Rocky Mountain announce new Element
This is the result of over two decades at the front of the pack. The new Element features more efficient suspension performance, refined marathon geometry, Ride-9 adjustability, and room for two bottles inside the front triangle. The smallest details were examined in search of point-n-shoot rigidity and unrivalled speed. “This new Element is a full-on […]
First Look Friday: Rocky Mountain Trailhead; Maxxis tyres; Cadence bar; Ryder sealant
First Look Friday is an introduction to the products that we are currently testing for review. This week we’re previewing the Rocky Mountain Trailhead, Maxxis Minion DHR II and Aggressor tyres, Cadence CarboFuel slated chocolate caramel bar, and Ryder sealant. Rocky Mountain Trailhead 940 The Rocky Mountain Trailhead 940 is an aluminium hardtail designed around […]
Review: Rocky Mountain Thunderbolt 750 MSL
First announced in late 2013, the Thunderbolt was billed as being equally at home on long, technical climbs as it is on flowy singletrack descents, having you powering through the rough stuff and popping off every trail feature you lay your eyes on. This was quite a bold claim for a bike with 120mm travel […]
Rocky Mountain announces Pipeline plus-sized trail bike
The confidence of plus-sized tires in raw, technical terrain is now available in an aggressive trail chassis. The new Pipeline plows through greasy roots and square-edged chunder with authority, while providing near limitless traction on rocky, slippery climbs. “Early on in testing I realized I could take the ‘stupid lines’ on our local North Shore […]
Video: Flo Like Water – Florian Nicolai
Florian Nicolaï is one of the most creative riders on the EWS circuit. His unique style threatens the podium at every race he enters. The Maritime Alps are home to some of the most technical tracks in the world, and working on this project over the winter showed us just how good Flo really is. […]
Video: 2 Fat 2 Furious – A Fat Bike Freeride Film
We had way too much fun last year shooting our first fat bike freeride video, so this year we knew we had to do another. The goal of 2 Fat 2 Furious was to only ride things that would be harder or impossible on a regular bike. From waist-deep powder to drifty sled tracks to […]
Video: Carson Storch joins Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain Bicycles is proud to sign Carson Storch to their freeride program. The two-year deal will see Carson compete at a full schedule of slopestyle and freeride events across the globe. He will also be involved in several high profile film projects. “Carson is unique because he rides at such a high level in […]
VIDEO: A Rocky Mountain Christmas
As bike people it’s easy to get caught up in our own hype. We all want shiny new stuff, but there’s more to this sport than the latest-and-greatest. This Christmas lets be thankful for all friends, all trails, and all bikes. See you in the mountains, and Love the Ride. Merry Christmas!-Rocky Mountain Bicycles Starring […]
2015 Rocky Mountain Rocky Forest Fest
The annual Rocky Mountain Rocky Forest Fest took place this past weekend at the Garden Route Trial Park, just outside Knysna. With a variety of not-so-serious events taking place during the course of the weekend, with the idea of getting riders a chance to test out some Rocky Mountain bikes, the main feature was the […]
Rocky Mountain announces Sherpa overland bike
Rocky Mountain Bicycles is excited to announce the new Sherpa overland bike. Bikepacking has been around for a long time, but the Sherpa puts a Rocky Mountain twist on the concept. We wanted a bike that could tackle more challenging terrain and would let us get a little rowdy—even loaded down for multi day self-supported […]
Fat free: fat bike freeriding on a Blizzard
We have to admit, we were hesitant about the fat bike trend that’s taking the bike industry by storm (pun intended). There were definitely a few raised eyebrows in the office when we started designing and testing one. Wade Simmons was an instant convert though; “everyone thinks they’re so cool and serious, but it’s really […]
Rocky Mountain Bicycles to sponsor the inaugural Snow Epic
The Canadian company was one of the first to recognise the Snow Epic’s potential and shipped out a prototype of its new fatbike – the Rocky Mountain Blizzard – to Engelberg, Switzerland, for the trial ride of the Snow Epic in April this year. Now it will sponsor the Rocky Dual, a floodlit dual slalom […]