MBA was shown by Jeff Steber, Intense Cyclings founder. It is a lightweight downhill bike called the?Socom FRo. FRO stands for?for racing only? The shock and frame weigh 4kg. It uses the Virtual Pivot Point suspension, which is now standard on all Intense dualsuspension bikes. The prototype is outfitted with light-for-gravity-duty Easton wheels and a Manitou Revox shocks with a titanium spring. It is a dual-crown Travis fork, which doesn’t need introduction. The rear wheel travel is 22 cm.
Intense has had the Socom Fro for a while?in some form or another?and it is now the next step. Santa Cruz secretly has been equipping its team with lighter versions V-10s?and they’re not the only ones. There are many reasons to have a more pedal-friendly machine. As downhill racing opportunities shrink, resort parks are enhancing their slopes with manmade stunts and natural-terrain trails in order to attract freeriders as well as long-travel enthusiasts. Although the Socal FRO is a great choice for sponsored pros looking for a faster-accelerating racing bike, we think most will be riding it under well-monited gravity junkies who only race occasionally and shred for fun. This bike is too fun to be used for racing only. sticker.
More information? Give Intense a visit at www.intensecycles.com and keep an eye out for a test feature in the near future.
