Submitted by
Elliot
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, BC, Canada Date Reviewed: March 28, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Anything !
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$1100.00
Purchased At:
Jack's Cycles, Vedder BC
Strengths:
Extremely light, great brakes(Avid), climbs like a mad monkey, clean shifting, adjustable shocks (Marazocchi Bomber), GEAX rubber, good looking bike, an eye catcher. LOVE IT!!
Weaknesses:
None to my knowledge.
Similar Products Used:
Kona, didn't like it as much.
Bike Setup:
Avid, shimano, Geax.., I forget all the trimmings, but it's loaded.
Bottom Line:
I wish I could include a picture (as i have one from the catalogue) I was going to get a Norco, or Kona, or Brodie, but this one won me over, hands down!
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Submitted by
stiffee_shane
a Cross Country Rider
from T dot O Date Reviewed: August 14, 2002
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$700.00
Purchased At:
Trail Blazers Cycle
Strengths:
Strong, durable and sweet looking bike. Nice ride, pretty compliant for an aluminum frame.
Weaknesses:
There is some noticable flex in the bottom bracket area when I hammer on the pedals. This is probably because my 180lbs of weight torquing on the pedals :-)
Similar Products Used:
RM Cirrus, my first MTB.
Bike Setup:
XC racer. Nothing like the stock set up. Avid Mag brakes and levers, CK headset, RF stem, CT2 bars, '00 SID, XT/XTR drive train, Mavic X517's, Thompson post, Flite Ti saddle, IRC Serac XC rubber.
Bottom Line:
What can I say about a bike that has faithfully served me for just over two years. Recently I've been thinking about selling it for an FS rig, but everytime I go out for a ride on it, I still want to hang on to it. Its a fast feeling and responsive frame. I don't see too many of them floating around the trails or anything either which is too bad. It really is a awesome frame. Not sure about the cheap paint beef. After two years of riding, I expect some scratches and dulling. I think it still looks great. For a frame built around the same XC geometry as the Element Team made from Easton Ultra Light tubing (not Scandium like the Element) $700 (Canadian) is an awesome price. I built may XC machine around this frame and couldn't be happier.
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Submitted by
Diggs
a Weekend Warrior
from Iowa Date Reviewed: August 3, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Anything with tight trees
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Extremely light, fast, climbs like a flaming monkey. Looks are very cool.
Weaknesses:
A little flex in the frame, but it is more character than a flaw.
Similar Products Used:
Balance AL750, M2's, etc.
Bike Setup:
XTR - shift, brake, v's. '02 Bonti crankset, WTB hugs/speedmaster rims/skewers, Titec Hellbent XC bar (very sweet), Kore Lite 3 stem, Syncros post, flite ti saddle, Cane Creek S2 headset, Manitou Black Elite 80/100 fork
Bottom Line:
Bought the frame, 1999 hand built, limited edition, signature series with custom graphics. Very sweet. Did a frame up build. Still dialing in the bike, but immediately noticed how quickly the bike climbs in any gear, and wants to pick up the front end and fly. A little twisty in the rear end when tracking narrow ruts, but thats a penalty of the 3.2 pound frame and a 200+ pound rider. Not overly rigid like some AL frames, so it has a very comfortable ride.
Fast Fast Fast... Very confidence inspiring. Gorgeous welds. What a joy to ride after riding my FSR land yacht.
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Submitted by
Bigmama
a Racer
from Nova Scotia Date Reviewed: June 19, 2002
Favorite Trail:
FIGHT
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At:
Built
Strengths:
Everything...frame is super sweet looking, with the little leafs looking like canadian flags...paint has glitter in it...nice. Takes/took everything I could swing at it...no sweat, still looks brand new.
Weaknesses:
Absolutly nothing....sweet ride
Similar Products Used:
???none this good
Bike Setup:
the bomb...full hayes, shimano 575 wheel...blingbling, easton, XT, XTR
Bottom Line:
Rocky mountains are the shi* for sure, that fool at the top "Kevin" must be either 230 lbs, or simply slow. The thin air is awesome, I get complements everywhere I go. Supersuper strong, easton aluminum tubing....and hand built in BC...sweetness...if you could ever find one...but it quick, cause it wont last long, full flaming turds for you RM
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Submitted by
Cam
a Cross Country Rider
from Calgary, Canada Date Reviewed: August 3, 2001
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Nice light frame Lots of durable parts
Weaknesses:
Comes with cheap rims, BB, cassette, and headset.
