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Rocky Mountain ETSX 50 review at Pinkbike.com
Rocky Mountain Bicycles have been around for quite some time. When I was first getting into the sport in the late 80s, the Rocky Mountain Blizzard was the bike that all of my lusted after — the frame’s simple colour scheme, bang-on geometry, and nimble feel was the perfect excuse to cut school and head out into the hills (not that I ever did that).
Since then, Rocky Mountain continued to produce popular mountain bikes in all of the different categories that started to pop up in the mid- to late- 90s. The RM-series (along with riders like Wade Simmons and Richey Schley) helped usher in the freeride scene and, more recently, riders like Marie-Helene Premont and Alison Sydor have kept the company in the news on the cross-country front. In addition to their success on the aforementioned circuits, Rocky Mountain riders like Andreas Hestler and Gretchen Reeves have found tremendous success on the endurance circuit, performing extremely well in races like the Trans-Rockies Challenge and the Trans-Alp Challenge.
So what’s the point of this entry? Well, it’s to get down to Rocky Mountain’s ETSX series of enduro / cross country / trail bikes. Pinkbike.com has a review of the Rocky Mountain ETSX-50. Other than being nice-riding bikes, I’ve heard of (and seen) multiple instances of cracked swingarms on the ETSX series of bikes. I can’t be sure about the abilities of the riders using them or the abuse to which the bikes were subjected, it’s definitely something to keep in mind if you’re considering the ETSX as an option for your next ride.