Seeing as I was curious, and I got a bunch of people asking me how the socom was compared to the sunday, here are my initial thoughts on the bike.
The setups of the two bikes are:
2006 Sunday
Fox DHX 5.0 with 350 steel spring full boost and 90 psi.
Boxxer team with soft spring
Maxxis High Roller 26 x 2.5 Super tacky tires
2007 Socom
Fox DHX 5.0 with 350 Steel Spring 2 of 3 turns in on boost, 90 psi.
Boxxer Team with stock (medium) spring
Maxxis Minion DHF 26 x 2.5 3c tires
Jumping on the Socom, it immediately feels steeper and taller than the Sunday. However, with a slightly stiffer front end, it is possible to slack out the socom to be equivalent in head angle to the Sunday. Even with 35% sag on the socom, the Sunday sits a little bit lower to the ground.
Pedaling: When I first jumped on the socom, I was thinking, oh, another DH bike, won't pedal all that great. Even with the efficiency of the DW Link, the Sunday kinda feels like a pig pedaling around the parking lot (not uncommon for a DH bike. Riding around town, the Socom felt more like an xc bike. It felt like I was pedaling a short travel xc bike around, rather than 8" of fun.
Rocks: While both bikes handle rockgardens stupendously, you must hold your body in completely different positions. The slacker sunday is a little more forgiving when you plow into bigger rocks. The Socom is just as at home on this terrain though, just lean back and let the rear handle it.
Jumping: It's hard to compare the two, but to me, there wasn't a glaring difference between the two. The Socom feels a little bit more nimble and ready to jump, while the sunday feels like it wants to just stay on the ground and just eat the lip like it's a little bump in the road.
Cornering: This one is the toughest to judge as the tire selections are completely different. Both bikes like for you to be much farther forward to keep the traction, but there is a fine line, to far, and you'll loose the rear end. The Socom feels a little more consistant while in the midst of a drift, though that could be the tires.
I don't have any high speed time on the Socom yet, but I'll keep it updated. Thus far, the on;y complaint I have is cornering, I have a tendency to press my outer leg into the frame, and in doing this, I put the back of my knee in the path of the swing arm. All in all, I would jump on either of these two bikes without a second thought.
The setups of the two bikes are:
2006 Sunday
Fox DHX 5.0 with 350 steel spring full boost and 90 psi.
Boxxer team with soft spring
Maxxis High Roller 26 x 2.5 Super tacky tires
2007 Socom
Fox DHX 5.0 with 350 Steel Spring 2 of 3 turns in on boost, 90 psi.
Boxxer Team with stock (medium) spring
Maxxis Minion DHF 26 x 2.5 3c tires
Jumping on the Socom, it immediately feels steeper and taller than the Sunday. However, with a slightly stiffer front end, it is possible to slack out the socom to be equivalent in head angle to the Sunday. Even with 35% sag on the socom, the Sunday sits a little bit lower to the ground.
Pedaling: When I first jumped on the socom, I was thinking, oh, another DH bike, won't pedal all that great. Even with the efficiency of the DW Link, the Sunday kinda feels like a pig pedaling around the parking lot (not uncommon for a DH bike. Riding around town, the Socom felt more like an xc bike. It felt like I was pedaling a short travel xc bike around, rather than 8" of fun.
Rocks: While both bikes handle rockgardens stupendously, you must hold your body in completely different positions. The slacker sunday is a little more forgiving when you plow into bigger rocks. The Socom is just as at home on this terrain though, just lean back and let the rear handle it.
Jumping: It's hard to compare the two, but to me, there wasn't a glaring difference between the two. The Socom feels a little bit more nimble and ready to jump, while the sunday feels like it wants to just stay on the ground and just eat the lip like it's a little bump in the road.
Cornering: This one is the toughest to judge as the tire selections are completely different. Both bikes like for you to be much farther forward to keep the traction, but there is a fine line, to far, and you'll loose the rear end. The Socom feels a little more consistant while in the midst of a drift, though that could be the tires.
I don't have any high speed time on the Socom yet, but I'll keep it updated. Thus far, the on;y complaint I have is cornering, I have a tendency to press my outer leg into the frame, and in doing this, I put the back of my knee in the path of the swing arm. All in all, I would jump on either of these two bikes without a second thought.