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Submitted by
Josh Berberich
a Racer
from Eugene, Or, USA
Date Reviewed: September 28, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Flattop Ak | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2700.00 | | Purchased At: | Rocky mountain | | Strengths: | Very strong stiff bike, all the components work very well together, the 2002 marzocci front and fox air rear kick ass, we all know Rockymountain makes a bad ass bike! | | Weaknesses: | The only weaknesses I've found yet was that the mosscitoo air lights that came with the bike are really weak and in turn on my first ride I had two flats and had to walk down from the top of a kick ass down hill.. I replaced them with some wtb's 2.1. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Its the new 2002 slayer so I have the 2002 morzocci freeride with 5 inches in the front and the fox rl in the back, very smooth ride, it also came with the Hayes hydralic disc brakes rather then the magura clara like on last years. Component wise, it came with xt rear, and lx front, race face cranks and riser.. I'm just really pleased with this bike so far, and its 5 pounds lighter then last years! | | Bottom Line: | Ok, now like I said earlier. "we all know rockymountain kicks ass", yes we do all know that and this bike is one to show for the kick ass ness, very smooth ride, components work very well and its just set up perfect, other then the tires, they just suck ass. But I would recommend this bike to anyone that is into hardcore trail riding, with some down hill in between. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shockee
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria, BC
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1800.00 | | Strengths: | heavy duty fron triangle, Z1 fork, suspension just right for around here at ~4 rear, 5 front | | Weaknesses: | typical low-drawer Rocky Mtn suspension bushings, I dislike SRAM altogether | | Similar Products Used: | Rocky Mtn DHRace, Klein attitude (and others) | | Bike Setup: | bought in Nov 2000, early-release model with the adjustable Claras and Z1 fork (since changed to non-adj claras and Z3 fork) - RF Prodigy cranks, etc .. but changed for the 28" DH bars, Intense 2.7 front tire and Synchros seat post. Shop was good enough to up the springs for free to maximum stiffness, Ring God | | Bottom Line: | Suits the Victoria area and most of the planet for all-round riding. On the first Shore ride with this bike (North Vancouver), however, I busted the Prodigy cranks and destroyed the silly plastic SRAM derailleur. If I were to get back into the harder-core Shore riding, the brakes would have to go, the rims changed to 321s, the der's changed to Shimano and the cranks changed. But since I ride in Vickkky, this bike is just fine, and I don't have to use my hardtail when I go to Utah or Colorado, either.
Rocky Mountain: please beef up the suspension and go to bearings, please. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Cross Country Rider
from Germany
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$3000.00 | | Purchased At: | Mister Bike | | Strengths: | VERY fun bike to ride, suspension soaks up almost everything, uphill riding is pretty good too | | Weaknesses: | In a recent crash I bent the complete rear frame way out of shape and had to replace the whole rear frame assembly (1260DM!!!!) I have had much worse crashes with much cheaper bikes and never had a problem, this combined with the fact that I had to wait 1 month for replacement parts has certainly left a bitter taste in my mouth.
