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Intense Announces The Carbine 29: a VPP Suspended Carbon Fiber AM/Enduro Machine

Written by Mike Albert
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Intense Cycles is adding to their aggressive carbon Carbine line-up with the Carbine 29.  The Carbine 29 has 5 or 5.5 inch adjustable rear travel intended to be mated to a 160mm travel, tapered head tube fork yielding a slack 67° head angle.  You can read all the specs over at Intense, but a few things of note: The Carbine 29 is set up for internal cable routing, direct mount front derailleurs, ISCG 05 chain guides, and has an angular contact bearing system with replaceable grease fittings.  Available in 3 sizes, the medium frame weighs in at 5.8 lbs.  The Carbine 29 will be fitted with a Fox Float Kashima CTD rear shock and will be available as a complete bike or frame.  No word on pricing or availability yet.
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Lee
Lee
11 years ago

Why list the frame travel as 5.5 ” and designed to use with a 160mm travel fork?

Not important but…….

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Bob
Bob
11 years ago

I agree with Lee, pick some standards and stick with them.

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Ted
Ted
11 years ago

Is the rear end going to be a lip d!ck wet noodle like the 6.6 was?

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Rick
Rick
11 years ago

Awesome bike !! Does anyone know the location where this was filmed ?

@Bob: What does “standard” mean these days anyways ? BB92, BB30,GXP,PF30,X12,142, Postmount, IS,26,275,29 ??…;-)

@Ted: That´s a carbon frame so no doubt it will be plenty stiff !

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Tandumb
Tandumb
11 years ago

Is it just me or do these videos always seem to be better commercials for front forks than the bikes they’re on…

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Popasquapa
Popasquapa
11 years ago

haha suspension technology is beautiful. I just got on a remedy, i love to listen to it work.

no aluminum spider on the brake rotors on this genre in this price? Are aluminum rotors mostly hype?

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Ted
Ted
11 years ago

Rick…I have news for you…Al is far stiffer than carbon

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Tiger
Tiger
11 years ago

niner? pass. the mid-life crisis rigid/SS nemba crowd can keep them.

@Ted: Not even close. Aluminum is a noodle compared to carbon. Get back on your silly fatbike.

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BT
BT
11 years ago

The video looks like it was shot at Mammoth early into their biking season.

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Danno
Danno
11 years ago

BT – you called it. Opening pano is of the Minarets.

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AlanM
AlanM
11 years ago

Just a quick note on the argument about which is stiffer, carbon or aluminum. It all depends on how the material is used. Either one can be engineered in way to have some flex or to be incredibly stiff. That is all. Carry on.

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Brad
Brad
11 years ago

@Rick Looks a lot like Mammoth Mountain, CA to me.

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Pete
Pete
11 years ago

It’s the paint jobs with Intense. I can’t get on board with the paint jobs. The Spider29 looks like some kind of midlife crisis.

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ryan
ryan
11 years ago

Nice work Intense! Give the buying public choices, and you have given us many good ones. Keep up the good work!

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Diesel
Diesel
11 years ago

No XL for us tall guys?

-D

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Alex
Alex
11 years ago

Tall guys have typically not been welcomed by Intense. Go visit the nice folks at Specialized. They want you to have nice bikes.

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Woof
Woof
11 years ago

It’s just sad that Intense can’t seem to manufacture an XL frame. I rode a large carbon Carbine at Outerbike and it was a great bike but just too small. If they would have had an XL I would have bought a Frameset on the spot.

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jamal
jamal
11 years ago

It looks like a coaster bike. That front ring with that much bob. Sad! I want to see a climb over 5 ft.

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