Видео

@@tigerbalm666 That's great. I just prefer a narrower bar for my wrists.

Depends on the store but they are typically just online order only.

@@LaurentiusTriarius Definitely a different time where full suspension bikes seemed all about being a plush ride of some sort and less about efficiency and performance. But this bike even by today's standards is actually not that bad.

@@douglasmcleish7355 Yeah, it could be done but I'll leave that up to the guy I just sold it to to deal with.

​@@yuri_on_youtube I was gonna say, it's wicked easy to turn some on a lathe, but if you just measure the diameter with some calipers, a new set is only a quick Google and $5 away. Also, a zerk nipple probably should be installed in that hole on the back for greasing.

@@backwoods357 Well, list the source because I'll just route the buyer and every single person that has tried getting the right bushings for it through Amp Research. But for me, I already put time into that bike, had fun with it for a few years and now just want to move onto something else.

@@mariorodela8783 That's cool. As of 2024, I'm actually on my circa 2000 iDrive since one on the Zaskars I was using as my daily driver broke at the chainstay.

I think 27.5/650B is perfectly fine. I am not remotely kidding but there are guys here that have crushed the field on 26'ers in Cat 2 including me.

@@garyfeltham302 I eventually plan to swap out the fork and crankset but I'm holding out because I plan to do a video where I race this bike against my actual XC race hardtail to see how much of a difference it is.

Look up "Tapeworm Trail" on Google Maps. It is also on Trailforks too!

@@patrickrobbins9858 Yes. Specifically, Quarantine which is the advanced option line along Silkworm. I love that place.

@@mtbmsmizery Overall, it is a very capable XC bike. I did take it on a few double black diamond trails: Search on RUclips "Raging River Invictus" and "Tiger Mountain Predator Trail" and it can handle those trails but not as well as my 2022 GT LTS high pivot model Force. Climbing - It's a great, great, great bike with just a wheel swap from the stock alloys to carbon. XC races - I race Cat 2 here in WA state, currently 6th overall out of over 40 riders and I owe it to that bike. It has similar times to my hardtail but technical trails, this bike shines. Jump lines. It is fun stock. But the bigger the jump, say one where you can leap over a car, it is at its limits which makes sense. If you tell me what you specific quality you're looking for, I'd be happy to share my experience. Of note, the updated bike Costco sells has Sram/Rock Shox suspension vs Fox.

There is a RUclipsr who does a really detailed service of these iDrives and it is a really exceptionally helpful video.

@@michaelalfonso1070 Thank you. I really just make these videos to share my experiences and share my thoughts on them. I am doing an Magura Trail SL and HS33 videos soon to talk about my experiences with those products too. Yeah, the MT5s is just a really great option if you want heavy duty brakes. Fun factoid: Litespeed will fix their frames if you ever break or bend it even if you are not the first owner.

​@@yuri_on_youtube Thanks for the heads up! In the 80's while in college I worked for a steel contractor, (worked for structural engineers, working for an architect right now), and learned the weld should be thinner than the thickness of the metal. my 98 Lightspeed's welds are huge, (1998 NOS $300, I think brand new was $3,000). The new models have smaller beads, (Giant bikes had the most beautiful welds). With titanium and no paint, you save between 2-3 lbs.), I should've got on earlier; life is short. A girl I know said her dad has a Titanium bike that is older than her, (25 years?). I should be ok, I'm 67-1/2 and will not be Downhilling anymore.

@@michaelalfonso1070 thank you for sharing good sir, I really enjoyed reading about your experiences.

I was riding with them and it was tough.

Democrats 🤦🏾‍♂️

🎉​@@nicolast3313

Thanks! The heat on the last 50 miles stretch was like the worst, ~90-97 degrees and no shade. Done this ride previous years but this one was just grueling in the heat.

@@yuri_on_youtube Yeah funny I was literally shivering Sunday morning then as soon as I crossed the Columbia it was an absolute sun smackdown for 50 straight miles.

That frame ended up cracking at the bottom bracket shell, but I'll put this into consideration if I get to another custom RTS build.