The cable routing around the seat post is terrible, if you don't zip tie everthing in place you can snag the cabling on the seat post clamp- something like that should have been solved before coming onto the market. | | Similar Products Used: | FSR enduro expert GT I-drive, Cannondale super-V&Jekyl | | Bike Setup: | Shimano XT Discs, Psylo SL Fork, Fat Albert Tyres, Syntace Stem and Bars | | Bottom Line: | I love and hate this bike, no doubt the most fun bike I have ever ridden and when it's working it's great. I still can't belive the frame bent so easily, I have spent more time in the shop with this bike in the last 2 months than the last 2 years with my old cheap Cannondale, go figure.... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
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a Weekend Warrior
from mikes bikes is pathetic
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$654.00 | | Purchased At: | mikes bikes is pathetic | | Strengths: | mikes bikes is pathetican | | Weaknesses: | mikes bikes is pathetic | | Similar Products Used: | mikes bikes is pathetic | | Bike Setup: | mikes bikes is pathetic | | Bottom Line: | mikes bikes is pathetic
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Submitted by
Inder
a Downhiller
from moraga
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1945.00 | | Purchased At: | Mikes Bikes of berkeley | | Strengths: | everything except chain | | Weaknesses: | chain | | Similar Products Used: | pipeline, rm6 | | Bottom Line: | good bike allround brakes take a while to wear in but when they do good. extremely plush | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nik t
a Downhiller
from whyvale ont canada
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | any down hill trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2100.00 | | Purchased At: | gorgan cycle | | Strengths: | -good fork (bomber z.3)
-nice rear shock (fox vinilla R)
-the rims are strong
-looks cool with the paint
-good componewntry list | | Weaknesses: | -race face seat post bends evry where to ez
-fork scrachis to ez and when it dose it crods or somthing like that its werd
-the boults brack off to ez
-the brakes that come on it suck
-the tires arnt that grat for mud and stuff like that
-the tire cleance is small 2.5 (2.6 may be)
-i broke the fram in the same spot 2 times in 2 mounths
-house name hande bars and and stem suck (the hubs arnt that bad)
-stickers on frame scrach off to ez | | Similar Products Used: | not many dh bike i sat on a m1 thats it | | Bike Setup: | stock other than hayes disc beakes carbon bars ingot dh stem
and big a$$ dh seat | | Bottom Line: | its a good bike when it works but the frist mounth i got it i couldint ride for 2 weeks becuse the lower swing arm broke off just befor the dics mount and dropouts
than to day it happined agin and i got a race this week end so now whati cant race so that screws my point standings
any ways when it works its good if you put alonger spring on it makes it really active
the tires are good in rocks sand and dirt but suck in mud and wet condtions
i wish i could trust ths bike and i wish i could recomed it to other ppl but i just can maybe its my riding style i dont no | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kurt Herzberg
a Downhiller
from Lebanon CT USA
Date Reviewed: July 13, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | Montana | | Strengths: | Sweet frame and a nice balance of components | | Weaknesses: | Smallish seat. I would like to see a Titec dh type on it | | Similar Products Used: | FSR enduro expert GT I-drive | | Bike Setup: | Stock with a MRP LRP | | Bottom Line: | This bike is a perfect New Englander. If you like to do some drops, some jumps and a nice paced XC ride every now and then then this bike is for you. If on the other hand you like a light XC bike and plan to race then this may not be your best bet. The fun factor on this bike is off the charts. I love it! 5 flamin chilis | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver Island, BC
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Flow Show | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | bike store? | | Strengths: | Everything except the brakes | | Weaknesses: | What brakes | | Similar Products Used: | Norco bomber, Cove gspot, Santa Cruz superlight | | Bike Setup: | Z1 QR20+, Hayes Hydraulics, Ring god rockring, the rest is stock because it is all good stuff. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is awesome now that I have Hayes brakes. I had a lot of troubles with my Magura Claras(read review). This bike is a good balance between a fun freeride bike and a capable xc bike that can climb. I think this bike will take just about anything (within reason). Great balance between the Z1 and the fox rear shock. This is one tight fun bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Teddy Kebede
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anything on mount seymour hmm bogey man | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$3200.00 | | Purchased At: | West Point Cycle | | Strengths: | The frame takes the hardest hits and it looks awesome.
the parts aren't to bad, race face is a plus(kinda poor race face though) | | Weaknesses: | the magura are okay but change them to hayes if you are more serious into downhill | | Similar Products Used: | Cove G-spot, some kind of weird marin, kona king kikapu | | Bike Setup: | changed the fork to Z-1 QR20's, changed the tires to maxxis highrollers, And the most important i changed the brakes to HAYES DISC brakes.this bike now kicks ass with the new brakes
| | Bottom Line: | i only ride this bike downhill and hard UBC urban and this bike takes it all, today i messed up and landed strait on my fork, i literally rolled four feet and the bike took it perfectly, i actually did the thing again on purpose.
