2013 Rocky Mountain Slayer SS – is this the sweetest looking slopestyle bike ever?

Slopestyle bikes like the Rocky Mountain Slayer SS don’t often make it to market, because the big bike companies reckon there isn’t enough demand from the public. We’re glad this one did, though – it looks the dog’s bollocks!

Rocky say it’s had more R&D ride testing time than any other bike in their history, courtesy of factory riders Geoff Gulevich, Jordie Lunn, Jarrett Moore and Wink Grant. And despite the SS tag it’s not just for slopestyle – the Canucks say it’s equally at home on the dual slalom track and at the dirt jumps, and if you add a dropper post you can hit the trails on it, too. Scroll down for pics and spec details.

Spec:

Frame: Hydroformed 7005 series aluminium alloy FORM tubeset w/ Smoothlink suspension, tapered head tube, ISCG tabs and 142 x 12mm axle
Shock: RockShox Monarch R, 100mm travel
Fork: Manitou Circus Expert, 130mm travel (but can be lowered to 100mm)
Stem: Race Face Respond, 45mm
Handlebar: Race Face Chester, 740mm, 3/4in rise
Seatpost: Race Face Ride, 30.9mm
Saddle: Rocky Mountain XC Light
Brakes: Avid Elixir 1, 160mm rotors
Shifting: SRAM X5
Cranks: Truvativ Ruktion, 34t chainring
Chain device: e*thirteen LS+
Wheels: Wheeltech Inferno (20mm front, 12mm rear)
Tyres: Geax AKA 2.2in
RRP: US$2,699 (frame-only price TBC)

Geometry

Head angle: 69°
Seat angle: 71°
Chainstay length: 406mm (16in)
Effective top tube length: 610mm (24in)
Bottom bracket drop: 25mm

Geoff Gulevich has had a big hand in the development of the new Slayer SS