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: - Buy and have handy a rear derailleur hanger, also buy and have installed some "Ride Wrap": https://www.ridewrap.com/ca/en/ - Clean your bike with Muc-off bike cleaner: https://us.muc-off.com/collections/bicycle-cleaning/products/nano-tech-bike-cleaner-1l-move-over-limited-edition 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!