to sum it up change the brakes and the tires and you are laughing, this bike gets more head turns then a hot blond. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Teddy Kebede
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anything on mount seymour hmm bogey man | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$3200.00 | | Purchased At: | West Point Cycle | | Strengths: | The frame takes the hardest hits and it looks awesome.
the parts aren't to bad, race face is a plus(kinda poor race face though) | | Weaknesses: | the magura are okay but change them to hayes if you are more serious into downhill | | Similar Products Used: | Cove G-spot, some kind of weird marin, kona king kikapu | | Bike Setup: | changed the fork to Z-1 QR20's, changed the tires to maxxis highrollers, And the most important i changed the brakes to HAYES DISC brakes.this bike now kicks ass with the new brakes
| | Bottom Line: | i only ride this bike downhill and hard UBC urban and this bike takes it all, today i messed up and landed strait on my fork, i literally rolled four feet and the bike took it perfectly, i actually did the thing again on purpose.
to sum it up change the brakes and the tires and you are laughing, this bike gets more head turns then a hot blond. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fast Eddie
a
from Boulder, CO
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | 401 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1250.00 | | Purchased At: | Sports Garage | | Strengths: | Frame is bullet proof, luminescent metallic flake paint job is worth many cool points, and this bike goes downhill real FAST! | | Weaknesses: | I destroyed a back wheel and broke the shock/linkage bolt, but that was my fualt. For the people who have problems with the rear derailler cable routing, do this: rotate the seat QR and zip tie the rear and front derailler cable housing together about an inch behind the rear cable stop on the top tube. | | Similar Products Used: | specialized enduro, rocky mtn element TO (my last bike which also rocked!), and an outland vpp5. | | Bike Setup: | Z.1CR bomber (130mm), shimano xt f/r disc brakes (6in rotors), shimano xt drivetrain, and other raceface goodies. Just built up a sun rhyno lite last nite for rear and built a mavic f519 for front, and run conti vertical pro's 2.3 for front and rear tires. | | Bottom Line: | This bike ROCKS! Just scoot back, let go of the brakes, and hold on. The suspension eats up everything except the craziest of drops. 5 and 6 foot drops-no problem! It's a little heavy to pedal up hill, but definately bearable-just pedal harder. This bike is also a blast on singletrack, it eats it up and asks for more. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave smith
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Sporting Life bikes | | Strengths: | I have a rocky mountain edge (same frame)
I paid $1630 Canadian (pro-deal) sweet price!!!!
Great frame
Good fork (its a Z-5)
good wheels
great price
It weighs 32 pounds, ahs 4.75 inches of travel and it can still climb
| | Weaknesses: | The stock rocky mountain bar is very narrow for a freeride bike
SRAM half-pipe shifters are terrible!! You cannot bunny-hop without shifting.
The stock maxxis mobster tires are made for cross-country riding. If you want to do any serious freeriding you will want to change these tires soon. I pinch flatted four times in two weeks and I don't go very big. | | Similar Products Used: | RM6, K2 Beast | | Bike Setup: | I have swapped the stock maxxis mobsters for a Hutchinson jumbo 2.5 in the front and an intense 2.4 in the rear.
