Golden Bike Shop

MSRP:$1499.99 now $1124.99 Frame Only

GBS Impression:  The Altitude 29 is a bike that has done well as a demo bike in our fleet. It has a supple feel on the trail that makes you think it might be too active, then you realize you have cleaned more climbing sections on the trail than with most other bikes.  True to tradition, this Rocky Mountain bike eats up the downhills with a lot of confidence inspiring control.

Rocky Mountain has been making 26 inch wheeled  mountain bikes since 1981 and our mission has always been to put ride  quality first. No gimmicks. We’ve never been a company to immediately  latch on to new trends, always making sure we do our research first.  When we launch a platform, we launch it right. On the eve of our 29th  birthday, we thought it would be fitting to launch our 29er platforms.

The  notoriously technical trails in our Vancouver backyard have always been  our testing grounds and we’ve used these same trails to develop our  29ers. Our new 29ers are just as suited to the technical trails at our  doorstep as they are the fast, flowy Marin County singletrack, or high  alpine Swiss mountain passes. 29ers make sense and now they make sense  in all kinds of terrain.

Features:
Form
• The heart of a  bike is its frame. The geometry, the material, the feel, and the way it  reacts under the rider are the very essence of the ride. That’s why  we’ve introduced FORM™ – the design and manufacturing process of our  high-performance frame tubing. Our philosophy behind FORM™ tubing is to  push the limits of tube and frame design to create the frame’s unique  riding feel.
• Engineered Ride Quality: FORM™ tubing is a line of  high-performance tubes designed to elevate the superior ride quality for  which Rocky Mountain Bicycles are known. Innovative design: With 25  years of innovation, we continue to push the boundaries of bicycle  design. FORM™ tubing is the exciting new frontier of our creativity.
• Attention to detail: Every detail in a FORM™ tube set is carefully  engineered and has a purpose: from the slightest variations in shape, to  wall thickness, tapers, flares and bends.
• Uncompromised quality:  FORM™ tube sets are manufactured with premium materials and delivered by  the best suppliers in the industry to meet Rocky Mountain’s strict  requirements.

Straight up:
• We’ve got your back. With a first  of its kind 76-degree seat angle, you’re in a position to defy gravity  at every technical uphill climb. The Straight up geometry and its  bio-mechanically correct seat position allows for maximum horsepower.  Not only will you get an efficient ride, it’ll save your lower back and  limits pressure on your “sensitive areas”… if you catch our drift.

SmoothLink  Suspension
• Our groundbreaking SmoothLink suspension features  minimal pedal feedback so you get a smoother pedal stroke, especially on  uphill climbs. How does it work? By placing the rear pivot above the  rear hub axle, we keep the average chain torque line parallel to lower  link (the line between main pivot and rear pivot), we eliminate pedal  bob.

Our own Boe threw his leg over the Surly Moonlander for a night during a Baja Designs fatty bike ride. Here are his impressions:

“Our annual fatty ride was last night and with some help from Baja Design it was the epitome of epic. With our Striker 2 in mount, our gang of fattys in tow, we rode into the perfect storm. I had the opportunity to ride the diesel dually of snow bikes in the world. I took out the Surly Moonlander which was well equipped with some game changing bling.

The first thing I noticed when I jumped on the Moonlander was the Surly Nate tires mounted on Rolling Darryl rims. The front and rear tires were running at 9psi. I’m 210lbs and these tires worked like a Velcro strip on everything, including the rocky off camber trails blanketed in snow. The sound those tires make in the snow screamed traction!

The Surly Mr. Whirly Double offset AKA “Super Mondo” Cranks set up with a 34-22 gearing up front and a 11-36 cassette was a nice range for pounding pavement to the trail or granny gearing up some of the really steep stuff. Overall the Moonlander was a blast to ride with a really comfortable geometry that made up hill climbing a breeze and downhills a rally fest. Even with the big aggressive tire, the Moonlander was still very quick. I was able to get it up to a steady speed and stayed there without much more effort than on a similar bike on a dry trail.

Big thanks to Matt Sondicar from Baja Design for hooking us up with some Awesome Riding lights!”

As the trails get white with snow its time to think about fast times on tarmac. One of the hottest road bikes around is the Scott Foil. Check this review by one of the GBS militia, Geoffery Bee:

“The Scott Foil seems to jumps forward with each pedal stroke when you’re out of the saddle. It feels stable at high speeds as it does not vibrate and handles predictably in corners with no appreciable yielding of the frame. The Foil’s stiff frame transmits just about every imperfection in the road to the rider, which is either a benefit or a drawback, depending on the intended use of the bike. Lastly, the matte black finish on the Foil 20 with the “grey” Ultegra looks incredible!”

Don’t be Foil-ed, come in and get yours now!!

I just couldn’t help my self.. I HAD to do it.  The Salsa Mukkluk Ti frames are in super limited production. With all the Fatbikes we’ve been selling I couldn’t pass it up. The medium frame should be here Thursday, come down and check it out.

It’s that time of year again; Time to put tire tracks in the snow in the dark.  We are doing our annual Fatty Xmas Night Ride this Weds at 7:00pm. Matt Sodnicar from Baja Designs will be here at 6:30 to loan out Strykr Lights. I hope to be on the trail by 7:15.  Feel free to show up a little early with your favorite libation.

We have been waiting a long time for these to make an official appearance.  Mike and Adam had rave reviews after they spent some time on these CARBON goodies at dealer camp last spring. The Spark 29 Expert is a full suspension HMF carbon fiber bike with a Shimano XT/SLX drivetrain and Avid Elixir brakes that is the perfect partner for marathons, stage races, and all day fun. There are only a few of these on the way so get on it and call us to reserve yours NOW!! Medium and large Scott Spark Pros and medium and large Scott Spark Experts will be here on Monday with smalls and xl coming in the first part of next year.

The first of the Surly Moonlander Completes bike showed up today. Once Russ has it together I’ll give it go on the scale and get the weight up.