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Submitted by
zach hill
a Downhiller
from santa cruz california USA
Date Reviewed: December 25, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | mailboxes | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | friend | | Strengths: | nice suspension good gears smooth.
Bike can do anything | | Weaknesses: | left crank comes loose chain falls off when riding hard | | Similar Products Used: | rocky mountain switch,Santa cruz v-10 | | Bike Setup: | sherman race face. | | Bottom Line: | cool bike | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
curt bowen
a Downhiller
from boulder, CO
Date Reviewed: October 23, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$2700.00 | | Purchased At: | bike shop | | Strengths: | cool looking. | | Weaknesses: | poorly designed, broke main triangle were shock mounts within 1 year of use. | | Similar Products Used: | Rocky Mountain Slayer, RMX. | | Bike Setup: | Mavic 321's, sram drive train, Marzocchi 66. | | Bottom Line: | This was my first Downhill/Freeride bike, so, this bike never took any big drops,etc... broke within 1 year on the main triangle were the shock mounts. Rocky Mountain offered me a 05 Switch SL replacement frame for $1000. They claim to warrenty there big bikes for 3 years? and will not return my phone calls. I've met former Rocky Mountain owners at Keystone Bike Park this summer with simular experiences.
Bottom Line -- I would not recommend buying a new or used RM7, They all broke in the same place. Rocky Mountan bicycles has gotten a reputation for poor customer service and not standing behind ther product. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stu
a Weekend Warrior
from Chi-Town
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | J trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Bomb proof, Handles like a Vette and goes like a S.O.B. The paint is awesome. Everything should have flames on it, flames rule. Gets me to do things I would normally not attempt.
| | Weaknesses: | A little heavy, and some play in the linkage. But otherwise a sweet ride. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Stinky, KHS FXT Pro | | Bike Setup: | Junior T, XT, Race Face DH w/ DangerBoy Sandwich, Azonic rims and hubs, FSA Pig. | | Bottom Line: | Bombing down hills and Taking drops on this ride is almost better than sex. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aussie Dude I
a Downhiller
from Aus
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Ourimbah | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$5500.00 | | Purchased At: | Brookvale bike factory | | Strengths: | Awesome frame!, love the paint job, absolutly no chainslap (thaks 2 the Sram X.0 components, Feels like a couch (but doesn't have any rear sag),Race Face components make the ride even better, Monster T forks top the whole bike off. | | Weaknesses: | Never say weakness around this bike! people say its heavy but it doesnt feel that way when you ride it! | | Similar Products Used: | Nothing is as good as this! | | Bike Setup: | Stock + Blackspire chain guide | | Bottom Line: | The best ride ive ever had!, the bike soaks up evrything that gets in your way. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sombrio Screamer
a Downhiller
from North Shore, B.C.
Date Reviewed: May 13, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Goovula | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2500.00 | | Purchased At: | Cove Bike Shop | | Strengths: | So smooth in every respect. | | Weaknesses: | A little bit on the heavy side but you get used to it verry quick. And you only notice it going uphill. Downhill this bike screams. The faster you go the more stable it gets. | | Similar Products Used: | Demo9, RM9, Bullit, Mountain Cycle DHS | | Bike Setup: | 04 Shivers, Hayes 8 front and rear, Chris king headset and front and rear hubs, answer pro taper bar, MRP, easton cully pedals, fox rc shock, mavic deemax 26" fron and rear, kona clump cranks. | | Bottom Line: | What can i say this bike is smooth and comfortable no matter where it at. Super strong but you got to get the big man thrustlink buttress welds, for this bike to hold up to serious freeride. Do your self a favor, stimulate the economy and pick this bike up. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tim
a Downhiller
from alaska
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | the holey trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2250.00 | | Purchased At: | haha | | Strengths: | This bike is amazing. The fork has awesome damping features, and I like the adjustibility. The monster t just makes me want to go bigger. The parts spec is awesome - north shore cranks, vanilla RC, easton pedals, sram X.0, it's awesome. It is very well built and everthign i expected it to be | | Weaknesses: | Heavy, but i don't care. Gravity will pull me faster. other than that, which doesn't even matter, it's awesome | | Similar Products Used: | Giant AC w/ jr. T, stinky dee-lux 04, bullit (RM7 feels WAY better than this, by the way) | | Bike Setup: | north shore cranks, powerglide 7.0, mavic d321 rims, Maxxis highrollers, monster T, vanilla RC | | Bottom Line: | I love it. The fork, after I cleaned it up and put some slick honey in the seals is absolutely awesome. There is nothign it doesn't suck up. It has saved me from eating it several times. I may get some stiffer springs, but so far the amazing damping has been able to make up for the bad landings and hard hits. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Sams
a Downhiller
from Sitka, AK, USA
