Another Socom

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I wanted a DH bike I'd get more use out of than just shuttles etc., so I built this Intense up about three months ago. I've been surprised at the extent I've been riding every where on it. Just get home, put on some shorts, grab my waterpack, and go. I don't ride around generally in 5-10s anymore. Their stickyness prevents float on flats and I was getting a bit of knee pain after longer rides.

It's 17.0kg on my topeak stand scales with a Thomson stem, so it's a bit heavier now, probably 17.1kg. Tubeless and a standard seat post would knock a fair bit of weight off too.


Frame: Intense Socom medium
Fork: Totem Single Air 1.5
Shock: Fox DHX 5.0
Spring: Nuke Proof Ti 450lb
Shifter: Sram X0
Derailleur: Sram X0
Cassette: Sram PG-990 11-34
Chain: Sram PC-991
Chain Guide: E-13 LG-1 (Urban size backplate I think)
Chain ring: 34t Blackspire
Crankset: Raceface Atlas AM 175mm
Pedals: Funn Soljam
Brakes: Avid Juicy Carbon
Grips: ODI Intense Lock-on
Stem: Sunline V-1 65mm, previously Thomson 45mm
Bars: Funn Fatboy 30mm rise
Headset: FSA Orbit Xtreme Pro 1.5
Seatpost: Maverick Speedball R
Seat: Specialized Toupe Gel (trimmed)
Hubs: Hugi FR centre lock
Rotors: Saint
Rims: DT 6.1 (front) Mavic 721 (rear)
Tyres: Maxxis Minion (front) Advantage (rear)
Tubes: Maxxis


Seat goes up:

Seat goes down:

Ghetto maxle setup:

So much clearance:

If you don't look closely:

It's a shifter for the seat:

I guess merkin wasn't as catchy:

I'm a sucker for Rockshox and Maverick (and VPP):

Cheers!

(Many thanks to Ryno and everyone at Spearmans Cycles!!)

 

[Drew.]

Get f**ked! 2 unreal bikes there mate, i bet you're a bloody proud parent of them!

 

[Jakep!]

Very nice pair of bikes you have there!

just a quick question, how do the lyriks ride, i was looking into some for a new bike and i had heard some bad things about them, anyproblems or anything so far?

thanks
jake