@@yuri_on_youtube mine broke frome the leggs that holds the thing that holds suspension and rear triangle, i dont know how to call that parts, my inglish its bad but i would try to explain my mods , but the solution is that i had to make the rear triangle on 2 seperated parts , so the botom and top move difrent positions , i put some bearrings on old metal triangle , like the aluminium version, with the triangle on one peace it gets so much stress to the bottom holders , and botom bracket , also extended the part that holds the botom triangle , and i now fit airshock 190 mm, i had to drill some mm whear is the hole that pases the old shock extension and now it haves 8 cm of travel , it dose not use all the shock travel but it haves been 2 years of smooth enduro and little hard jumps and evrything ok

Also riding a sick cheap nanlio 160 mm fork on front with and adapter for conic tube and head tube it haves no cracks , nothing bad to the moment hade happen , it looks good with that fork , my frame its huge, its the xl or xxl i think

@@emanuelv19 The updated version is: www.costco.com/intense-951-xc-mountain-bike.product.4000136479.html

@@houseofvoigt I'm going to have to do a vid like this but on the GT LTS Force too.

I thoroughly have and it is currently one of my bikes I use for my XC competitions. I eventually will get Spinergy MXX30s wheels for it.

This is my first experience with the JS tuned VPP platform and I really how that feels overall. GT's Angle Optimized System (AOS) being my favorite. I do like colorways of the Intense Sniper frames. But, yeah, I wanted a lightweight bike that wasn't going to tax me as I climb 1500' ascending non stop. Look up Tiger Mountain (Washington state) trails on Trailforks for reference - it's where I ride. But for XC races, this bike does pretty good even though it weighs more than my hardtails.

I haven't tried the trail version, I looked at it myself. The trail version is estimated to weigh 32-33 lbs, so about 4-5 lbs more than the XC model. I have a few trail full suspension bikes. For me, I wanted something that was lighter. Of note - The XC version has been updated with a universal derailleur hanger and a SID fork per the Intense 951 website. I would assume the trail bike will also get an update soon too.

@@yuri_on_youtube I saw one of the XC bikes at my local Costco and did take notice of how remarkably light it was by comparison to my current bike (which is an entry level starter trail bike).

I still ride it to this day and it is one of the best riding suspension platforms with the Angle Optimized Suspension (AOS) by Peter Denk really being the best (IMHO).

@yuri_on_youtube yup all I ride is I drive and A.O.S. 😃

I reached out to Amp Research just to at least say I tried and they don't have any rebuild kits for the rear swingarm anymore but did up until 2010! However, taking the swingarm apart, it does look like bushings I can buy from an automotive shop or even Amazon if I want to do this one the cheap. The real challenge would be finding to swingarm pivot axle which, on this bike is steel since I got a magnet to stick to it. So, I think I'd ask a machine shop or Risse Racing to custom make me one. As for the press kit, a wood block works to set it and a regular bearing press kit (for a full suspension bike) to get the axle out.

​@@yuri_on_youtube I picked up a full bike on Craigslist many years ago. Came with the same shock as yours. Crying shame you couldn't have saved the FTW sticker. I gave like $65 for the whole bike with the shock pump. Had funky bars,shifters and mis match wheels but all complete with good bushings still. Looked like it wasn't ridden much at all. My son was born in 95 so it's going to be a gift for him. Great music and video!!

I actually ended up changing this bike over to Magura disc brakes!

The bike is very sturdy and reliable. Mine is still going very strong.

i just replaced the brakes on the Intense from TRP Slate 4s to Magura MT5s. Way better braking performance in terms of stopping power and fade.

I use Komoot because everyone loves comparing results!

I think you could go either way. I couldn't tell the difference but I can say that the MT7s are compatible with the HC1 levers which are top notch but that price between the MT5s and 7s is a noticeable difference.

@@yuri_on_youtube Im thinking to combine magura calipers but still using Shimano levers, like Shimano saints for example idk yet.

