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Intense Cycles
2018 Intense Cycles Carbine Elite
Previous used estimate
$2,074 - $2,134
Actual value depends on condition, size, and local demand.
Value Guide market data · 2018 Intense Cycles Carbine Elite
12-month projected trend
19%
Direction and magnitude, not judgment
vs. category average
5%
Drops faster than category avg
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Overview
About this bike
Watch your competition choke with anxiety when you roll up on the wildly fast Intense Carbine. With 155mm of rear travel,160mm up front, modern trail geometry, and a svelte carbon frame, you'll find yourself steamrolling enduro courses and railing local tracks with speed-boosting confidence. The Elite build gets you top-level components for the best blend of performance and value. Suspension components include the beastly RockShox Lyrik fork and Super Deluxe RC3 shock combo, and SRAM's XO1 Eagle/TruVativ Descendant Carbon drivetrain offers a huge gear range for blasting up, down, and over every type of trail imaginable. 30mm-wide Intense wheels laced to DT 350 hubs create a stable platform for the Maxxis 29 x 2.40 Minion DHR II tires, while SRAM Guide RS hydraulic disc brakes paired to 180mm rotors ensure you're in complete control at every turn. Elite Build Highlights: - 160mm front / 155mm rear travel - 29” wheel size - Integrated BOOST 148 x 12 dropouts - SL Frame is 200 grams lighter with titanium hardware and high-modulus carbon fiber - Internal cable routing - Internal seat tube cable routing for dropper posts - Monocoque front triangle - Water bottle fitment - Downtube and chainstay flack guard protection - Tapered head tube - Angular contact/collet bearing system with replaceable grease zerks
Specifications
- Subtype
- Trail / Enduro
- Category
- Mountain
- Component Fork
- Rock Shox Lyrik RCT3 29, Solo Air, 160mm
- Component Hubs
- DT Swiss 350 Classic
- Component Size
- Small, Medium, Large, X-Large
- Component Stem
- Intense Recon ELITE 40mm
- Product Family
- Carbine
- Component Axles
- 15 x 110mm Boost (Front) 12 x 148mm Boost (Rear)
- Component Chain
- Sram GX Eagle 12 speed
- Component Color
- Blue, Grey
- Component Frame
- Carbine 29” Enduro Monocoque Carbon Frame. High Modulus Carbon fiber, carbon top link, ti hardware, internal shift, dropper post and brake routing. ISCG05 mounts, flack guard armour, 155mm travel
- Component Brakes
- Sram Guide RS Hydraulic Disc 180mm Front & 180mm Rear
- Component Saddle
- Fabric Scoop Radius Elite w/ Cr-Mo Rails
- Component Headset
- Cane Creek 40 Series, ZS44/EC49.40
- Component Cassette
- Sram XG1295 X01 Eagle 12 speed, 10-50T
- Component Crankset
- TruVativ Descendant Carbon Eagle Boost GXP 175mm
- Component Shifters
- Sram X01 Eagle 12 speed Trigger
- Component Handlebar
- Intense Recon 780mm Carbon
- Component Seat Post
- Fox Transfer 31.6mm, 150mm Dropper
- Component Chainrings
- 32T
- Component Front Tire
- Maxxis 29x2.40 Minion DHR II 60TPI EXO/TR
- Component Rear Shock
- Rock Shox Super Deluxe RC3, 230x60mm
- Component Tape Grips
- Intense Dual Lock-On
- Component Brake Levers
- Sram Guide RS Hydraulic
- Component Bottom Bracket
- Sram Pressfit GXP BB92
- Component Rear Derailleur
- Sram X01 Eagle 12speed
- Rear Shock
- Rock Shox Super Deluxe RC3, 230x60mm
- Hubs
- DT Swiss 350 Classic
- Crankset
- TruVativ Descendant Carbon Eagle Boost GXP 175mm
- Bottom Bracket
- Sram Pressfit GXP BB92
- Chain
- Sram GX Eagle 12 speed
- Saddle
- Fabric Scoop Radius Elite w/ Cr-Mo Rails
- Handlebar
- Intense Recon 780mm Carbon
- Headset
- Cane Creek 40 Series, ZS44/EC49.40
- Rear Derailleur
- Sram X01 Eagle 12speed
- Stem
- Intense Recon ELITE 40mm
- Axles
- 15 x 110mm Boost (Front) 12 x 148mm Boost (Rear)
- Brake Levers
- Sram Guide RS Hydraulic
- Brakes
- Sram Guide RS Hydraulic Disc 180mm Front & 180mm Rear
- Cassette
- Sram XG1295 X01 Eagle 12 speed, 10-50T
- Chainrings
- 32T
- Fork
- Rock Shox Lyrik RCT3 29, Solo Air, 160mm
- Frame
- Carbine 29” Enduro Monocoque Carbon Frame. High Modulus Carbon fiber, carbon top link, ti hardware, internal shift, dropper post and brake routing. ISCG05 mounts, flack guard armour, 155mm travel
- Seat Post
- Fox Transfer 31.6mm, 150mm Dropper
- Shifters
- Sram X01 Eagle 12 speed Trigger
- Tape/Grips
- Intense Dual Lock-On
- Color
- Grey
- Size
- X-Large
- Front Tire
- Maxxis 29x2.40 Minion DHR II 60TPI EXO/TR
What to check when buying used
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Drivetrain wear
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Inspection
Service history
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Inspection
Suspension service
Confirm fork and rear shock service intervals and check pivot bearings for play.