[Monkeybidnezz]

Sorry if this was posted, I don't recall seeing it.

Someone had it posted over on the NSMB site...

I said I wouldn't get another Intense after my Uzzi, but must say this is a smoking looking rig...:hot: :hot:

http://www.intensecycles.com/images_news/socom_1.jpg

 

[Bicyclist]

What is that? It looks awesome, sans the red fork.

 

[old ol]

That is one sick looking bike.... Bicycest it was fun riding with you today, im usually not that slow, (head ache.....lol)

 

[zmtber]

im liken it, hey bicyclist, how was naps?

 

[Bicyclist]

It was awesome! My buddy's bike got jacked up though. The bolt on his 7point's lower link backed out and so he had a ton of play in his linkage.

 

[Zutroy]

It's a small hill racebike pretty much.

 

[Bicyclist]

I'd love to have something like that for Fontucky and stuff like that.

 

[Zutroy]

I'd love to have something like that for Fontucky and stuff like that.

That's the market they're going after i think

 

[chicodude]

Looks like a 6.6

 

[Bicyclist]

Nope. Look at the seat tube.

 

[dhkid]

geo of a m3 with 8.5 in of travel at a weight of a 6.6 reminds me of the 1.5 head tube m3 with a travis form interbike last year.

 

[MtnbikeMike]

Nope. Look at the seat tube.

Well, they could be different size frames. Everything else looks the same.

 

[Zutroy]

Well, they could be different size frames. Everything else looks the same.

Head angle is different.

 

[Transcend]

It's a tweaked 6.6. Probably custom geometry and a VERY small size. No need for the gussets on a tiny sized frame.

 

[Bicyclist]

It says right on the picture "Socom," w/ M3 Geo, Uzzi travel, and 66 weight.

 

[COmtbiker12]

It's a tweaked 6.6. Probably custom geometry and a VERY small size. No need for the gussets on a tiny sized frame.

I'm with you Transcend, I think I recall seeing info about it being the front end of a 6.6 with an Uzzi rear triangle.

 

[Zutroy]

I'm with you Transcend, I think I recall seeing info about it being the front end of a 6.6 with an Uzzi rear triangle.

It is, but it has the M3 geometry.

 

[Zark]

<big movie hype voice>
In a land where chairlifts no longer exist and nationals are held in the ghetto, one bike is born to save SoCal DH racing from extinction
</end hype>

All kidding aside, its a damn cool idea and I'd love to give it a spin.

 

[al-irl]

looks cool as fook. I want one would be perfect for the sort of flat dh we have here in ireland. Fits perfectly between my 04 enduro sx and my dh bike.

 

[ilfreerider]

strait from intense's web site :

The Highly anticipated SOCOM (6.66) is close to being in production. A final prototype has just been released to R and D for final approval. It will have Eight point five inches of travel and run about a pound lighter than the UZZI but handle like the M3!!"


check out this new pic of the proto , one of the best looking bikes ive seen in a long time-

 

[vitox]

ah a vpp gemini dh!

 

[DylanDeanDesign]

hmmm... decisions.....

sunday, socom, m3,..... sunday, socom, m3...

hopefully i'll be back on a dh bike soon...but which!?!?! ...probably depends what'll be in stock first! ha

 

[Sandwich]

looks like a really short wheelbase and top tube...any confirmation on that, or is it just the pic?

 

[DylanDeanDesign]

looks like a really short wheelbase and top tube...any confirmation on that, or is it just the pic?

i wouldd think that if the geometry is the same as the M3, then the measurements would be identical as well.

i think it looks short in the photo is because it's a small frame

 

[Turd Ferguson]

VP-Free?

That's been out for years.

 

[oh werd]

the upper link is diferent

 

[Superdeft]

Did Kovarik run that thing at Vigo?

 

[punkassean]

very nice....very tempting. Just my kind of bike.

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

VP-Free?

That's been out for years.

So has the Uzzi VPX. The point is this is even lighter than either of those and has race, not freeride, geometry. The VP Free has a 14.8 inch bb height and a steepish 67 degree headtube angle. The M3 has a 14.125 inch bb and a slightly less steepish 66.5 degree head angle. Im guessing with an inch less travel the BB on the Socom will probably be even lower than the M3, most likely 13 something. If they keep the HA around the same as the M3 it should be a great carver. The real question is how will it hold up under all the hacks who think their good enough to ride a 38 pound race bike but arent (I'm included in this category).

Also, in terms of that grey one looking short... Based on the distance between the pedal and the front tire and comparing that to how the M3 on the intense site looks, they seem to be pretty damn close to me. Af course making guesses about geo based on small pictures on the internet is an assinine excersise anyway, but what the hell.

 

[Bicyclist]

I read more about it. Basically like an Uzzi w/ M3 geo. Looks good.

 

[Monkeybidnezz]

Yeah, I must say that does look awfully sweet....

 

[Dave77]

Kovarik @ WC Willingen.

 

[UiUiUiUi]

that's the first intense i'd consider buying

looks great!

sadly the distributor here sucks ass :/

 

[mandown]

saw it in person on saturday at a demo booth for a bike shop opening. it looked sweet. i did not throw a leg over it, but it did look nice.

i did throw my leg over a 6.6 - man was that NICE! it made me reconsider my bottlerocket purchase plan. sure, it would be an extra $1,000 bucks, but it is only money... right?

 

[Castle]

that rig is pretty rad lookin! hmmm

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

i did throw my leg over a 6.6 - man was that NICE! it made me reconsider my bottlerocket purchase plan. sure, it would be an extra $1,000 bucks, but it is only money... right?

dont ever say such a thing.