Rider's Bikes

Michele Macartney's Intense Socom

It started with me wanting a new set of forks for my Commencal and it ended up a little something like this…

Frame – Intense Socom FRO (small), 150mm drop outs

Shock – Fox DHX 5 (3” stroke)

Spring – Nuke Proof Ti , 350 x 3

Forks – Marzocchi 888 SL ATA (air sprung)

Wheels – DT Swiss EX 5.1 rims, Hope Pro II hubs, DT Swiss double butted spokes

Casette – Shimano Ultegra 9sp 12-27

Chain – SRAM PC 991

Chain guide – e-Thirteen LG1, old ISCG

Cranks – Shimano Saints, 165, 38t chain ring

Pedals – Shimano M647

Brakes – Hope Mono M4’s, braided hoses, saw floating rotors

Rear Mech – Shimano XT M761, short cage

Shifter – SRAM Attack

Bars – Easton EA70 Monkey bars, 1.5” rise

Grips – ODI Lock-on

Stem – Easton Vice

Headset – e-Thirteen 1.5” to 1.1/8” zero stack reducer cups, FSA Orbit IS integrated

Seat post – Thompson Elite

Saddle – SDG, Bel Air titanium rails

A few £’s lighter, but a good few lb’s lighter

Total weight – 37.3 lb’s!!!