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Bike Build: 2008 Intense Socom

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008


Bike Build: 2008 Intense Socom

In 2007 Intense shook the downhill industry up a bit with their Socom. The Socom was the love child of a 6.6 and the Uzzi. A lightweight downhill frame by a manufacturer known for creating winning downhill bikes built in house out of Temecula, CA. Inside is the first installment of our 2008 Intense Socom bike build with a few considerations taken to keep the weight down on it. Check it out.

2008 Intense Socom

Click more below to see the first 3 pages. The remaining pages will be posted tomorrow. Also a winner has been picked for the contest we had set up with this build so stay tuned to see if you’re the winner.

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18 Responses to “Bike Build: 2008 Intense Socom”

  1. Brendan Says:
    April 3rd, 2008 at 12:46 pm

    Ive been waiting for this build!!! Thanks for the post!

  2. David Says:
    April 3rd, 2008 at 1:45 pm

    Mean and clean, very nice job Jason!!! Rossman, it looks almost like yours, ‘cept for the sweet Pushed Boxxer!!!

  3. Louis Says:
    April 3rd, 2008 at 1:46 pm

    Nice build!!!

  4. Dean Says:
    April 3rd, 2008 at 2:01 pm

    Okay, after looking at the shots above……..I’ll conceded that I have lost the weight guessing contest.

  5. Scott Says:
    April 3rd, 2008 at 3:53 pm

    Why go with the 721s after your explanation in the Blindside build regarding how 823s end up lighter (and stronger)? Just curious…
    Looks like a great build

  6. sicklines Says:
    April 3rd, 2008 at 3:58 pm

    Scott i’ve found 823’s are a bit stronger (almost too much) and you can end up pinching a tire easier on the 823’s.

    The 721’s are pretty much the same weight with the tubeless setup as an 823 tubeless UST setup.

    However they’re narrower so they give a different tire profile (not quite as flat), aren’t as prone to pinching a tire, and if I want to swap out tires, or use a tube, there’s less of a weight penalty.

  7. Karupshun Says:
    April 3rd, 2008 at 3:58 pm

    Who won the ‘guess the weight’ contest?

  8. Scott Says:
    April 3rd, 2008 at 4:06 pm

    Thanks a lot! I was especially curious because the 823 and the 721 are the two rims I’m looking at for my new wheelset (when I have the cash)
    One more question — Sapim spokes vs. Supercomps in terms of weight/strength. Which is your choice?

  9. sicklines Says:
    April 3rd, 2008 at 5:30 pm

    For me it’d depend on a few things. (these are rhetorical questions you don’t have to answer)

    • Do you have a hookup with a shop?
    • Has your wheelbuilder built with these spokes before (Sapim/Supercomps)?
    • Is this an every day wheel or a race wheelset?
    • If you trash the wheel will you be out of riding? for awhile?
    • Do you have a backup wheelset?
    • Do you trash wheels often?
    • What bike is it going on?
    • How much do you have to spend on the wheel?

    The Sapim’s are not cheap by any means, but neither are supercomps. The Sapim’s are roughly 30g less per wheel than a supercomp one. The Supercomps are easier to build, cheaper to maintain should something go amiss, but if you can afford it i’m a fan of Sapim’s.

  10. Mitch Says:
    April 3rd, 2008 at 6:22 pm

    Sick build guys… I’m looking forward to the remaining pages. I too am looking into a race wheelset odly enough, and I’m torn between the 721’s and the 5.1D’s, it was cool to read about the 721’s here!

  11. Scott Says:
    April 3rd, 2008 at 11:02 pm

    Thanks again Sicklines! I love this website, so down to earth and informational. Brass nipples are pretty much a necessity in a DH/FR wheelset correct?

  12. sicklines Says:
    April 3rd, 2008 at 11:09 pm

    I wouldn’t say they’re a “necessity” but highly recommended. While an aluminum nipple initially works, i’ve found that after a while, putting a spoke wrench on an aluminum nipple can cause it to break / become brittle.

    While you can replace them easily, the small weight penalty isn’t worth the annoyance for me. You can use a 4 sided spoke wrench to help alleviate it, but its bound to happen sooner than later.

    Unless you’ve got tech support, its one less thing to have to worry about when you go to true your wheels.

  13. Rich Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 1:41 am

    Finally! Bike looks awesome, few interesting things i ave questions about.
    Did you get the idea of only having 5 cogs out back from Nico?
    Why hone’s intead of xt’s?
    Why saint shifters instead of xtr like the derailer?
    Why not a shadow derailer?

  14. nathan Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 1:51 am

    when are you going to get the rest of the build up? im looking at doing a similar build but with a travis single and canecreek db ti.

  15. sicklines Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 2:02 am

    4/4/08

  16. sicklines Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 10:00 am

    Rich: your questions should be answered in the pages we posted today. The xtr derailleur we went with a standard one as I feel they are smoother and are less clicky.

  17. Yannick Says:
    April 4th, 2008 at 8:15 pm

    Man…I’m gonna need more vodka to drown my sorry ass. I’m in love. I wouldn’t even care about the color

  18. Nick Says:
    May 4th, 2008 at 11:07 am

    Did you experience any problems with the chainline due to the fact that the rear dropouts are 150mm and the BB is 73mm??

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