Intense Cycles carbine 275, carbine 29 series User Manual
user manual carbine 275
Welcome to
the family
AT INTENSE, WE HAVE ONE GOAL - TO PROVIDE THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE.
Our team of designers, engineers and product experts are focused on one thing every
day: your experience on the bike. We build bikes that are as thrilling to look at as they
are to ride, and we build them for the select few of you who understand the difference
and refuse to settle for anything else.
From the early days of Intense, when founder Jeff Steber worked alone in his garage to
today, where a crew of talented people work in a Temecula, CA factory, Intense has been
a brand built on passion by forward thinkers who, even today, love nothing more than
to throw a leg over a sweet bike and head out for a rip. We’re so glad you’ve joined us.
Welcome to Intense, we hope it’s the ride of your life.
THE CARBINE 275
For the trail, all mountain or endure riders, the Carbine 275 has the perfect blend of
stability and travel options for any type of terrain. The oversized 1.5 lower headset
contact point keeps you pointing exactly where you want to go and the ACB, 15mm
collet axle system holds it all together with precision. The Carbine 275 has been
at the forefront of the 27.5” wheel revolution and holds all the key attributes and
advantages of this wheel size.
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frame features 4
Geometry 5
exploded view and b.o.m. 6
Assembly 8
torque chart 12
setup 13
maintenance 16
registration 19
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frame
features /
spec
frame Features //
• Adjustable Travel – 5.5” or 6” (135mm or 150mm)
• Patented VPP Suspension Technology
• 27.5 Wheel Size
• Available in 26” configuration
• G1 Replaceable Drop Out System
• 5.5lbs Frame weight (Medium Naked)
• integrated Internal Brake and Derailleur Cable Routing System
• Angular Contact/Collet Bearing System with replaceable Grease Zirks
• Internal Cable Routing for dropper posts
• Tapered Head Tube
• ISCG 05 Mounts
• FLack GuaRD Chain stay & Down tube Protection
• H20 Bottle Fitment
component spec //
• Fork – accepts 1.125" straight steer or 1.125"/1.5" tapered steer,
150mm Travel, 544mm lower leg length, 44mm offset
• Shock – 200mm x 57mm (7.875” x 2.25”), 22mm x 6mm and 30mm x 6mm reducers
• Front derailleur – Direct Mount, top pull
• Seat post – 31.6mm
• Headset – zero stack 44 upper / external cup 49 lower
• Rear Axle – 135mm qr or 142mm x 12mm ta
• Brake Mount – international standard for 160mm rotor
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Geometry
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GEOMETRY NOTEs
GEOME TRY TA KEN AT TOP OUT WITH 54 4MM
FORK LENGTH, 44MM FORK OFFSET and
27.5" wheel configuration .
SMALL MEDIUM LARGE
A Wheel Base 1097 mm / 43.2” 1123 mm / 44.2” 1148 mm / 45.2”
B Top Tube Length 559 mm / 22” 584 mm / 23” 610 mm / 24”
C Chain Stay Length 432 mm / 17” 432 mm / 17” 432 mm / 17”
D Head Tube Length 107 mm / 4.2” 114 mm / 4.5” 122 mm / 4.8”
E Head Tube Angle 67˚ 67˚ 67˚
F Reach 387 mm / 15.25” 413 mm / 16.25” 438 mm / 17.25”
G Stack 572 mm / 22.5” 584 mm / 23” 597 mm / 23.5”
H BB Height 348 mm / 13.7” 348 mm / 13.7” 348 mm / 13.7”
I Seat Tube Angle (Effective) 72.5˚ 72.5˚ 72.5˚
J Seat Tube Angle (Actual) 70.5˚ 70.5˚ 70.5˚
K S eat Tube Length 394 m m / 15.5” 445 mm / 17.5” 495 mm / 19.5”
L Standover Height 783 mm / 30.8” 799 mm / 31.4” 808 mm / 31.8”
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