Intense Cycles TAZER User Manual

USER MANUAL // TAZER

table of contents //

Introduction / Registration 2

Unboxing 4

Get Charged / Build 5

Connect the System . 7

Suspension Setup 8

Frame Features / Component Spec 10

Geometry 11
Exploded View an d B.O.M. 12

Torque Chart 15

Unique Identi ers 16

About the Batter y 17

Installing / Removing B attery 20

Turning the Power On / Off 22

Cycle Computer Di splay and Setting 23

Assist and Shif t Switches 24

Maintenance 26

Troubleshooting 28

E-bike Declaration of Conformity 30

At Intense, we have one goal -

to provide the ride of your life //

Our team of designer s, engineers and pro duct experts ar e focused on

one thing every day: your ex perience on the bike. We build bikes that

are as thrilling to lo ok at as they are to ride, and we bui ld them for the

select few of you who unde rstand the difference and ref use to settle for

anything else. From the e arly days of Intense, when founder Jeff S teber

worked alone in his gara ge to today, where a crew of talented people wo rk

in a Temecula, CA factory, Intense has b een a brand built on passion by

forward thinker s who, even today, love nothing more than to throw a leg

over a sweet bike and head out for a ri p. We’re so glad you’ve joined us.

Welcome to Intense, enjoy yo ur experience.

the tazer //

More than an eBike, thin k of the Taze r as an Intense bike that happens

to have an E-assist featur e. Built with aggress ive trail geometr y, Jeff

Steber tuned kinema tics and 29”/27.5” front and rea r wheel sizes, this

bike delivers a unique ri de for an eMTB that won’t feel cumber some and

has a seamless pedal -to-power transition.

#NOSHUTTLEREQUIRED

register your bike //

www.intensecycles.com/warranty-card/

technica l assistance

[e-mail]

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Welcome to
th e fam i ly

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setup

Preface //

Before you can get out th ere and rip up the trail s,

we need to get your bike unpacked and b uilt up.

This is a good chanc e for you to become fami liar

with your bike and to ensure th e performance and

ride character istics of the Tazer is optimised for you .

Tools needed

• sho ck pump

• small r uler or measuring device

• torque wrench

• I ntense Carbon Paste

Unboxing your tazer //

Careful attentio n has been given to the packaging of your Intense Tazer

to not only ensure that it ar rives safely and und amaged, but also that

you are able to re-us e the packaging for situations in whi ch you need to

safely transpor t your bike.

1. Rest the box on the ground or stable surface

with the top side facing up.

2. Pull the aps and open the top l id.

3. Remove the INTEN SE accessory box, which contains

your user manual, torque wrench, and shock pump.

4. Everything in the box is numbere d. Remov e the in serts

in chrono logical order taking care n ot to rip or tear th e

cardbard s o that th ey can b e reused in the future .

5. After removing the h andleba r and contro l protector (#7), raise the

dropper post by activating the trigger located on the handlebar.

6. Mount the frame onto a bike stand using the seatpost as your

clamp ing surface. WARNING: Do not clamp onto any of the carbon

surfaces of the frame as this could severely damage the frame.

7. Co ntinue by remov ing the remainin g protectors from the bike.

Get charged //

The battery is no t fully charged at the time of pur chase, so before you start

building your Tazer, take a moment to unpack and c harge the supplied

Shimano batter y using its dedicated c harger. Be sure to charge the

battery until it i s fully charged. See page 18 for more informat ion about

charging the battery.

Charging plug

Battery

Charging port

IMPORTANT NOTE: Keep the Shimano battery box and original internal

packaging for potential future returns to Shimano.

packaging identifiers

1. Frame spacer

2. Wheel stabil izer (fro nt wheel)

3. Wheel stabil izer (rear wheel)

4. Rear wheel cover

5. Front wheel cover

6. Cassette cover

7. Handlebar and

contro l protector

8. Fork cover

9. Downtube / toptube protector

building your tazer //

Once all the protec tors have been removed from the bike, we can beg in

the process of mou nting the components onto the frame.

Handlebar Installation

1. Spin the stem around so that the faceplate is facing forward.

2. Using a 4 mm allen key, remove the faceplate from the stem.

3. Making sure that all the cables are oriented properly, place

the handlebar into the stem and reinstall the facep late.

With the handlebar centered, torque the faceplate bolts to

6 Nm / 54 in-lbs. NOTE: Take your time when installing the

faceplate bolts to prevent any type of cross threading.

p r o t i p

When installing th e faceplate, always tight en the stem bolts in a cro ss

pattern (top left – bo ttom right, bottom left – Top right).

Mounting the Derailleur

1. Using a knife or scissors, carefully remove the bubble wrap

and z ipties fro m the rear d erailleur, ch ain, and B-s crew.

2. With a 5mm allen key, mount the rear derailleur onto the

derailleur han ger being care ful to avoid cross threading .

3. Using a torque wrench, tighten the derailleur

bolt to 8-10 Nm / 70-90 in-lbs.

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Installing the rear wheel

1. Remove the brake pad sp acers from the rear brake. Be sure

to keep this in a safe spot so it c an be reused in the future.

