Intense’s answer to the demand for a lively race bred down hill bike. Brought in to the line up in late 2009 this bike replaced the longer travel m6 and the shorter FRO (For Race Only) Socom. Adjustable 8/8.5″ of travel and three different head angles, wheelbase lengths and bottom bracket heights make this bike super versatile. Both Paul and I had a great time riding the 951 for the 2010 season on a lot of different terrain, from high speed Mount 7 in Golden to steep technical wet North Shore trails.  We both had slightly different builds but overall the bikes felt very similar and performed well over the course of the summer.

PROS

• Super fast in a straight line and super plush in corners (thanks to the VPP suspension)
• Fun and lively on jump trails
• Very little or no brake jack when compared to some other frame designs

CONS

• Low Bottom Bracket clearance and long wheel base can cause some issues on slower speed steeper trails (or just the North Shore)!
• Annoying derailleur cable routing (can get easily damaged in transit)
• Slight issues with certain Chainguides (frame has minimal clearance)

• Intense 951 w/Fox RC4 (medium)
• Fox 40 fork 203mm of travel (replaced soon after this photo with 2010 Fox40 RC2)
• Mavic 721 rims w/ ChrisKing hubs
• Maxxis Minion 2.5 F tires
• Race Face Atlas FR crankset 165mm
• Race Face 38t chainring
• Easton Flatboy pedals
• Sram XO rear derailleur and shifter
• Sram XO 11/34 cassette
• Sram 991 chain
• Avid Juicy 5’s w/ Goodridge steel brakelines
• E13 LG1+ chainguide
• SDG I-fly saddle and post
• Chromag Director stem
• Chromag 30′ OSX bar
• Odi Ruffian lock on grips
• Cane Creek DoubleXC flush headset

• Intense 951 w/Fox RC4 (medium)
• RockShox Boxxer World Cup fork
• Mavic 823 rims w/ ChrisKing hubs
• Maxxis Minion UST F 2.5 tires
• Truvativ Holzfeller OCT Crankset 165mm
• Truvativ 38t chainring
• Easton Flatboy pedals
• Sram XO derailleur and shifter
• Sram 970 DH cassette
• Sram 991 chain
• Avid Juicy 7’s w/ Goodrige steel brakelines
• E13 LG1+ chainguide
• SDG I-fly saddle and post
• Twenty6 direct mount stem
• RaceFace Atlas FR 31″ bar
• Odi Ruffian lock on grips
• Cane Creek DoubleXC flush headset