Now, maybe more than ever, there is substantial crossover between motocross and mountain biking. There’s a Tomac consistently gunning for the top spot in Supercross, motocross riders routinely use mountain bikes or bicycles for training, and for Intense, a recent restructuring of the company has injected a serious dose of Moto DNA into the brand. In early 2019, it was announced that the newly formed Intense LLC included investment from four time Supercross Champion Ryan Dungey as well as from Team Geico Honda Co-Owner Jeff Majkrzak.
Not surprisingly, since investing in the company, Dungey has been helping to promote the Intense Tazer e-bike (along with Aaron Gwin).
Which all may have been leading up to today’s announcement by Parts Unlimited – the self proclaimed “world’s largest distributor of aftermarket accessories in the powersports industry.”
That announcement? That Parts Unlimited will be distributing a special version of the Intense Tazer e-bike. Called the Tazer MX (obviously), the complete e-bike has a special build meant to resonate with the powersports crowd thanks to familiar names like Öhlins Maxxis, Renthal, and Magura.
According to the spec list, the complete MX Pro build will include an Öhlins DH38 Race fork with 170mm of travel, mated to the 150mm of travel through the Öhlins TTX22M Coil shock in the frame. The carbon frame runs a 29 x 2.6″ front and 27.5 x 2.8″ rear tire, mounted to DT Swiss H1700 aluminum wheels.
Power is provided by the Shimano STEPS E8000 system with a 250w motor, and a 504Wh BT-E8010 battery integrated into the frame. Magura MT7 Pro brakes with 203mm rotors will slow things down, and a Renthal 35mm bar and stem will keep things under control.
There will also be a Tazer MX Expert build which drops the drive unit down to Shimano STEPS E7000, along with a 160mm travel single crown DVO fork and shock.
According to the Intense website, the Pro Build will sell for $7,999 while the Expert Build will be available for $5,999. The bikes currently aren’t listed on the Parts Unlimited website, but they mention that the bike will be officially launched at the 2020 Fall NVP Expo in Madison, WI on August 22/23. In the mean time, anyone interested in becoming a Tazer MX dealer can sign up for updates on the site linked below.
