En
Pinkbike, han hecho un completo analisis a la flamante
Slayer SXC 90, la cual he tenido el placer de testear, y es simplemente una joya.
Les dejo el completo review, realizado por los maestros de
Pinkbike:
Like a lot of companies, Rocky Mountain has an extensive range of bikes to cover nearly any needs you could think of. Slayer is a name that is used on two lines of bikes meant to excel at different tasks. The Slayer SS is a robust 6" travel slope style (that's the "SS") rig with a slacker 66 degree head angle and more stand over height than its lighter brother, the SXC. The Slayer SXC, that's "Super Cross-Country" by the way, also sports 6" of rear wheel travel, but is aimed at the rider who fills his pack and disappears into the hills for a day of epic mountain biking. A more xc-friendly 68 degree head angle, longer seat post extension, and lighter weight set the SCX apart from the SS. As someone who enjoys a jaunt into the hills I was more than happy to saddle up on the SXC for a few months and give the bike a proper going over.
Frame and specs:
The made in Canada SXC frame is finished very nicely in grey with a few silver maple leafs thrown into the mix so you don't forget where she came from. As on most bikes these days only the seat tube is left round. The large down tube starts off close to a triangle shape at the front and morphs into a massive square tube as it nears the bottom bracket. The SXC's top tube also sports the triangle shape, only reversed, and tapers to a round cross section at the seat tube with a crotch-saving curve. Stand over is just under 32". Apart from any structural benefit, the nicely shaped tubes give the bike some great lines that all seem to flow into one another, despite the interrupted seat tube design. About that interrupted seat tube, you still have more than enough height adjustment to play with so don't shy away if you like to drop your saddle on the tough bits. I measured roughly 7" of room to play with, although you do need to be aware that the post is able to slide through and make contact with the shock if you are not paying attention. Frame weight is a claimed 7.82 lbs and the entire bike (minus pedals) comes in at 32.5 lbs. Not the lightest in this category, but a solid ride none the less.
Rocky Mountain is calling the Slayer's suspension design LC2R, which stands for "Low Center Counter Rotating". One thing the cycling industry is not short of is acronyms! LC2R is Rocky's latest and greatest and is an evolution of their time tested Trust Link design. It is tuned to take more advantage of today's shock technology and be more responsive to smaller trail inputs. Before we get too carried away, the SXC also takes advantage of the most proven design available, the single pivot. Even with all the rate-altering magic that LC2R promises, the rear axle is still attached rigidly to the swing arm/main pivot. Whether this is due to patent issues or Rocky is more than happy with a single pivot design I don't care. Multi link designs with imaginary pivots out in space are obviously here to stay, but I for one have never been happier with my own personal single pivot bike even after getting to ride the latest designs. A set of carbon stays on the SXC 90, 70, and 50 help shed a few grams and claim to damp extra vibrations better than aluminum tubes. This is a common feature on many of today's road bikes and I was very curious to see if the advantages transferred over to mountain bikes as well.
Both front and rear suspension is handled by the guys at Fox. The entire bike is air sprung, using the top of the line Talas II 36 RC2 in the front and the equally high end DHX 5.0 in the back. The DHX uses the new on/off Pro-Pedal lever which makes a lot of sense for this type of bike, and the Talas fork is adjustable from a full 160 mm to 130 and down to 100 mm if you think you need it. As is the case with a lot of bikes these days, SRAM takes care of the braking and most of the shifting. Juicy 7 brakes and full X.0 minus a Shimano front derailleur. Wheels can make or break a bike so it makes sense to spec some uber-nice and proven wheels on your flagship all-mountain bike, Rocky turned to the French and clamped up a set of light Mavic Crossmax ST wheels. Once the domain of machine-like xc riders, the ST version is still feather weight but should be able to be monster trucked (carefully) if needed. I should really just put some Hutchinson tires on my own bike as they seem to be on nearly every test bike I ride. The SCX 90 is shod with fast rolling Hutchinson UST Piranha tires.
El
articulo completo, lo pueden ver en el siguiente
LINK.
Rocky Mountain Slayer SXC 90 - Full Review
Rocky Mountain Slayer SXC 90 Full Review
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