Intense Cycles Announces The M16

Our newest generation downhill bike.

The Intense M16 is a pure performance machine with a World Cup pedigree. The result of over two decades of design and innovation, the M16 is the total package for DH riders seeking an edge. With 27.5 wheels and 215mm of adjustable Virtual Pivot Point suspension, the M16 will chew up anything you throw at it.

AT INTENSE, WE HAVE ONE GOAL - TO PROVIDE THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE.

Our team of designers, engineers and product experts are focused on one thing every

day: your experience on the bike. We build bikes that are as thrilling to look at as they

are to ride, and we build them for the select few of you who understand the difference

and refuse to settle for anything else.

From the early days of Intense, when founder Jeff Steber worked alone in his garage to

today, where a crew of talented people work in a Temecula, CA factory, Intense has been

a brand built on passion by forward thinkers who, even today, love nothing more than

to throw a leg over a sweet bike and head out for a rip. We’re so glad you’ve joined us.

Welcome to Intense, enjoy your experience.

THE M16

We haven’t forgotten our heritage... Introducing the all new, M16 DH. Made strictly for

downhill racing, this new aluminum frame features 27.5” wheels, race specific geometry,

adjustable travel and adjustable shock curve progression to fine tune the performance

for any trail. Couple that with a tapered head and steer tube, Patented VPP suspension

technology and extra wide 157mm rear wheel spacing to give you a solid race bike

that’s going to respond in the most demanding World Cup courses.

Geometry

Features

• Frame: M16 275 Hydroformed Alloy Front and Rear Triangle 275” DH Frameset, ISCG 05 Mount, w/ 157 x12 mm spacing, 215 – 241 mm travel
• Front Suspension: RockShox Boxxer World Cup
• Rear Suspension: Cane Creek Double Barrel Coil
• Hubs: 32 Hole NO TUBES 3.30, 110×20 mm front HUB; 157 x 12 mm rear w/XD Driver, 20 mm front, 6 Bolt
• Rims: NO TUBES Rapid 30 Team 27.5″
• Spokes: Sapim
• Tires: Maxxis Minion, 27.5 X 2.5”
• Shifters: SRAM X01 DH, 7 speed
• Rear Derailleur: SRAM X01 DH, 7 speed
• Crank: SRAM X01 DH, 36T
• Cassette: SRAM XG-1195 10-24, 7 speed
• Saddle: WTB Volt Team
• Seatpost: Thomson Elite, 31.6mm, zero offset
• Handlebar: Renthal Fatbar Lite 20mm x 740 mm
• Headset: Cane Creek, 40, alloy cartridge, 25 mm of spacers
• Brakeset: Shimano Saint
• Grips: Intense Dual Density Lock-On

Intense M16 Service And Owners Information

Intense M16 Info

Nicholi Rogatkin Rules VIENNA AIR KING 2015

Vienna (AUT), April 12th 2015 – Nicholi Rogatkin becomes the first ever rider to win VIENNA AIR KING and the Panasonic Best Trick Competition. Thomas Genon joins him on the podium for the second time this season and pre-qualifier, Max Fredriksson proves his worth on the dirt to land in 3rd. Nicholi’s glory weekend began with an awesome win at the best trick jam session thanks to a massive backflip-360.

That’s a wrap! The 10th edition of the VIENNA AIR KING is done and dusted. A weekend in the sun at Vienna’s Rathausplatz was topped off by the awesome dirt jump contest. Crazy airtime, up to 9 meters high, gave the world’s best athletes enough time to throw down their gnarliest tricks. The story began on Friday with the pre-qualifying. From 40 riders, 14 proceeded into the qualifying to join the remaining 16 set athletes. One of these 14 was 19 year-old Max Fredriksson from Sweden…

The results were mixed, with big names further down the ranks and younger tricksters rising to the top. Heading to the finals, the podium was anyone’s game. For crowd favorites like Szymon Godziek and Antoine Bizet it was a case of all or nothing. In the end, the gamble didn’t pay off but they sure had fun trying. Other top riders like four-time champion Sam Pilgrim, Anton Thelander, Peter Henke and Tomas Lemoine struggled to stick their desired runs together from start to finish.

On Saturday, the earth trembled as jaws hit the ground during the Panasonic Best Trick Competition. A crowd, tens of thousands strong, gathered on Vienna’s Rathausplatz to witness the biggest and craziest tricks. Nicholi ruled the hour-long jam session with his huge backflip-360. Despite his victory in 2013, the “Cherrybomb” Russian, Pavel Alekhin could only seal 2nd place with his flipwhip barspin. He did get the crowd pumped with his incredible showmanship. The Frenchman, Antoine Bizet was nailing double backflips one after the other, looking to add that tuck nohander – but something just didn’t feel right. His solid performance awarded him third spot on the Panasonic Best Trick podium. Also worth mentioning was Szymon Godziek’s backflip double-barspin suicide, Tomas Zejda’s 360 tailwhip from the step down which the fans last saw in 2008 by American Paul Bas. A surprising addition to the jam session was Thomas Genon’s bikeflip.

