about replacing your beloved Tracer?

If so check this thread out:

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=134968

I was trying to convince my Wife to let me swap the Tracer out for the 5.5 having found out how good the VPP bikes are, but all I get is "but they don't do a purple one with flames!" lol

 

[Molasses]

Still devoted to the Tracer!

I was just intrigued because this is the first time I heard of a program like this. The Tracer with either the PUSH'ed Float or the Propedal'ed Vanilla really is all the bike I need and in reality I just need to get the issues of MBA out of my bathroom as they like to stress over and over that anything with less that 5 inches or rear travel is just worthless... Sorry but if I'm gonna spend a few thousand bucks to add an inch to anything I guarantee it won't be to the rear travel of my mountain bike!

How does your wife like the Tracer? Did you get the shock PUSH'ed?

 

[BigFrank]

I was just intrigued because this is the first time I heard of a program like this. The Tracer with either the PUSH'ed Float or the Propedal'ed Vanilla really is all the bike I need and in reality I just need to get the issues of MBA out of my bathroom as they like to stress over and over that anything with less that 5 inches or rear travel is just worthless... Sorry but if I'm gonna spend a few thousand bucks to add an inch to anything I guarantee it won't be to the rear travel of my mountain bike!

How does your wife like the Tracer? Did you get the shock PUSH'ed?

You don't have to spend $1200 for an extra inch of travel. I ordered an Uzzi link from them about a month ago and my Tracer has never been better. I set it up with a Fox Float RLC 130 and a Pushed Float R and it rides so smooth. Intense always had a crash replacement policy in effect since I bought my Tracer in '02. They are low in warranty parts for the Uzzi SL and Tracer and are trying get riders to trade in their bikes for either a 5.5 or Spider.

 

[Just J]

I was just intrigued because this is the first time I heard of a program like this. The Tracer with either the PUSH'ed Float or the Propedal'ed Vanilla really is all the bike I need and in reality I just need to get the issues of MBA out of my bathroom as they like to stress over and over that anything with less that 5 inches or rear travel is just worthless... Sorry but if I'm gonna spend a few thousand bucks to add an inch to anything I guarantee it won't be to the rear travel of my mountain bike!

How does your wife like the Tracer? Did you get the shock PUSH'ed?

LOL you made me laugh with the bit about adding an inch for $1000!

She loves the Tracer, but it's got some crappy Sid shock on it which needs binning for an RP3, I've just sold the AM SL's on eBay and ordered her a pair of Reba Teams, to get the front end down a little, should be good!

 

[Quattro]

I called...

I checked on the 5.5 frame price.They are also offering the Spider on this program, but I didn't check the price. The 5.5 is $1248 for the standard colors.The optional colors are a $50 dollar upgrade. No ball burnished. It almost sounded like BB frames were a thing of the past? They ship you the frame after they get yours.

 

[Molasses]

Thanks!

It sounds like it is in line with the crash replacement program (which is what I expected). I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't walking away from a ridiculous deal like swap the frame and for $500 you get a new 5.5- but only until the end of 2005 kind of thing. I'm really, really happy with the Tracer and if it ever experiences a frame failure I guess the 5.5 would probably be an option but for now I'm staying put.