Rocky Mountain release new Instinct and Pipeline bikes
Rocky Mountain has launched new models of their Instinct, Instinct BC Edition, and Pipeline. The all-new frames have improved suspension performance, next generation features, updated Ride-9 adjustability, and even more progressive geometry. The Instinct BC Edition features a dedicated link with more travel and fixed geometry. Instinct Intended use: Trail Wheel size: 29″ (27.5+ ready) […]
Rocky Mountain introduce the Altitude Powerplay e-bike
Introducing a fully integrated, electric-assist mountain bike that takes our Altitude’s legendary handling and ride quality and adds a compact, powerful drive system. The new Powerplay drive system was designed in parallel with the frame, delivering ultra- short chainstays, optimised suspension kinematics, super-low centre of gravity, and class-leading torque. The result is an e-MTB that […]
Rocky Mountain introduce the new Altitude
Taking trail to new heights. Often imitated but never surpassed, the all-new Altitude pushes the envelope of what a modern trail bike is capable of. For 2018 we’ve designed an all-new frame to increase stiffness, improve pedaling efficiency and small-bump sensitivity, and include a host of next-generation features. Now available in both carbon and alloy […]
Gullyver’s Travels: Gully Does France
I’ve crisscrossed the globe as a competitor for many years, but I rarely ventured beyond the mountain resorts that contests are held in. As I get older, I’ve started pushing to escape the industry bubble and get off the beaten path more. The premise behind Gullyver’s Travels is to motivate everyone to step outside of […]
Iwan’s Gear of the Year 2016
In review of 2016, Iwan Kemp looks at the best bikes and gear that he rode last year. XC Bike of the Year Scalpel Si Carbon 3 When the new Scalpel was announced it was clear that Cannondale wasn’t trying to play it safe or please the masses. They set out to develop and build […]
Rocky Mountain announce new Suzy-Q carbon fat bike
The new Suzi Q challenges the narrative of slow, plodding fat bikes. Its lightweight carbon frame and narrow Q-factor are more efficient and comfortable than traditional fat bikes, perfect for everything from local singletrack loops to fat bike racing. Short chainstays and extended reach make for a stable and balanced ride that still feels agile. […]
Max Knox to race Rocky Mountain in 2017
South Africa’s leading marathon mountain bike racer, Max Knox, will race on Rocky Mountain bikes in 2017. The 29-year-old Knox won both the South African marathon championship and the Ashburton Investment National Marathon Series in 2016 and has set his sights on an expanded racing programme in 2017. South African champion, Max Knox, gets familiar […]
Review: Rocky Mountain Element
The Element is a dual suspension 29er XC-race weapon from Rocky Mountain. The Bike I tested the 2015 Element 970 RSL. The 970RSL is second from the top in the Element range and features a full carbon frame and rear triangle using Rocky Mountain’s Smoothwall carbon technology and Smoothlink suspension design. The Element features 100mm […]
Review: Rocky Mountain Trailhead 940
Rocky Mountain make an aluminium hardtail with a modest specification. Yes, it came as a surprise to me too. Departing from the image of their mid to high end performance bikes, the Trailhead seeks to bring the Rocky Mountain brand to a wider market. The bike The Rocky Mountain Trailhead 940 is build around a […]
Rocky Mountain announce new Slayer enduro bike
Designed to lay waste to the world’s roughest trails, the Slayer is back as an all-carbon weapon. From the most aggressive Enduro World Series tracks to bike park laps and big mountain lines, its downhill-bike capability and pedaling responsiveness are matched with an uncanny ability to find and hold speed in rugged terrain. All killer, […]
Rocky Mountain release Reaper youth bike and Growler plus hardtail
The Reaper provides the same aggressive trail performance found in our Thunderbolt and Altitude full suspension bikes in a smaller package for young rippers. It can tear up singletrack, smash technical descents, and slay bike park laps all day long. And, because we know that kids grow (and have younger siblings), the Reaper is easily […]
Interview: Ivan Zimmermann riding the Silk Route
Ivan Zimmerman is riding the 2016 Silk Route cycle tour from Beijing to Istanbul to raise money for university education in South Africa. His marathon journey started on 15 May and will continue until 5 October – covering 12,280km of gruelling terrain. Since Zimmerman will be covering around 125km per day, he is asking his […]