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Friday, April 4th, 2008
Bike Build: 2008 Intense Socom
The last 4 pages of the build article are published now. We hope you enjoy the article and hopefully was worth the wait. Let us know what you think. The full Socom review will be published later on in the season. Check it out.
2008 Intense Socom
The winner for the build weight prize is James who guessed closest at 34.9 lbs (34.88 actual).
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Special thanks to:
- Competitive Cyclist
- e.thirteen components
- Formula Brake USA
- Gravity
- Intense Cycles
- Mavic
- Obtainium Performance Products
- PUSH Industries
- Red Barn Bikes
- Sapim
- Stan’s No Tubes
- Sunline
- Shimano USA
- THE Industries
- Thomson
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April 4th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
34.9!!! Thats crazy light!!… Well to me anyways… Anyways super nice build-up!!
April 4th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Great build guys! The boxxer looks too much like an old race with the colour & sticker combo and detracts from the custom set up. It would also be nice if you guys gave a price break down and waiting time on specialty parts. Last but not least you guys should create a step by step on how to make the custom beer top cap for our headsets. I know it’s silly but it’s pretty awesome.
April 4th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Not that we don’t believe the weight…..but……can you put the FULL bike on a scale and snap a shot and put it in the article.
Proof is in the pudding.
April 4th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
We could, but it ends up lighter believe it or not. Those hanging scales aren’t as accurate as weighing each individual part.
April 4th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
exquisite
color sober
perfect
April 4th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Nice! Pabst Blue Ribbon Top Cap!!!
April 4th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Sweet build Sicklines. I’m in the process of building a large Socom and I have similar goals in terms of weight and durability. I’m wondering if you can send me an email with some elaboration on the chain guide mod you had to do to make it clear the VPP. I also will be running an LG1.
Thanks and good work. Have fun on that beast.
April 4th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
We used a wide backplate for the LG1 as this usually alleviates any clearance problems you may have. Feel free to talk to e.13 about it as well and they’ll sort you out quickly. They are very helpful.
April 5th, 2008 at 12:46 am
Big mistake on those bars and post.
Go with the new control tech carbon dh bar,and post . The bar alone is 194 grams!
And thats the way to get weight from the top of the bike.
April 5th, 2008 at 3:30 am
How do the PUSH tuned forks compare to stock? I have mine tuned by TF Tuned in the UK and that did make a significant difference (they loosed up the bushings, tweaked the compression circuits etc), but I wondered what the PUSH tuning was like.
April 5th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Big mistake with a Thomson seat post over a carbon post? I think not.
Greg: I’ve never rode a TF-tuned Boxxer. The PUSH one we have is still in development but should be officially done soon. So far though it is smooth and responsive. Right now the main difference is the PUSH vault-damper seal housing and dual guide bushings that let the fork work freely easier (help prevent binding under heavy use/braking) as well as an upgraded urethane rod seal. More later once we get a more complete/finalized version.
April 6th, 2008 at 11:11 am
That is an awesome build. The fact that you can run 2.5 inch Maxxis tires on a 35 lb bike is killer! I have an old M1 and I run both 2.5 and 2.35 Maxxis tires. Luv the 2.5s but they slow down the climbing just a bit. I bet that bike also climbs pretty well too, believe it or not - just stiffen the suspension up a little. I ride my M1 all day (its a Small) and it climbs up every hill except the steepest ones. Going down of course is like butter! Is it possible to run a front dahrailer on the Socom? (although it may not be needed at 35 lbs!) - I like earning my downhills. Tell us how it does climbing just for grins and always take the sickline going down.
April 6th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Thanks!
There will never be a front derailleur on this bike.
I’ve seen a few people fanagle a front derailleur on them before so it shouldn’t be too hard to do.
April 7th, 2008 at 1:29 am
Is there much of a trick to adjusting the dérailleur to avoid dropping off the wheel side? is it just the adjuster screws? could you put a guide up of how to do it for the home mechanic, or a link to a pre-existing one?
thanks!
April 8th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Just out of curiosity what top cap is that you’re running on the steerer tube?! I want one…
April 9th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
clock - you should be able to do it with the current screws in your derailleur. If they’re too short to set the limits you can get a longer screw
April 21st, 2008 at 7:25 am
sweet build! does anyone no how much it would cost altogeter. wish i won it but never entered comp cos dint no it was runin!