On the eve of Rocky Mountain Bicycles 29th year of existence, it launched its 29er platform using the Altitude full-suspension and the Vertex hardtail bikes as the canvas on which to paint art. I’ve previously reviewed the Altitude frameset with an emphasis on outlining its suspension and straight-up geometry characteristics so it made sense for me to leverage that familiarity by trying the Altitude 29er.
This “First Looks” article serves as an introduction to the Altitude 29er; a future article and further follow-ups will canvass the bike’s performance and long-term durability.
Rocky has had a well deserved reputation for putting together quality bicycles with a feel best described as nimble. The bottom line is that Rocky’s handle well.
In 2008, Rocky Mountain replaced the ETS-X in the all-mountain category with the Altitude platform. The Altitude can be thought of as a all-mountain bike for those who prefer to keep their wheels on the ground as opposed to the Slayer Super XC bikes which I described as a pocket downhill bike in my review. I had found the conventional 26″ wheeled Altitude to be a best-in-class climber and a singletrack knife.
The Altitude 29er is an Altitude with several frame and component tweaks for 29″ wheels.
Full article can be found here:
http://reviews.mtbr.com/blog/rocky-mountain-altitude-29er-2010-first-look/
Come in and rent one today!
Pipeline, North Vancouver - RM Altitude 29er from Lee Lau on Vimeo.
Great deals on bikes May 4-8. Just how great? Some examples of our blowout bikes:
2009 Rocky Mountain Trailhead (18" & 19")....Originally $1249....NOW $859.99
2009 Rocky Mountain Element 10 (20.5")....Originally $1549.99....NOW $1,049.99
2009 Rocky Mountain Element 30 (18"& 19")....Originally $2,299.99....NOW $1,749.99
2009 Rocky Mountain Element 50 (18")....Originally $2,799.99....NOW $2,199.99
2009 Rocky Mountain Altitude 30 (18")....Originally $2,849.99....NOW $2,099.99
2009 Salsa La Cruz Cross Bike (55cm)....Originally $1,775....NOW $1,199.99
2009 Rocky Mountain Solo Team CXR Cross Bike (54cm)....Originally $2,799.99....NOW $2,299.99
2009 Rocky Mountain Solo CXR Cross Bike (54cm)....Originally $1,699.99...NOW $1,249.99
2009 Rocky Mountain Solo Cross Bike (54cm)....Originally $1,299.99....NOW $949.99
2009 Surly Karate Monkey (18")....Originally $1,175....NOW $859.99
*Deep discounts apply to in-stock bikes only. Once they're gone, they're gone!
This year the Series is at Seneca Park near the Wilderness Loop!
For those of you who don't know where that is, it's at the corner of Pee Wee Reese Rd & Seneca Park Rd. We're very excited to be doing this in a park many people in the the area already bike. So now there is no excuse not to come out!
For more info, visit: www.louisvilleshorttrack.com
