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Intense Recluse Expert

Model year: 2018 MountainTrail
Last known price
$3,999
Travel
150 / 140 mm Fork / rear shock
Wheels
27.5″
Drivetrain
1 × 12 32t / 10–50t
Gear range
500%
Weight
13.2 kg 29.1 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame
Carbon
Brakes
Hydraulic disc

Rider height by size (cm)

Size guide
  • SM 158–171
  • MD 168–180
  • LG 178–189
  • XL 186–199

Components

21 of 22 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    Carbon Fiber Not identified

Suspension

2 parts

Sizes and geometry

Size explorer

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Size MD

Table
Reach 438mm
Stack 599mm
Wheelbase 1169mm
Head angle 66.0°
Seat angle 75.0°
Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 27.5″ wheel; exact published values are in the table below.
Size Reported by the manufacturer

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit
  • Unisex
Frame material
  • Carbon
Bicycle weight
  • 13.2 kg
  • 29.1 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Full suspension
Front travel
  • 150 mm
Rear travel
  • 140 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 1
Smallest chainring
  • 32
Largest chainring
  • 32
Rear sprockets
  • 12
Smallest sprocket
  • 10
Largest sprocket
  • 50
Lowest gear
  • 17.6 in
Highest gear
  • 88.0 in

Technical analysis

4 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Front travel

150 mm

This value is above the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Trail Model year: 2018
Sample
925 bicycles with this information
Coverage
98.6% of the class

Lowest gear

17.6 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Trail Model year: 2018
Sample
845 bicycles with this information
Coverage
90.0% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

This bicycle

Lowest gear
6.7 km/h
Highest gear
33.7 km/h

Total gear range 500%

Pedaling rhythm
80rpm
40
60
80
100
120

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2018 builds

Differences across 2018 builds
Specification This bicycle Intense Recluse Expert Intense Recluse DVO Edition Intense Recluse Elite Intense Recluse Factory Intense Recluse Foundation Intense Recluse Pro
Frame
Bicycle weight 13.2 kg 12.75 kg 12.73 kg Not informed Not informed Not informed
Drivetrain
Smallest chainring 32 34 32 34 30 32
Largest chainring 32 34 32 34 30 32
Rear sprockets 12 12 12 12 11 12
Smallest sprocket 10 10 10 10 11 10
Largest sprocket 50 50 50 50 42 50
Lowest gear 17.6 in 18.7 in 17.6 in 18.7 in 19.6 in 17.6 in
Highest gear 88.0 in 93.5 in 88.0 in 93.5 in 75.0 in 88.0 in
Other specifications
Wheel material Aluminum Carbon Carbon Carbon Aluminum Aluminum

No exact Recluse Expert publication is available for 2017.

Other models in this family

6 models

Published versions from the same family and model year.

Intense Recluse Expert, by Intense

This bicycle

Trail

Recluse Expert

  • Weight: 13.2 kg
  • Suspension: 150/140 mm
  • Wheel size: 27.5″
Intense Recluse Elite, by Intense

Trail

Recluse Elite

Mountain / Trail

  • Weight: 12.7 kg
  • Suspension: 150/140 mm
  • Wheel size: 27.5″
Intense Recluse Pro, by Intense

Trail

Recluse Pro

Mountain / Trail

  • Suspension: 150/140 mm
  • Wheel size: 27.5″

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