Bike Setup:
Replaced wheels with slightly better rocky mtn hubs (cartridge bearings rolled better than the stock XT's)laced to mavix 221's. Replaced the headset with a race face real seal. XTR rapid rise rear. Sella Italia OX seat.
Bottom Line:
This bike has been a great trail bike for the most part. I broke the XT rear and the hanger, but that was my fault. The stock headset broke on a decent. The real seal replacement has been great. A pedal broke on a get off...I replaced it with another set of rocky mountain pedals under warentee and havn't had any other problems.
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Submitted by
Jamie Gilbert
a Cross Country Rider
from Woodbridge, Ontario CANADA Date Reviewed: March 28, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Last one I rode.
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$130.00
Purchased At:
swag frame - stratos warranty
Strengths:
3 wheels-1 fork crown-2 fork rebuilds-lots of shredded skin blood and sweat yet the frame has not cracked! Rides like expensive steel but way lighter. Nice stuff like anodized frame and solid anti chain suck thing.
Weaknesses:
Got a good deal, but she's a wee bit shmall fer me 6' 185lb body(16.5" frame)
Similar Products Used:
rm hammer giant atx 850&780 bianchi rigid diamond back accent ex
Bike Setup:
sachs quartz group w/syncros stem, ritchey HB & OCR (I'm a beliver!), race face cranks, look sl pedals, marzzochi xc-700 forks, ~23lbs
Bottom Line:
I can't get myself to buy a new bike. This bike has so much value it would cost a great deal to replace it, but would not fetch much on the used market. Happy days on thin air.
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Submitted by
Kevin
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver Date Reviewed: March 11, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Cherrybomb
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$1600.00
Purchased At:
russ hayes
Strengths:
-decent weight -nice soft fork for the rough stuff -the price was good
Weaknesses:
-super cheap paint -super weak frame -the geax tires a terrible -the bb is a shimano lx cheap not race face -the cheap ritchey headset didn't last -the wheels were poorly built -my frame cracked
Similar Products Used:
2000 kona king kihuna
Bike Setup:
now I have all race face parts and sun rims with a lot of xtr and a 2000 atom 80 polished fork
Bottom Line:
I bought the thin air for a bike that I could race and ride on technical fast trails, not even north shore trails and it still broke. Rocky Mtn's frames are super lame. I've seen so many break. I rode it off a few 4 footers and mabye the odd 5 footer and it still broke. ROCKY didn't give me any warranty they said it was my fault so I parted the bike out and bought a 2000 kona king kihuna frame instead of another discounted rocky frame and I've had no problems. The Kona is a nicer riding frame as well. I wouldn't recoment a Rocky to anyone. Mabye if you don't plan of riding and rough fast technical trails this could be a decent bike but once you di ride challenging trails it's a total dud.
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Submitted by
Jeff Claman
a Cross Country Rider
from Charlottesville, VA Date Reviewed: January 23, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Any in trail in the world
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
Purchased frame online
Strengths:
Durability, lightweight, stiff, geometry, looks, etc.
Weaknesses:
Me
Similar Products Used:
All sorts
Bike Setup:
bomber, king, raceface, avid, mavic (a few upgrades in the past 2 years)
Bottom Line:
Well, it's been over two years since my initial review and all I can say is, WOW!! This frame is as strong as an ox. There are more dents and scratches on this frame than on a 77 Pinto bumper, and she still gets me through the nastiest technical stuff I can throw at her (24 hrs. of Snowshoe course 00). High-end components are nothing without a durable, stable frame, and the thin air provides just that. It's just too bad that rocky discontinued the thin air in 01. (although you still may be able to find one online)
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Submitted by
Matej Zalar
a Cross Country Rider
from Ljubljana Date Reviewed: July 18, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Golovec-Orle
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Light, good XT components, I have some Roox components.
Weaknesses:
Tires, brakes, seat and the smallest cog (it was from aluminium, now I bought the steel one and it's OK).
Similar Products Used:
Schwinn Hightimber
Bike Setup:
XT components, some components are Roox (it's a special edition-only about 30 was made), Marzocchi Bomber Z3 shock.