I have also swapped the stock bar for an amoeba DH bar. | | Bottom Line: | The EDGE is a great bike if you are just getting into freeriding. It has a great frame, good fork(it's a 5-inch bomber Z-5), and overall decent parts. But, if you plan on doing some serious freeriding or urban assault you will have to change some parts. Change the bar tires and shifters as soon as possible after you get this bike. This bike is still great. Even if you aren't into freeriding you might want to look at this bike if you are an XXL trailrider. It can still climb and you'll blow away you're XC friends on the descents. If rocky ditched twist-shifters for good this bike would be amazing. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Big Willy
a Weekend Warrior
from Fernie canada
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Fernie sports | | Strengths: | very beefy frame
plush
sweet paint design(changes colour in the sun)
no need to upgrade anything because it has everything you will ever need
discs are sweet
comes with a fender | | Weaknesses: | the only thing so far is the cable routing to the back break,it kept falling out but it was an easy fix with a zip tie | | Similar Products Used: | i think this bike is pretty original | | Bike Setup: | complete stock - but is there a need to change anything?? this is already a sweet ride!! | | Bottom Line: | this bike absoloutley kicks. it is at a sweet price and there is no need to upgrade anything when you buy it. i havent used it all that much yet but i can tell you, its one of the best bikes out there ,if you like to downhill and still climb....this is the bike for you!but if you are an intense XC guy,dont get it,its 33 LBS!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Mitchell
a Weekend Warrior
from Orem, UT, USA
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Virgin Rim Trail around Navajo Lake | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1400.00 | | Purchased At: | AardvarkCycles.com | | Strengths: | Strong frame, looks tough, climbs great, descends like butta', built in Canada and it's a Rocky Mountain | | Weaknesses: | Comes stock with SRAM, platform pedals, sub-par stock fork, stock Maguras blow, stock Rocky Mtn riser bars make better boomerangs | | Similar Products Used: | Santa Cruz Bullit, Santa Cruz Heckler, Specialized Big Hit, Rocky Mountain RM6 & Pipeline | | Bike Setup: | Custom setup: Edge frameset (same as Slayer), Z1 QR20 Forks, LX, Azonic World Force 2" risers, WTB MotoRaptor front & Panaracer Fire DH rear, Grimecca System 8's | | Bottom Line: | I was a year ahead of my time last season... I bought the Element Race, put Hayes discs on it and a long-travel fork. When the Slayer came out... I had to have it and promptly sold my Element. I LOVE the extra inch of travel front and rear. It is the perfect trail bike.
The Z1 QR20 up front is super supple and stiff thanks to the 20mm axle. And the rear suspension soaks everything up I'm dishing out to it.
Do yourself a favor and toss the stock risers first thing. Everything else is quality, but you'll have to pay to get the Z1 QR20 like me. I much prefer the Grimecca's to the Magura's.
Overall this is the best all-around freeride machine. I can pound out the climbs just fine, but descend like a downhiller. I love this bike! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill
a Weekend Warrior
from thessalon Ontario
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Killer Loop (redone) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1450.00 | | Purchased At: | duke of windsor | | Strengths: | The frame on this bike kicks,the fox shock is great. | | Weaknesses: | none other than the cable routing. My shifter cable caught the stem and kept pulling it out of the mount thing. So I just put a cable tie on it and attached it to the brake line. | | Similar Products Used: | rocky mountain spice | | Bike Setup: | its a rocky mountain edge(same frame and shock but a step down from the slayer.) go to bikes.com for the specs | | Bottom Line: | This bike is great. I took it off a 8 footer (it had a down ramp), lots of 6 footers and 7 footers that didnt even have down ramps and it didnt even flinch. It rides the boards great and the steeps even better. I like the disc brakes because they make it real easy to do a nose wheely. If you want to buy a freeride bike and you dont a have $3000(can) for the slayer buy the edge its like only $2250(can). Oh ya the bike has 4.75 inches of travel not 4.5. This bike kicks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ed Tuggle
a Weekend Warrior
from calgary, alberta, canada
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | moose packers | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Strengths: | great design as it seems to do everything well. climbs great for me, very little difference between this and my element race. dont worry about the climbing ability of this bike! great suspension, I also like the sram 9.0 when it is dialed in right. on the downhill this bike is awesome! lots of travel and tons of fun. | | Weaknesses: | the rear brake cable mount by the seatpost does not work all that good. I will have to use a zip tie. the magura brakes are not all what I had hoped for. The front one squeaks really bad and I've already had to blead it once. the back brake seems to be working well though. | | Similar Products Used: | element race, specialized fsr | | Bike Setup: | stock but should have upgraded to the hayes. | | Bottom Line: | Awesome bike that seems to do it all for me. My first rides on it were in Moab last week and it was the perfect bike to have there. Special thanks to Poison Spider for stocking a rear derailer dropout and for bleeding my front brakes. They were really helpful and offered lots of good advice. Looking forward to a season of Kanaskis country riding on the bike as it climbs great for me and the downhill is twice as fun as my element race. Rocky - why did you not just put hayes on this thing?? My life would be so much easier now if you did. Should have upgraded it while it was in the shop being built. All together I cant imagine a better all around bike to have - but only 4 chillis cause of the brakes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ric
