Intend Blackline Flash 35 Suspension Fork - 29" | TravelRanger | 44mm Offset | Tapered | 15x110mm Boost - 170mm

The biggest, the baddest.

All you care about is going downhill? You’re a heavy rider? Your riding style is uber aggressive? When someone asks you about the weight of your bike all you do is shrug? You are paranoid about USD being not stiff enough? You are the Rocky Balboa of Mountain Biking? You only ride the nastiest, steepest and roughest trails out there?

If you answer one or more of the questions above with a “yes”, you might be a candidate for the Flash.

With an even further reinforced upper part of the fork (in comparison to the already sturdy Edge model), you are getting the ultimate stiff & sturdy upside down fork, ready for anything you throw at it. This burly fork is made for riders who want the absolute upside down fork in terms of stiffness, stability and precision. It’s also a valid choice for a big hitting e-bike rig. By the way, the Flash 35 won the German national enduro title in both, Women and Men categories.

Intend Blackline DH-ready damping and airspring provides an unmatched suppleness and a natural, predictable feel. In case you wish for more progression: Two bottom caps with alternate progression are in extent of delivery.
Intend forks are especially easy to service and special tools are not required. Changing travel is also easily possible, no extra airshaft needed!

Features of the Intend Blackline Flash 35 Suspension Fork

• Ride Style: Enduro, Freeride
• Travel: 170mm
• Wheel Size: 29” only
• Spring Type: air spring
• Damping: closed cartridge, selfbleeding
• Adjustments: rebound / compression / air spring / progression
• Weight: 2450g
• Color: Black anodized
• Lowers: black coated tubes with pressed on dropouts
• USD forks in general not 100% compatible with steel braided hoses

Technical data:

• Fork Offset / Rake: 44mm
• Steerer Tube Length: 240mm
• Stanchions Diameter : 35mm
• Axle to Crown: 581.5
• Steerer tube: Tapered 1 1/8″ – 1.5″ (inner diameter: 23mm)
• Dropout: 15mm x 110mm Boost Thru axle
• Brakemount: 200/203mm Post Mount

Your expectations for a high-end suspension fork are simple:

Creak-free upper unit.
Precise chassis with smooth, flush-fitting bushings.
Perfect alignment - no jammed tubes.
Proper lubrication.

Every single fork is built as if it were going to be Intend Blackline own.

To prevent creaking in the chassis, Intend uses high-strength Loctite to create a solid bond between the crown and tubes. This not only eliminates creaking, it also makes the chassis stiffer, because all movements between the parts are blocked. Can Intend promise that creaking never happens? No — but statistically, 99.98% of their forks are creak-free. That’s a result Intend is proud of.

All of the bushings are pressed in by experienced hands - by mountain bikers themselves. Every employee knows: Build each fork as if it’s your own. Yes, manufacturing has tolerances - that’s nature - but by calibrating the bushings to each tube, Intend can eliminate mismatch and ensure each fork runs smoothly. You won’t find jamming or sticky movement in Intend forks.

Fork alignment has become a hot topic in recent years, with more suspension shops publicly inspecting major brands and exposing quality deviations - the nature of mass production. At Intend, they take a different approach. They treat every fork as an individual - and make sure it’s perfectly aligned. Parallel tubes. A fork bushing system should simply work like it’s intended: Flawlessly.

In the final step, Intend Blackline fill each fork with a special mix of Motorex Supergliss 32k and 68k oils. Not 12ml. Not 18ml. Exactly 15ml - every time. Proper lubrication ensures smooth performance from the first ride. No guesswork. No shortcuts.