It was supposed to be a 6 week wait but in the end only took about 3 days which left me frantically scraping pennies together to pay for it… behold the Intense 6.6 Slope Style.

I’m not actually intending to ride any Slope Style events on it but it seems like a perfect UK DH machine. 6.6″ of travel, a reasonable 9lb weight including coil DHX 5.0 shock and a moderate 66 degree head angle. Plus I’ve always wanted an Intense since the M1 first appeared but could never afford one (and probably still couldn’t). The 74 degree seat angle should feel interesting. Colour’s Midnight Blue in case you were wondering.

I’ll be building it with the bits off the Kona Chute for the time being which means Magura Wotans, NoTubes Flow rims on Hope Pro II, Titec bits N pieces, and a 1.5-1-1/8 step-down Hope headset. Pics of the finished item when it’s finished.