a Weekend Warrior
from Montreal
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$3200.00 | | Purchased At: | La Cordée | | Strengths: | Beefy frame, good suspension design, come with a marzocchi | | Weaknesses: | The cable of rear brake around the seat post. I have to put some zip tie because the cable is too long. If it's not enough i will shorter the cable. I don't know how rocky made to miss this??????it's so obvious. The cable is get out of is route each time the rear suspension is working. | | Similar Products Used: | GT I-drive, Norco launch | | Bike Setup: | Stock except fork:marzocchi z-1 drop off qr-20 plus and sram Stock except marzocchi z1 drop off and sram shorty shifter | | Bottom Line: | I really love this bike. It's handling is simply amazing I am a better rider with it. This bike fear nothing and take almost any trail easily. The frame was very beef, with a beautiful look and have good parts on it. If you want a capable bike to make some downill fun (not race) but don't want a downhill bike get this. Also you could pedal it uphill but it was a real pain. The weight is not an issue then I don't understand people who complain about the weight...It's a bombproof bike so if you want to race buy another one. This is a freeride bike and the parts was choosing in this way. It also have an indestructible set of wheel etc...
The parts: The z-1 drop off is working perferctly, I also appreciate the flat pedal it fit very well for the intended suit: a freeride machine. I was not sure about sram shorty shifter but it's not like the halfpipe. But they are really good and the sram derailleur is more beefy compare to shimano.
I had a problem with the rear brake. The disc is always drag on the caliper. It happen when you compress the rear suspension. Talk to rocky and tell us it was a magura problem. Why? Because magura sent and old version batch of clara with smaller space between the caliper and the disc. Rocky accept it at only one condition if they have a problem with the brake magura will change it free. Talk to magura they saids it was right and send another rear brake free. It happen only on the earlier version of slayer, the one with z1 drop off instead of z3 long travel. No more problem with the brake.
This bike is good for anything except for race. It will be perfect(five stars)except for the cable routine I have to give it four stars. How rocky did it...I was confused. At this price and knowing the reputation of excellence of the company it was an unforgiven mistake. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from New York
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Greenbelt, LI | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | mtbr | | Strengths: | Super stiff frame. Great suspension, great paint job, nice looking beefy frame. | | Weaknesses: | None unless you're a weight freak | | Similar Products Used: | 2000 Fsr xc s-works | | Bike Setup: | XC setup: Marzoochi Z3 100mm fork, Azonic stem, Race face bars, race face xy seatpost, full XT kit, Shimano M545 pedals, xtr brakes, Chris King Headset, XT hubs on 517's, mythos xc 2.1 tires, maxxis flyweight tubes | | Bottom Line: | I purchased the frame only used from mtbr..thanks Cory. I built it up with a cross country setup with 4 inches of travel in front via the Marzocchi Z3 100mm Fork...great fork by the way. My bike weights about 29lbs. In my opinion, I think the slayer is one of the most versatile bikes around. It can be used for xc, freeride or some downhill if you like. This is a great bike. I'm very satisfied. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
gazza ayton
a Weekend Warrior
from SLC UT USA
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Park City, UT | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2100.00 | | Purchased At: | White Pine Touring, Park City | | Strengths: | Amazing suspension. Bottomless, yet firm without mush-mush.
Amazing handling. Just tip n' go
Amazing climbing. Just sit n' grind
Amazing downhilling. It locally bends gravity.
| | Weaknesses: | Well, it ultra-utilitarian, bombproof construction may not
please those who require a certain degree of aesthetic delicate flowerness. In that case, go get a pink GF suger. | | Similar Products Used: | rocky mountain element, cove hummer | | Bike Setup: | total Utah XC. Clipless pedals, XC seat height, riser bars rotated a bit forward. Stock components. | | Bottom Line: | I truely believe that this bike represents just possibly the
future of mountain bikes. It does everything.. amazingly well, and is just too much fun to ride. I appreciate it's
burliness and bulk, as it just about the most solid-feeling
beast I have ridden. Imagine an XC-like body position with
down hill like suspension without the bog-bog associated with most design... that is the slayer.
