With the completion of their new upper section of trail in the fall of 2022, AlpX invited the Rocky Mountain riders to come to open up the new terrain.
Rocky Mountain freeride athletes, Lucy van Eesteren, Alex Volokhov and Hayden Zablotny, put their new custom-built Slayers to the test in one of the spiritual homes of freeride: Virgin Utah.
The new Element is designed for events like the BC Bike Race, where relaxed geometry and a little more travel can make those big days much more comfortable.
From a dominating lead in the Pro Stage to knitting at the hospital, the Rocky Mountain Enduro Team had a rollercoaster ride through the week in La Thuile. This is Episode 2 of The Jank Files.
Maple syrup, pancakes, and F1 cars for Jesse, diesel smoke, coffee, and big rigs for Remi, and flames, a fierce but sleepy panda, and balls of yarn for ALN.
With the new YT Izzo launching with one of the most unique launch videos we have ever seen, we decided to look through the archives and find some other unconventional edits.
With practice for dual slalom, dual speed and style and slopestyle all going off in Innsbruck yesterday, there were plenty of short travel, big fun bikes rolling around the pits.
The Instinct 29er is all-new for 2018, with 29" wheels and 155mm of travel. Levy finds out how it compares to the Altitude, a bike in the same travel bracket but on smaller wheels.
A lot of carbon fiber, BOS suspension front and rear, and the ability to run either 26'' or 27.5'' wheels makes the new Maiden an interesting bike. But do those things also make it a winner?
BC-born 650B trailbike ticks all the boxes – carbon frame, 150-millimeter suspension, adjustable geometry, Reverb dropper post and a remote-control shock.
Rocky Mountain's Element 970 B.C. Edition is what you get when you take a purebred cross-country machine and sprinkle on the ingredients to help it excel on technical trails, but does the formula add up to a winner when it comes time to test it on its namesake terrain?
When asked to write a review on the Rocky Mountain Altitude, I thought it would be a sloppy wet mess of a trail day here in Edmonton as the trails still had some ice and lots of mud everywhere. Conditions like this can be a good thing for a review, but is can limit how hard you push a bike on climbs and descents which prevents one from seeing the true potential of a bike design. As everything came together for the test date, I was presented with an opportunity for my wife and I, along with a good riding buddy from Edmonton to meet friends from Switzerland in Moab, Utah for a week of riding. I quickly set up the bike for my weight and riding style, packed our gear and bikes into the Honda Element for the long drive to Moab.
I had been looking forward to putting some time on Rocky Mountain's new 2010 Flatline since my first introduction at Crankworx '09 in Whistler. The original design was a bit portly and only excelled on the hairiest of tracks, but this new version was said to be an entirely different beast. With less weight and a revised LC2R suspension system, the new and improved Flatline looks to remedy those issues while still holding onto its title as king of the gnarly terrain.
Luke hails from the Pacific North West in the State of Washington and is part of the Maxxis Tires / Rocky Mountain Bikes squad. He's had a rough early season but is loving the course here at MSA and qualified in the top 20. Luke's on a brand new Rocky Mountain Prototype Flatline that has been fully revamped from the previous models.
Our Rocky Mountain Flatline Pro test bike has been with us for many months now and has seen nearly every sort of terrain one could imagine. From moonscape rock, to cold and wet B.C. forests, the Flatline has both saved me and punished me on too many occasions to count. No matter where I brought it, attention was sure to follow. With it's unique lines and personality I was questioned at nearly every trailhead and parking lot. No more need for questions though, read the review and watch the videos to see what we thought of Rocky's flagship DH bike!
What is long, squishy, and white and red? No, not that candy cane that you just found under the couch cushion...although I'm sure that is still ok to eat. What I'm talking about is Rocky Mountain's new top flight Flatline Pro DH bike. Don't get too excited as the review is still a ways off, but due to sheer boredom (the large amount of snow will do that to me) I've put together a little "preview to a review" article to get your blood flowing during these cold winter nights. Inside we have got Wade Simmons on video from 'Vegas to give us the low down on the Flatline, as well as far too many pictures!