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Rocky Mountain
2000 Pipeline
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Submitted by
Nick
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Monica, CA
Date Reviewed: November 27, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$325.00 | | Purchased At: | online/used | | Strengths: | Versatile, light, strong, beautiful | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | FSR Extreme Ground Control, Cheeta Prowler | | Bike Setup: | Marzocchi DJ2, RynoLites, Margura Louise, Kore Freeride Bars, Kore B52 Stem, Chris King Headset, Raceface Prodigy cranks & BB, SRAM shifting | | Bottom Line: | This bike is amazing! What really impresses me is the stability at high speed. It holds a line with such sureness! It outdoes my downhill rig. I'm not sure how or why, but I can almost let the brakes go on steep descents. I'm no speed freak, but I've found I enjoy going about 40mph over some steep, rocky, treacherous terrain. It hangs like a magnet. Furthermore, it jumps and drops nimbly. Climbing was hard at first till I learned to dial the rebound to the slowest position. Now it climbs as good as my hardtail. Best of all, with a straigh, non-interrupted seat post tube, I can raise the seat way up for the climp and drop it for the descent. This is the reason I went for this frame. Now I have the best of both worlds. If you like freeriding and want to be able to climb, get this bike. It will blow you away. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin Swanson
a Weekend Warrior
from Smithers BC Canada
Date Reviewed: February 5, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Four Horsemen | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | Internet | | Strengths: | Nice for big drops. On the fly adjustable rear travel. Easy to handle. | | Weaknesses: | Rear swingarm flexes a lot if you land a drop just a little bit wrong. Short headtube (3.5inch) doesn't look like it could handle much more than a 5 inch fork. | | Similar Products Used: | RM DH Race,Norco XCS 2,Giant DS1 | | Bike Setup: | 16.5inch frame,Z3's,Rhynolites,LX V brakes. | | Bottom Line: | Awesome bike for freeride and urban. Easy to bunnyhop on too. I'm going to sell it; only because all my friends are riding hardtails now. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nakiel
a Downhiller
from Prescott, Az,
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Las Burrito | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | Bikesmith | | Strengths: | Great bike for urban riding, and freeriding. It has a fairly short wheelbase and responds quickly. It can handle fairly large drops.
| | Weaknesses: | The rear chatters a bit on the washboard, and isn't as stiff as it could be.
| | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Bought stock, Changed everything. XT drivetrain, Azonic bars and stem, Hope disks, Doublewides, Intense tires, Titec Bezerker, Hope bigun hubs, RF lp cranks, Monster-T
| | Bottom Line: | A nice bike for messing around. Not great for pure DH or Huge drops but its fun for a great price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a
from London
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anything free and extreme | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Strengths: | rock hard front end....canadian....cheep....light for the travel.... | | Weaknesses: | well my rear disc snapped the dropout and the disc mount!!! this not only annoyed me but Rocky did nothing about it! and i cant seem to get a new rear end the company just isn't big enough oh and no way near enough tire clearence at back | | Bike Setup: | xtr tiogas blah blah blah | | Bottom Line: | this bike kicks it can also handle big stuff well (considering it uses an old URT design) looks nice. but it uses a dodgy removable disc mount (well mine does) and it brakes and it also brakes the frame so watch out! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from North Attleboro, MA
Date Reviewed: March 27, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | N. Vietnam, Arcadia, Gilbert Hills | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1650.00 | | Purchased At: | Dedham Bike | | Strengths: | Front Fork, Stability, High pivot that stays out of the wet slop of the north east. | | Weaknesses: | Seat Post...replaced with a Thompson Elite, Narrow saddle | | Similar Products Used: | Rocky Mountain Element, | | Bike Setup: | Stock, 2000 | | Bottom Line: | I am a cross country rider looking to play a little more. Was not sure how I would like a longer travel free ride bike that rolled in at 31.5 lbs. Right out of the gate the bike made me feel more confident in my downhill and rock hopping ability. Extremely stable on rocky decents. Not a bad climber for 30+ lbs if you stay seated. Cannot find any fault with the bike so far. It just make me want to go riding all the time and quit my job! I have been very happy with Rocky Mountain as a bike company as I also own a RM Element Race for 3 plus years...been riding for 10+ yrs. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul
a
from NY
Date Reviewed: January 30, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2300.00 | | Strengths: | 2001 Rocky Pipeline
Great Frame, Adjustable Travel (geometery), Unbeleivable stability on the nasties terrain. Speced with Hayes and Race face, what could be better | | Weaknesses: | Tire are weak, Maxxis Mobster 2.1
and,the saddle sucks | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized FSR, 2000 Pipeline | | Bike Setup: | Shimano 747 pedals, Tioga Factory DH 2.3 front, Kujo 2.35 rear | | Bottom Line: | No brainer, Out of the box it is an amazing rig, change the tires and the seat and you are ready to hit some hard DH sh_t. I ride urban assault and this bike is great for it. Big drops, stair drops, it takes it all in stride. Can't wait for the snow to melt and start ripping some big DH runs. Oh, yeah change the travel setting and get ready for an XC epic (30lbs is a bit much for XC but you will love the Downhills). I don't think there is a more versatile bike on the market. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a Downhiller
from East coast
Date Reviewed: January 28, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$2200.00 | | Strengths: | Every thing I have had nothing wrong with the frame or bike.