Date Reviewed: November 25, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Trail? What trail? | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$3200.00 | | Purchased At: | Yellow Jersey Cycles | | Strengths: | Strong frame, good geometry, not too heavy. | | Weaknesses: | Hardware spec on mine was cross-country crap bolts. One broke and sheared off after a week of drops and jumping. It broke on a hard landing causing the main pivot to ovalive. | | Similar Products Used: | RM9, RM7FR, GT Ruckus | | Bike Setup: | MonsterT, D321, Mr.Dirt, Raceface Northshore cranks, raceface stem post and bars, X.0 deraillur with grips, intense rubber, HFX 9 mag. | | Bottom Line: | really fun bike, a bit heavy with the fork but not too bad. good pedaling, i never had too much trouble with the up-hills. would be much better all around bike with a shiver but monster makes for a sweet downhill/dropping bike. a little bit of play in the rear due to swingarm thrustlink setup. great for playing around on. unfortunatly due to bad hardware spec i had a GT i-drive 2.0 that lasted longer on bigger airs. I would recommend this bike to someone who is good at maintaining there bike and is going to be doing mostly freeride. People looking for a more downhill specific bike will probably not like the flex in the rear much, I didnt like it when trying to rail off-camber hardpack corners real hard. Although with proper bolts this is a very fun bike that i think would last a while. i give it 3 on value for the good parts spec for what i paid and a 3 on overall for the good geometry and fun of it. I would give it a 4 overall, but the c-c bolt issue was a little disapointing. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JOSH ALLAN
a Downhiller
from SACRAMENTO, CA, U.S. of A.
Date Reviewed: October 19, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | anything downhill or urban freeride. | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$3300.00 | | Purchased At: | river rat mountain bikes | | Strengths: | super smooth suspension, sick paint job, strong components, strong frame, and excellent hand built quality. | | Weaknesses: | rear derailluer cable gets smashed between the frame and bottom crown causing the housing to crush and break when you take hard falls. bottom crown hits frame causing dents or paint chips. | | Similar Products Used: | bullit, gaint ac2, haro x3 | | Bike Setup: | stock, soon to come: chain guide and marzocchi super monster t | | Bottom Line: | This bike is extremely smooth pedaling, hucking jumps, gaps and drops. It takes a beating and keeps rolling. The front rim flat spotted to damn quick though. An alex dx32 is in the making on Tuesday. A chain guide of course would be more prefferable than the little chain ring, seeing as most people won't pedal a 46 pound bike up hill. It takes drops super smooth, and brakes great. A Marzocchi Super Monster T would be nice with an extra 100mm of travel. Try and catch up to Wade and Bender on taking huge drops. Could use adjustable travel, adding more in the back. The SRAM X.O derailluer is unbeliveably strong. My tires slid off a 2X4 and the X.O slid on the wood and just shaved a good 6" piece off without being bent or boken. Along with the front rotor digging into a 2X4 another time without bending or braking. The only major problem would be the way that the brake and derailleur cable housings can get mashed by the bottom crown and the frame, other than that I love this bike, and it payed off on the first ride, and when I landed a 20' roof drop. It's well worth the money, and the ability to say that it was the last one to be produced. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ross Stoner
a Downhiller
from Boulder, CO
Date Reviewed: September 6, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$3500.00 | | Purchased At: | Singletrack Factory | | Strengths: | the components. | | Weaknesses: | cracks, bends...alot. | | Similar Products Used: | Verticle, Next, Huffy and any other 'walmart special' bikes. | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | brace your self....I've broken the frame/bent linkage three times in about two months. I cracked the frame at the shock mount on the front triangle, bent the linkage, broke every bolt in the linkage, including the big pivot near the BB. Quote from RMB Catolog: Freeride competitions, big air, urban assult, North Shore stunts, you name it, Simmons owns it....ride that sucks...up everything from washboard to 50-foot road gaps." wait, are they saying that a 14 year old boy, 150lbs, rides harder that wade simmons? yeah, those 60ft road gaps are a piece of cake for me. They also go on about how thier linkage and pivots are strong. I ride downhill and some "Urban Assult". I would recomend this bike for a super heavy XC bike or maybe an over-priced commuter bike, 'cause then it won't let you down. I also ride a giant AC2, and haven't had single problem with the frame. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Painless
a Downhiller
from Kamloops, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Rose Hill | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$5890.00 | | Purchased At: | Stroke n' Lotion | | Strengths: | Excellent parts spec, thrustlink bottomless suspension feel. | | Weaknesses: | Price, maintenance (but what's new). | | Similar Products Used: | 2000 RM6, Norco Team DH | | Bike Setup: | Stock, except: Blackspire NS-1 Chainguide, XT 8spd shifting. | | Bottom Line: | Wicked bike, still the best feeling "freeride" suspension feel in the industry in my opinion. Easy to throw around in the air considering the weight of the 03' Monster. Pure confidence booster right from the first ride, and hasn't let me down yet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
henry
