2008 Bianchi Sok 29er

October 12, 2007 on 12:50 pm | In Mountain, Product Tech. |

I don’t want to make a blanket statement about 29ers, but I will say I am converted! Wow! I now have three solid rides on my Sok and things are just getting better and better. My first ride was the well known Laurel -> Pilot loop in Pisgah. The Pilot Rock trail is a technical, steep, rocky, switchback filled descent with a massive rock garden towards the end, and I was able to clean the trail from beginning to end! I had never rocked the trail like this before I hopped on the big wheels!

The Sok has a large wheelbase, nice tight responsive cockpit, and rather high standover. The bike feels big until you get in the saddle and then you’ll feel right at home. I upgraded my ride with a Easton EC90 seatpost, EA70 stem, Monkeylite carbon bars, and King headset. Even without these upgrades the bike is VERY well spec’d with a killer SRAM based component group. All this for only $1800!!

I am riding better than ever on this bike. The Easton ultralite frame is stiff and responsive, and even better when paired with the Rock Shox Reba SL fork. The frame is also built with horizontal dropouts for an easy single speed conversion.
BioWheels-Asheville will be stocking the Sok in the geared and single-speed versions. We’ll give you a free bottle cage if you can tell us what Sok means!!