i agree. i think the intense site sez they use 2.35 tires for the geo specs---i assume they're using super low volume tires like the maxxis 2.35's, perhaps with 1 psi.
M6 has the lowest freaking BB evar!!!!
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I have a set of Intense 2.35 DC EX DH tires and they are the same height as my Maxxis 2.5s. Ive measured the BB height with both sets of tires and its the exact same.
[derail] kanter, your socom looks great! [/derail]
the M6 is the replacement off the M3,they did that also with the M1 when they released the M3.So in a year off 1 or 2 the M3 is gone i think.
Nah. I rode it somewhere elseHehe that wasn't you riding it at the outdoor demo was it...
jealousy jealousy...
Yeah they're pretty close. Considering I've got 2.5 minions on my uzzi, it should be close to what they claim.
It's not.
Like I said.
flat tires
i am running it at the lowest setting:biggrin:
i am touching my right nipple
my mate has one and it doesnt feel that low plus with 10" thats sounds like itll ground on bottom out maby thats measured with sag?ok so trek lies and it is actually about a 13.35 in bottom bracket I got the 12.34 of of the websitebut to the bottom of the frame its that height.
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Is that a typo on the trek website. Its hard to believe a 10" DH bike has a lower BB than my hardtail with an 80mm fork. Not to mention the BB with 4" of sag.
I don't see what the big deal is. It is only .375 inches lower then the current M3. As mentioned, my uzzi and socom's BB height has been about 1/2" higher then advertised. I think the HT angle is what may be of concern to some. I am sure most people will be running 40% sag on the m6 which is 3.8". Once you sag the bike out the HT angle will probably be around 63* or less!!!!
hmmm. maybe my 2.35 had highly worn-down knobs. or my bike wasn't perfectly straight when i measured. or i was on crack at the time.
If you are the guy in your avatar, Im assuming the latter!
whatchu talkin bout?
That should be really stable at high speeds, but in close sections it will be a waist and a pain in the ass. There are a couple of ways to make that change. You could run a 2.5 in the front and 2.7 in the back, to get the back up a little. You could run a 7 inch fork, but that in turn lowers the bb height even more. Or, what I would find best, you could have some new "axel changble thingy" they have in the swingarm to make the back part of the bike a bit higher and with less angle in the fork. Should cost you around 50 dolars to have some steel o cromo ones made. Best solution in my opinion, kill to birds in one shot, slightle higher bb and less angle.
Or, rather then fab'ing up some new parts for your new bike... you could just not buy this one. Therefor allowing you to buy a bike that has the geo you want 
In the sicklines Interbike 2007 Intense article it says the frame has ~2.6/1 leverage ratio. With 3.5" shock that would mean 9.1" travel. M3 has 9.5" travel so with the new longer shock the M6 would have 9.5"/3.5" ~2.7/1 leverage ratio. The question is has Intense made the M6 with less travel than M3 or has the sicklines miscalculeted the leverage ratio?
Also note that the M6 has 1.5" head tube at 5.25" long. This means one can use reducer cup type headset and make the front end .5" lower. I think it also allows one to use flat crowns with boxxers wich is a very good thing.
Also note that the M6 has 1.5" head tube at 5.25" long. This means one can use reducer cup type headset and make the front end .5" lower. I think it also allows one to use flat crowns with boxxers wich is a very good thing.
I was told by Andrew @ the intense booth it was ~2.6 to 1.
also competetive cyclist also says that it does have 9.1" of travel which coincides with the 2.6 lev ratio
BB drop is a much more acurate way of measuring BB height.
How so?
If you have a larger tire, the axle will be raised.