2024 Mountain Bike Hall of Famer Jeff Steber welded the original Spider frame in 1990 three years before officially founding Intense Cycles. The company’s name came from other riders checking out his ...

Trying to classify mountain bikes in 2025 has become interesting, but Intense calls the all-new Spider a “Light Trail” bike. For the sake of simplicity, it’s just a trail bike, and a really ...

Intense has made a name for itself producing niche, quality and ultimately sought-after products. The new Spider 275 Carbon carries a lofty price tag that matches its ambition of no-compromise trail ...

Combining the big wheels with Intense's VPP (Virtual Pivot Point) back end makes the new Spider float across lumpy terrain as though it has more suspension travel than the regular 26in wheeled version ...