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is this an honest thread or a lets make fun of the newbies threadKanter said:
Only the astrix huckster can be hucked.
This is serious.... He called Intense today and they tried telling him that the M3 is a race bike only and should not be hucked. I say BS. I just wanted some opinions here and then Ill show him the thread. I say huck... huck away.
They tried telling him he needed the new V8 or whatever they are calling it now.
They tried telling him he needed the new V8 or whatever they are calling it now.
totally agree you can huck them if you feel like throwing 50-60 lbs of metal around in the air. but they were strictly made for dh RACE use. not really for somone who doesnt live near a place like whistler or big bear. so huck if you want but you have been warned.
try closer to 40lbs. The problem isn't that they are heavy for a downhill bike, in fact they are quite light. The issue is that intense's have a habit of exploding even under then smoothest of racers, forget hucking them off a house.me89 said:
I would heed Intense's advice on this one..
Anything can be hucked.
Just if it survives or not is another question.
Just if it survives or not is another question.
I wonder why the guy wants to do hucking on an M3 anyway.....is it because he thinks it looks cool ? Because that is the only reason I can think of.
me89 said:
you have got to be kidding me, there is noway that they are that heavy, they are race bikes designed for RACING, the bike is just not meant for FR duties. seismic said:
tell your boy to get something that is more of a huck bike and not a pure bred race machine. The V8 would be a good bike for the job, i would def choose it over the M3 if I was looking at intense!
been wanting to use thisdexterq20 said:
That question is like asking, "I've got a buddy who wants a WRX for rally-car races and mud bogging..."
The M3 is a lightweight race bike, and Intense isn't exactly known for their extremely strong race bikes anyway. If Intense says their bike can't be hucked, why would you disbelieve them? I doubt the profit margin for them is higher on the V8, so what do they have to gain by discouraging him from buying an M3?
If he wants a bike to throw himself off cliffs on, unless he's Cedric Gracia, he's gonna break stuff. The day that frame folds underneath him is the day the coolness factor of the bike goes out the window..
The M3 is a lightweight race bike, and Intense isn't exactly known for their extremely strong race bikes anyway. If Intense says their bike can't be hucked, why would you disbelieve them? I doubt the profit margin for them is higher on the V8, so what do they have to gain by discouraging him from buying an M3?
If he wants a bike to throw himself off cliffs on, unless he's Cedric Gracia, he's gonna break stuff. The day that frame folds underneath him is the day the coolness factor of the bike goes out the window..
Kanter said:
Wow this guy really has his priorities straight
Lets see, you're questioning Intense after they told you it was a race only bike.
Then you come here to talk to our panel of experts to see if they were correct talking about the frame they manufacture.
Then you come here to talk to our panel of experts to see if they were correct talking about the frame they manufacture.
Not a good reason to buy the totally wrong bikeKanter said:
I just bought a lifted wrx with mudders on it... :dancing:
Doesn't matter anyway. The M3 isn't available yet is it?
Why would you not believe intense? Its not like the company making the bike is gunna lie to you about something like that? If anything they would lie and say it can be hucked just to sell more bikes but that just shows intense's character and quality as a bike company. I would believe the company before anything and no wonder this guy wants a unique bike he was on a bullit hahhahaha. It looks as though the vp free is going to become the new bullit and the demo9 looks like its going to be as popular as the bighit so those two choices don't seem as "exotic" as an m3. Besides the m3 isnt going to be out for a while i suppose, I haven't even seen any of the pros on them. I could have sworn i saw kovarik and jonnier on m1s at least at the beginning of the season but I could be wrong. Anyway if the company tells you it shouldn't be hucked then it should not be hucked!
I guess i really didnt tell u anything usefull, sorry but I felt i should add to the growing flame.
I guess i really didnt tell u anything usefull, sorry but I felt i should add to the growing flame.
Here's the deal:
1) The V8 is called the Uzzi now. So call it the Uzzi and not the V8, I know it'll be hard, I still call it my V8 sometimes.
2) I have been riding an M3 since January. Sabrina was riding an M1 at the beginning, kovarik wasnt, he's still hurt.
3) The M3 is designed for racing. Dont huck it off of huge drops, that'd be stupid. It's a very nice bike though, I love mine.
4) Use the Uzzi for hucking, it was designed for it!! It's alot lighter than a real dh bike so it'll be easier for ya to lift it onto whatever house your riding off and the bike is still strong.
1) The V8 is called the Uzzi now. So call it the Uzzi and not the V8, I know it'll be hard, I still call it my V8 sometimes.
2) I have been riding an M3 since January. Sabrina was riding an M1 at the beginning, kovarik wasnt, he's still hurt.
3) The M3 is designed for racing. Dont huck it off of huge drops, that'd be stupid. It's a very nice bike though, I love mine.
4) Use the Uzzi for hucking, it was designed for it!! It's alot lighter than a real dh bike so it'll be easier for ya to lift it onto whatever house your riding off and the bike is still strong.
