So whats the word on these things holding up? The are super fragile, or do they take a bunch of poop?
Tell yer story, and post pics too.
Tell yer story, and post pics too.
I've seen that done on a lot of bikes. It's just from not padding it enough. One blanket isn't going to cut it.A couple of guys over on NSMB dented their downtubes just by hanging it over a padded tailgate up a bumpy road. Yikes!
and the third bike was a giant...it wasn't just socoms that got dented that day. on a side note, vedder mtn has one of the worst access roads around and has done alot of damage to alot of frames in reguards to shuttling.A couple of guys over on NSMB dented their downtubes just by hanging it over a padded tailgate up a bumpy road. Yikes!
we don't use blankets or pads on any of our trucks and no one in my crew has ever had a dented downtube as a result of shuttling in the past 4-5 years. some of us even have burly trucks and get rowdy with the bikes in the back...I've seen that done on a lot of bikes. It's just from not padding it enough. One blanket isn't going to cut it.
One of them was mine. Much crying. I love that bike and I honestly can't think of any bike I'd rather be on and I have a raging case of bike related A.D.D. As to durability, I've had mine a year and I've ridden it pretty hard with absolutely no issues but that vedder access road(4x4 only fireroad) really stamped it. The dakine pad wasn't enough obviously and the ****ty part was that I sat there before I jumped in the truck wondering If I should wrap my kneepad around the downtube.A couple of guys over on NSMB dented their downtubes just by hanging it over a padded tailgate up a bumpy road. Yikes!
i did the exact same thing in colorado on a shuttle ride. these things ar the most paper thin Dh bike I have ever owned. while they ride awesome and are super fast, they are one use race bikes. so, if you crash bikes or go big, do not buy one. there is a FRO decal on the bike for a reason.A couple of guys over on NSMB dented their downtubes just by hanging it over a padded tailgate up a bumpy road. Yikes!
I use my Socom for everything from epic XC to DH racing. It weighs about 37-38 with I9 wheels and Intense 2.35 2ply tires for XC. Then it weights 41-42 with the Azonic Outlaws and Maxxis Minions 2.7/2.5 for DH. Ive done drops as big as 6-8 ft and its held up so far. Ive also done XC rides as far as 18 miles and 3500 ft of vert.Kanter, I love yours too. Keep the feedback coming, I am seriously considering buying one next year. If so, I plan to use it for a combo of DH and FR.
this is probably prettiest and best build socom I have ever seen... few things I would change are pedals, brakes, grips and stem - personal preference. apart from that it's perfect ... congatulations... irate2:Another vote from me, i'm really getting into it now, owned it for about 6 months & its getting better & better
The whole FRO thing is marketing gumph, if the frames really were weaker than the other offerings, Intense would be taking a big gamble in offering the same 2yr warranty they offer all other bikes.
Rides well, takes everything I can throw at it, & importantly to me, rides light. Only things i'm changing is to start cutting down the RideWide bars, as i'm noticing my hands creeping in on a run, maybe take them down 2cm, and to ditch the 823 tubless set up for 721's.
I have almost a year(albeit with a 3mos layoff 'cause of snow) on mine riding 4+ days a week and I'm still on my original bearings.Sorry for hijacking the thread, but I was wondering if the VPP does require a lot of maintenance?
good god!!!!I love mine.
my bad, well, it would be awsome to see a V10 with 8 inches of travel, and a racing geo!Also, its VP Free not VPP Free
I have almost a year(albeit with a 3mos layoff 'cause of snow) on mine riding 4+ days a week and I'm still on my original bearings.
I rode a Foes FLY before my Socom. My Foes had a floating brake, so I really cant compare the braking of the two.... both brake very well. The Socom pedals so well its unbelievable. I can now pedal in the rough sections where I could not on the Foes. The Socom corners like its on rails. It jumps really well also. I got a small.Ok. Have you had any problems with the linkage or anything?
How does the VPP ride compared to a single pivot bike?
As pictured above it is high 37 lbs. I could get it down a little more but I really dont want to.good god!!!!
what is the weight on that beast? i think i'm in love....