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Submitted by
aaron casella
a Downhiller
from thunder bay
Date Reviewed: May 6, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | mine | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | Fresh Air | | Strengths: | fork, frame, tires, almost everything | | Weaknesses: | seat, decals. | | Similar Products Used: | yukon | | Bike Setup: | new seat | | Bottom Line: | I bought this bike used in 2005, and found it to be a great bike. I am a heavy rider (190) and am really hard on my bikes, and it has been really tough and strong with nothing breaking, and just the usual parts to replace b/c of wear. The seat is hard, and the decals are brutal, but other then that i love the bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
evil 4 ever
a
from ME.
Date Reviewed: January 10, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | demo from rep | | Strengths: | light, handels good, looks, geomeogry!!!
excelent bike for 150 lbs or under, or girl.
| | Weaknesses: | broke frame in 3 mounths!!! (chaine stay)
paint and decals come off easy, who cares. (Canadian anyways) | | Similar Products Used: | grind, p2, p3, imp, chamelian, | | Bike Setup: | standerd 2003 factory setup | | Bottom Line: | good bike, just don't go hucking your self off 6-8ft to flat! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mark
a Downhiller
from canada
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | kennmount hills | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | the fork is extra stong and the frame is really beefy | | Weaknesses: | the stickers come off and the cranks broke on me
| | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | stock except for my up graded race face prodigy dh | | Bottom Line: | great freeride bike
i can ride it like a downhill full suspension | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John White
a Weekend Warrior
from Surrey BC
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | oil can | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | rocky mountain bicycles factory | | Strengths: | extreemely agile in urban assult styles, easy to controll, handle and rely on. perfect for street and moderate downhill | | Weaknesses: | Chains too weak. I found the back rim a little too unreliable for cement riding. Cranks loostened easily. | | Similar Products Used: | slayer, switch, kona stinky, rm6 | | Bottom Line: | This is a perfect bike for Urban assult. works sweet for stairs, hopping around and showing off. This bike can handle a fair amount of downhill. As long as you ride with care and dont beat on the bike. my advice to you is to purchase a stronger back rim, and a stronger chain.
This is the best bike I have ever ridden. Rockys are the bikes to go with if you have the money to buy them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
da ASXX
a Downhiller
from SAX
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | ASX | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | great frame and fork. strong bars and rims | | Weaknesses: | seat sucks | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bottom Line: | sweet bike can handle any trail, jump or downhill | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
asp
a Cross Country Rider
from berkeley, ca
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | tilden park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1140.00 | | Purchased At: | Mike's Bikes | | Strengths: | the never ending travel on the bomber! it really flies off anything. rims don't buckle under my weight (160 lbs).. never used disc brakes b4... these are sweet! | | Weaknesses: | saddle hurts a bit, could use some more room in the cockpit, but this may be because i came from a xc bike and am not used to the shroter toptube(freeride bikes = shorter toptube?). bent the 2nd ring already, but shop fixed it. | | Similar Products Used: | '97 gt karakoram
test rode specialized enduro, rmb edge, slayer, cannondale jekyll | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | rode around on the gt on the local trails in the hills, but wanted a stronger bike that could hold up to some abuse. the rmb edge was too expensive, and the enduro felt too spongy. i like how i can just fly off stairs and ledges and the rims are still intact (sun rhyno lite), plus this bike can climb just fine, so i can take this bike and ride around where i used to. The rmb edge and slayer were sweeter bikes definitely, but they were at least 800 bucks more and i am on budget (being a poor college student).
i am definitely happy i bought this bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben C.
