Originally Posted by Raiyn
How amusing, he makes no mention of the FSR at all. At least with the link I gave he can see the differences in real time. There's a reason Specialized licenses it's design out to other companies - it simply works better
Actually, he does:
The Intense Tracer is the best balances all around trail bike I've ever ridden. It bobs very little when seated or standing and pedaling hard and is superb handling and braking, and can be adjusted to be climbing oriented, a bit slacker angled for technical oriented, or sport race oriented, all in one bike.
The Tracer (since replaced by the Spyder) is an exact replica of the old Stumpjumper (pre 2004) design. Intense licensed the specs from Specialized and basically just copied their design in every conceivable way (my "primary" riding buddy rides an '02 Tracer so I'm VERY familiar with it.)
Without mentioning the FSR design specifically, he does say that it's one of the best on the market through his review of the Tracer.