Max Fredriksson is the first pre-qualifier to land on the podium (3rd, 85.66pts) at Vienna Air King. His run in the Sunday’s finals was a technical feast including a barspin-to-barspin-back from the step down, backflip barspin on the 9-meter hit, double whip and a triple truckdriver to finish. How was the Belgian Thomas Genon going to top that? Well, it began with a truckdriver from the step down, then a backflip barspin to tuck no hand and a smooth oppo 360 one-foot tabletop and ended with a wicked corked 720. Thomas Genon finished in 2nd with 88.33pts. Now all eyes were on the American athlete, who is taking the FMB World Tour by storm. Nicholi Rogatkin’s winning run scored 91.33pts and featured a tailwhip, backflip-360 at the big set, double tailwhip and his signature cashroll. An unbeatable trick throwdown, which awarded him the win.

Results

The Argus Bike Festival gave the passing visitors another fantastic weekend packed with world-class performances and exhibited the newest bikes and cycling products as the mountain bike season kicks-off. Vienna Air King event hosts would like to thank all the riders, spectators and media partners for a great weekend.
For more information go to www.vienna-air-king.at and www.facebook.com/viennaairking

Laurie Greenland Finishes 2nd At World Cup Opener in Lourdes, France

Trek World Racing’s junior rider Laurie Greenland started the 2015 World Cup season by landing yet another podium, while crashes marred the Elite Men’s race where Brook MacDonald finished 12th for the day.

The standout ride for the team came on Saturday when Laurie qualified fastest in the juniors by close to 3 seconds over his rivals and in a time that would have qualified him 9th in Elite Men. His middle sector was only 0.5sec off fastest qualifier Loic Bruni (FRA), but unfortunately in the race run on Sunday Laurie arrived at a corner in sector 1 that had been blown out and had no chance to avoid it as he was already committed to his line. He didn’t crash but lost time coming to a complete stop on an important section for carrying momentum. Despite losing over 2 seconds he pulled back all but 3 tenths to finish 2nd. Laurie now sits 2nd in the overall World Cup standings heading to Fort William.

Laurie said: “So much to take away from the weekend. Seeing that I had comparable speed to the Elites was encouraging after all the hard work and training over the winter. Of course I’m disappointed not to have taken the win, but it’s a long season and I’m keen to get to Fort William which has been kind to me over the years.”

Brook MacDonald was looking for a solid top 10 on this new course and was a little disappointed to finish 12th but the points haul against some of his main rivals was very strong and Round 2 at Fort William promises to see Brook as a podium threat, like he was in 2013 finishing 2nd.

George Brannigan had great pace on the track and was bringing his New Zealand season form to the table in the qualifier where he would have finished top 6 had he not been slowed up by a rider who’d punctured and failed to clear the course. In the final practice session George had a small crash but damaged his Fox Forks and needed to head to the pits for a fork change. Unfortunately getting to the top of the hill 4mins too late and was denied a final practice run. This impacted his final race run as the course had changed to powder in many sections and a crash in sector 1 cost him dearly.

A spectacular crash for Greg Williamson ended what was shaping up to be a great run for the Scottish rider. Despite an earlier crash higher up on the course, Greg was 0.4secs up on the 2nd split but mechanical issues suffered in the first crash contributed to his dramatic flight over the bars, off the edge of a bridge and onto the road below. Fortunately not suffering any serious injury the crowd applauded as he walked away from a potentially nasty crash.

Greg said: “I literally found myself on a road and had no idea how I got there. It’s frustrating because I’d gained a lot of pace on this track after struggling on practice day 1. Practice prior to the race had gone great, and I was sure I could get a solid start to the season here. Time to ice up, recover and be ready for my next race in May.”

Team Director Martin Whiteley says: “A very interesting start to the season. New tracks often provide mixed results and the weather was also completely different to what we all expected; we ended up with 27 degrees Celsius and the track turning to powder. We’re fortunate to get through the event with everyone in one piece unlike some, and the new 2015 Trek Sessions performed flawlessly. Laurie’s pace is extremely exciting, but all 4 have shown this weekend that they’ve done their homework over winter, and if not for a couple of small errors, the results would have been quite different for us.”

George, Greg and Laurie will all compete in the 2nd Round of the British DH Series at Fort William next month.

2015 Lourdes WC 1 Final Results

2015 World Cup Round One Lourdes Junior Men Final Results

2015 World Cup Round One Lourdes Women Final Results

2015 World Cup Round One Lourdes Men Final Results

2015 Lourdes WC 1 Qualifying Results

2015 World Cup Round One Lourdes Junior Men Qualifying

2015 World Cup Round One Lourdes Women Downhill Qualifying

2015 World Cup Round One Lourdes Men Downhill Qualifying