Rocky Mountain Instinct Carbon 50

Name: Rocky Mountain Instinct Carbon 50
Brand: Rocky Mountain

2019 MountainTrail

Last known price: $4,499

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Travel: 140 / 140 mm Fork / rear shock
Wheels: 29″
Drivetrain: 1 × 12 32t / 11–50t
Gear range: 455%
Frame: Carbon
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Not published by the manufacturer

Sizes and geometry

Components

21 of 22 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

SMOOTHWALL™ Carbon Front Triangle. FORM™ Alloy Rear Triangle. 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

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit: Unisex
Frame material: Carbon

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Full suspension
Front travel: 140 mm
Rear travel: 140 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 1
Smallest chainring: 32
Largest chainring: 32
Rear sprockets: 12
Smallest sprocket: 11
Largest sprocket: 50
Lowest gear: 18.6 in
Highest gear: 84.4 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Dropper seatpost
Shifting: Mechanical

Additional specifications

Bottom bracket standard: BB86/BB92
Fork spring: Air
Tire width: 2.3″
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

140 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2019
Sample: 982 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 96.6% of the class

Lowest gear

18.6 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2019
Sample: 964 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 94.8% of the class

Highest gear

84.4 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2019
Sample: 964 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 94.8% of the class

Shifting

Mechanical

34 of 1,016 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2019
Sample: 1,016 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 100.0% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 7.1 km/h
Highest gear: 32.3 km/h

Total gear range 455%

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: 18.6–84.4 gear inches
Class reference (p10–p90): 16.5–92.8 gear inches; The band runs from p10 for the lowest gear to p90 for the highest gear.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2019
Lowest gear: 964 bicycles with this information, 94.8% of the class
Highest gear: 964 bicycles with this information, 94.8% 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 2019 builds
Specification	This bicycle Rocky Mountain Instinct Carbon 50	Rocky Mountain Instinct Alloy 50	Rocky Mountain Instinct Alloy 50 BC Edition	Rocky Mountain Instinct Alloy 70	Rocky Mountain Instinct Carbon 70	Rocky Mountain Instinct Carbon 90 BC Edition
Frame
Frame material	Carbon	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Carbon	Carbon
Suspension
Front travel	140 mm	140 mm	160 mm	140 mm	140 mm	160 mm
Rear travel	140 mm	140 mm	155 mm	140 mm	140 mm	155 mm
Drivetrain
Smallest sprocket	11	11	11	10	10	10
Lowest gear	18.6 in	17.6 in	17.6 in	17.6 in	17.6 in	17.6 in
Highest gear	84.4 in	80.0 in	80.0 in	88.0 in	88.0 in	88.0 in
Other specifications
Tire width	2.3″	2.3″	2.5″	2.3″	2.3″	2.5″
Wheel size	29″	29″ / 27.5″	29″ / 27.5″	29″ / 27.5″	29″ / 27.5″	29″ / 27.5″