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Rocky Mountain Element 999 RSL 29er Full Suspension
Product DescriptionElement 999 RSL is the no-holds-barred full-on World Cup XC race rocket. At just 22.3 pounds out of the box (size medium), Element 999 accelerates better than you’d ever imagine and yet is still incredibly stiff for diving into tight, technical corners. Take a look through the spec sheet and you’ll see that no detail was overlooked and nothing was compromised.
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Stan Dweight
a Racer Date Reviewed: April 13, 2013 Strengths: Best high end MTB ever manufactured. Ever ridden period. Weaknesses: High cost, XX WORLD CUP BRAKES ARE LAME...... Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Whistler Duration Product Used: Six months Price Paid: $6800.00 Purchased At: Colby's cycles Similar Products Used: Specialized Epic pro , Giant 0 team pro , and a few others all 2013. Nothing is similar ! Bike Setup: Racing Ralph's snakes , Wtb carbon , replaced brakes a few months ago with real brakes XTR race.
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Loopy Date Reviewed: February 19, 2013 Strengths: Stiff,light brilliant trail and XCMTB Weaknesses: SRAM XX BRAKES - what a load of junk. Agree with one of reviews , put Shimano and smile with all your teeth. Bottom Line:
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aaron weiss
a Racer Date Reviewed: February 17, 2013 Strengths: really light, proven suspension design, great build, no skimping on parts, stiff frame, great fit Weaknesses: I prefer shimano to sram, purely a personal preference. if I had to go sram I would go xx Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: salty dog race course Duration Product Used: 3 weeks Purchased At: spoke n motion Similar Products Used: rocky mountain vertex 990 rsl, rocky mountain element team rsl 26" Bike Setup: full xtr with shadow plus rr der. 180 fr rotor, 160 rr. 28/40 rings on 2x crank.
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Shaun
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: January 28, 2013 Strengths: A very serious race machine for short 30 / 40 /50 mile rides that doubles up as luxury long distance racer good for stage races run over three days. Weaknesses: Price price price. Brakes (Avid WC Xx ) need real expert servicing to get them to work as claimed. Nothing else's, but remember good things don't come free. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Boulders Colorado Duration Product Used: 2 months Price Paid: $7800.00 Purchased At: New York cycles Similar Products Used: Specialized Epic pro. Great bike but no as much the 999. Rides well, after riding the 999 its a tangible difference. It not a mystery. Try each for 10 miles on the same track. The Specialized has much better marketing hype. All that said it would be my second choice.
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c
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: January 27, 2013 Strengths: Ridiculously light, very stiff, extremely nimble. Weaknesses: Not sure I'm a big fan of the CTD remote shock switch on the handlebar, but have decided that I would give it a solid try out for the first 6 mos and then dump it if I don't like it. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Indian Creek Duration Product Used: 1 month Price Paid: $7000.00 Purchased At: SingleTrack Factory Similar Products Used: Santa Cruz Tallboy LT - good climber, lots of bounce and SAG...not very efficient Yetti (995) aluminum - nice ride, but way too heavy for x country - more of a downhill bike Bike Setup: 999RSL full carbon XT/XTR, WTB carbon seat, Easton handlebar ZTR crest custom wheels with tubeless tires 22lbs with pedals...no, I"m not kidding.
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Mike Chappell Date Reviewed: November 22, 2012 Strengths: Very responsive and stiff when accelerating out of the saddle. Weaknesses: Bit expensive Bottom Line: 
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Allen
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: November 16, 2012 Strengths: Outstanding , like riding on rials, super fast cuts in to trials, climes like no other bike I ever ridden. Nothing is like this. Ridged and precise. A leap forward in MTB. Weaknesses: Takes time to set up. But worth it. Not cheep. Prefer 100 mm travel on back end. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Sani to See South Africa Duration Product Used: 6 weeks Purchased At: New York Similar Products Used: TREK Super-fly pro, ,Cannonadale Scalpel 1 2013. Epic 2012full carbon .. I ridden the Cannonade scalpel 1 2013 for a month, I have used the new Trek Superfly pro for two months and have a full spec Epic carbon full suss 2012. They don't even compare to the dream bike. Ride it, you see why I smile from ear to ear when riding this rig Bike Setup: Xc to trail , as is with egg beaters. Changed grips to specialized.
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