Rocky Mountain Altitude

It’s a good race bike and allowed me to consolidate two bikes and I like pedaling around all day, plus it’s still pretty good in the big hits and the harder terrain that I ride.

Regardless, this thing felt like a proper race bike. It was extremely stable over chunks and drops, felt good on jumps, and cornered like a beast.

… the benefits of that wheel size [27.5”] is this bike feels so zippy and so snappy, it doesn’t feel like a 160mmtravel bike….

If you want to spend hours dialing your bike in to plow through chunky terrain better, it’s a good choice. While it’s not the most playful and requires sufficient rider input the bike does have stability and weight on its side.

Rocky has gone a bit wild with bike customization. The Altitude uses its RIDE-9 system that offers nine unique geometry settings, allowing you to tune this bike to fit almost any riding style.

… the Altitude does an unusually good job of blending most of that top-end capability with a whole lot more versatility, and that should make it a really good option for a whole lot of people.

On the trail, it impressed with excellent all-round qualities and super intuitive handling in all situations.

The front wheel stays glued to the ground on steep climbs while it feels like you are on a playful rocketship on the way back down.

I can assure you the RIDE-9 chip’s tuning range should allow the Altitude to get comfortable on any trail network that justifies a long travel bike…