1.fork kicks ass
2.frame is nicely designed | | Weaknesses: | some of the parts but nothing big . | | Similar Products Used: | GT XCR 1000, gary fisher sugar,and specialized. | | Bike Setup: | all stock but profile cranks,gizmo guide,hayes,and small parts. | | Bottom Line: | nasty bike for anything freeride, slalom, and downhill.
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Submitted by
Joe
a Downhiller
from Vancouver,BC,Canada
Date Reviewed: January 28, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything with huge drops | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | The bike shop | | Strengths: | Everything, very durable can take anything, all pupose can do XC and a bit of DH good components. | | Weaknesses: | Tires slipped abit heavy. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona stinky, noro vps 2 and 3, rm6 | | Bike Setup: | Custom all the way!!!! Easton monkey scandium bar, mavic wheels, full xtr, purple hays, race face, king headset | | Bottom Line: | THIS BIKE RULES!!!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shan Rozel
a Racer
from Victoria, B.C, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Whos Your Daddy, before it got ripped out | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1300.00 | | Purchased At: | store | | Strengths: | -Weight
-Climben Abilities
-Suspension
-the SRAM 9.0
| | Weaknesses: | -the tires that come on it | | Similar Products Used: | havent used too many doolies | | Bike Setup: | basicly stock but with rokko tires | | Bottom Line: | This bike is a great ride for anyone who wants to start freeriden or even some mild DH. It can handle drops and it can climb (to an extent) its got a light weight. The forks work great low meintenance and all. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Martin Daris
a Weekend Warrior
from Quebec, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Bing Bang (Bromont) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Pedals well
Suitable for XC (short rides)
Plush for an URT
It can climb almost everything it can descent! (except drops!)
Very good at what it's intended to do: Have FUN... | | Weaknesses: | A rear disk brake can break the frame near the drop out.
| | Similar Products Used: | Devinci Banzai
Trek
| | Bike Setup: | Full LX Drivetrain
Jr T (very plush and reliable fork)
Easton monkey bar
Mavic 321 Disc front (hugi hub), Sun ryhno lite rear with XTR V-Brake with full lenght XTR uninterrupted brake line attached with tie-wraps. | | Bottom Line: | This is a fun bike. It takes everything you throw at it. Buy it if you want a good bike you can ride in everyday life. Urban assault, DH, go to school, XC rides, drops, name it! A very good bike! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Mcwop
a Weekend Warrior
from Baltimore, MD USA
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Whitetail ski mountain | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Solid Frame, Marzocchi Fork (even at the low end these blow others away), rear shock, Race Face cranks, Sun Ryno lite rims | | Weaknesses: | SRAM grip shifts they are nice for some mild cross country rides but SUCK for drops. Handlebars. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Manomano | | Bike Setup: | Stock except for a new set of Profile bars, my banged up flat pedals, and Maxxis high Roller tires 2.5's front + rear | | Bottom Line: | I searched long and hard for a solid bike for freeriding and downhilling. I had it narrowed to the Kona Stinky group and then came across the Pipeline. The price was right and the mix of parts was decent where it counted. Like other posters I must take issue with the the stated rear travel limit of 6". I might believe something short of 5".
The rear QR adjustment on the travel is a plus for XC rides with the wife. This bike tracks real nice over some pretty rough stuff. It handles very well. You only need turn the front wheel a bit to redirect the bike. The unified rear triangle design is quite nice. It allows the back to have a big fat pivot, which in turn makes rear flex non-existent. The back feels plush over the big stuff and I don't feel a need for more travel. The back did manage to fit a 2.5 tire, but it is tight and probably the max size you want back there.
