Righto...SOCOM

[ThePig]

Well I've been riding this one for a while now and thought it was about time to post it up!
Without doubt the best bike I have ever ridden, bar none.

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o93/jase76/DSC_0380farkinfinal.jpg

SPECS:
Year/Size- '07 Medium Intense Socom.
Shock- DHX 5.0 with Titanium spring 450lb.
Fork- '08 BOXXER World Cup.
Bar/Stem- Raceface Diabolus with e-13 direct mount stem.
Brakes- Shimano Saint 8" rotors.
Headset- Orbit 2 1.5.
Switchgear- XO rapidfire shifter, X9 mech.
Chainguide- e-13 SRS.
Wheels- 729 rims on Ringle' Hubs F20mm, R150mm, Maxxis Minion 3C Front, 40a Rear.
Crankset- Shimano XT 165mm with custom Titanium spindle.
Pedals- Shimano DX.
Post/Seat- Thomson elite, SDG Ti Fly C.
Chain/Cassette- Sram, PG 990.

Official weight- 17.51KG

Upgrades- XO Mech, 6 Inch rear rotor, 2.35 3C Minion DHF on the rear and an LG1 when funds permit.

Props to chino79 for the photos.

[conor.1]

holy shit thats SWEET

[johnny]

Nice mate, seriously nice!

Not a bad weight on either!

Worth all the time away?

[ThePig]

Nice mate, seriously nice!

Not a bad weight on either!

Worth all the time away?

Yeah she can get lighter mate, but I'm really happy with how it rides, VPP all the way man!

As to it being worth all the time away, well the missus may disagree but I think it is!:p

Maybe an M6 when I get back from the next one...:D

[Ruckus_Lord]

Fuck yeah that's awesome!

Ti axle on the XTs?! Explain, yo!

[ThePig]

Fuck yeah that's awesome!

Ti axle on the XTs?! Explain, yo!

Yeah, its a machined piece of Ti. pressed in instead of the standard spindle. John from Bikeculture (http://bikeculture.com.au) hooked me up.

[andy73]

Rad, rad, rad bike!

[Rider15]

Farkin Hot

[NoFearNick7]

I... I... I... I think i'm in love.....

[shredder dj]

yeah nathan!!
that is a sweet bike, would of set you back a few 1000 bucks!:D

[Zyphryss]

What's holding it up? :eek:
Good luck for BOTM, I know I'll be voting for it!
6" rear rotor just for weight?

[ThePig]

What's holding it up? :eek:
Good luck for BOTM, I know I'll be voting for it!
6" rear rotor just for weight?

It stands up by itself!

Cheers for the vote dude :)

Yep the 6 inch rotor is merely for weight, from speaking to people who run them the difference in braking is not really noticeable.

[tupper]

amazing bike!
love the socoms.

i was also wondering how you got the bike to stand up like that in the picture.. you cant see anything holding it there!

[pinned--->]

Nice bike champ. You could loose a bit of weight by loosing the diablos, they are a fairly heavy bar. I could tell the difference big time when holding them with a set of ea70's.

Looks sexy but. ;)

[Dirt king]

Yeah, that is one really stealthy looking frame. That black looks awesome. Also, the spec is amazing, you sure have spent some well spent $$$, thats for sure.

As far as for it standing up, he has most likely photo shopped out the stick, or what ever, or hidden it really well, or it does stand up by it's self. :eek:

Ride her hard,

[chino79]

As far as for it standing up, he has most likely photo shopped out the stick, or what ever, or hidden it really well, or it does stand up by it's self. :eek:

Ride her hard,
There was a bit of a wind, and being so light we were able to hold it there and then the wind held it up:D ha ha, nah a bit of PS.

[ThePig]

There was a bit of a wind, and being so light we were able to hold it there and then the wind held it up:D ha ha, nah a bit of PS.

Ahhh, thats nearly true, it was in fact propped up by a single strand of Chuck Norris's hair!

I cannot disclose how we got it or what part of his body it is from...upon pain of Chuck opening a can of whip-ass on us if he finds out its missing!

[Black Ice]

Nice Bike!


If you have some time mate, could you send me a PM of how much it cost to get that Ti spindle?

[ThePig]

Who the devil is nathan?:confused:

My names Jase. :)

PM sent Ice.

[santacruzbrendan]

verrrry nice, a few upgrades since i saw it last!

nice to see you using the 'history brush' tool to make the bike stand out a bit more!

Ride hard!

[chu]

yeah that is hell sweet...one question how did you get the 08 boxxers they havent been released yet?

[ThePig]

They've been out for a while now, they have some improvements over the 07 model to reduce snappage!

[chu]

ohhhhh ok...i didnt think that they have because i cant find anything on the internet about a lot of the new rockshox forks...i thought that the only ones that had been released were darts, sid's, tora, reba and recon's...im probably wrong...ohhhh well still sick bike:)

[starship303]

Really nice. Good to see some Socom's making it to OZ. They are ripping the DH tracks in the US from what i hear. 17kg is pretty darn tidy too, tho there is skope for even more dieting i guess.

One question though, why no "FRO" badge? Did it actually come with the std Intense headbadge or was that just a little custom touch?

Cheers,

[ThePig]

This frame came with the usual Intense badge. There is a FRO decal on the downtube near the bottom.

I'm glad it did, I like the Intense badge more than the FRO one. :D

[Foes1974]

Looks really good mate, the SOCOM would have to be my favourite DH bike at the moment.

Have just joined this forum and am having a great time pervving on all the rides!!!

[Giantrider]

MMMMM.. that thing is hot!!! Such a nice build as well ;)

[TransitionPete]

I am in absolute amazement mate. That thing is a pure DH race machine. I can tell you that it has my vote for BOTM.

I cant beleive its only 17.51 kg's!! :eek:

There is still plenty of weight that can be lost too! At least a kilo's worth :eek:

I would recomend a set of EA70's or some sunline v1 bars to replace those awfully heavy diablousbars.

With your planned upgrades im thinking the bike should be down near 17 flat?

Have fun riping up on the trails mate. Hope the bike goes well for you

[sam00]

That looks real nice..
i got my new socom up and running today..
ill post sum pics soon wen i learn how to..

[mitchy123]

socoms are such a nice bike. if i ever got into downhill thats the bike I'd get.

[BLAKE-2234]

if you look behind your bb at the linkage there youll notice its held in with a c clip;) very dogde if you ask me but hasnt broke on any ive seen..... yet but still a very nice bike and if im correct and this is jons old frame it rides extremely well

cheers

[ThePig]

I would recomend a set of EA70's or some sunline v1 bars to replace those awfully heavy diablousbars.

With your planned upgrades im thinking the bike should be down near 17 flat?

Have fun riping up on the trails mate. Hope the bike goes well for you

Had a look at those Sunline bars the other day, im thinking they're a pretty reasonable upgrade. I have heard a lot about the Gamut P40 too.

I think I might keep the 8 inch rotor and go the P40 and new bar option later on down the track.