Submitted by
Zchene
a Racer
from Lehi, UT, USA Date Reviewed: October 24, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Any Fast Singletrack
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$4200.00
Strengths:
Reliable proven design. Efficient, fast, simple. Beautiful build... would hardly change a thing (maybe the seat). Great looking.
Weaknesses:
ME! Other than that I can say my only complaint is tight mud clearance on rear wheel.
Similar Products Used:
08 Rockymountain Element 90, 06 Rockymountain Element Team
Bike Setup:
Factory setup. Sram XO rear, X9, Formula Brakes, Crossmax SLR Tubeless, Fox RLC w/ 15mm axle, Raceface crank
Bottom Line:
I love this bike. Aside from the wow factor and the beautiful paint job this bike is a fast, flawless ride. It's comfortable and efficient on long marathon type rides/races. And fast and snappy on the quick rides. Shifts so perfectly and is super easy to dial in. I barely had to do anything to keep this bike in flawless performance shape all year... just kept polishing/lubing it up after the rides. People get caught up in all of these different linkage systems... Rockymountain has found something that works and it's hard to beat which is why I keep gravitating back to this bike, and it's why most of my friends keep dropping further back when they ride with me.
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Submitted by
nlacetera
a Racer
from Islip NY, USA Date Reviewed: September 1, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Rocky Point
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$3700.00
Purchased At:
Adrenaline Bikes
Strengths:
This bike ROCKS. Just got it today and did my first ride. It does everything you want your mountain bike to do. I was faster and felt fresh after a two hour hard ride.
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
Litespeed Unicoi
Bike Setup:
Rocky Mountain Stock, every component rocks. I can't think of a thing that I would change. May shorten the handle bar.
Bottom Line:
I wish I bought this bike years ago. Jessie at Adrenaline Bikes spent a lot of time with me, making sure I got everything right. He explained how this bike would be perfect for me and my style of riding. Jessie is the Man,
I had to pick the bugs out of my teeth because I was smiling the whole ride. This bike will make all your riding dreams come true.
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