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A 29″ carbon frame full suspension trail bike with high-end components.
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$3,499| Weight | 26.3 lbs |
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| Frame | Carbon |
| Suspension | Full, 120 / 120mm |
| Fork | Fox Performance Float 34 |
| Shock | Fox Float DPS Performance |
| Wheels | 29″ Aluminum |
| Drivetrain | 1 × 12 |
| Groupset | NX Eagle |
| Brakes | Shimano Deore Hydraulic Disc |
| Seatpost | Dropper |
Apr 2020 · McCoy
A little cross-country and a whole lot of trail
Dec 2019 · Mick Kirkman
The fast and feisty Sniper slays accelerations and climbs, and is fun and confident downhill too
Serious attitude that rewards hard pedal efforts and dynamic riding
Suspension and geometry can handle high speeds and rough terrain way better than expected, considering the pace elsewhere
Brilliant value
You can’t try a bike for size or demo at a local dealer, although Intense’s 14-day ‘ride and return’ scheme gives a full refund if you don’t love your new bike
Sep 2018
Scoping out Intense's short-travel trail bike, the Intense Sniper Trail.
Jul 2018 · David Arthur
Type “XC bikes are dead” into Google and you get 385,000 results. But if the new Intense Sniper taught me anything, it’s that short travel bikes with proper modern geometry, wide bars, and a dropper post make a complete mockery of this myth.
Fast and light
Modern geometry
Wider bars and dropper post
Long seat tube
Unless racing, Trail version might be better pick
Limited tire clearance
Jun 2018
Watch our full video review of the Intense Sniper XC. Intense have infused a full-blown XC race bike with their own downhill DNA to create a lightweight, super efficient, race machine. Hear our thoughts after racing it at the Port to Port MTB stage race.
XC low weight and pedal efficiency with geometry that shreds.
Comfortable for four days of racing.
Our type of XC race bike.
Rear end lacks stiffness.
No cable routing provisions for left/rear brake.
Dropper became sticky and slow after three days.
Mar 2018 · Jordan Villella
Intense launches 100mm XC and 120mm Trail Sniper, designed to rock your race season to the next level. - Mtbr.com
| Frame | Sniper 29 Monocoque UD Carbon Front and Rear Triangle, Carbon Top Link, Alloy Lower Link, Internal Derailleur Routing, w/ 148 x12 mm spacing, 120 mm travel BB Standard: BB86/BB92, Press Fit Colors: Green / Ud Carbon; Silver / Ud Carbon |
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| Fork | FOX Performance 34SC (Step Cast) Matte Black, 3 Position Adjust 29, 51mm offset, 120mm, Boost Kabolt 110x15mm Travel: 120mm Spring Type: Air |
| Shock | FOX Float DPS, 165 x 45 mm Travel: 120mm |
| Bottom Bracket | SRAM DUB BB92 |
| Headset | Cane Creek AER Integrated Headset, Aluminum Bearing Series, IS41-IS52/40 |
| Stem | Intense Recon 50mm |
| Handlebar | Intense Recon 760mm Alloy |
| Saddle | WTB Silverado Race |
| Seatpost | Intense Recon, 125 mm Dropper Type: Dropper |
| Grips | Intense Nano Foam |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM NX Eagle 12speed |
|---|---|
| Front Derailleur | N/A |
| Crank | SRAM NX Eagle DUB GXP 175mm, 32T |
| Shifters | SRAM NX Eagle 12speed Trigger |
| Cassette | SRAM NX Eagle 12speed, 11-50T |
| Chain | SRAM NX Eagle 12speed |
| Brakes | Shimano MT500 6-bolt, 180mm FR / 160mm RR Type: Shimano Deore Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | Raceface AR27 29”, 27mm Inner Width |
|---|---|
| Spokes | DT Swiss Champion |
| Front Hub | Intense, 6-bolt, 110x15mm, 32 Hole Front / 148x12mm, XD, 32 Hole Rear |
| Rear Hub | Intense, 6-bolt, 110x15mm, 32 Hole Front / 148x12mm, XD, 32 Hole Rear |
| Tires | Maxxis 29x2.35 Forekaster Folding, 120 TPI, DC/EXO/TR |
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