2. Remove the rear axle.

3. Grab the rear wheel and c arefully remove the disc

guard. Check the disc gu ard to make sure the end

cap is not accident ally removed with the guard.

4. Pull the derailleur back an d slide the rear wheel

into the rear triangl e of the bike, setting the chain

on the smallest gear of t he cassette.

5. From the non-drive sid e, slide the axle through the dropo ut and

wheel assembly, threading i t by hand in a clockwise directio n.

6. Using a 5mm allen key from the dr ive side, tighten the axle in

a counter clock wise direction. Torque to 11 Nm / 100 in-lbs.

7. From t he non-drive side, tighten the c one spacer with

a 5mm allen key. Torque to 14 Nm / 125 in-lbs.

Installing the front wheel

1. Grab the front w heel and carefully remove the disc guard.

2. Remove the front axle as well as t he pad spacer from the front

brake. Be sure to keep the pad spac er in a safe spot for future use.

3. With the rotor side of the wh eel on the non-drive side

of the bike, line the brake cali per up with the disc rotor

carefuly sliding th e front wheel between the fork le gs.

4. Slide the axle through t he fork dropout and wheel assemb ly

and tighten by turning in a c lockwise direction. NOT E: To

prevent accidental opening of the quick release lever while

riding, always lock t he lever in an upward direction (paralle l

to the fork leg) or horizo ntally towards the rear of the bike.

Quick Component Check

All INTENSE bicyc les are delivered " Ride Ready", meaning you c an

expect the bikes to com e with the brakes and dr ivetrain all proper ly

adjusted. However, to ensure that nothing happened during shipping,

we recommend that you c heck that all the c omponents are oper ating

correctly bef ore heading out to the trail.

1. One wheel at a time, sp in the wheels to make sure there

is no rotor rub from th e brake pads. Give the brakes a

squeeze to make sure every thing feels alright.

2. Check that the derailleu r is adjusted properly by

running up and down th e gears making sure that

everything is functioning nice and smoothly.

setting preload on the h eadset
and tightening the stem

1. Remove the bike from the st and and place it onto the ground.

2. Check that front wheel is i nline with the stem.

PRO TIP: You can line up the back of the ha ndlebar with

the front of the fork c rown to help with alignment.

3. Set the preload on the heads et by tightening

the bolt in the center c ap.

4. Tighten stem bolts with 5m m allen key

and torque to 8 Nm / 70 in-l bs.

connecting the system //

Now that your bike is built, we n eed to plug the electric wire that c an be

found coming out of th e down tube (drive side) into the back of the cycling

computer as shown be low.

seat po st

When insertin g the seat post, apply a li beral coat carb on paste and

gently slide it into the se at tube. With a minimum se at post insertio n of

4" (100mm), tighten seat post clamp to 5 Nm / 4 5 in-lbs. NOTE: Over

tightening the seat po st clamp will inhibit the movement of the sea t post

and potentially damag e seat post and/or seat tube.

connecting the electric wire

Use the Shimano original tool (TL-EW02) for installation and removal of

the electric wi re. Set so that the projec tion on the conne ctor is aligned

with the groove on the nar row end of the tool.

When installing th e electric wire, do n ot forcibly bend the c onnector. It

may result in a poor cont act. When connecting the elec tric wire, push it

in until it clicks in plac e.

Connector

Shimano Installation Tool
(TL- EW02 )

min. seat height

4”

(100m m)

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Travel

155 mm (6.1")

Shock Stroke

55 mm (2.15")

Shock Sag

30% when sitt ing on the bike

Fork Sag

20% when sitti ng on the bike

Shock

Fox Float DPX2 Sho ck 185 x 55 mm

RIDER WEIG HT

(LBS/KG S)

Air Pressure

(PSI)

REBOUND

(clicks out fr om fully close d)

Closed is Clockwise

Open is Counter Clockwise

Low Speed

Compression

100 lbs/ 45 kgs

130 11

10 Clicks Out

110 lbs/ 50 kgs

145 10

120 lbs/ 54 kgs

160 9

130 lbs/ 59 kgs

175 9

140 lbs/ 63 .5 kgs

190 8

150/ 68 kgs

205 8

8 Clicks Out

160/ 73 kgs

220 7

170/ 77 kgs

235 7

180/ 82 kgs

250 6

190/ 86 kgs

265 6

200/ 91 kgs

280 5

6 Clicks Out

210/ 95 kgs

295 5

220/ 100 kgs

310 4

230/ 104 kgs

325 3

240/ 109 kgs

340 2

250/ 113 kgs

350 2

shock setup //

Proper set u p and tuning can vary fro m sh ock to shock. Please c onsult

the Fox manual included w ith your bike for complete i nformation abou t

set up, tuning and general maintenance or visit www.foxracingshox.com

setting the sag //

1. Remove fork and shoc k air caps and be sure you have a

shock pump and a small r uler or measuring device handy.

2. Go ahead and hop on the bike. Be sur e to place

all your weight on the seat w ith the dropper in the

up position and both h ands on the grips.

3. Give the bike 5-6 mo derate bounces and

sit back down on the sad dle.

