[Hydraulicman]

After sitting 4 months on my lazy ass in the afghani desert, a man can give himself a little present...

Some parts from my dhr, some brand new... Oh and it pedals like a rocket

And yes I know my lg1 isn't in the 12'o clock position, but I dremeled the hell out off it so I could rotate it this far and I can't get it any further otherwise the boomerang will hit the chainstay. I'll have to buy a wide plate if I have money again

frame: 07 intense socom dhx 5,0
spring: progressive 350 x 3,0
fork: 06 boxxer world cup
seatpost: thomson elite 31,6
stem: funn rsx integrated
handlebar: easton ea70 mid rise
brakes: avid juicy carbon 203mm
pedals: atomlab trailkings
derailleur: sram X,0 shortcage
shifter: sram X,0
grips: Odi ruffian lock on
headset: Sunline V1 1.5" Reducer Headset
chainguide: e-13 lg1
cranks: Shimano Hone
chainring: e13 guide ring 38T
cassette: sram pg970 12-26
chain: sram pc990
seat : selle italia slr
front wheel: hope bulb on mavic d521cd
with dt swiss competition spokes
rear wheel: ringlé abbah on mavic d521cd
with dt swiss competition spokes
front tire: maxxis minion dhf 2,35 st
rear tire: maxxis high roller 2,35 60a
tubes: some brand X - xc tubes

 

[dhmike]

beautiful ! i just don't like your tire choice , but to each there own .

 

[ridefast]

to be such a lightweight, race oriented frame, i almost expected it to be lighter..

oh well, still a great looking bike

 

[Kntr]

Sweet build. Are the 2.35s the single or 2 ply, though?

The weight is about what I expected with 2ply tires. If the are single ply I would have expected it a little lighter too. How does it ride?

 

[Bicyclist]

Hot. Looks fast!

 

[wil_e123]

very nice, i'm really liking the 'raw' frame, enjoy riding that beast!

 

[dante]

to be such a lightweight, race oriented frame, i almost expected it to be lighter..

oh well, still a great looking bike

it's a realistic weight, with realistic parts (like DH casing tires). frame weight really only accounts for a few pounds (ok, little more than a few from lightest frame to heaviest frame but still), everything else is how light/fragile the build is.

 

[Kntr]

it's a realistic weight, with realistic parts (like DH casing tires). frame weight really only accounts for a few pounds (ok, little more than a few from lightest frame to heaviest frame but still), everything else is how light/fragile the build is.

2.35s only come in single ply in the US

 

[dante]

2.35s only come in single ply in the US

look closer at the pictures...

 

[Kntr]

look closer at the pictures...

Good eye man!!!! I never thought of that.

Hydraulicman,
Where did you get the DH casing 2.35s? I got mine from chainreactioncycles.com

Can you get them in the states now?

 

[Hydraulicman]

It rides very well, pedals like a dream and it's 2.5kg lighter then my old bike , it's so easy to trow around.

I chose 2ply tyres because on some tracks overhere you have some pretty big rocks

And I did get the 2.35 2ply's at chainreaction, can't you get those in the us?

I also expected it to be lighter, but the digi scale doesn't lie.

Maybe my scale is not correct or all the other socom owners that have them at 35-36lbs their scales aren't correct

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

looks flexy.

 

[jvnixon]

Hehe, yea some people use a Ridemonkey calibrated scale which tends to take off weight...

You could save a good bit of weight in a few other places. Your pedals alone if you went with MG-1's you'd save 200g.

Sweet looking bike though!

 

[Hydraulicman]

Hehe, yea some people use a Ridemonkey calibrated scale which tends to take off weight...

You could save a good bit of weight in a few other places. Your pedals alone if you went with MG-1's you'd save 200g.

Sweet looking bike though!

Thx, yeah i know about the pedals, but these are going strong for like 5 years or so. Only had to replace one bearing and I really like them, so why replace them

 

[CBJ]

Hehe, yea some people use a Ridemonkey calibrated scale which tends to take off weight...

Pinkbike has is special Pinkbike feet, Ridemonkey has is special lbs. I call it Internet biking.

Nice Socom by the way and sub 38 seems pretty light to me.

 

[Hairyballs]

Nice bikebuild there! That frame is awsome, how does it work with the RS WC fork? What size is the frame?

[RideLBSmonkeys] haha

 

[.:Jeenyus:.]

Good eye man!!!! I never thought of that.

Hydraulicman,
Where did you get the DH casing 2.35s? I got mine from chainreactioncycles.com

Can you get them in the states now?

also look at his location.

i wouldn't change a thing on that bike. awesome spec.

 

[Hydraulicman]

Nice bikebuild there! That frame is awsome, how does it work with the RS WC fork? What size is the frame?

[RideLBSmonkeys] haha

Hey,

The frame is an M, the RS works super, but i guess it also would on any other frame...