Rocky Mountain Element Carbon 50

2020 MountainCross-country

Last known price: $4,599

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Travel: 120 / 100 mm Fork / rear shock
Wheels: 29″
Gear range: 510%
Weight: 12.47 kg 27.5 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame: Carbon
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Sizes

Size guide

SM Steep
SM Slack
MD Steep
MD Slack
LG Steep
LG Slack
XL Steep
XL Slack
XXL Steep
XXL Slack

The manufacturer did not publish rider heights for these sizes.

Components

21 of 22 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

SMOOTHWALL Carbon. Full Sealed Cartridge Bearings. Press Fit BB. Internal Cable Routing. RIDE-9 Adjustable Geometry + Suspension Rate Not identified

RIDE-9

Suspension

2 parts

Drivetrain

6 parts

Brakes

2 parts

Wheels and tires

5 parts

Cockpit and contact points

6 parts

Sizes and geometry

10 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 Steep

Table

Reach 451mm

Stack 621mm

Wheelbase 1160mm

Head angle 69.8°

Seat angle 75.3°

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 10 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Reachmm	407	395	430	418	451	439	478	467	495	483
Stackmm	598	606	607	615	621	630	630	639	644	653
Top tube lengthmm	564	567	589	592	614	617	644	648	664	668
Seat tube lengthmm	394	394	432	432	470	470	508	508	546	546
Head tube lengthmm	93	93	103	103	118	118	128	128	143	143
Head tube angle	69.8°	68.6°	69.8°	68.7°	69.8°	68.7°	69.8°	68.7°	69.8°	68.7°
Seat tube angle	75.3°	74.1°	75.3°	74.2°	75.3°	74.2°	75.3°	74.2°	75.3°	74.2°
Chainstay lengthmm	437	439	437	439	437	439	437	439	437	439
Wheelbasemm	1108	1109	1134	1135	1160	1161	1191	1192	1213	1214
Front centermm	673	674	699	700	725	726	756	757	778	779
Bottom bracket dropmm	31	44	31	44	31	45	31	45	31	45
Bottom bracket heightmm	343	330	343	330	343	329	343	329	343	329
Standover heightmm	824	820	824	820	824	820	824	820	824	820
Fork rakemm	53	53	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	53
Trailmm	81	90	81	88	81	89	81	89	81	89
Stack/reach ratio	1.47	1.53	1.41	1.47	1.38	1.44	1.32	1.37	1.30	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
Bicycle weight: 12.47 kg

27.5 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Full suspension
Front travel: 120 mm
Rear travel: 100 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 1
Smallest chainring: 32
Largest chainring: 32
Smallest sprocket: 10
Largest sprocket: 51
Lowest gear: 18.2 in
Highest gear: 92.8 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Dropper seatpost
Shifting: Mechanical

Additional specifications

Fork spring: Air
Tire width: 2.35″
Wheel material: Aluminum
Wheel size: 29″

Technical analysis

4 measures

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

Front travel

120 mm

This value is above the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2020
Sample: 1,085 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 86.0% of the class

Lowest gear

18.2 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2020
Sample: 1,057 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 83.8% of the class

Highest gear

92.8 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2020
Sample: 1,057 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 83.8% of the class

Shifting

Mechanical

57 of 1,261 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2020
Sample: 1,261 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 100.0% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 7.0 km/h
Highest gear: 35.5 km/h

Total gear range 510%

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: 18.2–92.8 gear inches
Class reference (p10–p90): 17.4–105.0 gear inches; The band runs from p10 for the lowest gear to p90 for the highest gear.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2020
Lowest gear: 1057 bicycles with this information, 83.8% of the class
Highest gear: 1057 bicycles with this information, 83.8% 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 2020 builds
Specification	This bicycle Rocky Mountain Element Carbon 50	Rocky Mountain Element Carbon 70	Rocky Mountain Element Carbon 70 XCO Edition	Rocky Mountain Element Carbon 90
Frame
Bicycle weight	12.47 kg	12.1 kg	11 kg	11.52 kg
Suspension
Front travel	120 mm	120 mm	100 mm	120 mm
Drivetrain
Rear sprockets	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed	12
Cockpit
Seatpost	Dropper seatpost	Dropper seatpost	Rigid seatpost	Dropper seatpost
Other specifications
Tire width	2.35″	2.35″	2.25″	2.35″
Wheel material	Aluminum	Aluminum	Carbon	Aluminum
Bottom bracket standard	Not informed	BB86/BB92	BB86/BB92	BB86/BB92

Changes since 2019
Specification	2019 Rocky Mountain Element Carbon 50	This bicycle Rocky Mountain Element Carbon 50
Frame
Bicycle weight	Not informed	12.47 kg
Drivetrain
Rear sprockets	12	Not informed
Largest sprocket	50	51
Lowest gear	18.6 in	18.2 in
Cockpit
Seatpost	Rigid seatpost	Dropper seatpost
Other specifications
Bottom bracket standard	BB86/BB92	Not informed
Tire width	2.25″	2.35″