Once your legs get used to 33 pounds plus, there is no going back. If you ride to grin, and not necessarily win, then the slayer it is.
Oh.. and for the first time i can remember, my back does not
hurt at all. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wayne
a Weekend Warrior
from Regina
Date Reviewed: April 4, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Hartland, Victoria | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Dutch Cycle | | Strengths: | Overall the bike is a very solid unit, with good quality components. | | Weaknesses: | "Magura Julie brakes". Setup to achieve zero drag on rear could not be attained. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Enduro, Norco Launch | | Bike Setup: | Marazocchi Z3 Long Travel Front, Fox Vanilla R Rear, SRAM ESP 9.0/Shimano XT, Raceface Prodigy, Sun Rhyno Lite, Magura Julie Disk Brakes | | Bottom Line: | The rear brake continued to drag on the disk, even after removing the shims. The disk could not be centered within the caliper, without machining the frame or caliper.
Talked to Rockey they said it was Magura's problem, spoke to Magura, they said it was Rockey's problem. bla bla bla
Enough was enough so I upgraded to Hayes.
"Rockey" when you find a good product, stick with it. "No" substitute for Hayes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thomas Otto
a Weekend Warrior
from Neubrandenburg, Germany
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$2300.00 | | Strengths: | smooth suspension, really strong frame-begging for abuse, fine ds/funbike/freeride layout | | Weaknesses: | poor tire clearence at the seat-stay junktion | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Stinky, Santa Cruz Heckler | | Bike Setup: | Marzocchi Z1 Drop Off QR20, Fox Vanilla R, Magura discs, Race Face cockpit and crankset, Sram 9.0/Shimano XT drivetrain, Sun Rhyno Lite rims on RM hubs, 2.35" Maxxis tires, Giro Nisene saddle | | Bottom Line: | I love this bike! For XC-racers interested in laptimes and heartrates it's not the weapon of choice. And if you plan to drop off houses you also should get some other bike. But inbetween these two extremes this bike can handle any kind of abuse. It goes downhill fast, can take a serious beating but also takes you on a tour with your XC-buddies. So if you have kind of a multiple personality, but only money for one bike-go and get a Slayer!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rodney
a Weekend Warrior
from bc coquitlam and quesnel cnanda
Date Reviewed: March 1, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | nicoles trail or free ride at blue mountain | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Purchased At: | tested at the ridge. they have two in right now. each cost 3000$ | | Strengths: | Rear shock, frame | | Weaknesses: | ive only tested it and the only thing wrong is it should have like mr. T's on it and im guessing that the cable routing problem isnt to bad, just re route them. | | Similar Products Used: | norco xcs-2, Rockey mountain spice(i own it), RM-6 | | Bike Setup: | Rockey mountain spice w/ bash gaurd, pig DH headset and gonna get z1 drop offs. | | Bottom Line: | I was in the shop geting my head set replaced on my spice. It cracked in half the first little 4 foot drop i took with in the first few hours of riding. It was there that the slayer ive seen so many times before on the shelf was off the shelf. I decided while i was waiting id just ride around the shop once. This thing made my bike look like crap! Mine and the slayer almost have the same frame, only difference is the slayers tubing goes from round to square and is made out of stronger tubes. It makes me wish i had waited and saved up annother grand and got that other than my spice. I dont know why but the back shock on it feels so much different on it than mine in a very goood way. It just felt springier. People complain about weight but when i lifted it up it didnt feel much heavier than my preety well stock spice and it climes well....almost to well. the brakes on it are so sensitive. With in an inch of brake lever movement you can seize up your tire. Annother thing about weight, with a seven pound frame thats not that heavy, every pound weighs only as much as a stick of butter. My whole blt lighting system must weigh a few pounds but i dont notice any difference going up hill on my bike. I recomend this product to any one like me who was told by the dealer not to go over so many foot drops but is doing twice that. I liked it so much im saving up for one. lets see, out of the three thousand i need i got two dollars and fifty cents. Yeah its a little pricey if all you got is a paper route that pays almost squat and what you get is instantly gone cause you got a replace the damn brake pads on your bike every month! But still its well worth the money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Bill Bright