Bottom Line:
First I had problems with chain, then with a cog, but now I have no problems. It's really good climber and descenter, I have allready won a competition with it.
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Submitted by
Andrew C
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver Date Reviewed: June 14, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Milstream
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
-was a nice bike -climbed nice, handled well -shorter stem with a 15 deg rise and a riser bar made it a noth shore dream, well almost
Weaknesses:
-strength of the frame -paint -bb, tires, those geax totally sucked -that headset lasted one hardcore endo then it was f.u.c.k.e.d.
Similar Products Used:
97 cove handjob with a 97 judy dh and all xt and I took the old race-face cranks off that bike and pt them in my thin airs
Bike Setup:
-99 this air with a pair of good tires ( michelin hot s's ) and a lot of more durable parts
Bottom Line:
This was a good frame til it broke, I was riding on one of vancouvers more extreme trails ( cherrybomb ) and I took about a 6 foot rocky drop, got sketched out landed badly ruined both rims and almost completely broke the drop out off the frame where it had been welded on. Ahh nice I thought...... I landed it!!!!!! anyways it was a great drop realy hurt me but now that I got my new thin air frame I got it in a smaler size 17.5 and now I can do and land that drop everythime, of course with the halp of my sun rhyno DH rims.
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Submitted by
Brian Kaiser
a Racer
from Reno, NV, USA Date Reviewed: June 14, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Hole in the Ground
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
I buy Rocky Mountains because they are relatively rare sites on the trail...I seldom see another one when I'm riding. Besides that, they are spec'ed with top shelf components and have incredibly nice paint jobs (those leaves are sweet).
Weaknesses:
Given the component level, this bike was about $500 more than comparable bikes, but I didn't care. I wanted another Rocky. Unlike the bombproof powder-coated paint that was used on my 1996 Rocky, the black part of the frame seems awefully delicate. It almost immediately scratched and dulled, but it's usually covered in dirt anyway. The powder coat on my 1996 bike still looks great, albeit scarred from the trail.
Similar Products Used:
1996 RM Hammer Race
Bike Setup:
stock except for a sick SDG leopard saddle, new tires, and TIME pedals.
Bottom Line:
Race ready out of the box, this bike has not dissapointed me. I love nearly everything about it. Those wacky Canadians build awesome bikes.
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Submitted by
Drews
a Racer
from Calgary, Canada Date Reviewed: May 25, 2000
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Beautiful frame, Race face parts are excellent, nice drivetrain, geometry is good for its intended purpose. Fork is very nice
Weaknesses:
Crap rims and the Geax tires slide out in the corners, very cheap BB and the Ritchey headset is a nightmare, Rocky Mountain in house clipless pedal stapped off
Similar Products Used:
1996 Rocky Mountain Hammer Race
Bike Setup:
Stock except for WTB stealth pedals, Maxxis 380 tires and raceface taperlock BB, Mavic 517's on the way.
Bottom Line:
This is a great race bike for people on a buget. Sure it's easy to get an ultra-light bike if you have $5000, but for this bikes reasonable price it rules. It shares the same frame with Rocky Mountain's top bike (Vertex T.O, in 1999) and has most of the same Race Face components. It ascends very well and fells well set up for cross country riding. Although I love this bike, some of its stock part's selection was strage. The rims were found on some of Rocky Mountain's cheapest bikes and it had the same BB as the very cheapest bikes in Rocky's lineup. The Geax tires were garbage also. The fork is very plush (if not undersprung in stock version) but the clipless pedals snapped!! This bike is great in stock form but spending about $500 on it aftermarket can make it amazing!
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Submitted by
Becky
a Cross Country Rider
from San Ramon, CA Date Reviewed: May 22, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Pine Nuts, NV
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Great XC geometry, really nice components, great looking
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
1997 Gary Fisher Aquila
Bike Setup:
XT, Race Face, Z2 BAM
Bottom Line:
This bike is the best! It handles very well on twisting singletrack, rutted fire roads, and climbs like a champ. The XT derailleurs work like a dream and the Z2 BAM shock smoothes out the ruttiest of trails. The only thing I changed was the pedals (to Time ATACs). The 2000 model has lesser components on it, so I would recommend taking a step up to the Vertex for 2000 (it has similar components to the '99 Thin Air).
