http://www.bikerumor.com/2014/01/15/intense-cycles-hire-new-ceo-and-cfo-big-things-on-the-way/
plus the article on penkbiyk.
plus the article on penkbiyk.
Nobody's going to comment on this, seriously?
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There were plenty of comments on vital/pb.
I'm a long-time CB hater so I can't see it being a good thing.
I'm a long-time CB hater so I can't see it being a good thing.
Bye bye "made in the usa" 
I'm in a field that uses the word "transformation" quite a bit...It's usually code for "save $$".
fixed.Bye bye "made in something resembling an aluminum engineering location"
further translation speculation: they've got too many "niche" bikes that over lap.
or maybe they at least fired the clowns that designed their atrocious website. then again, based on the poor quality, i doubt they paid much for it in the first place
Ugh. Intense seems like it has been languishing for a while but this won't help.
I've never owned a product from either brand so I can't comment. other than to say I've never owned a product from either brand.
I really want to comment on that but I have nothing to comment about.
A good CEO and CFO to back up Jeff could be a good thing. He can focus more on building good bikes while they take care of the business side.
Ah, just like the frames, the company needed a little realignment.
fixed.
Owned both CB and Intense products. Both have sucked it long and sucked it hard, especially in the durability/construction departments.
It wouldn't surprise me at all if their carbon frames made overseas have better alignment than the US made aluminum ones. They're trying to get an alignment spec out of a certain manufacturing process that is just impossible to achieve. Ridiculous that they've been married to that idea for over a decade.
It wouldn't surprise me at all if their carbon frames made overseas have better alignment than the US made aluminum ones. They're trying to get an alignment spec out of a certain manufacturing process that is just impossible to achieve. Ridiculous that they've been married to that idea for over a decade.
Every time I bought an Intense frame I was afraid I would get one with misalignment. But I was always lucky enough to get one of those rare, outlier, perfectly aligned frames.... like 10 times lucky.
The only 10 aligned frames they made. Stop hoggin all the good onesEvery time I bought an Intense frame I was afraid I would get one with misalignment. But I was always lucky enough to get one of those rare, outlier, perfectly aligned frames.... like 10 times lucky.
On a more serious note-of the 5 intense bikes owned by friends-2 didnt line up (neither tragic)
^ Too much fact and rationale. Needs more e-drama.
Is that the opposite of focused?
I gotta admit , as a long time, multiple straight frame Intense owner, I'm a little worried about this for some reason.
I really prefer usa made stuff when I can find it, and all this money - talk always makes me die inside a bit.I realize Stebers been doing this a long time and you get to the point in a business where you just want it to run and make money.
There's the other part with new companies like Guerilla Gravity and they're all new and excited and just amped to be doing what they're doing.I just like that part. I guess that's all I'm really saying.
I really prefer usa made stuff when I can find it, and all this money - talk always makes me die inside a bit.I realize Stebers been doing this a long time and you get to the point in a business where you just want it to run and make money.
There's the other part with new companies like Guerilla Gravity and they're all new and excited and just amped to be doing what they're doing.I just like that part. I guess that's all I'm really saying.
maybe intense will keep the "FRO" stuff US made
They've always prided themselves on doing experimental stuff and protos with fast turn around since everything is local, so I figure Temecula becomes the proto shop where they keep doing the fun stuff. Doesn't Trek use a similar structure?
i believe trek does their oclv stuff in house. i seem to remember hearing a while back that it was on the block to move to asia due to environmental issues at home, but i guess they got their process sorted out to keep it here.
That is the BEST piece of cycling satire I've ever read
Trololololol
Trololololol
Steber married my dream girl at the time. I may never forgive him for that. But he took darn good care of the guy I sold my old frame to.
Awesome guy all around and I hope he keeps it stateside. Would love to see them turn into a Chris King style company with piece parts production in house.
Awesome guy all around and I hope he keeps it stateside. Would love to see them turn into a Chris King style company with piece parts production in house.
Sue An We had me crying.OMG that was so awesome.
According to this factory visit report, more and more of their production is moving overseas and only the high end stuff still being made in Wisconsin.
http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/03/13/trek-factory-tour-part-3-us-based-oclv-carbon-bike-production/
Ive been riding my CB Candy's for 3 years now and they still work and look like new.
Am i doing something wrong?
Am i doing something wrong?
Yes.Youre not complaining like you're supposed to.
Had an M6.....beauty. Upper link did teh failz but Intense stood up like a crippled old man at a hallelujah party in Alabama on a Sunday afternoon when Jerry DeWitt is in town.
New linkage and lower linkage provided too, mailed for free. No further issues, perfectly straight front and rear triangle. Nice bike, rock solid, beefy beast. No crackage. No moar fail.
Only sold it because I demanded moar slack.
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He's lost his edge.
It's just sad.