M9 ride reports?
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Yeah, 185 and not 203... Doesn't seem quite right. I doubt that they will sell the M9 with 185mm rotors. I'm sure it should be the 203mm.
But I wonder if anyone else, or the guys from Intense could verify.
I don't know many people that run 203 f/r anymore. Most run 203f and 185r some can run 185f/r. Actually I think SC specs the V-10 185f/r
185mm is not 6" though.
i still run 203mm on all my bikes and probably wouldnt go any smaller myself
Nope, it's not. I stated that wrong earlier, but also prefer 203. I think most people do in DH.
i think a lot of lighter riders are going towards smaller rotors, but im 225+lbs geared up and never considered anything smaller than a 8" rotor....though my new Formula The Ones have a ton of power, i probably could go smaller
I run 203 F&R. I need it to stop my 240+lbs all geared up. Rather have too much brake then too little brake
It really depends on the brakes also. I am 190 geared up and found with my Saints a 203 rear had too much power. I am thinking about going with Elixir CR then I would go 203 f/r
You know you can swap out the front rotor for less than $50, right?
DHdreams, I'm late to the party, what did you need to know?
IH8Rice, any chance of you showing me (and a friend or 2) the trails down there? My M9 should be here the week of the 20th and theres no way I can wait until diablo opens to give it a go. I've heard of the trails down there from when they used to do that race, I just have never made it down there. I'd be looking at the 26th or 27th weather permitting. Thanks
of course.
im renting a uhual truck tomorrow for a big shuttle day that im putting on and plan on doing another in a few weeks. if you cant make it for that, im still usually riding there every weekend.
shoot me a PM with your info
WHere? When? I am interested
tomorrow here in Reading. ill let you know about future shuttles depending on how smooth tomorrow runs. it originally as only suppose to be 5-6 friends but it somehow turned into 18 people coming and me renting a 20' Uhual truck.
no biggie though, im happy to help people get some runs in before the mountains open
i wish i could make the ride tomorrow, but have other obligations. 
Pfff that's cheating only on barefoots will do fine
,you know how grippy human skin is right
16.58kg with mudflap, still need to shorten the hoses and cut the shiftercable ;-)
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might i recommend trimming that shifter cable/housing?
otherwise....SICK RIDE!
otherwise....SICK RIDE!
All those pictures and not one of the scale? How heavy is the dorado?
if those are single ply tubeless tires, and given the rim and brake choice that's not really beyond the realm of possibility
Might be possible ?, I have a similar build on my M9 at 37.5 lbs, same wheels tubeless with Dual Ply UST Minions but I have an RC4 with Ti Spring and a Fox 40 on the front.
That you Anderson? Mine will be here in a week...
Yeah!!! Nice, there's going to be a few M9's in A-town soon! Pumped to ride with you guys this season. What color did you get?
Raw. John just called me to say it's here...
Where's yours coming from?
My buddies shop down south. Post picks when you unwrap that baby.
Just stuck it together. No ride report yet of course...
Rolled all the parts from my 951:
2011 Intense M9, large.
Cane Creek Double Barrel. (Ti spring)
2010 Marzocchi 888 EVO Ti.
Mavic 823's on Hadley hubs. Continental Der Kaiser tires.
Saint Brakeset.
Saint cranks (165mm) with E13 LG1+ (37t ring)
X0 gold short cage with X9 shifter.
Twenty6 Prerunners, Ti axels.
Dura Ace cassette.
SDG Formula FX I-beam seat and micro adjust post.
Race Face Atlas bars. (Mix-A-Lot gold)
Rolled all the parts from my 951:
2011 Intense M9, large.
Cane Creek Double Barrel. (Ti spring)
2010 Marzocchi 888 EVO Ti.
Mavic 823's on Hadley hubs. Continental Der Kaiser tires.
Saint Brakeset.
Saint cranks (165mm) with E13 LG1+ (37t ring)
X0 gold short cage with X9 shifter.
Twenty6 Prerunners, Ti axels.
Dura Ace cassette.
SDG Formula FX I-beam seat and micro adjust post.
Race Face Atlas bars. (Mix-A-Lot gold)
Finally got my large apple green. Pictures dont do it justice. 40.9 lbs.
i like candy.
gotta get that thing dirty now!
gotta get that thing dirty now!
Hell yea! I will shoot you a PM this week, I definatley want to head to Reading next weekend.
Mavic 823's laced to hadley hubs. Standard 2 ply minions ran tubeless. I've never flatted with this setup in the rocky north east over the 6 seasons I've ran this set up.