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Submitted by
seti
a
from Calgary, AB, CAN Date Reviewed: April 12, 2000
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Weaknesses:
cheaper brakes, headset, and bb. As for the rims...my brothers $850 RM soul has the same rims....I DON'T LIKE THAT!! but they're still true and are fairly light.
Bike Setup:
stock
Bottom Line:
I've been rideing it for almost a month now and have NO problems with it performance wise. There's a few nit-picks with the parts...but it's just because all the rest of the parts rock.
LOVE IT
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Submitted by
Robin
a Racer
from Abbotsford, B.C., CANADA Date Reviewed: March 27, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Veddar mountain xc
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Good quality NIce spec Canadian stiff, responsive frame awsome fork Did I mention Canadian
Weaknesses:
Crappy wheelset
Similar Products Used:
GT Tequesta, with Manitou SXe
Bike Setup:
Rocky mountain thin air, Gt Tequesta
Bottom Line:
This bike rocks. Unlike most other high end bikes, this bike uses quality, durable parts that can be found at most bike shops. I love this bike because it is a very snappy responsive ride that is easily raceable but won't leave you broke. My on;y complaint is the sun CR 18 rims that adorn this bike. But that doesn't bother me, because with all the rain out here, you waer out wheels pretty fast anyway. four flaming skate boarders, because five would be perfection. If you are a bigger guy that wants a light race bike, this is the bomb.
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Submitted by
Craig Brown
a Cross Country Rider
from Guelph, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: March 27, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Hardwood Hills
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Great frame, nice fork
Weaknesses:
lousy wheelset, cheap brakes, what's with the LX #%&@#(cassette and bottom bracket)??
Similar Products Used:
Norco Rampage, Rocky Mountain Hammer Race
Bike Setup:
King Headset, King Hubs, XTR Rear Der, XTR brakes, XTR cassette, RaceFACE CroMo BB, Time ATAC pedals, Dura-Ace chain, 2000 SID SL, Cook Bros skewers, Titec Carbon 100 bar ends, Titec Ti Stem, Litespeed Ti bar, Thomson Elite seatpost, Tomac grips, Gore cables, Lizard brake booster, Bontrager Revolt SuperX tires
Bottom Line:
Stock bike was OK, but finally got it right and it rides great. Very fast and VERY light,
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Submitted by
seti
a
from Calgary, Canada Date Reviewed: March 18, 2000
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Strengths:
spec'd well (race face, xt) z2 bam's on sale now
Weaknesses:
doesn't have z2 m80's
Similar Products Used:
'97 thin air, '97 blizzard
Bike Setup:
stock
Bottom Line:
z2 bam's with race face and xt....all on one of the very best aluminum frames you can buy. Oh, and it's on sale now. Am I getting one, you betchya, the black maple leaf fade to grey one ;). It's better spec'd overall than the '00's as well. All I'm doing is changeing the tires and maybe putting a riser on there and I'm set.
The stiff rear triangle and stiff race face lp's brought me to this conclusion; This thing squirts from underneath you, and climbs like a homesick angel.
It's a very tight handleing bike....great for technical singletrack, and does a good job when you open it up as well. I don't know the weight (prob 25-25.5) So it's not exactly a lightweight....but I have muscels so who cares??
Obviously I can't judge a bike to much after on half an hour...but I'm picky, and know what I like...and I like this, a LOT.
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Submitted by
Geoff
a Cross Country Rider
from Winnipeg Date Reviewed: March 6, 2000
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Strengths:
Strong light frame. Exceptional quality, and best bang for buck
Weaknesses:
Could equip with better brakes
Similar Products Used:
kona
Bike Setup:
XT Derailers, V Brakes, Syncros stem and post
Bottom Line:
I have been using this bike since 97. It still looks like new. Awsome ride. Lightweight strong frame. Bike is easy to climb with. Worth looking at. I will defintly get another Rocky.
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Submitted by
Matej Zalar
a Cross Country Rider
from Ljubljana, Slovenija Date Reviewed: March 6, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Golovec-Orle
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Strengths:
It's light, easy to carry (when it's broken). Roox components are really nice.
Weaknesses:
Bad chain, because it broke after five minutes of riding.