David K, I saw you at Snowshoe and wanted to say hello, but you seemed in the zone so I didn't bother you. However you always seem really nice here on the board.
Take it easy.
Take it easy.
Id take your advice in a heartbeat because I know you know what your talking about.IFL said:
you gunna be at snowmass mr K?
your buddy might want to consider the canfield f1. it's rare, it's not too heavy, and lance canfield rode one in the red bull rampage so i'd assume that means it's also "huckable"... plus i like mine just fine 
http://www.canfieldbrothers.com/
http://www.canfieldbrothers.com/
Thats cool and good to know. By the way, what in the world happend to you in that section of Earthed at the Worlds? I can not for the life of me see what happened to send you over the bars like that.IFL said:
I love seeing fast guys wreck just like the rest of us.
I think its cause that course was brutally rutted and that loose ass turn was just insanely hard to clean. It looked like to me guys were just getting shot in there at high speeds and sometimes got caught off gaurd by the brake bumps, moon dust etc. but im sure you kinda figured that already profroprofro said:Thats cool and good to know. By the way, what in the world happend to you in that section of Earthed at the Worlds? I can not for the life of me see what happened to send you over the bars like that.
Yeah, I should be headin to aspen on thursday. My knee isnt near a hundred percent yet but heck, I have to get out there.
Earthed: That turn had hidden tree roots and rocks in the dust but anyway, I went outta control further up in the turn and finally got myself straight but my feet where still off and the cranks were up and down and my pedal got stuck in the dirt when my suspension compressed. Sucked cause I thought I saved it!
Earthed: That turn had hidden tree roots and rocks in the dust but anyway, I went outta control further up in the turn and finally got myself straight but my feet where still off and the cranks were up and down and my pedal got stuck in the dirt when my suspension compressed. Sucked cause I thought I saved it!
Am i missing something here???IFL said:
Use the lighter frame with less travel for hucking off stuff???
hahah...one day it's a DHi, the other a Yeti, then a DHR, now an M3...stoney98 said:
hahahahastoney98 said:
got that right!! that's why I need a few more bike!! :evil:
oh boy...one more nut on the roads!!stoney98 said:
What the hell is hucking anyway?
Lots of DH courses have big rock drops, doubles, etc., and with the speed involved some riders get huge air in the middle of a race. Is it not a huck because it's on a race course? Even though it's bigger than what an average hucker would do?
Stupid terminology...
:mumble:
Lots of DH courses have big rock drops, doubles, etc., and with the speed involved some riders get huge air in the middle of a race. Is it not a huck because it's on a race course? Even though it's bigger than what an average hucker would do?
Stupid terminology...
:mumble:
The Uzzi is made for the average free-rider! Not the retards that throw themselves off 40 foot cliffs! Honestly, how many people do those big of drops?! 8 inches of travel is plenty! If you're a kinda person that wants 12 or so, go out and buy a 50 lb KarpielCave Dweller said:Am i missing something here???
Use the lighter frame with less travel for hucking off stuff???
Well, I think Intense M1 frames eat least are really strong. A friend of mine who weight 140kg has been riding a Intense M1 for over 3 years now, DH, street, FR etc, and his frame is still good, even the shock is still good, with no service at all!
It is built up heavy, with monster T forks, Renthal MX bars(He is really big, and needs wide bars,) 24" wheels, etc)
So the frames are really strong, no crack, or anyting in his bike!
It is built up heavy, with monster T forks, Renthal MX bars(He is really big, and needs wide bars,) 24" wheels, etc)
So the frames are really strong, no crack, or anyting in his bike!
dude go for it. i see people hucking intence bikes all the time all u got to do is land smooth and u will be fine. just dont take it on any drops to flat. that is bad. but i waold say go for it they are really strong bikes and i am buying one too they are sick
Look closer.Christiaan said:
Just the word alone makes my skin crawl.stoney98 said:
Hucking. ewwww.
I respect all forms of Mt. Biking.
Trailriding, Freeriding, DH, XC, MTX racing, Street, Trials, whatever.
But Hucking is just flat out dumb.
Of course, I am not talking about all these freeriders with sick style and riding ability and all that.
But the dudes dropping off of retaining walls onto flat paved landings on their
huck machines makes me want to blow chunks.
Yuck. Oh well, I guess all the parts that they break are good for our industry.
i bet there is cracks youhavent seen...especially at the chainstay and headtube.Christiaan said:
I am a proud hucker . Today I am going on an urban huck ride. I have this huck I have been thinking about hucking, it is a big huck so I really need to huck it hard.
I have been trying to motivate my self, I keep thinking huck that huck you hucker, huck it!
. Today I am going on an urban huck ride. I have this huck I have been thinking about hucking, it is a big huck so I really need to huck it hard. I have been trying to motivate my self, I keep thinking huck that huck you hucker, huck it!