With two new bikes just released, an investment in carbon fibre and a new 29er, it looks set to be a good year for Intense Cycles.

At the London Bike Show last week we got our first look at the new Intense Cycles Hard Eddie 29er carbon fibre hardtail, and no sooner had we got back from the ExCel Centre where the show was held than an email was waiting for us with details of the Carbine 2, a lighter version of the company’s 122 to 135mm trail full-susser.

We caught up with Simon Ford from Extra UK, who look after Intense Cycles in the UK, and he took us through the complete range of bikes for 2012. More details at www.intensecycles.com and  www.extrauk.co.uk.

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