Intense Primer 29 Expert Bike Review | Bike Review | Intense Primer 29
This is my review of the 2020 Intense Primer 29'er Expert build, Carbon bike. Aggressive, versatile trail bike that lets you doing almost everything.
Recommendations:
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BIKE SPECS:
Frame – Carbon frame, ‘Large’ for this review
Head Angle – 65.9° (Low-trail) 65.3° (Lower-Enduro)
Seat Post – Intense Recon dropper post at a 75° angle - ideal
Handlebars – Intense Recon 780mm – nice and wide
Grips – Intense lock-on grips
Front Fork – Fox Float 34 Performance, 150mm travel, 3-settings
Rear Shock – Fox DPX2 – 140mm travel, 3-settings
Brakes – Shimano M500 and M520 (four piston) hydraulic disc
Levers – Shimano M500 disc
Shifters – SRAM NX Eagle - SO simple, easy.
Crank Ring – SRAM NX Eagle 32T
Rear Derailleur – SRAM NX Eagle
Hubs – LG1 Race SL - BOOST
Cassette – SRAM PG 1230 Eagle 12-Speed 11-50T
Chain – SRAM NX Eagle
Rims – E13 LG1 Enduro Race
Tyres – Maxxis High Roller 2.5 front, Maxxis Aggressor 2.3 rear – GREAT combo if you’re doing 75% trails.
Things I love about the bike:
Weight ~32lbs
Internal cable routing
1 X Chainring – less wear, less gear changes, less chain fall offs
12-Speed cassette, perfect gearing!
Flack guard kit
Low/Lower chip flip set (Trail or Enduro riding)
Bike kit gift box that comes with Primer! – tube valves, torque wrench box, torque manual, sticker set, extra acrylic frame protection, shock pump, carbon prep for friction, shock manuals, learn them.
The nifty crest on the head tube, showing Intense's racing heritage.
Things I added myself:
Grips: ODI Rogue Lock-On Grips, 130mm, nice and cushy. www.odigrips.com
Pedals: Shimano M540 SPD Pedals
Orange Seal Mountain Tubeless Fluid
All Mountain Style (AMS) Honeycomb film – Full Guard frame protection kit – www.allmountainstyle.com
Muc-off bike cleaner to help keep dust off. www.mucoff.com
Things I wish the Primer had:
Aluminum rear triangle
Trail where I do a drop is called "Adam's Run" at The Hydrocut near Guelph, Ontario.
Trail shown at the end is: "Miss Fire", Whistler Creekside. Try it, so much technical mayhem!