I am very happy with this bike so far. Now I just need to learn the bigger drops and jumps. Buy this bike if you want something that can handle tough riding, but don't want a downhill machine. If you don't mind riding up on 31-33 lbs, which ain't bad on this bike, you will enjoy the ride down. 4 Chilis across the board --it would get a five if spec'd with disk brakes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike D
a Weekend Warrior
from California USA
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Its rocky mountain
Its canadian | | Weaknesses: | replace all the rocky mountain parts, very weak!!!
needs a better front suspension
it DOESNT GIVE 6 INCHES IN THE BACK, THATS WHY RM MADE THE RM6!!!!!!!!!! | | Similar Products Used: | kona stinky and element race | | Bike Setup: | Z3 qr20(soon a Z1 qr20) Xtr ,xt and race face components. | | Bottom Line: | This bike just cant handle extreme free riding. first of all it doesnt have enough travel on the back (only like 4 or something). The parts are too weak for that stuff. If you want a good rocky mountain free ride bike, look at the reaper and rm6, those bikes can handle the BIG STUFF. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex
a Weekend Warrior
from Harleysville, PA USA
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything that goes down. | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | A lot of travel, will handle anything. It's a Rocky. | | Weaknesses: | NONE. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek VRX, Element Race | | Bike Setup: | All race face and XTR. Z-1 QR-20. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is for everyone. You can adjust the amount of travel from 4 to 6 inches. At 4 it is stiff in the rear and good for XC and at 6 it is good for downhill and the nutty stuff free riders like to do. Dropping off 5 footers the rear soaks it all up and you don't feel a thing. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Larouche
a Downhiller
from St-Augustin,QC,Canada
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Mont Sainte-Anne | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Un bike vraiment actif sur la suspension de plus sa grande qualité d'être ajustable pour le shock arrière.Beaucoup de bonne qualité ce bike de plus tout est prévue pour les freins à disques. | | Weaknesses: | Je regrette un peu l'ajustement pour le shock avant(BOMBER Z3 QR. 20) mais elle est quand même bien. Aussi il a le chiftage et le levier mais ces juste des petits détails. | | Similar Products Used: | Ya pas de bike de freeride qui l'égale! | | Bike Setup: | Race Face,Ritchey,Marzocchi z3 qr.20, MTN composante, Sram 9.0 .... | | Bottom Line: | Je vous dis quelque chose: si vous pensez acheter ce bike et vous ne le prenez pas juste parce que sur la photo ya dlair laite ben vous vous trompez parce qu'il flash vraiment moi aussi j'ai eu cette impression la! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Harris
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Whiskey Jack | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | -plush 6" rear travel
-juicy free riding
-components
-platform pedals
-Marzocchi Fork
- | | Weaknesses: | -no disc brakes
-Grip Shift Half Pipe Shifters
| | Similar Products Used: | -Rocky Mountain RM-6
-Schwinn 4 Banger
-Specialized Big Hit
-Rocky Mountain Reaper | | Bike Setup: | -Stock | | Bottom Line: | Can't go wrong with Cananda. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Damien Valli
a
from Chicago IL
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Street | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Bottom Line: | The Strenghths:
This bike can taking a beating. Ive done 8 foot drops street riding in Chicago. I have Jumped Bmx Jumps and everythng with is and have not yet broke the hell out of it like all the rest of my bikes.
The components on the bike are kickin @$$. Sram 9.0 stuff for 2000 is beefy and light. And they look as good as my friends sister (she is pretty hot). The Raceface Cranks have almost not flex at all and the sprockets shift like a dream. Oh an let me tell you about the Forks. THEY ARE CRAZY. The Marzocchi Z3 QR 20 are insane. The Axle are so beefy and give me confidence in doing huge drops. I have bottomed out on these forks many times and I have not busted any "O" rings like I have on my Rock Shox Judy. The 140mm of travel soaks up everything. The rear shock is just as good.
The Weaknesses. I ordered the bike 4 months befor I bought it. I heard That Rocky has only three welders (but that is probably just hear say). The bottom bracket is a piece of crap. They used a UN52, so i have to buy a not piece of crap one like a RF Taperlock.
