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sunnyd5118
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, Colorado, USADate Reviewed: June 21, 2008
Strengths: Great climber, with essentially no pedal bob. Can handle most of the technical sections as MUCH more expensive models! Is pretty lightweight also.Weaknesses: Very few. This bike is 5 years old and still performs like new.Bottom Line: Ive ridden this bike for well over a year now. Has increased my abilities exponentially on technical sections and endurance on long-distance rides. All it needs is occasional maintenance and this bike will last forever. My next bike will be another Rocky Mountain, but hopefully that will be some time from now.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$850.00
Purchased At: private seller
Similar Products Used: Iron Horse and Specialized hardtails
Bike Setup: Completely stock. Have only replace the wearable components: chain, cassette, brake pads and rotor. Love the XT component mix and hydraulic brakes.
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Jeff
a Cross Country Rider
from Poway, CA, USADate Reviewed: May 6, 2003
Strengths: Excellent handling, super strong brakes, light weight, beautiful frame, good choice of components (except for front fork, see below), and good build quality.Weaknesses: It's expensive compared to similar bikes. Poor choice of front fork for price (Rockshox Duke XC, for $1890 one would expect to get a fork with a little more adjustability). Poor frame clearcoat finish. The decals under the clearcoat have air bubbles underneath them. Tires are ill suited for Southern California riding.Bottom Line: This bike handles like a dream. It's stable on fast downhills, soaks up bumps big and small, climbs like a mountain goat, stops on a dime, and is as agile as Bruce Lee in a Kung Fu fight. All in all, it's a very confidence inspiring bike and a blast to ride. With a more adjustable front fork, better frame finish, and a lower price, Rocky Mountain would have the perfect mid-priced x-country bike.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$1890.00
Purchased At: Bike Empire
Similar Products Used: Haro, Specialized, Balance
Bike Setup: Rockshox Duke XC, Fox Float R, Shimano LX and XT components, front & rear disc brakes, Race Face bars and stem, Mavic X223 rims, Hutchinson Python tires.
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Kevin
a Cross Country Rider
from EdmontonDate Reviewed: May 4, 2003
Strengths: First i have to say all these reviews are on the rocky mountain element and the picture up there is the rocky mountain element team sc so this is all mixed up. Any way i think that the element team sc is a great bike over all and its strength is it basically fully specked out with all shimano and top of the line products wich makes it a very light bike.Weaknesses: I have honestly not seen a weakness in this bike so far so i hope i dont get to cause the bike is awsome!Bottom Line: I LOVE THE PAINT JOB SOOO CANADIAN!(not sarcastic)
Favorite Trail: terwilliger
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$4000.00
Purchased At: The Bike Shop
Similar Products Used: None
Bike Setup: Great setup but i am talking about the 2002 element team sc so a little bit different then the 2003 but for the most part identical.
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Kathi Patrick
a Weekend Warrior
from Marathon, Florida, USADate Reviewed: April 27, 2003
Strengths: Great quality LITE frame. Nice setup w/disc brakes and Fox suspension.Weaknesses: Bike came with hutchinson python tires and the first time i ever got a flat.Bottom Line: This bike rocks. The frame (16.5)standover height was the lowest of all the bikes i researched and fits me good with my height @5'3". Most bike shops don't carry alot of small frame bikes especially the one you want but i got lucky @ downtown bikes in miami. I did alot of research and almost bought a Julianna Superlite and am glad i did'nt. For one thing you have wait about 8 weeks to get the bike and there are none in the bike shops to even test ride. I got better components, disc brakes and an awesome bike for the same price as a bottom line superlite. Rocky Mountain makes a great line of bikes and i couldnt be happier. On the trails this bike has fast acceleration,hangs corners on a dime and is the bike for cross country rides. Im not into big jumps just going fast, hanging the turns and alot of technical riding. I ride almost all of the trails @ Markham Park with no problem. If you like cross country type riding this is the bike, but i would'nt recommend it for alot of freeride or big hits.
Favorite Trail: Oleta River State Park
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$1800.00
Purchased At: Downtown Bicycles
Similar Products Used: Juliana superlite, jamis dakar comp
Bike Setup: Stock -except for Speed she seat & Hutchinson Alligator Tires
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BO JOHNSON
a Cross Country Rider
from PO BOX 2223, HICKORY NC 28601Date Reviewed: April 18, 2003
Strengths: GOOD COMPONENTS PLUSH RIDEWeaknesses: FRAME CRACKED ON THE 8TH RIDE. I WAS JUST GOING SOWN A HILL AND THE REAR TRIANGLE BROKE AT THE BUSHINGS FOR THE REAR SHOCKBottom Line: GOOD COMPONENTS BAD FRAME SUCKS IF YOU WEIGH OVER 300 LBS LIKE ME THAN YOU SHOULD NOT BUY THIS BIKE.
Favorite Trail: PEEWEE'S
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$1800.00
Purchased At: CLARKS TIRE AND BIKES
Similar Products Used: GIANT NRS, WILL GO BACK TO I DO NOT LIKE THIS BIKE
Bike Setup: ALL STOCK
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Rick
a Cross Country Rider
from DenverDate Reviewed: April 11, 2003
Strengths: Quality frame. Great suspension design. Disk brakes.Weaknesses: Mix of Deore, LX, and XT components.Bottom Line: I bought this bike about two weeks a go at the Single Track Factory near Wash Park. These guys have the best bike shop in the metro area. The best customer service and extremely knowledgeable. After weeks of doing intense research I thought I had decided on the stumpjumper. I called up the guys at Single Track to find out if they carried any. Adam asked what kind of riding I do. After telling him that I mainly ride cross-country with drops no bigger than 2-3 feet he recommended that I come in and test ride a Rocky Mountain Fantik. I rode the Fantik and than I asked to ride the Element. What a plush ride! It was a little heavier than the Koko but lighter than the Stumpjumper, but it was the way it rode that sold me. For my riding style it was the best bike I test road. I took it to a couple of local trails in the Metro area and gave it a real test ride. It sucked up all the small hits without any bob. The only time I felt any bob was when I was hammering it out of the saddle, and this was very minor. It is also a great climber. The only real grip I have is that I wish it came with all XT components. Only 4 chilis because I've only owned it for two weeks.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$1899.00
Purchased At: Single Track Factory
Similar Products Used: Yeti Koko, FSR Stumpjumper
Bike Setup: Stock except XT crank and Monkey Lite XC handlebar
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