Similar Products Used:
Schwinn Homegrown
Bike Setup:
Roox components (crank, seatpost,handlebar and stem. (I like color)
Bottom Line:
I have been riding this bike for five minutes, than chain broke, damaged rear derailler totally. I have now problems with warranty.
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Submitted by
Kevin
a Cross-Country Rider
from Toronto, Ontario Date Reviewed: November 30, 1999
For the money, great bike, Canadian quality, great specs and Rocky stands behind their products.
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Submitted by
Edan
a Cross-Country Rider
from Vancouver Date Reviewed: November 21, 1999
Favorite Trail:
anything on a slope
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
solid and fairly light (24.5lbs)
Weaknesses:
unimpressive rims and tires could be better
Similar Products Used:
oxygen race s-werx fsr GT zaskar
Bike Setup:
stock + monkey-bar
Bottom Line:
Sweet bike with aggressive handling. The race face bits are a nice plus, but the rims were a bit of a let down on a bike this expensive. A race bike with a wheel set weighing 2050g's? -At least they're strong. I'm planning on upgrading the wheel set to a crossride set-up, so with the upgrade, 5 flaming turds, but with the stock stuff:4
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Submitted by
Jeff Claman
a Cross-Country Rider
from Charlottesville, VA Date Reviewed: November 17, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Any loop at Douthat
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Quick and nimble,in the technical and a bullet in the tight singletrack
Weaknesses:
I can only think of one thing that holds this bike back...Myself
Similar Products Used:
Trek, 950, Y, Univega Alpina 6.5 Shwinn Sierra
Bike Setup:
My Thin Air is a custom job with king/517 citrons rollong on a conti 2.3 up front and a fire xc 2.1 in the rear. XTR components w/Avid arch supreme brakes and a White SC 90 to top it off.
Bottom Line:
This bike is amazingly light and strong. I weigh in at 185 and hammer 3 to 4 times a week and this bike has taken everything I have dished at it. Rocky knows how to build a bike!
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Submitted by
James Furman
a Racer
from Lake Hopatcong, NJ Date Reviewed: September 21, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Horse Gulch in Durango
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
Weight Feel raceability
Weaknesses:
None come to mind
Similar Products Used:
Rocky Mtn Altitude (Steel)
Bike Setup:
Race Face Cranks Full XTR Drive Z2 Bam fork Sun 0 degree lite rims w/WTB hubs UN-72 BB Bontrager ST-2's tires
Bottom Line:
I cracked my steel frame Altitude t.o. Sent it back and they replaced it with the Thin Air. NJ is really technical. This bike is outstanding climbing, decending and powering through rock gardens. I have not had the opportunity to race it yet. However, I'm sure it will not let me down. If you fit your bike with XTR it's worth the extra $
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Submitted by
Jason
a Cross-Country Rider
from Vancouver Date Reviewed: July 10, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Milstream
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Canadian built, lots of race face parts
Weaknesses:
wheels, tires and fork is too soft
Similar Products Used:
Kona AA Trek 8500 Specilazed FSR
Bike Setup:
99 Thin Air with a pair of Panaracer Fire XC Pros with the blue walls, Spin Rear wheel, XT hub and a Mavic X-517 SUP front wheel cross laced
Bottom Line:
this bike was fast and was a realy nice ride til the trails of Vancouver got to it and they wore the bike out badly, I had to totally replace the wheel within 2 months after buying it. Now that I've put a lot of money ito it it works alright. I'd never race this bike seriously, it's to heavy and slow feeling. After some of my other bikes I thought this one would be the best but I am so far seriously dissapointed.
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Submitted by
chris
a Cross-Country Rider
from cobourg, ont, can Date Reviewed: July 7, 1999
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
same as before
Weaknesses:
changed saddle and tires therefore none
Bottom Line:
updating my review from may 5. Have ridden it extensively. It is a great bike. I can't say that enough. It's durable( nothing has bent nor broke and I'm hard on my equipment), lightning quick (climbing and handling) and the price I paid is looking cheaper every ride. After the minor changes I made (tires and saddle) this bike is bulletproof, I really honestly don't think you'll find a better bike at this price. If I could I'd give it seven peppers.