a Weekend Warrior
from Langley, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: December 27, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | local Langley powerline trails | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$850.00 | | Purchased At: | Newton Rocky Cycle | | Strengths: | Excellent comfort level. Strong, and light feel. | | Weaknesses: | None yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Brodie Fury, Norco freeride/hardtails | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | Excellent value. Stepped up to this bike from riding BMX the last 20 years! Good bike to move to. Fast, light, manueverable, strong, comfortable, can go anywhere on it! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Taylor L
a Downhiller
from Chapel Hill Nc
Date Reviewed: December 15, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | pro bikes | | Strengths: | nice geometry when set up with a rear 24 inch. I have heard that brake mounts snap, but no problems yet. | | Weaknesses: | the decals suck big time. They fell off the day i got the bike. | | Similar Products Used: | kona skab | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Rocky Mountain Flow freeride Hardtail with a 2002 Dirt Jumper 1, 26/24 inch Double-Wide wheelset, Hydro Shimano XT disks, 2.5/2.7 inch maxxis high roller tires, Evil chain guide (East coast edition), and Raceface prodigy DH cranks, Rocky mountain stock flat pedals, Azonic shorty stem, Titec HellBent riser bars, LX shifter and rear derailer, XT cassette, SRAM chain, FSA head set (pig), Rocky mountain seat post, and a serfas seat. | | Bottom Line: | good frame. Factory setup sucks though | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Travis
a Weekend Warrior
from North Battleford
Date Reviewed: November 6, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | peege-man | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | Spoke and Peddle | | Strengths: | mechanical brakes are better than i thought, a lot less maint. Strong bike, do drops up to 6 feet with no trany and it hasn't failed me yet and i weight (210) pounds | | Weaknesses: | Crank fell of a couple of times but with a bit of lock tite it hasn't bothered me since. Seat sucks, throw on a tioga seat and your ready to ride. | | Similar Products Used: | rm6
dmr
shute | | Bike Setup: | Stout 2.6 in the front and tioga 2.4 in back with pornking 24" rim. | | Bottom Line: | Excellent bike for the money, have put the bike through a lot and it hasn't broken down.
Buy this bike! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rocky Rider
a Downhiller
from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: October 26, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | LAuretnain | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | pinnacle sports | | Strengths: | Awsome ride!! fork, frame,chain,very light | | Weaknesses: | seat | | Bottom Line: | Very awsome bike... wut else could i say its a rocky mountain... very good handler, change the seat, but i wouldnt cause u never sit down | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott Clifton
a Downhiller
from Lynden, Washington USA
Date Reviewed: September 14, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | urban | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Life Cycles | | Strengths: | ummm. seatpost, couple of bolts, front derailer, brakes | | Weaknesses: | frame, wheelset, front fork | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 8000;8500 Kona stab;stinky nine; chute; roast; kula Specilized rockhopper; stumpjumper | | Bike Setup: | trailpimp wheelset, XT rear derailer, new twenty dollar derailer hanger, | | Bottom Line: | the first month i had it the rear hub locked up, three hubs later the rim gave out. replaced the deore wheelset with a trailpimp wheelset. several componets later. i was sitting in the driveway about to do a pedal kick, before i could the frame the rear triangle of the frame snaped clean off.
IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT FREERIDE BIKING DONT GET THIS BIKE. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Ing
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 26, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1300.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Good Part all round | | Weaknesses: | I broke my rear triangle, Have not been doing anything big at the time.
| | Similar Products Used: | See my other review | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | Great part mix up.
