NEW Intense DH Bike: 951

[Tazed]

FRO version will have a monocoque down tube.

Same weight as a SOCOM. Geo looks like a Sunday...

Yeah, found that a little later...!
Wondered how they'd hydroformed the downtube in house/locally...
So it's moncoque top and downtube...

 

[cantride4shit]

There's a pic of one on the Littermag post for the Sea Otter. Not in CRC colours - will be interesting to see if the CRC team breaks 'em out @ Sea Otter, which in previous years was always the meet for teams to unveil their new rides, strip, etc.

I'd be surprised to see CRC riding the 951 since they have just had the new M6 EVO made for this year, but stranger things have happened. Maybe the team could have a choice of 2 frames like Yeti (303 and 303-R). Pure speculation of course.

 

[Jaybies_Can_Crash]

They could be useful for sea otter since it's so flat... A bit less full on than an M6 and an ad for Intense's new bike in one would be a pretty good arrangement...

 

[Adamski]

That's unreal. They have had the M6 Evo in development for a while now and the CRC team has been riding them...now the 951.

Looks unbelievable but Intense bikes always look pretty amazing. Be nice to see Kovarik onboard one at the next WC.

 

[MTB MAD]

looks the goods nice and slack head angle aswell i recon it would decend good
looks sweet

 

[cj.]

Shame we wont see matti cruising on one of them this year

 

[patto_15]

Very amazing looking bike i must admit..

Wonder what the meaning behind 951 is..

 

[bikeguy70]

Is it just me or does it look kinda like a Yakuza?

 

[Rider15]

Could be an interesting experience trying to pedal a 951 over obstacles with a lower BB then a sunday. 951 is the area code of the intense workshop.

Littermag has the goods. Warning may make you jizz.

 

[Reubs]

Is it just me or does it look kinda like a Yakuza?

Actually thinking it was more like a fancy new version of a Santa Cruz vp free. The socom and vpfree were "kissing cousins"- the main difference was the front shock mount. The socom has it on the top tube, vpfree on the down tube, as is the case with this new frame. Head angle is slacker than the 'free, which is good...

 

[powley]

jiz in my pants

sexy just sexy

 

[Kamikazee ideki]

951 is the area code for where intense cycles is located, its also the name of a gun. (keeping with the gun theme for their bikes)

 

[dirt_rider17]

that is one nice looking bike!

 

[kill_switch]

FRO version will have a monocoque down tube.

Same weight as a SOCOM. Geo looks like a Sunday...

I feel stupid for asking this but can someone explain this whole monocoque thing to me.

 

[PSYCHO-T]

was it 9.5lb with or without the shock?

i like it

 

[Chuckie]

Heres a vid with Jeff Steber talking about it at sea otter

http://freecaster.tv/mtb/1007676/sea-otter-classic-intense-951

Looks like they are trying to get their bikes more afforadable

There will be a chaeper no adjustable version too

 

[ajay]

There will be a chaeper no adjustable version too

Awesome. Adjustable geometry is completely void in my requirements for a DH rig.

I'v never adjusted geometry, except to put it in the lowest/slackest position available when I initially set it up..

 

[kizza01]

Ill play devils advocate, I think it looks terrible and that intense have built their modern DH image on monocoque frames. To use this bike as their flag ship would not be a good move by Steb.

 

[ACNRS]

looks sic, i want an intense

 

[kaotickelly]

The matt colors looks great.

Am I right in stating that the tubes are slightly thinner (not the tube wall but the actual tube) than the 2008 models? I like the thinner look. Burly looks of 2008 makes the bike feel 'heavy'