Sold the frame + shock to a nice chap on Southern Downhill, finally! 😆 Sorry to those who just wanted the frame, but I really wanted to sell as a complete package.

Hopefully he gets full and happy use from it. I would've liked to hang on to the beast, but I'm seriously considering the Mojo HD and the cash will be more useful put towards that!

Happy days 8)

Cue 'how to fix a broken socom' threads on SD 😉

LOL it must have had more owners than any other Intense.

Shuld we post up a link to te various threads on here about it?

I think the newest owner is fairly savvy, seems confident anyway 🙂

Thank god for that. Almost got the credit card out and withdrew cash for it myself!

Or not!

(saw your classifieds post on SDH)

how'd you know? I only just reposted this on SDH… bit of a faff with those guys over there, 2 'buyers' have let me down 🙁

man, if I had the cash I'd bite your hand off

it's starting to annoy me now… I know it's worth it, a lot of other people know it's worth it, but no-one will buy the blingin thing off me…

Er, for the uninformed. What's the damage and what's the damage?

I refer you to just one of my innumerable FS posts on the classifieds 😆

maybe it's because it's a large…
just wait a bit longer, lots of people out there getting to know pay decisions for the year this month; might be the odd unallocated discretionary bonus burning a hole in someone's pocket
but not mine, I got screwed 😥

Had a few people on SDH do the same thing and back out of 'definate' sales.

There seems to be quite a few kids on their who say they'll buy stuff then go and ask their parents for the money 🙁 when daddy says no your sale falls through.

so any ideas on who could weld the frame and how much it would cost?

don't see how that is unrepairable. Seen worse damage repaired on other alu frames – gary fisher joshua with a headtube that was making a bid for freedom and shock mounts that were attempting a similar feat

I had a kula repaired that had a cracked headtube.

Wrap around gusset, TIG…sorted 🙂

better than binning it anyway – and its not under too much stress if you run a long seatpost.

I'd ride it 'as is'
for the kind of riding I'd do on it the seat would be all the way down all of the time anyway so the only risk as I see it would be the crack propogating
maybe you could drill a hole at each end of the crack to stop this?

all exactly as per my thoughts… I may have another buyer lined up off SDH, but shan't celebrate till the cold hard cash is in my accoun 🙄

Psychie. I emailed you at the weekend about this, did you receive? I"m now in a position to buy everything , please reply if its still for sale

Well ladies and gents (actually probably just gents on here) she is finally fixed!

Crack cut out and material welded back into the hole. Welds then polished down to the shape of the tube, inside reamed out and BOOYAH! Lick of paint and you'd be pushed to tell there was ever a crack there.

Gratuitous built up pics:

HA looks pretty insane, though she seems to sit into her sag more than my old bike, so we'll see how it goes. Plenty of options to slack things out if needs be.

andy – you living in gordo and chars old place ?

Nah terry – just looks like it 'cos theres wooden flooring and its full of bikes!

Hi mate would this touch in the removed anodizing.The top one is for steel the bottom one is for aluminium.

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Great Job looks like a brilliant repair, did you do it yourself or have someone else do it?
If you had someone else do it, if you dont mind what did it cost?

Hi mate would this touch in the removed anodizing.The top one is for steel the bottom one is for aluminium.

Probably would yea. I'm not too fussed about cosmetics though, I'll chuck a puff of black primer on and be done with it!

Great Job looks like a brilliant repair, did you do it yourself or have someone else do it?
If you had someone else do it, if you dont mind what did it cost?

My welding skillz aren't quite up to that sort of job I'm afraid. Got the technician at uni to do it for me. Cost me 40 big ones. The welding itself doesn't take long, but I know he spent a lot of time on prep and finishing. Does sting having to PAY someone to fix my bike though…

Looks very nice. Was after this one a couple of weeks back, so its nice to see it built up.
Intense don't anodise their bikes. It is powdercoated. Sure you don't want to swap the frame for my 6.6? 8)

man…that is one nice bike. good repair job wish i had the cash

Oh and I thought it was the one that Brant broke 🙂

Awesome : )

I love it when a plan comes together!

Always good to see someone take a chance, and come up winning.

Enjoy!

Good Job. I would deffo keep the seatpost long and in the seat tube as far as possible.

Any post weld heat treatment?

You have a part in Life on Mars? (The 70's leather jacket) 😆 8)

BTW. I wish I had the talent to warrant owning a Soccom. Seriously sexy.

At the start of a ride in Edale last weekend we saw a lads Intense with Fox 36's etc. I couldnt help but compliment the bloke!

Sweet. Very happy to see the bike repaired and ready for use! Its a nice looking build. Enjoy!