Rocky Mountain Element 970 RSL

2015 MountainCross-country

Last known price: $5,099

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Travel: 100 / 95 mm Fork / rear shock
Wheels: 29″
Drivetrain: 2 × 10 24–38t / 11–36t
Gear range: 518%
Frame: Carbon
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Sizes

Size guide

The manufacturer did not publish rider heights for these sizes.

Components

22 of 23 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

SMOOTHWALL™ Carbon. ABC™ Pivots. Tapered Head Tube. Press Fit BB. Not identified

Suspension

2 parts

Drivetrain

7 parts

Brakes

2 parts

Wheels and tires

5 parts

Cockpit and contact points

6 parts

Sizes and geometry

5 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

Complete rider-height ranges are not published for these sizes. You can still explore the geometry below.

Size LG

Table

Reach 429mm

Stack 612mm

Wheelbase 1120mm

Head angle 70.6°

Seat angle 74.0°

Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 29″ wheel; exact published values are in the table below.

Size Reach Stack

Complete manufacturer geometry table 5 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Reachmm	388.2	409.1	429.4	451.7	472.7
Stackmm	592.1	602.8	612.3	621.7	635.9
Top tube lengthmm	558	582	605	630	655
Seat tube lengthmm	394	432	470	508	546
Head tube lengthmm	100	110	120	130	145
Head tube angle	70.6°	70.6°	70.6°	70.6°	70.6°
Seat tube angle	74°	74°	74°	74°	74°
Chainstay lengthmm	445	445	445	445	445
Wheelbasemm	1066	1097	1120	1146	1172
Front centermm	624	655	678	704	730
Bottom bracket dropmm	40	40	40	40	40
Bottom bracket heightmm	334	334	334	334	334
Standover heightmm	771	771	771	771	771
Fork rakemm	38	44	43	44	44
Trailmm	92	85	86	85	85
Stack/reach ratio	1.53	1.47	1.43	1.38	1.35

Not published by the manufacturer: Front travel, Rear travel, Crank length, Handlebar width, Stem length, Stem angle, Seatpost length and Dropper post travel.

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit: Unisex
Frame material: Carbon

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Full suspension
Front travel: 100 mm
Rear travel: 95 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 2
Smallest chainring: 24
Largest chainring: 38
Rear sprockets: 10
Smallest sprocket: 11
Largest sprocket: 36
Lowest gear: 19.3 in
Highest gear: 100.2 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Rigid seatpost
Shifting: Mechanical

Additional specifications

Bottom bracket standard: BB86/BB92
Fork spring: Air
Tire width: 2.2″
Wheel material: Aluminum
Wheel size: 29″

Technical analysis

3 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Front travel

100 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2015
Sample: 365 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 82.5% of the class

Lowest gear

19.3 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2015
Sample: 410 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 92.7% of the class

Highest gear

100.2 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2015
Sample: 410 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 92.7% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 7.4 km/h
Highest gear: 38.4 km/h

Total gear range 518%

Technical details and class reference

These speeds describe the gearing at the selected cadence, not how fast you can ride.
Calculated from published gear-inch values and their wheel-size assumptions.
These gearing values describe the bicycle, not a selected frame size.
A 100% range means one ratio; 500% means the highest ratio is five times the lowest.
For e-bikes, motor assistance cutoff is not represented.

Gear-inch range

Lower gear-inch values travel less distance per pedal revolution; higher values travel farther.

This bicycle: 19.3–100.2 gear inches
Class reference (p10–p90): 16.8–110.7 gear inches; The band runs from p10 for the lowest gear to p90 for the highest gear.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2015
Lowest gear: 410 bicycles with this information, 92.7% of the class
Highest gear: 410 bicycles with this information, 92.7% of the class

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2015 builds
Specification	This bicycle Rocky Mountain Element 970 RSL	Rocky Mountain Element 930	Rocky Mountain Element 950	Rocky Mountain Element 950 RSL	Rocky Mountain Element 999 RSL
Frame
Frame material	Carbon	Aluminum	Aluminum	Carbon	Carbon
Bicycle weight	Not informed	13.51 kg	13.22 kg	Not informed	Not informed
Drivetrain
Front chainrings	2	3	3	2	2
Smallest chainring	24	24	22	24	28
Largest chainring	38	42	42	38	38
Rear sprockets	10	10	10	10	11
Largest sprocket	36	36	36	36	40
Lowest gear	19.3 in	19.3 in	17.7 in	19.3 in	20.3 in
Highest gear	100.2 in	110.7 in	110.7 in	100.2 in	100.2 in
Cockpit
Shifting	Mechanical	Mechanical	Mechanical	Mechanical	Electronic
Other specifications
Bottom bracket standard	BB86/BB92	BB86/BB92	Not informed	Not informed	BB86/BB92
Fork spring	Air	Air	Air	Not informed	Air
Wheel material	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Carbon