Today Rocky Mountain Bicycles released details on the all new Element 29r RSL range. All RSL frames are carbon constructed with 95mm of rear travel using RMB's 'Smoothlink' design. These have been billed as all out race beasts and the weight of and extra large 970RSL is a shade over 12kg without pedals and without tubeless. (source bikerumor.com)
We don't have pricing yet and availability wont be until later in the year. Needless to say we can hardly contain our excitment.
Topping the range this year is a bike we think can rival the Specialized S-Works Epic for top spot amongst serious racers. The Element 999RSL weighs in at a claimed 10.1kg for a medium frame without pedals. Rumours are that it will come in somewhere around the $9k mark making it very competitive with other high end race bikes.
Something a little different is the Element 970 BC Edition. With a stealth black fit out and Talas Fork (120mm-95mm) and Reverb dropper seatpost, this bike was designed with the unique racing found on Vancouver's 'North Shore'. That said, a bike like this, with 120mm front travel would eat the Kalamunda Circuit alive! We don't have pricing or weight for this bike yet but expect it to be a little more portly than the 970RSL.
Stay tuned as more info leaks out on the Element 29 RSL and other goodies to come in the near future.
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