Having used both, the MT5 is noticeably less powerful than the MT7, I think because the lever piston is bigger in the MT5, so lower pressure in the fluid at the same lever force. I run a set on my 24" trials bike and 2 sets on 29ers for XC/marathon use. The MT5 is less prone to pad rub though, because the pistons retract more when the lever is released. Ali Clarkson on youtube has run Saint levers with MT7 calipers, and got excellent results. His big issue is that he loads the levers sideways on some big trials moves (And he's an absolutely amazing rider, so he doesn't give components an easy time), so he damages the Maguras levers, while the Shimano ones are stronger.

Bikes and BBQ! I figured while I was cooking, I had time to make a bike video and that's how these two came together!

Great video, I am fairly new to mountain biking .I appreciate the information and you did not overcomlicate it.

Who said I didn't want to take 10 minutes? Perhaps, did you care to think that it's a bit much to have to deal with the rear wheel more frequently than I like? So, do me a favor. Stop assuming. Thanks.

@@yuri_on_youtube did you heart your own comment? lol. And obviously you didn't rtfm. Try rtfm in the future.

@@trentvlak And? So? You equate me hearting my own comment to not reading the manual? Ooookay. Keep assuming because YDKJS.

@@yuri_on_youtube I know you don't know how to use the preload on FSA hubs. That's not an FSA problem.

@@trentvlak You don't know, you're assuming. Just because I didn't disclose the maintenance and repair history of this rear wheel, you're basically making statements out of conjecture. It's obvious to me you don't know how to not be condescending. Just because we're in a disagreement and you choose to assume, doesn't make you right. We done? Or you just going to keep being a broken record about this?

Supergo was great. I didn't have one where I lived but I did order from them when they had catalogs. Best prices back then. I have different iterations of the Univega and with as much hard riding as I do, they still survive into 2024!

Right on. It's the best bike buy I have ever made. Yeah, now that I've had time to ride it, do a few XC races on it plus I did some parts change overs, I'm going to be putting out that video sometime tonight.

@@yuri_on_youtube its defintely the top bike now in my stable i bought it in size XL good luck w yours enjoy the rides

If you're in the US, there are a couple on eBay, specifically for the non-trunion. Another option is just finding a frame for sale and salvaging the shock off it. For the amount of time and hassle these days, I've just ordered custom shocks from Risse Racing for the LTS and RTS bikes.

@@yuri_on_youtube CUSTOM SHOCKS Risse Racing they still make them then...thanks i will have a look st them,,and no im not in the US in the UK ,thanks again

Interestingly enough, I'm literally on my way to an XC bike race with this wheelset. I have trials ridden, dirt jumped and competed in XC on these. Still true both side to side and still round. I did nick one of the spokes on a rock two years ago and it hasn't broken! I'll take apart the hub and see if I notice any pitting or what the wear looks like.

I did go with 2.35s - Gets me thinking I should do an update video of this bike.

I did and went with Vittoria Mezcal 2.35" wides and rode it pretty hard into berm turns to see if I would get any tire rub from wheel flex and did not encounter those issues. So, I can confirm that 2.35" wides will fit on this bike.

@@yuri_on_youtube Thanks Yuri for your response. I was thinking of going with the Schwalbe Hans Dampf but will have a look at the Mexcal's.

Maguras just have that bite I enjoy from their rim brakes to their discs. Particularly with Maguras, I've had them perform with negligible fade on minutes long descents. Once these brakes are set up right, they're great. I do eat through pads probably a half a year but to me, the performance is really hard to beat,

Haha same

It's a really good set up. I swapped out the wheels to a spare set of carbon FSA Gradients, a Sram GX cassette and Vittoria Mezcals and the bike is lighter and quicker. But it doesn't feel as fun since these FSA carbon wheels are ultra stiff. I'll eventually replace the FSAs with Spinergy MXX30s so the ride quality isn't as rigid.

@@yuri_on_youtube Interesting I was considering a wheel upgrade at some point as well for the obvious weight improvement. I'll probably just plan to thrash the stock pair till I would realistically need something new since I likely won't be racing it in the near future.

No problem - I actually was thinking the same thing which is why I made one. So far, after a week of riding this bike and throwing it around a really great jump line and some technical descents, my opinion and experience of this bike has only gone up.