Rocky Mountain Cycles is a Canadian bicycle manufacturer that has been making quality mountain bikes since the 80s. It’s bikes have been awarded numerous awards over the years including Mountain Bike Germany’s Bike of the year, the 2001 Red Bull Rampage and the Transalp Challenge. The 2008 Cape Epic was also won by its riders.
There are many types of Rocky Mountain bikes: XC, Trail and Enduro, Big Mountain Adventure, Youth, Electric, Fat, and Enduro. These bikes are used by many prominent MTB riders, including Wade Simmons, Sam Schultz, Sam Schultz, and Thomas Vanderham.
Rocky Mountain Bicycles Technologies
The Rocky Mountain Development Centre can be found at the foot Vancouver’s North Shore mountain range. This gives engineers access to a large playground where they can test their designs in the field. With the support of their team riders, they can speed up the research and development process.
Smoothwall carbon is used in Rocky Mountain frames for its high-efficiency power transfer and world-class stiffness to weight ratio. The brand’s ABC and next-generation BC2 pivots reduce binding and stiction.
Rocky Mountains mtb Powerplay electric mountain bikes have the Dyname 3.0 Drive. This lightweight, compact motor has high torque and is specifically designed for mountain bikers.
Rocky Mountain Bicycles: Facts
Rocky Mountain Bicycles has had many stories over the past 40 years. Here are some facts that might surprise you:
- Rocky was there when mountain biking began. A mountain bike was not something that anyone knew about in 1981. Before launching their brand, Mak, Bain, and Heilbron had been riding Nishiki bikes they modified for three years on mountain trails.
- Derek Bailey, a legendary British bike builder, was hired to fillet braze tubes of chromiummolybdenum into frame frames. Rocky was able to sell both highly-coveted mountain bikes and road bikes for a brief period.
- Rocky’s R&D division is still in North Vancouver. It is a short drive from the famed North Shore trails.
- Rocky Mountain is resisting the temptation to sell direct to consumers via online-e-commerce. Instead, Rocky Mountain prefers to be a dealer to independent specialty shops in the UK, France and Switzerland. You will need to visit your local shop to make online sales.
- Mountain bike racing was added to the Summer Olympic Games of Atlanta, Georgia in 1996. Alison Sydor, a Rocky rider, won the silver medal despite competing on a flat course that was far from real mountains. Sydor’s remarkable cross-country racing career spans over two decades. She has won 17 World Cup wins and three world championships. She was inducted into the B.C. In 2008, she was inducted into the B.C.
Rocky Mountain Bicycles: More History
1978 — Soon-to-be Rocky Mountain founders work in Vancouver’s bike shop and modify Nishiki road bikes with wide tires and straight bars.
1981 — Rocky Mountain Bicycles Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia is incorporated. Grayson Bain and Jacob Heilbron were the original founders, while Sam Mak was also involved.
1982 — Tom Ritchey and the Rocky Mountain founders travel to Japan in order to find durable components for their tube sets. The Sherpa, Canada’s first fat tire bike, was created later that year.
1984 — The company’s sales expand beyond Vancouver, and it makes its first sale in Eastern Canada. The 1985 season lineup includes the Blizzard.
1988 — Rocky Mountain’s first aluminum production bike, Stratos, is sold. In addition, five bikes are shipped to BikeAction Germany, including five to CHRIS Sports Switzerland in 1992, DSB Italy 1996, A&F Japan 1997, and Tribe Sport France 2000. Canada’s first World Cup on a Rocky Mountain was won by Alison Sydor in 1992.
1993 — Good mountain bikes creates Race Face Bicycle Components in search of better quality cranks and other components. Bruce Spicer wins the Canadian National XC Championships at Rocky Mountain, adding to his 13 national titles.
1996 — Andreas Hestler defeats John Tomac and Henrik Djernis at Scottsdale Cactus Cup. He represents Canada at the Atlanta Olympics.