Frame could use some beefing up
Fast replacement! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeremy Johnson
a Weekend Warrior
from Denton, TX USA
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | J Branch | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1150.00 | | Purchased At: | Richardson Bike Mart | | Strengths: | I really like the Z1 Wedge. I am a heavy guy(240lbs) and I have trouble with cheaper 80mm travel forks. I can't seem to bottom this one out. :) | | Weaknesses: | The seat sucks. The only good thing about it is you never sit down to pedal. :) | | Similar Products Used: | Giant XC Hardtail | | Bike Setup: | XTR Front and Rear derailleurs, XTR Shifters, XT, Brake Levers, Carbon 1.75" riser bar, Azonic Love Seat. | | Bottom Line: | I am really happy with this purchase. I am just getting into MTBs, and I bought a cheaper Giant first. I broke it in less than a month. I am beating the crap out of this thing all the time and it just keeps asking for more. I don't do drops, but I do do some smallish DJ and DH. I want to try some dual slalom and I know this bike won't let me down. Well worth the money. RMB has built a great bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Taylor Loomis
a Downhiller
from Asheville, NC, USA
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Trace Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | pro bikes | | Strengths: | The frame is great for dirtjumping and dual. The geometry is about perfect for me. I think that having a rear 24 inch wheel makes this bike much better. This frame is rock solid. | | Weaknesses: | The decals came off the first day I got the bike. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona stuf | | Bike Setup: | Bomber DJ 1, 24/26 inch sun doublewides, Evil chainguide, prodigy cranks... | | Bottom Line: | I would suggest this bike for amyone who enjoys jumping and fast downhills and is willing to change out some, if not all, of the stock parts. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dima Filin
a Weekend Warrior
from Volgograd, Russia
Date Reviewed: July 25, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1800.00 | | Purchased At: | omnibike | | Strengths: | Pefectly design of frame,strongly enough, Z fork is rather
virtual as a drop and cross both. Absolutely free ride hardtail. | | Weaknesses: | saddle is too hard only, but it's only your fist expression - than all will be ok, especially comfort in free ride. | | Similar Products Used: | GT Ruckus, kona pahoehoe | | Bottom Line: | During my first drive I felt great controllability and good work speed switcher.Very good selection of companentes.
The best choise for freeride which you could find for such sum. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron Cisco
a Weekend Warrior
from Peterborough Ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | EVERY THING | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | 1200 | | Strengths: | Every one if you look down at the other review I posted that was on my other first frame Now it rides like no othere they gave me a custom built frame that is more solid. every thing is good exept the darn cranks they keep falling off but ohh well it happens about one a week. | | Weaknesses: | The crank and the seat and the first frame but other then that very good | | Similar Products Used: | Umm grind, stumpjumper, Giant ds2 | | Bike Setup: | Stock except the seat the frame Custom by rocky but it is still a flow that is about it. | | Bottom Line: | Good bike good for most stuff | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cale jack
a Weekend Warrior
from nanaimo, b.c. canada
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | any trail without a lot of uphill | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1300.00 | | Purchased At: | arrowsmith | | Strengths: | good shocks and i like the mechanical brakes. Very few weaknesses. | | Weaknesses: | hard seat, i mean a really hard and uncomfortable seat. whats with the decals i'd rather have a nice paint job | | Similar Products Used: | kona lavadome if that counts as similar. | | Bike Setup: | stock bike, except for new axiom seat (much more comfy) | | Bottom Line: | great bike, handles well in any situation. A perfect freeride hardtail that climbs good too. for the price, it is an excellent bike and much better than i expected. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tyler Larson
a
from Utah
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Rocky Mountain | | Strengths: | TOUGH, nice design, Z1 fork rides smooth and handles efficiently over both downhill and climbs, Mechanical disks are much smoother than hydraulic and require less maintenance. | | Weaknesses: | Needs a better motor - but that's my own problem. | | Similar Products Used: | Fisher, Trek, Iron Horse, Seven | | Bike Setup: | Stock w/ Time Alium pedals | | Bottom Line: | Sweet ride for the money. I ride it every day over anything I can find, and it's got nothing but some scratches to show for it. If you're in the market for a tough hardtail, this is it! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron Cisco
a Weekend Warrior
from Peterborough Ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | EVER THING | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | 17.000 | | Strengths: | Good Untill it breaks | | Weaknesses: | It it week nothing but problems I broke the frame doing a 3 foot drop, I weigh 200 pounds | | Similar Products Used: | Grind | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | My welds broke mabey you will have better luck. Rocky is good about the warenty. I guess I got a lemond | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rich klassen
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria BC Canada
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Green ribbon | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1335.00 | | Purchased At: | Riders Cycle | | Strengths: | The bike is light, very beefy front end, and Z1 wedge is a good feeling fork once it is equipped with xheavy springs. | | Weaknesses: | The backend looks a little thin, only time will tell as I weigh 240. Although no problems yet. The Raceface cranks that it came with are crap, I have already bent them but what else is new when race face is involved. | | Similar Products Used: | kona (Chute, roast), norco 250 cc | | Bike Setup: | Stock set up didn't change a thing other than Xheavy springs in the fork. | | Bottom Line: | Since I got this bike 2 weeks ago I have ridden it almost every day. I have taken to the BMX track, trails, dirt jumps and the local grocery store. I must say that this bike handles awsome, Rocky has a real winner here. In the air it is stable and nimble, on the single track it is agile and hostile, and no one stole it when I locked it up outside the pub. What else can I say the bike has met all my expectations for a hard tail. The mechanical disk are much better than I thought, they almost feel better than the hayes hydro's on my RM7.
