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Rocky Mountain 1999 Vertex T.O. Hardtail Bike
Product Description1999 Rocky Mountain Vertex T.O., mountain bike, front suspension, Shimano XTR components, Marzocchi Bomber Z-2 Super Fly, 2.5" travel fork
User Reviews 
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Jon Cooper
a Weekend Warrior
from Surrey, England Date Reviewed: May 3, 2003 Strengths: Beautiful to look at! Strong but light as a feather, flies Weaknesses: There was a problem with the frame - had to be returned under warranty - RM were fantastic about it. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Coed y Brenin, Wales Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $4000.00 Similar Products Used: Rocky Mountain Equipe Bike Setup: XTR, Raceface, Sybcros stem, X Lite riser bars, Pace RC36 forks - top notch stuff
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Andreas
a Cross Country Rider
from Innsbruck, Austria Date Reviewed: August 11, 2001 Strengths: Light, stiff, great paintjob, best geometrie, Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tremalzo/Gardasee Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $3500.00 Purchased At: Radstudio Innsbruck Similar Products Used: Rocky Mountain Element t.o., Wilier triestina Bike Setup: Shimano XT, Rock Shox, Syncros,
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Big Daddy
a Racer
from Canada Date Reviewed: July 7, 2000 Strengths: Geometry, stiffness, weight, beautiful paint job (I hvae the '98, by far the prettiest one they have ever made), handles like a cat on velcro. Weaknesses: none with the setup I have now (had trouble with the 98 Race Face cranks with XTR shifters - wouldn't go into granny under load, remedied with XTR crankset). Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Birch, the Pan Am '99 race course Duration Product Used: 2 Years Similar Products Used: Specialized M2, Cannondale, Rocky Mountain Hammer Race, etc. Bike Setup: AMP F3 Carbon fork, full XTR, Ti Cane Creek wheelset, Frogs, Race Face Carbon bars, Dean Ti post (Ti post a must), Conti Dual fighter tires.
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Bill
a Racer
from Canmore,Alberta Canada Date Reviewed: May 3, 2000 Strengths: this is a very responsive bike!!great for the extreme technical riding and nice and true downhill!!have a Dekerf as well and for the price difference between the two would take my Rocky in a heartbeat Weaknesses: the 0 degree rims are very heavy and would recommend changing as well as the z1 bam fork !! oh ya i have the 98 model!!the bam fork i seem to go through seals like mad,they are cheap to redo but gets annoying after a few times,tried the superfly fork but didnt think the adjustments were good enough so stuck with the bamz1 Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: ANY Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: Dekerf,gary fisher x-caliber Bike Setup: full xtr,race face(bars,cranks,post)roox headset,z1 bam fork
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Alison T
a Racer
from Abbotsford, BC Canada Date Reviewed: April 29, 2000 Strengths: well... great for the climbing and i like it on the down hill also. Good for trials Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ledgeview Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: thin air Bike Setup: oxygen parts, Z2 atom bomb
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Mark Davidson
a Racer
from Palo Alto, CA Date Reviewed: January 24, 2000 Strengths: Nimble Handler. Great geometry. Nicely spec'ed out. Weaknesses: None. I've broken two deraileur hangers and they are pretty hard to come by. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Similar Products Used: Trek 8900, Kona Explosiv, Rocky Mountain Blizzard Bike Setup: Stock except for SRAM shifters instead of Rapid Fire
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Dave
a Racer
from T.O Can. Date Reviewed: November 13, 1999 Strengths: The Vertex screams through tight and twisty singletrack, keeps it's line up the most deadly technical uphills and descends like a dream, as well as having one of the nicest paint-jobs I have ever seen. Weaknesses: Besides the heavy sun 0 deg. xc rims. Nothing! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mt.Saint-Anne Qu./ Camp fortune Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: Specialized M4, RM Cardiac, Hammer, element race, Schwinn homegrown team. Bike Setup: All stock, besides: -xt hubs/cassette -SDG S7000 ti saddle -raceface air alloy bar (don't trust carbon!)
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Pip
a Racer
from Toronto, Canada Date Reviewed: November 6, 1999 Strengths: Ride Quality is great! Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Camp Fortune Duration Product Used: 6 months Similar Products Used: Other Rocky's, Kona's, Klein's etc. Bike Setup: XTR, Race Face, Chris King, Profile.
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RGS
a Cross-Country Rider
from SAC CA. Date Reviewed: October 9, 1999 Strengths: BUILD QUALITY, WARRANTY,HELPFULLNESS Weaknesses: YOU CANT STOP LOOKING AT IT, Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: AUBURN Duration Product Used: more than 3 years Similar Products Used: KHS RITCHEY,GARY FISCHER. Bike Setup: FULL XTR, RACE FACE,SID,RITCHEY OCR WHEELS AND RITCHEY 2X9 DRIVE.
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james
a Racer
from waterloo ontario Date Reviewed: September 1, 1999 Strengths: a good fast cross country race bike. Good climbing and excellent decents. Weaknesses: the warranty sucks ass, the frame and fork warranties are good but when it comes to the parts that break, nothing is covered and when you pay that much for the bike you want some security Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: camp fortune/ horseshoe valley Duration Product Used: 6 months Similar Products Used: RMB thin air, Rmb cardiac, Fisher Mt tam, Giant 890, Marin Indian fire trail, Rmb hammer race, rmb blizzard Bike Setup: pro set up
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CheeseDevil
a Cross-Country Rider
from London, ON Date Reviewed: August 25, 1999 Strengths: all Weaknesses: none (well, the price...) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: backyard Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: Rocky Mountain Soul, but that's quite different. Bike Setup: Vertex frame, Marzocchi A-Bomb, XTR, XT, LX, Mavic
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MAX
a Cross-Country Rider
from Toronto Date Reviewed: June 12, 1999 Strengths: awesome bike Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Similar Products Used: there's nothing out there Bike Setup: syncros, xtr, use
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dustin
a Racer
from canada Date Reviewed: May 27, 1999 Strengths: the frame geometry rules perfect for climbing and for technical desents Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: whistler Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: peice of sh!t kona Bike Setup: all stock 
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Kevin
a Cross-Country Rider
from seoul, korea Date Reviewed: May 23, 1999 Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: more than 3 years Bike Setup: XTR allset, Chris KIng Headset, Cross-max wheel
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Jim
a Cross-Country Rider
from Palo Alto Date Reviewed: April 30, 1999 Strengths: There are none. Weaknesses: The company, the people in the company, the warranty. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Bike Setup: Stock
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