a Downhiller
from Brooklyn,NY
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | basically the whole damn bike, its bullet proof, the components are nice, although my buddy made a few changes which were a bit against my opinion | | Weaknesses: | climbing doesnt exist in its vocabulary..the gross tonage is almost 50lbs...ofcourse that means its indistructable | | Similar Products Used: | I own a santa cruz bullit freeride :D | | Bike Setup: | uhm, i believe my bud has it everything stock except the rear deraileur(he's an xtr wh*re) xtr shifters(cheap plastic crap) azonic love seat(excellent addition) and i believe he stepped up the brakes as well. | | Bottom Line: | Basically this bike with its HUGE 'zochi fork is a go any where do anything...unless we are talking about climbing..otherwise from the time that i spent on top of it, the bike has an all around decent ride for such a huge size. But whats awsome is when u take it down a flite of stairs, or take a some air, I gotta say, I feel safe with that monster T upfront, i doubt my friend would be able to push this bike to its limits without having a death wish. Those canadians do know how to make a good bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dimm
a Weekend Warrior
from new york
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | all of them | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$4500.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | The entire bike..it is a monstrosity, you have to see it in person to believe it, and its signed by wade simmons personally himself on the back! | | Weaknesses: | The bike is quite heavy, i also have a gary fisher sugar 1, and theres a big difference obvisouly. The bike is extremely nose heavy due to the Marzocchi 200mm Monster fork | | Similar Products Used: | Gary Fisher Sugar1 (my other bike), Tassajara, RM switch...etc | | Bike Setup: | RM7, Marzocchi Monster, Mavic DeeMAx dh rims, Azonic seat, XTr everything (besides front duerallier can only be LX), Easton cully pedals, race face north shore crank, race face xy stem, Fox Vanilla RC rear shock | | Bottom Line: | This bike is an amazing piece of machinery (I did some minor urban assualt with it so far...since i just got it yesterday) a few minuses such as pedaling is a pain, cuz the bike weighs a f***en ton. it is one heavy motherf***er. I also have a sugar 1 which weighs less by at least 20lbs...so big difference. But for a big bike u expect this so no biggie. onto the good stuff. Did some 3-4 ft jumps, bench jumps...The Marzocchi ATE it up, and wants more..the rear Vanilla is delicious...I sat on the seat on just a nice plush fall...(didnt get a chance to play with the rebound/compression yet)..the entire geometry of the bike is quite comfortable..raise the seat while pedaling or climbing and lower while descending thats my advice;) this bike is WORTH every penny!!!!! and who ever says otherwise is a fool! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay Calder
a Downhiller
from Thunder Bay ON
Date Reviewed: April 15, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | My Own | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$5000.00 | | Purchased At: | Fresh Air Experience | | Strengths: | SOOOOOOO sexy. Wade rides it. Strong, wicked suspension feel, bottomless plushness.
AMAZING | | Weaknesses: | NONE, Wade would'nt ride a bike with a weakness. | | Similar Products Used: | Norco VPS, Balfa BB7 | | Bike Setup: | Monster t, hayes purples, doublewides on hugi hubs, azonic 454 cranks and seat and bars, thomson post, maxxis and arrow tires, MRP guide, blah blah blah | | Bottom Line: | Best bike I've ever ridden, It is awesome in every way and not even hard to pedal, (like it matters whan you're flying off bridges)It is soooo choice, If you have the means I strongly suggest picking one up. rocky has the highest standards on craftmanship in the industry so you know it's well built. And the flames make the women come running!
I sold my Camaro to buy it and I have never been happier. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a
from Boone
Date Reviewed: March 4, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Purchased At: | i dont have one, ive ust seen one.... | | Strengths: | why would you need a review on this bike? wade f*$kin simmons rides it. watch NWD 3 and NSX 6...thats all the review you need. peace! | | Weaknesses: | nope | | Similar Products Used: | uhh RM edge w/ jr t | | Bike Setup: | 01' RM edge w/ 01' jr t, azonic shorty 75mm, pro taper 2"rise, rhyno lites, michelin 2.5 rear, maxxis 2.7 front...sad to say magura brakes for now | | Bottom Line: | yep | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Grayson Mendenhall
a Downhiller
from THC, Boone, NC
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | any trail on this bike | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$4199.00 | | Purchased At: | Magic Cycles...represent! | | Strengths: | Built like a tank. just looking at the bike is scary. All components are top of the line. SRAM shifters are flawless. thrust link suspension absorbs any impact with ease. The new monster T for is absolutely delicious. I can't help it, but I love the paint job. riding this bike makes you feel like you should be engulfed in green flames. I really like the Hayes-9 inch brakes. Simply put, this bike will turn you out. i cant help staring at it when I'm at home. Peddles like a champ, almost no bob whatsoever. | | Weaknesses: | (in a hippie voice) HEAVY MAN!!!!!!!! this bike weighs a lot, due to the Monster T. The fork weighs more than the frame by itself. It kind of works if you like to get air. The fork pulls your front end down coming down out of a jump.
