"Dex Files" - Episode 1

From British Columbia, to California and Oregon, follow Intense/OGC team rider Dexter Robson, in a new 3 part series based on west coast riding life.

In episode 1, we head to one of the best riding towns in all of British Columbia. In early March, Dexter receives his highlighter yellow M9. Fresh with excitement, we spend the day, amidst towering tree's and staggering views, attempting to capture the feeling of how a new bike performs. Silent, and crisp. Choosing one of the nicest days of early spring, and finishing it off with quite a spectacular sunset, in true Squamish fashion. And possibly gorging on some Fat Burger.

We've made a few trips to Squamish over the years, and have shot an excessive amount of sunset shots. It seems every evening invokes this type of light. Perfect riding conditions, making it easy to lean it over.

Special thanks to: GoPro, Outdoor Gear Canada, Easton, Intense Cycles, Giro and everyone else who made this possible.

pinkbike.com

Dexter Robson is on Intense frame and Fox fork.
Also sponsored for Giro helmet and GoPro camera.

Summer in Winter

February 4, 2012. 10 degrees and sunny. Perfect weather for cable cam testing. Went out with the Dunbar guys and got one long line dialled, then got a few other shots to at least cut something together.

Great video of Adam Mantle on is new yellow Intense M9 with Fox fork.

Summer in Winter from Goldstein Productions on Vimeo.

Adam Mantle is an Intense Cycles sponsored athlete.

Dexter Rides The Shore

Que faire avec la température actuelle ? Dévaler les pentes en ski ou en vélo ?

What to do in the current weather? Doing downhill on your ski or riding your bike?






Dexter Robson is on Intense M9 frame and Fox fork.

Intense M9 FRO review on Pinkbike

After five months of winter shredding in the Pacific Northwest, Pinkbike gives the full rundown on what proved to be one impressive downhill machine.

" Once you manage to sort your way through the setup details, the M9 handles like a champ. You can get it dialed for almost any riding style, and any course, so it is well worth the effort time to work your way through the setup process a few times to understand how each adjustment affects the M9’s handling. A little bit of research and some time trying things out, and all will come together. Every adjustment works as advertised. The prize waiting for you is that you can change the M9 to suit your riding style and shock choices - not the other way around.  "

" The M9 is an incredible ride for the privateer racer or a pro team unburdened by a bicycle sponsor. While it isn't cheap, it can be set up for just about any rider and track, and it comes with a heritage that makes it more than a DH bike. Intense cuts the metal, machines the parts, welds, heat treats, and assembles every M9 in its Temecula factory. That and a history as long as the World Cup Downhill circuit makes the M9 it an easy choice if you are looking for a bike to take to the races and don't have the full support of a big sponsor. The M9 FRO has what it takes to shrug off all doubts and excuses for not making the podium. Intense has gone to extremes to make sure this frame will perform happily for any riding style and over any terrain. The M9 simplifies your job: go win races. "

To read the full review, go to:

www.pinkbike.com

OGC / Intense athletes - Downhill Race reports

Mont Tremblant Canada Cup

Race course conditions by Olivier Laprade

The race course was demanding both technically and physically, the rain of the last weeks put a lot of wear on it. The flat pedaling sections were rutted like an MX track!

Matt Beer

4th Senior

Bike: Intense M9 yellow

Just dropping the news from my first race of the season. I finished 4th (4th 2010) in elite with a time of 4:10:437 mins, 2.5 seconds off of first.

I was looking to improve from last year with the amount of training I put in over the winter. Unfortunately I only had one day previous to practice on the new bike and the Tremblant course is awkward even when you're feeling comfortable on your bike. Olivier had the OGC pit setup and was such a help all weekend! Once I got the suspension dialed in, I felt a lot more confident.

4th is a great start to the season, so thanks to everyone at NRG ent., OGC, JJ and Drew at Alpinestars, Jerome and Lacy at the Sports NL training center and Chris at Freeride for all the help!

Vaea Verbeeck

2nd Senior

Danice Uyesugi

4th Senior

Bike: Intense M9 green

Olivier Laprade, Opus/OGC

32th Senior

Olivier's thoughts on his ride: "...with really bad allergies and a cold. but it was a pretty clean run considering! It was the real first nice weekend out and I had to get sick..."

Sean Barron, Martin Swiss rider

Winner, Master Expert 40-49

Bike: Intense M9 red

Fred Belanger

2nd Master Expert 30-39

Bike: Intense M9 red