My only concern with the bike lies in the rear triangle, it is a little thin and looks like the it will snap on the first casing of a jump or an abrupt flat landing off a drop( although I don't plan on doing either of those actions.
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Submitted by
Christopher Beck
a Weekend Warrior
from Vallejo, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: May 17, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Rockville | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1100.00 | | Purchased At: | Mikes Bikes, Berkley CA | | Strengths: | The Z-1 Wedge fork is great, I like the five inches of travel. The large downhill tires absorbes alot of small bumbs and soften the laden of dropping of ledges.Alot of good parts for the money. The best hardtail ever rode. | | Weaknesses: | The deore mechanical brakes are a little weak. | | Similar Products Used: | Giant ATX 860, Jamis Dakar comp, Bianchi wannabee. | | Bike Setup: | Origianal but with shimano 646 clippless platform pedals. Thinking about upgrading to hydraulic disc though. | | Bottom Line: | This is the best bike I ever rode for the money spent. I can see keeping the boomproof frame and wheels for the rest of my life. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robby Knight
a Weekend Warrior
from Kllinois
Date Reviewed: May 13, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | anyoneI'mcurrentlyon | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | BELLEVUE BIKE SHOP | | Strengths: | tough az nailz lightweight flyer!!!! love the mech.disc hydro was truly meant 4 tha pipe | | Weaknesses: | first off.....the hard assed saddle change it 2 a crz+ and the decals r a beeyaaach 2 remove but chunk off eazily,get a shimano chain and cut it short or go w/profile cranks w/fixed36 and chainguide (sram sux) | | Similar Products Used: | kona roast,chute gt ricochet,(and i,d love to tryout an evil frame w? a junior "t" | | Bike Setup: | sun doublewide hugi profile36, 7gear shimano cog marz z1 wedge trek crz+ saddle(my ballz thanx trek)maxxis swampthing 2.35 easton platform peddles kozic,coop stickers;) | | Bottom Line: | avarage 30 miles a day and LOVE THA FLOW.........HANDLES everything like an extention of yer body its nice to own n ride yer dream bike................ thnx R>M>B Yes I do sleep with it,SO HUCK YOU! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Ing
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, BC
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Simon's Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Solid Frame( RM9 tubing )
Good Components
Nice fork( Z1 Wedge )
Kick Ass tires
Good rims
| | Weaknesses: | Could have used some Hydro brakes instead of Mech.
| | Similar Products Used: | Brodie Brute
Brodie Bruzza
Brodie Fury
RM 6
RM 9
RM Grind
RM Fanatik | | Bike Setup: | Stock with SPD-545 pedals | | Bottom Line: | Great freeride bike. Great value. If your into middle class riding, this is for you. Plenty of room to upgrade the bike, if need be. (Put on Hydro) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam
a Weekend Warrior
from Reston VA USA
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Wakefield | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1400.00 | | Purchased At: | Pedal & Spoke | | Strengths: | I got drunk in Richmond VA one weekend and jumpped down stairs and ledges for 3 hours at 2 in the AM and woke up the next morning with perfectly trued wheels. I mean STRAIT as an arrow. Also a good climber and equally as good going downhill. | | Weaknesses: | The fact that I couldn't afford a RM7FR. Oh, and my pedal crank fell off while I was going downhill. It only happend once so I'm not to worried about it now. | | Similar Products Used: | dunno, this is my first freeride bike of any kind | | Bike Setup: | Stock everything except for Maxxis Mobster 2.5" tires and Azonic A-frame pedals | | Bottom Line: | Kick a$$ bike that can take some serious abuse | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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