Review Rocky Mountain Element Bikemag The 2025 rocky mountain element was just unveiled with a significant update that promises to shed weight and increase stiffness with a surprising tweak to the suspension design. we got a hold of one ahead of today’s launch to compare it to the previous version and see how it holds up on the trail. Well, after nearly a year of riding on the new rocky mountain element all across b.c. for this review, we’re really enjoying this new idea of what xc can mean.
Review Rocky Mountain Element Bikemag Despite the lighter weight, the element remains a progressive cross country platform that balances efficiency and capability. read on for morgan’s initial impressions and photos of the new element. Our demo 2022 rocky mountain element came with the ride 4 chip set to the neutral position, which is how i kept it for a while. my initial impressions were mixed. i rode some familiar backyard trails out of the gate and found the element to feel a little clumsy when climbing. The rocky mountain element is lightweight, boasts 130 mm of travel, and looks downright sexy. but it’s not just visually distinctive; it also proves to have a strong character in our test. let’s raise the curtain for the latest bike from canada. My first ride on the 2023 element was at a rocky mountain demo day on my local mountain last summer. i was immediately enthralled with the efficient climbing that i expected from a rocky, but blown away by the bike’s change in character when pointed downhill.
2022 Rocky Mountain Element Review Bikepacking The rocky mountain element is lightweight, boasts 130 mm of travel, and looks downright sexy. but it’s not just visually distinctive; it also proves to have a strong character in our test. let’s raise the curtain for the latest bike from canada. My first ride on the 2023 element was at a rocky mountain demo day on my local mountain last summer. i was immediately enthralled with the efficient climbing that i expected from a rocky, but blown away by the bike’s change in character when pointed downhill. In this review i’ll go over the frame details and build specs and talk about how it performs on the trail, climbing and descending. the latest element cuts a very similar silhouette to the previous one, and that’s no accident. In refreshing the element, rocky mountain held onto the aggressive geometry of the old model — it is mostly the same in its dimensions — but brought in a flex stay design for greater stiffness and much lower weight. the suspension kinematics were tweaked a bit too. let’s get into the details. Conclusion about the new 2025 rocky mountain element. the new rocky mountain element is a true mountain bike classic: downhill oriented, composed, and highly efficient on climbs. it reaches its full potential with active riders that love playing with the trail. It’s simply stunning out on the trail. the element is rocky mountain’s cross country bike. it’s a full carbon frame with 120mm of travel. it’s built with cross country efficiency in mind but is designed with enough technical prowess to handle the gnar.
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