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Submitted by
MikeD
a Racer
from Victoria Date Reviewed: May 23, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Milstream
Duration Product Used:
tested or demo'ed only
Strengths:
it's a Rocky Mountain beautiful Race-Face compontents, nicely built frame
Weaknesses:
tires, fork
Similar Products Used:
Norco Team 853 GT Avalanch LE
Bike Setup:
the 99 Rocky Mountain Thin Air
Bottom Line:
This is a nice bike, but the fork is realy soft and hampers its full climbing ability. The Geax tires were a lame tread. The drivetrain did some funny things to me though so I'm not to sure about that. The bike was realy spread out and. The positives are a lot. The bike descended like a genius and man was it ever comfortable. not a bike I'd race but it sure was nice to ride.
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Submitted by
Jade Jenny
a Racer
from Vermont Date Reviewed: May 10, 1999
Favorite Trail:
The Falls
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
awesome frame great componets handlebar etc. brakes
Weaknesses:
Tires Wheels Fork to plush
Similar Products Used:
GaryFisher X-Caliber Specialized RockHopper Klien Pulse Pro
Bike Setup:
16 inch Thin Air full 9.0 SL Continetal 1.5 Cross Country tires 517ceramic rims DT revo spokes chris king hubs vicous cycles rigid fork
Bottom Line:
this bike plain old kicks ass except really the tires and it is an awesome race bike
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Submitted by
chris
a Cross-Country Rider
from cobourg, ontario, canada Date Reviewed: May 5, 1999
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
great frame great components good price canadian built quality, quality, quality.
Weaknesses:
tires saddle dealer
Similar Products Used:
specialized m2 comp&pro gary fisher supercaliber my brother's kona ku rocky mountain blizzard and hammer race 1998 thin air
Bike Setup:
16 rocky mountain thin air bomber z2 bam race face cranks, stem sram 9.0 sl r derailleur and shifters sram 9.0 brakes and handles xt hubs, cass., bb sun rims switched spec'd geax tires to specialized
Bottom Line:
Great bike.Great geometry, stiff, climbs superbly, spec'd parts are great(Race Face stuff is real nice), price is good. Bought the bike out of town at a different dealer(Chain Reaction in Toronto), service was not that good and the bike was not put together very well.(loose bolts, packing grease left on ). However, putting up with the poor dealer is very well worth it because the bike is great.
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Submitted by
Paul
a Cross-Country Rider
from New Zealand Date Reviewed: April 4, 1999
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Bottom Line:
Outstanding. I have been riding a Rocky Mountain Speed for the last two-and-a-half years, and was a little unsure what the move back to a hardtail would be like.I have no regrets whatsoever. The bike is light, ultra responsive, well made, and has a great component set on it.27 pound full suspension mountain bikes be damned!
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Submitted by
Jade Jenny
a racer
from Vermont in the U.S.A. Date Reviewed: January 28, 1999
Bottom Line:
I have not gotten this bike but it looks absolutley sweet. I race for Rocky Mountain and there bikes are greati don't no what to say about these bikes. The frame on this bike is awesome Easton HBO taperwall and it only weighs 2.9 punds i meen the frame it is sweet and the frame comes in two colors, The bike itself weighs 23.2 pounds and with full XT and a 3 1/2 fork the only thing yo could take alot of weight of are the wheels and the fork the fork weighs 3.6 pounds which is a littleheavy but cosidering it has 3 1/2 inches of travel it is awesome
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Submitted by
Kevin Harman
a cross-country rider
from Pefferlaw, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: January 7, 1999
Bottom Line:
This is one of the best bikes I have ever seen for the price! Great components: Shimano XT derailleurs,hubs, brake levers, and shifters, Shimano bottom bracket and chain, Race Face cranks, stem, handle bar, and seatpost to name a few. I swapped the Marzzochi fork for a Rock Shox SID, to save weight (the bike with the Marzzochi only weighs 23.2lbs, with the SID it weighs 22.4lbs). If you prefer comofort over weight keep the Marzzochi. The bike, with the SID only cost me $3103,85 Canadian, taxes included. A great bike for the price. As for the ride, it's what you would expect from a Rocky Mountain, with Shimano and Race Face components, and a SID: GREAT!If you want an excellent bike but don't want to spend a whole lot, this is the bike for you!
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