a Weekend Warrior
from Etobicoke, Ontario , Canada
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | hardwood hills, E. creek, anywhere in B.C. | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | Chain Reaction | | Strengths: | plush, stiff, beautiful, way too much fun to ride and play around on. | | Weaknesses: | cable routing around the seat post sucks! I am running a v-brake in the rear, needed a few zip ties plus careful attention to cable length to keep the rear brake and rear shift cables from snagging on the seat clamp. | | Similar Products Used: | '96 Rocky Mountain Speed, (broke the frame, cried),Norco Rampage | | Bike Setup: | bought as frame only for about 1500 CDN, manitou x-vert super, avid mech. disk brake on front, race face and syncros goodies though-out. Sun cr17 rims with SRAM front disk hub | | Bottom Line: | I was devastated by the breakage of my R.M. Speed, but i must admit the slayer is a much better frame. The first thing i noticed while playing around in the snow and jumping off of snow piles is the stiffness of the frame and fork compared to my old speed and Judy 100 set-up. However I am very glad i took the spring off the shock to test my original cable set-up before riding. Otherwise the shift cable would have been ripped out and the rear brake would have locked on to the wheel probably causing a crash.
The frame has a beautiful sparkley holographic powder coat and has a VERY beefy construction (top and down tubes are essentially squared-off Easton baseball bats). I have mine built up fairly light (about 28-29lbs) with XC wheels and disk in the front only. This bike inspires you to try new and crazy things so i hope the wheels hold up. I would definately recommend this machine to anyone looking for a "fun" bike to do every thing on with out worry of breakage. I am even going to race XC on it. Those concerned about weight should consider the R.M. instinct frame, the slayer frame weighs in the area of 7 pounds.
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Ian Barry
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from Oakland, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: February 14, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | ZigZag, China Camp, Marin | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$2250.00 | | Purchased At: | Mike's Bikes | | Strengths: | Frame, its amazingly burly. It can handle anything I throw at it. Crankarms, Race Face are great! The whole stock setup is great. | | Weaknesses: | The rear travel is a little small, but its all good. Th Magura Discs take a while to break in, but after that they are perfect. | | Similar Products Used: | Santa Cruz Bullit, RM6, FSR Enduro | | Bike Setup: | Z1 drop-off, Fox Vanilla R. Magura Clara. Race Face cranks and seatpost. Rhino lite rims. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is wone to the most versitile bikes I've ever ridden. It is great for anything except downhill racing, and xc racing. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Brad White
a Cross Country Rider
from Campbell River BC
Date Reviewed: February 14, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Brad the inhaler | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2100.00 | | Purchased At: | Pedal your world bikes ltd | | Strengths: | Strong climber. Fast desender.Strong frame. Light | | Weaknesses: | brakes were hard to set up but one i got them perfect they are aswome | | Similar Products Used: | RM6,RM7, GT i drive, Giant AC 1 | | Bike Setup: | bomber Z3, magura clara brakes, 9.0, fox vanilla r 900 pound spring | | Bottom Line: | The bike is a rocken good time.....
