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Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast

Singletracks MTB News Podcast: Episode 4

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast

Singletracks.com

Wilderness, Sports

4.7574 Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2015

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

In this episode we share Greg’s Intense Tracer review, Michael’s list of 50 essential items for an MTB emergency kit, John’s review of the Marin Pine Mountain, and a note about updates to the Singletracks forums.

Tune in to tomorrow’s podcast for a conversation with myself, Greg, and Aaron about this week’s MTB news!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Something unexpected has arrived in Happy Meal.

0:03.0

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Hello Kitty and friends are teaming up for the Ultimate Collab.

0:08.0

Joining your little ones on a fun-fueled adventure.

0:11.0

Some fun, some food, it's all inside this Happy Meal.

0:16.0

Until the 2nd of February, from 11am includes one pre-selected book or toy, whilst dots last.

0:24.2

Hey, everybody, welcome back to the Single Tracks podcast.

0:27.9

Last week, Greg and John went out to Moab for Outer Bike,

0:30.5

and we've got a couple of their bike reviews to share today.

0:34.9

Also, a list of 50 must-have items in your mountain bike emergency kit,

0:37.3

and some information about the single tracks forums so

0:38.0

Greg rode the Intense tracer 275c pro and really had a blast on it and this is his review.

0:45.0

Intense cycles Tracer 275C has become the stuff of legends but sometimes unless you get up close

0:51.0

and personal with a legendary figure you'll never know how much of what you've heard is fact and how much is fiction.

0:57.0

With the tracer, despite its legendary status, I found that everything I'd heard fell into the fact category.

1:02.9

There's no need to create any fiction. It's just that good. The tracer sports 27.5 inch wheels, a full carbon frame, and 160 millimeters of travel front and back.

1:12.6

The geometry can be tweaked via a pair of different shock bolting points in the suspension linkage,

1:17.6

but the standard geometry offers a 66.5 degree head tube angle.

1:21.6

I tested the Pro Build, which is one step down from the top tier build kit.

1:26.6

Retailing for $6,500, my test bike was

1:29.4

specced with a Rockshocks Monarch Plus rear shock, a pike fork, SRAM guide brakes, a

1:35.1

SRAM X01 drive train, and DT Swiss E-1700 wheels. I handpicked the tracer as an ideal bike

1:42.0

for a pedal up the high-massa trail in the

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