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Intense 951 Is Live On Their Site
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So is this going replace the Socom i just dont see why they have two 8" travel race bikes can someone enlighten me?
i'm also curious. i just dont understand the place in the market as to where this bike lies. i understand that it fits in between the m6 and the socom, but i just dont know why they felt the need to make it. O well it'll sell well im sure intense has got some good fan boys just like every other company
Not a dig, but maybe I guess.
But does anyone else find they are right on the wrong size for some companies frames and perfect on others?
I really like the look of all the intense bikes, but size wise I am always in between the sizes they make.
But does anyone else find they are right on the wrong size for some companies frames and perfect on others?
I really like the look of all the intense bikes, but size wise I am always in between the sizes they make.
Maybe Jeff actually likes what he does and enjoys designing bikes. If you enjoy it and it's worth it for you to put it into production, why not? Intense frames are welded and machined in shop so he doesn't have to get tied up in contracts that could cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars if the bikes don't sell as well as planned.
Buy American, buy Intense.
Buy American, buy Intense.
From what I understand, they're not replacing the SOCOM. If demand for the SOCOM persists, then they'll keep making them. If demand evaporates, then they'll retire it.
It's kind of like sony or panasonic with TVs. They come in millions of different sizes and types but all do the same thing. But people are able to pick what they think would suite them best.
Somebody please show me the rule that says you can only sell 1 dh bike per company. I am curious.
Buy worldwide, buy what works.
Buy worldwide, buy what works.
I don't see myself on a M6, and I'm not totally pumped on the Socom...
I like this one. A lot...
I like this one. A lot...
Just appreciate an american based company that enjoys making bikes for the consumer to enjoy.
Intense has the resources, the fan base and the knowledge to design and build a bike that more than a small percentage of riders will buy and enjoy.
I absolutely love the looks of this frame. It LOOKS like a race machine. It is like an F1 car of the DH race bike.
Intense is a great company, Jeff is an amazing designer, builder, etc and Intense will be around well after a lot of these other companies if they keep producing bikes like the Uzzi, M6, SS, the 951 and almost all of their other frames.
My only complaint right now is that 951 decal, absolutely hideous Jeff!!!
Intense has the resources, the fan base and the knowledge to design and build a bike that more than a small percentage of riders will buy and enjoy.
I absolutely love the looks of this frame. It LOOKS like a race machine. It is like an F1 car of the DH race bike.
Intense is a great company, Jeff is an amazing designer, builder, etc and Intense will be around well after a lot of these other companies if they keep producing bikes like the Uzzi, M6, SS, the 951 and almost all of their other frames.
My only complaint right now is that 951 decal, absolutely hideous Jeff!!!
If that is your only complaint then... hmm they must be on to something...
-edit- also if its like any of their other frames, you can just peel 'em off if your not a fan
If I had Jeff's passion and knowledge matched with a factory full of tools and tubes, I'd sure as hell bang out whatever comes to mind too. When one idea works, share it with the world!
That looks spot on to me.
That looks spot on to me.
9.5 LBS size MD. Under specs tab.
Thanks. I was looking strait at it and missed it
At 9.5 it is exactly the weight of the socom. So thanks and no thanks for me. I like my crashes. Still a sexy frame.
The new bike probably has a stiffer rear end with the M6 rear triangle.
so it has vpp 2 too?
Nice Bike! Team Green!
It's still a basicaly socom 1.5. That's what makes me wonder who is now gonna buy the socom when they can have the upgraded version?
dunno, but take nicolai for example, they have also a large range of dh bikes...
Yes but Karl is a little crazy. They put out of production some of the models people liked (well at least aesteticaly) and left the ball crushing lambda.
Also the differance with nicolai is that they have a large range of different dh bikes. The m-pire was replaced by the ion for example. If a new model comes out Nicolai pull out the old one at least in some cases.
We used to complain that there weren't enough dh bikes and now we complain that there are too many. I may not understand it, but I won't complain. My e-guess is that the Socom will slowly disappear. The only ones I can see buying it are lighter, anti-83bb advocates.
If this one isn't flexy like the Socom, this may be my first Intense since my M1.
Wow, too many good bikes coming out this year.
If this one isn't flexy like the Socom, this may be my first Intense since my M1.
Wow, too many good bikes coming out this year.
choosing, then paying. I'd say paying is much harder then choosing.
don't forget the new giant
OK let's get down to monkey buisness...
VPP2 on a DH bike...
It appears that the effective pivot location is low, near a DHR location. As the bike compresses the effective pivot location goes straight foreward. This would make a vertical wheelpath kind of feel. That's how the Tracer works/feels. The Tracer is super neutral feeling, not necesarily sprinty feeling bike but one heck of a rock crawler. I'm thinking this 951 will corner great, pedal great (unless great pedaling means firm pedaling to you all), so i mean pedals great through rough crap out of a corner, or through those short rocky rises at Bootleg. Probably not the ultimate chunder gobbler though. I guess that's where the M6 Evo would come in.
Somebody capture the side view of the frame in the video and get crackin!
I'm not even going to make a guess on the progression rate with these vpp designs until it's in the Linkage program. The shock angle looks promising though. Let's hope it's fairly straightforeward, and not so much like the M6 rise/fall/rise again/fall again (?
) action of the long stroke shock on the lower link. Never mapped one, just seen em go by and heard form shock tuners...
The Intense site is sweet! The videos just get me stoked!!! Nice job!!
VPP2 on a DH bike...
It appears that the effective pivot location is low, near a DHR location. As the bike compresses the effective pivot location goes straight foreward. This would make a vertical wheelpath kind of feel. That's how the Tracer works/feels. The Tracer is super neutral feeling, not necesarily sprinty feeling bike but one heck of a rock crawler. I'm thinking this 951 will corner great, pedal great (unless great pedaling means firm pedaling to you all), so i mean pedals great through rough crap out of a corner, or through those short rocky rises at Bootleg. Probably not the ultimate chunder gobbler though. I guess that's where the M6 Evo would come in.
Somebody capture the side view of the frame in the video and get crackin!
I'm not even going to make a guess on the progression rate with these vpp designs until it's in the Linkage program. The shock angle looks promising though. Let's hope it's fairly straightforeward, and not so much like the M6 rise/fall/rise again/fall again (?
) action of the long stroke shock on the lower link. Never mapped one, just seen em go by and heard form shock tuners...The Intense site is sweet! The videos just get me stoked!!! Nice job!!
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Awesome...
Dirt mag goodness
Very impressive, seems to be everything the SOCOM should have been but wasn't.
Dirt mag goodness
I'd say it dents more like a soup can...
Very impressive, seems to be everything the SOCOM should have been but wasn't.
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This makes me want a new DH bike NOW!
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As on the DIRT website... the green is super nice too.
I like the graphics, has a more moto gp/ferrari F1 feel to them.
As on the DIRT website... the green is super nice too.
I like the graphics, has a more moto gp/ferrari F1 feel to them.
Wow, the green one in the 2nd video is pure nasty pron. Don't watch unless you want to change pants.
All of the videos that Jeff has been making lately have an amazing quality to them, they are doing a great job building some hype around the bikes and at the same time, showcasing their talent and craftsmanship.
All of the videos that Jeff has been making lately have an amazing quality to them, they are doing a great job building some hype around the bikes and at the same time, showcasing their talent and craftsmanship.
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