Skiershop and Bike Stowe is proud to announce that we will be developing a relationship with Rocky Mountain Bicycles! Out of all the brands we’ve tried and viewed at the NEMBA Festival, Vermont MTB Festival, our own demo days, and of course Interbike, Rocky Mountain has stood out as both one of the best products and a very well run, rider driver company. They offer an incredible variety of mountain bikes for all consumers whether you’re looking for an entry level bike or the latest and greatest technology.
We were able to try out quite a few different Rocky Mountain bikes at the Interbike Dirt Demo and were treated to a rundown on the entire line of bikes by Mark and the rest of the Rocky Mountain crew. Check out the pictures below and read about some of our favorites, surprises, and overall highlights of the Rocky Mountain lineup.
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- The Slayer line from Rocky Mountain ranges from all mountain/enduro to gravity fed slopestyle riding.
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- This was one of our favorite bikes at the dirt demo. Look out for footage of our head mechanic, Dave Clifford, shredding on this ride.
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- Rocky Mountain Slayer SS – a bike designed for predominantly slope style gravity riding.
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- A lot of bike for a little price, nice work Rocky Mountain!
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- Rocky Mountain’s full on DH bike! Hopefully more useful in the Stowe area in years to come!
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- Budget friendly, entry level mountain bike. Rocky Mountain nailed this category with the Flare, Soul, and Fusion, ranging from $700-1100 depending on your desired level of components.
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- Rocky Mountain had almost their entire line of bikes available for demo. We took full advantage!
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- I rode the Rocky Mountain Altitude 650B, a very well rounded bike which will surely become a favorite of Skiershop and Bike Stowe
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- Close up of the Rocky Mountain Altitude, a bike that will undoubtedly perform very well in the Stowe area.
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- My first experience with a 650B wheel. Initial reaction, great on the flats, good traction, little shaky on the descents. In the bike’s defense, the suspension wasn’t perfectly tuned for me, quite a bit too stiff.
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- Dave rode this Rocky Mountain Slayer 70. This bike falls right in the wheel house for most of us in Stowe, and compared really well to similar bikes from our current brands.
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- Dave also got a chance to ride this Element 970 BC, a very unique 29er. Short chainstays and slack geometry make this bike one to try! I guarantee it won’t feel like anything else you’ve ridden.
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- Big thanks for Mark for setting up all our demo bikes, taking us through the full line, and just generally being the easiest person to talk and work with ever!
There will be a lot more information about Rocky Mountain Bicycles to come! You’ll all get a chance to ride these awesome bikes as Rocky Mountain will be joining us at many events to come (hopefully The Leaf Blower!) and Skiershop and Bike Stowe will have plenty of these bikes available for demo during the 2013 season. We will be releasing full ride reports of the Slayer, Altitude, and Element – the core of the Rocky Mountain offerings.
For those of you unaware – the 2nd annual Leaf Blower Fall Classic MTB event will be happening at Skiershop and Bike Stowe again! You can find the event page here. Make sure you preregister if you want a t-shirt! Just like last year there will be numerous group rides, great food and drink, MTB games and events, and of course excellent company! We’ll also have lots of demo bikes if you want to take a snazzy new bike on your group ride of choice. More information and reminders to come. See you there!
