Rocky Mountain (Canada) - Press Release: Trust your Instinct. Stable and aggressive, the Instinct is our most versatile trail bike.

With 29" wheels and a wide range of RIDE-9™ adjustments, the all-new Instinct is available in both carbon and alloy models. The re-designed frame pushes the rear travel to 140mm, increasing stiffness and tweaking the suspension kinematics. Despite the increase in travel, the new frame has noticeably more efficient pedaling, with better small-bump sensitivity and a host of next-generation features.

Born in BC, we've turned the Instinct into an aggressive trail monster:

Designed with an optimized single-position link, ultra-aggressive geometry, and a long stroke shock that provides 155mm of rear travel, we’ve kitted out the Instinct BC with wide bars, big tires, ultra-stiff wheels, and more capable suspension. It smashes all mountain lines, rails corners, and plows over everything in sight, while displaying all the climbing efficiency that makes the Instinct a crowd favourite.

Instinct Carbon 90 BC Edition available starting in September 2018.

Specifications: Instinct Carbon 90 BC Edition:

• Frame: SMOOTHWALL™ Carbon. Full Sealed Cartridge Bearings. Press Fit BB. Internal Cable Routing
• Sizes: S - M - L - XL
• Fork: Fox 36 Float EVOL GRIP2 Performance Elite 160mm
• Front Travel: 160mm
• Shock: Fox Float DPX2 Performance Elite
• Rear Travel: 155mm
• Headset: FSA Orbit NO.57E Extend-o-matic
• Stem: Rocky Mountain 35 CNC
• Handlebar: Race Face Turbine R 780mm
• Grips: Rocky Mountain Lock On XC
• Brakes: Sram Code R / Sram Centerline 200mm / Sram Centerline 200mm
• Brake Levers: Sram Code R
• Shifters: Sram GX Eagle
• Rear Derailleur: Sram GX Eagle
• Cranks & Chainrings: Sram Stylo 7k Eagle 32T
• Bottom Bracket: Sram BB92 DUB
• Cassette: Sram XG-1275 10-50T
• Chain: Sram GX Eagle
• Front Hub: Rocky Mountain Sealed Boost 15mm
• Rear Hub: DT Swiss 370 Boost 148mm
• Spokes: WTB 1.8-1.6
• Rims: Race Face ARC 30 Tubeless Ready - Tape / Valves Incl
• Tires: Maxxis Minion DHF WT Maxx Terra 3C Tubeless Ready 29 x 2.5 / Maxxis Minion DHR II WT Maxx Terra 3C Tubeless Ready 29 x 2.4
• Seatpost: Race Face Turbine R (by Fox) Dropper 30.9mm
• Saddle: WTB Volt Race

Options:

• Instinct Carbon 90 BC Edition frameset
• Instinct Carbon 70
• Instinct Carbon 50
• Instinct Alloy 70
• Instinct Alloy 50 BC Edition
• Instinct Alloy 50