The "little one" for the rough stuff - Rocky Mountain launches the new Slayer

Rocky Mountain is bringing the Slayer back and now in carbon. With 170 and 165 millimeters of travel on the front and rear wheels, the bike is equally suited to tough enduro races and bike park excursions. The Slayer comes with the new Ride-4™ system, which allows geometry adjustment thanks to the rotating chip insert. The bike can also be ridden with 27.5-inch or 26-plus wheels.

When deciding to bring the Slayer back to life, Rocky Mountain's engineers knew it needed the forgiving characteristics of its predecessors as well as the agility and efficiency that made it a favorite of many enduro riders. The revised geometry retains a relatively steep seat angle, but now offers more reach and a slacker head angle. The neutral bottom bracket height and the short rear triangle allow good cornering handling. The shorter seat tube offers plenty of freedom of movement and enough space for the new generation of longer Vario seatposts.
In addition, the new Ride-4™ chip inserts allow precise adjustment of the geometry, but leave the suspension characteristic virtually unaffected. The seat and head angle can be adjusted up to one degree and the bottom bracket height up to 7.5 millimetres up or down. This means that the Slayer can be easily adapted to different trail characteristics and saves time-consuming fine-tuning of the shock.

The new Smoothlink™ four-bar linkage is designed to absorb even the biggest impacts. Higher anti-squad values still allow good pedaling, whether for the sprint on the enduro stage or simply for the climb to your favorite trail. Thanks to special shock mounts, the Slayer offers a fine response to small bumps. Reliable, efficient and very capable: The spring curve offers good support in negative suspension travel with moderate end progression.

The details

Smoothwall™ full carbon frame
RIDE-4™ chipset ensures precise adjustment of the frame geometry
All frame sizes are designed to accommodate a water bottle in the frame triangle
Thought ahead: Di2 and Vario seatposts simultaneously compatible
Bearings with "Max Type Enduro" sealed industrial bearings and simplified hardware, Pipelock™ bearings in the Rock-Link
Single-sided chain and seat stay axles allow for a slimmer rear triangle and give the heels enough clearance even with Boost hubs
New 230x65 shocks with metric installation lengths
1x specific
Designed for tire sizes up to 27.5x2.5 and 26+ tires (26x3.0)
Fully internally routed lock-out cables and Vario support cables. Internally routed brake cables in the front frame triangle, as well as gear cable guides embedded in the frame
Oversized opening on the down tube facilitates cable routing
Redesigned derailleur hanger reduces the complexity of the construction
Lightweight bolt-on axles save 35g in weight compared to conventional Boost axles
PressFit BB92 bottom bracket, ZS44 | ZS56 headset
Postmount rear brake mount for 180mm disc brakes
Max. chainring size: 36 teeth
Frame sizes: S/M/L/XL