Unless you have a Suburban or an Excursion or some other huge onroading vehicle, you will need a really good bike rack to haul this beast around. You may need some kind of padding to prevent your brake tubes from busting if you lay the bike out real hard | | Similar Products Used: | demoed a 02 RM7FR, previously owned a RM Carve. Rocky Mountain refuses to be compromised!!!!! | | Bike Setup: | everything is stock, you would be crazy to change out any of the components(even the saddle,which is a titec berzerker, rules). | | Bottom Line: | if you like going really really fast or want a bike that can handle ANYTHING that you throw at it, get a RM7 WS. It is like a masterpiece work of art and a sick, relentless off road machine all rolled into one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Squirrel
a Downhiller
from Kalispell, MT
Date Reviewed: November 23, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Spencer Lake | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | This is the best bike I have ever ridden. I haven't taken any killer downhill bikes out to the mountains. I have just demoed. My old cannondale super v is falling apart so I am in the market for a new bike. this bike is killer. I have demoed a 02 bullit, 02 stinky nine, 02 rm7 fr, 02 rm9. So far this bike is the best. Once you get on it you feel like you are superman. No wonder Simmons tried that insane 50ft ravine gap. Every component and part is top of the line so you don't need to worry about crap breaking. | | Weaknesses: | the price? i'm sure it is worth every penny, but I am poor and I can't figure out how to buy one yet. | | Similar Products Used: | bullit, stinky nine, rm7 fr, rm9 | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | This bike is the best thing since beer and sex. Now if I could drink a beer while having sex on the bike my life couldn't get any better. It is stiffer than the rm9 and looks like it could kill. Santa, I want one of these for Christmas please. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joshua
a Downhiller
from Space between SoCal and Oregon
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Dig it up yourself cheater | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Purchased At: | Road this pig for an hour behind my LBS, holmes | | Strengths: | Easton RAD is burly, Thrustlink seems stiffer than 02, most of them specs are off the chain, mang! Cockpit is ill with new integrated 'Zocchi stem, Cullys keep you in twictchtouch contact lads and lasses. Seemed nice and bombproof (Moreno Valley Gaps or somethin'?)
New Monster is like...stout man. Heavy duty rock and roll. Only Teddy Atlas could wrench it around all day. Stiffer than a frozen monkey's unncle with a handful of Viagra.
Vanilla RC is cool but would like to keep it for a week to tinker with a romic or something. I don't know, but I do now it would be cool to hang in my stand ahhhhhhhhh. | | Weaknesses: | Uhhhh? Price? Maybe it's my 'lack-of-wealth' weakness...
Did not (but could've) creased the house rims, saddle (a girly preference issue, eh?) Green flames what?!? Could have been groovy green, but it's Mr. Simmons' bicycle.
New Monster is like...stout man. Heavy duty rock and roll. Only Teddy Atlas could wrench it around all day.
I wonder about the crank chainring setup, but RaceFace is great if you are going without a cg, umkay? For some sketchy unspecified raised-eyebrow reasons my LBS had a Titec Ringleader on this bike. Don't know but...?
Too bad Wade is too hurt to ride this beast...biggest weakness. Get well Wade and Mr. Rasouli.
| | Similar Products Used: | Hmmm. Le S8, the old RM6/7, Norco VPS, Spec BH, dadadadadading. | | Bike Setup: | Stock, which is pretty righteous. Rocky spec'd this bad mother from a#$hole to appetite. SRAM x0 is great, blah blah, throw deemax on her and she's ready to sail the gnarliest open seas. | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is that this ugly bike rips. It is an absolute beast, so you are going to always be behind the saddle, whether going down with your arse behind it or going up with you hand behind it. Spec'd (wheels?) for anything and everything us mortals can toss at it. If I could, I would run it a Shiver or Dorado, rear DeeMax and a chainguard, but I am a slob! For true freeride carnivores like Simmons, Schley, Vanderhamandeggs, et al. it is a great, wonderful bicycle, I think.
I got to crack RM on the value rating, just cause I ain't rich enough to fork over the scrylla for this bike. But five burning habaneros for the bikedorks at Rocky sho've done it again. Keep up the good work.
I also rode the new Specialized Epic, just to check the hype. Have not bought a cross country bike since FEB 00.
It sucks.
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