Originally Posted by
puma1552
The Intrepida 105 has caught my eye, as has the Intenso Ultegra, though I don't really know what the difference is in the two lines.
The Intenso is basically the pre-CV Infinito (same layout/geometry). It's a great bike. It's somewhere in between a typically endurance bike (Domane/Roubaix/Defy) and a race bike (Madone/Tarmac/TCR).
It looks like the Intrepida is basically the same, minus the K-Vid damping. Which might or might not matter. There's only $200 difference at the 105 level, so you can make the call if it's worth it. The Intrepida frame might be marginally heavier, but the Intenso/Infinito were never ultralights.
To be honest, it looks like it's pretty much a price point split, with the frames probably being very similar.
Intrepida is the entry level carbon frame for 105 and below. Intenso is the slightly better frame for 105 and up.