All in all this bike is awesome. This bike eats every othe bike ofr breakfast. I can beat the hell out of it and it just begs for more. 8 Footers and like curbs to this machine. Do yourself a favor and buy this bike (no I dont work for Rocky)
I give this Bike 5 flaming Treks
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Submitted by
Joel
a Downhiller
from Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date Reviewed: April 8, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | pink starfish, ladies only, digger, skull, three stunt wonder | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | everything, the squishy suspension, the adjustable rear suspension | | Weaknesses: | Canadians don't make flawed bikes | | Similar Products Used: | 'Betty(Boxxers, Hayes), RM DH T.O, Vps 1 + 2, Stinky Dee, Stinky, Wildcat trail, etc... | | Bike Setup: | Drop-off, Formula hyd. disks, Raceface cranks, Mavic D321, xtr + xt drive train... | | Bottom Line: | this bike kicks so much ass.
it soaks up all the bumps and drops, from 1 1/2 footers to, i don't usually brag but, i did a 8 1/2 footer today! and in case you don't believe me it was the three stunt wonder drop. anyway the bike was so smooth it was awesome. if you want to buy this bike do it it's the best dualie out there in the freeride category. i love my bike. and you know what else is cool about this bike? it gives you more confidence, i've owned this bike for a month a nd a bit and i'm doing big drops and taking sick lines i would never have been able to do on my old bike, can you imagine what a rider could do if they rode it for a few months?! well, keep riding and happy trails.
Joel | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Downhiller
from BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 8, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Urban Assualt | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | -Sweet spot suspension
-Canadian
-Wade rode it | | Weaknesses: | -Sram crap | | Similar Products Used: | Rm 6, VPs-3, VPs-1, cove G-spot | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | This bike can do almost anything that a recreational rider would want to do. The Floating drive train is not the best but rocky got it in a position they call the sweet spot. This makes the suspension very active. The adjustable trave witha quick release is realy nice. It can climb because of its light weight(for a free ride bike(31 lbs)). I think that this is the bike that i am goign to get but i will switch to Xt drive-train and z1 Qr 20's and i would also put some hayes, magura, or the new XT discs on it.
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Submitted by
Ian
a Weekend Warrior
from Danville, Ca, U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: March 31, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | anything steep and fun | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | -great idea with the adjustable rear
-its canadian, therefore its godlike
- really fast, handles great | | Weaknesses: | - Canadian bikes don't have weaknesses. | | Similar Products Used: | just about everything. Kona, Specialized, DBR, GT, schwinn, but no treks or gary fisher cuz they are lame | | Bike Setup: | stock, but gonna switch the stem, and bar to syncros. gonna change the pedals one of these days to good shimano ones. Thats pretty much it | | Bottom Line: | I love this bike. It can do so much. This bike is super responsive, just point it where you want it to go. Rocks, roots, mud, drops, jump, this thing can do it all.I love the suspension design and the way that yu can lock out the rear end for climbing. This was definately a good choice for me.Definately give this one five burning treks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
christian
a Weekend Warrior
from arizona
Date Reviewed: March 30, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Mackenzie cruise ( Canada) | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Strong frame. no interupted seat post tube. Good tires, suspension, and derailuer | | Weaknesses: | Rocky mountain components ie. pedals, stem, saddle,
grip shift is huge! And the brake levers are too far out. You need gorilla size hands to use comfortably. Hard to shift and brake at the same time. Uncomfortable saddle. | | Similar Products Used: | Huh? | | Bike Setup: | added shimano 636 pedals, comfy nashbar saddle, and Roox riser bar | | Bottom Line: | Marzocchi fork is sort of spongy. Need to downtune to 4" of travel. REplace all the cheap rocky mountain components with race face! Could do without the shifters and brake levers too. Otherwise great price for the frame and suspension that it has. It will ride through pretty much anything although weak on the uphill. This bike is ideally a " freeride trail bike" | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phil.
a Weekend Warrior
from Quebec, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 29, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | La coupe du monde (Bromont) | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | 6 pouces de débatement
Suspention très active
Simple
Allure
J'ai acheté le cadre seul. | | Weaknesses: | Franchement, je n'ai rien à dire à ce propos, peut-être le poids mais ça ne me dérange vraiment pas. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek VRX, Rocky's RM6, Rocky's Hammer... | | Bike Setup: | Z1 Drop Off, XT groupo, Race Face Groupo, Sun Rhyno lite, Magura HS 33, Selle Italia, Michelin... | | Bottom Line: | Si votre vélo ne vous satisfait pas, vous allez être comblés avec le Pipeline. Il grimpe comme un tracteur et en descente, on a l'impression d'avoir 8 pouces de débatement.
Par contre, je ne conseille pas ce vélo à qui veut courser.
C'est une machine pour le plaisir, le plus beau jouet du monde.
12 piments
Phil.
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