Santa Cruz Hightower VS Intense Primer | Californian Dream Bike Test | Mountain Bike Rider

Two well-matched rivals from the Golden State go head-to-head in our boutique trail bike shoot-out – which will shine the brightest? Closely matched in almost every facet, both these boutique bikes boast 140mm of rear wheel travel, 150mm forks up front and full carbon frames. They both come with flip chips to adjust the geometry and suspension feel, grease ports for lubricating the bearings, threaded bottom brackets, internal cable routing and usable bottle cage mounts. Hell, they even share the same counter-rotating link suspension design, even if it's labelled VPP on the Santa Cruz and JS Tuned on the Intense. Intense Primer Pro 29 £5,599 Santa Cruz Hightower CC X01 £6,599 Control tyres and sealant supplied by Maxxis and Orange Seal – www.extrauk.co.uk Click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/MBRmagaz... More at: MBR: http://www.mbr.co.uk/ Facebook:   / mbrmagazine   Twitter:   / mbrmagazine   Google +: https://plus.google.com/1007090999865...