4. Now have your friend slide bot h the rear shock and the front fork

o-rings dow n against the seal lip of the damper bodys (I mage #1).

5. Step off the bike nice and easy. Be sure to n ot compress

the suspension af ter the o-rings have been set.

P r o T i p

Here is where having a fr iend helps. Have them st raddle the front

wheel and pull the hand le bars in a upward direction as to not allow th e

suspension to comp ress as you get off (Image #4).

6. Using your measuring devic e, measure the gap between

the suspension seal l ip and the o-ring. Using the ch art

on the following pag e will tell you if you need more air

pressure or less air p ressure (Images #2, #3).

7. Adju st air pressure with your shock pump ac cordingly (Image #5).

8. Re-visit steps 2-6 unt il your desired sag

measurement have been reached.

9. Install valve caps.

20%

(30mm)

While suspension
is compressed on
fork or rear sho ck,
slide o-ri ng down
against the sea l lip
of damper body.

Release compression.

Measure gap fro m

o-ring to se al lip.

4

21

3 5

cm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

30%

(16.5m m)

FOX FLOAT dpx2

185 x 55mm

NOTE:

• FLOAT DPX2 shocks have a maximum

pressure of 35 0psi (24.1 bar).

• Max rider weight for the DPX 2 shock on

the Tazer is 250 lbs / 113 kg based on

30% sag require ment and DPX2 shoc k

max air pressu re of 350 psi.

• Max rider weight for TAZER f rame

is 300 lbs / 136 kg.

• Please contact the Inten se Cycles Tech

Center for shoc k tment options.

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Geometry //

A

B

BB Drop

C

F

E

D

G

H

L

K

I

J

GEOMETRY NOTE

Geometry taken at top out with 567mm axle to

crown length and 51mm fork of fset.

Component spe c NOTE

The Tazer is designed around th e use of a single

chain ring only. Use of a doubl e or triple ring set will

not allow proper cle arance with the frame.

Frame Features //

• Rear Travel: 155mm / 6.1

inches with metri c 185 x 55

stroke shock

• 29” Front Wh eel size, 27. 5” x

2.80” Plus Rear Wh eel size

• Progressive Shock Curve

• Integrated 148 x 12mm

dropouts

• Internal Cable Routing

• Flack Guard: Downtube,

Chainstay, Seatstay and

Seattube protection

• Molded: Rear Fender

• Tapered Head Tube

• Replaceable Grease Zerk on

back of Lower Link

• Max Bea rings and Dedicated

Frame Hardware

• Molded Skid plate

• Removable Battery

Component Spec //

• Fork: Acc epts 1.125” straig ht

steer or 1.125”/1.5” tapered

steer, 160mm travel/ 6.3

inches, 567mm A xle to Crown,

51mm O ffse t

• Shock : 185mm x 55mm Metric

Shock, Trunnion with 20 mm x

8mm Reducers on sho ck

• Seat po st: 31.6mm

• Headset: Z ero Stack 49mm

Upper/ 56mm Lower

• Rear A xle: BOOST 148 x 12mm

• Brake Mount : Post Mount for

200mm rotor

• Shimano E8 000 Motor

• Shimano E8 010 Battery

SMALL MEDIUM LARGE

A

Wheel Base: 1199.4 mm/ 47.2” 123 0 mm/ 48.4” 1260 mm/ 49.6”

B

Top Tub e Len gth: 577 mm/ 22.7” 605 mm/ 23 .8” 633.4 mm/ 25”

C

Chain Stay Length: 450 mm/ 17.7” 450 mm/ 17.7” 4 50 mm/ 17.7”

D

Head Tube Length: 10 0 mm/ 3.94” 115 mm/ 4. 5” 125 mm/ 4.9”

E

Head Tube Angle: 64.9˚ 64.9˚ 64.9˚

F

Reach: 425 mm/ 16.7 ” 450 mm/ 17.7” 475 mm/ 18.7”

G

Stack: 610 m m/ 24” 623 mm / 24.54” 632 mm/ 24. 9”

H

BB Height: 347 mm/ 13.65” 347 mm/ 13.65 ” 347 mm/ 13.65”

BB Drop 12 mm/ 0.47” 12 mm/ 0.47” 12 mm/ 0.47”

I

Seat Tube Angle

(Effective):

75.4˚ 75.4˚ 75.4˚

J

Seat Tube Angle (Actual): 72.9˚ 72.9˚ 72.9˚

K

Seat Tube Length: 394 m m/ 15.5” 419 mm/ 16.5” 445 mm/ 17.5”

L

Standover Height: 806 mm/ 31.7” 814.1 mm/ 32” 8 22 mm/ 32.4”

getting to
know your
tazer

W A R N I N G

Use the supplied key to remove t he battery from the

frame to perform battery swap or for charging. Do

not move or alter the batte ry frame mounts from th eir

factory posit ion in the downtube as this could r esult

in subpar perfor mance, may lead to battery and or

frame damage and is not c overed under warranty.

Please contact Intense Cycles Tech Center if you

have any questions relatin g to the battery mounts.