Rocky mountain bikes reviews
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The Radavist
John likes to review a carbon full-suspension bike at least once a year to challenge his opinions on his preference of chassis material, and this summer’s bike is the 2024 Rocky Mountain Instinct. Thanks to new geometry, details, and a simplified RIDE-4 adjustment, the Instinct proved to be a very capable 140/150 trail bike. Perhaps the bigger picture of this review is John’s ever-questioning of his quasi-religious, cult-like zealotry for metal bikes…
“Belief is the death of intelligence” is a tenet in Robert Anton Wilson’s Cosmic Trigger: The Final Secret of The Illuminati, an atheist metaphysical Discordianist manifesto that suggests that religious fervor and myopic perspectives degrade both the individual’s and the population’s ability for critical thinking.
As such, I feel like many of society’s most energetic and passionate personalities fall well within the bounds of a “Cosmic Trigger” cult leader – even in cycling! Opinionated archetypes attract followers, and in today’s narcissistic and self-promotional world, the people with the loudest opinions often attract the deepest fanbases.
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The Radavist
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Today, we have the new 2024 Rocky Mountain Altitude, and oh boy, is it special. It’s a bit of a new look for Rocky with a reincarnated LC2R suspension design – Rocky’s version of a virtual pivot. It is easily the standout feature when it comes to ride quality. So stick around to see what it’s all about.
Let’s chat about a few features before we go ride. First up, we’ve got the new suspension design — LC2R or Low Center Counter Rotating design. It’s a virtual pivot design that Rocky used on some of their older models back in 2006. It’s back and refined for this year’s Altitude. It promises more small bump sensitivity, minimal chain interaction on the suspension, a predictable, linear-ish curve, and a low center of gravity. Whatever it is, it’s pretty damn special.
We also have a cool feature that Rocky also put on the new Instinct — adjustable reach headset cups. You have three options: 0, -5 or +5mm. I typically ride extra-large frames, but I’ve been wanting to play around with a slightly shorter wheelbase and the Altitude made that easy to do. So today, I’m on a large frame with the +5mm reach cup installed. With the adjustable reach, it effectively minimizes the gap between sizes and allows for more freedom to choose your frame size based on a certain rid