spring it cam stock with was way to light
If you want a freeride bike that can go uphill easy
get this bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Justin Erickson
a Cross Country Rider
from Durango, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: February 13, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Porcipine ridge, Moab Utah | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Suspension and power, nothing this bike cant do | | Weaknesses: | weight, but it rides much lighter than 33 pounds. Magura discs, not very good feel | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized big hit, K2 animal, connondale Jekyll | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | Bad Ass Bike, I love it, it rides like almost any other XC FS bike and when you go downhill it is pure extacy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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shakes
a Weekend Warrior
from toronto
Date Reviewed: January 21, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Purchased At: | Not Applicable | | Strengths: | Looks, value and its a Rocky Mountain | | Weaknesses: | Product spec - the rear spring is too soft and those Maguras are a pain to set up and don't work properly. | | Similar Products Used: | RM6, Vertex, Kona Stinky, Schwinn 4-Banger, etc | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | I built this up at work and it didn't go together as well as the other Rockies I've built. The Magura rotor was warped and no matter what I did, it dragged. The rear spring is too soft. It'd be good on a smaller size frame, but Rocky should have done a little homework and figured that the average 18.5in frame rider is gonna weigh at least 150-160lbs. The stock spring simply can't handle that kind of weight properly(you've got to max out the preload, which isn't good). Overall, its a good bike and I would still recommend it to anyone. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Volker
a Weekend Warrior
from Munich, Germany
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2200.00 | | Purchased At: | A-Mazing Toys | | Strengths: | Very stiff and tough frameset,very well done Powder Coating (kinda changes its colors when viewed from different angles)
The Suspension (specially the rear FoxShock) soaks up everything | | Weaknesses: | As in the above review: Poor cable routing (too long cable but can be fixed easily
My Fox Vanilla R got damaged (leaking oil) but i got that replaced for free so its not a real Problem | | Similar Products Used: | Steppenwolf Tycoon CR | | Bike Setup: | Comlete LX drivetrain, Sram 9.0 shorty shifters and a Whitebrothers DC118DH | | Bottom Line: | Its an awesome bike which can take alot of punishment.
I wouldnt choose it to jump off schoolbusses or anything like that but it can handle even headhigh drops like a charm... its the perfect bike for freeride (specially when its not just downhilling).This bike is just plain awesome | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Derek
a Weekend Warrior
from Edmonton
Date Reviewed: January 7, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$3295.00 | | Purchased At: | Revolution Cycle in Edmonton | | Bottom Line: | see above review - just to clarify, the $2200 I have mentioned above has been converted to approximate U.S. dollars. I actually paid $3295 Canadian for it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Derek
a Weekend Warrior
from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Lake Minnewanka trail in Banff,AB | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2200.00 | | Purchased At: | Revolution Cycle in Edmonton | | Strengths: | FEEL. The feeling of rigidity/solidity is amazing. Stable as a freight train. Bomb-proof frame and wheelset. Fox shock and Marzocchi Z1 Qr20 work amazingly with the whole set-up. Magura Clara brakes are the best I've ever ridden. It's not that much heavier than a x-c bike, and with the supple suspension and 27 speeds, you don't even really notice the extra weight. Absolutely gorgeous black pearl powder-coating. Explodes with color in sunlight! | | Weaknesses: | Poor cable routing for rear derailleur past seat post collar. Full compression of suspension can snag cable on collar and yank it right out of the derailleur. After a couple of trail-side fixes, I turned the collar 30 degrees to the left and had the bike shop shorten the cable/housing slightly. Never a problem since. (but it should have been better thought out before it left the factory) | | Similar Products Used: | '93 Rocky Mtn. "Edge"
'00 Specialized FSR "Enduro" | | Bike Setup: | Marzocchi Z1 Qr20 "Drop Off", Fox Vanilla R, SRAM ESP 9.0 shifters/rear derailleur, XT front, Magura Clara hydraulic discs, Sun Rhyno-Lite rims, THE fender, FSA "the Pig" headset, Maxxis 2.35 "Swamp Thing" tires, RaceFace Prodigy crankset and CNC machined seat post, Rocky Mtn. bar/stem/ hub-set. | | Bottom Line: | I can't believe how incredible this thing feels. I had always ridden x-country style bikes, and had no idea how much more confidence inspiring a slacker angle/long travel bike could be. My "Edge" was kind of a twitchy, x-c racer style of bike, and I thought it was an great bike. But with the Slayer, I can go twice as fast with twice as much confidence on the same trails. The Edge was about 26 1/2 lbs. and the Slayer is just under 33 lbs. Slightly tougher to pedal uphill, but infinitely more stable when the trail points downward. For the kind of riding I want to do, this bike had made me a BETTER RIDER. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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