FLASH 38

Enduro / Freeride Fork

New: 38mm stanchions and super burly chassis
Overbuilt on purpose and ready for charging
Travel Ranger Air Spring
Opt Damper
Originals natural anodized lower legs
Integrated stanchion guards
New dropout design for 15 and 20mm axle
Improved overall stiffness and reliability
Designed, engineered & tested in Freiburg / Germany
Assembled 100% in-house and by hand – One at a time
Not sure which fork is right for you? Check out our fork chart to compare models.
No TorqueCap compatibilty

Price: 2.349 Euro (incl. VAT)

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The bigger just got badder

With its massive 38 mm stanchions and an even burlier crown and upper assembly, this is the ultimate evolution of our Flash platform and the burliest single crown fork we've ever built. Designed for the wildest terrain, biggest drops, and hardest hits, it brings a new level of stiffness, precision, and control to the USD world—without losing the signature suppleness Intend forks are known for.

Born for freeride, downhill, and big-hitting e-bikes, the Flash 38 laughs in the face of sketchy lines and bike park abuse. The Optizimed Damping and Travel Ranger airspring deliver a natural & predictable feel — with two optional progression caps included for riders who just can’t stop pushing limits.

The 38mm stanchions shine in their original hard anodized color, covered by black, cnc-machined lower guards - a color combo which has been requested alot by the community.

Service remains simple—no proprietary tools, no drama. Two additional volume caps are included to tune progression to your liking. The Flash 38 can run travel from 160 to 190mm.
A unique dropout and axle design allows for running a 15 or 20mm hub, you only have to swap out the axle.

Technical data

Fork Offset / Rake
44mm
Steerer Tube Length
240mm
Stanchions Diameter
38 mm
Axle to Crown
190mm (601.5) / 180mm (591.5) /170mm (581.5) / 160mm (571.5)...you get the idea!
Steerer Tube
Tapered 1 1/8" - 1,5" (inner diameter: 23mm)
Dropout
15mm x 110mm boost
Brakemount
180mm, 200/203mm or 220/223mm brakemount included

Description

Ride Style
Enduro/Freeride
Travel Range
160-190mm
Wheel Size
29” only
Spring Type
Air spring
Damping
Closed cartridge, selfbleeding
Adjustments
Rebound / Compression / Air spring / Progression
Axle
15×110 / 20×110
Weight
2600g
Lowers
Champagner coated tubes with pressed on dropouts

USD forks in general not 100% compatible with steel braided hoses (Stahlflexleitungen)

Technology

Travel adjustment & suspension fluid change

Installation guide volume spacer

Intend Air Spring & Damping assembly

FAQ

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.

To prevent creaking in the chassis, we use 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 we promise that creaking never happens? No — but statistically, 99.98% of our forks are creak-free. That’s a result we’re proud of.

All of our 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, we can eliminate mismatch and ensure each fork runs smoothly. You won’t find jamming or sticky movement in our forks.

Fork alignment has become a hot topic in recent years, with more suspension shops publicly inspecting major brands and exposing quality deviations – the the nature of mass production. At Intend, we take a different approach. We 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, we 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.