2013 Rocky Mountain Slayer SS

After over two years of development and testing we are happy to announce that we are making the Slayer Slopestyle available for purchase in 2013 in both complete bike and frame only.

The Slayer SS has more R&D ride testing time than any other bike in our history. If we had a nickel for every time we’ve been asked when we’d finally release it to the public, we’d have a lot of nickels. We hope you’ll agree that the 2013 Rocky Mountain Slayer SS was worth the wait.

  Rocky’s Slayer SS was previously a 152mm travel “big slopestyle” bike, verging more on freeride than actual slopestyle. The 2013 SS is a true slope bike, with angles and a manner appropriate for anything from dirt jump to trail to the FMB tour…

  Smoothlink suspension with clean forged links and the RockShox Monarch R.

Factory riders Geoff Gulevich, Jordie Lunn, Jarrett Moore, and Wink Grant have worked closely with our R&D department—obsessing over the geometry, shaving unnecessary weight, and testing a variety of designs—to deliver what we believe is the best slopestyle package on the market. An example of one feature they demanded was  water bottle braze-ons on the down tube to mount their shifters out of the way & protected during contest runs.

The short, 406mm (16”) chainstays keep things playful, while the roomy 610mm (24”) effective top-tube length lets you throw the bars even if you run ‘em uncut. Dual slalom? Absolutely. Want to set up with a dropper post for some trail shredding? We don’t see why not. And, with 100mm of stiff, custom-tuned rear travel the Slayer SS is as comfortable cruising through your local dirt-jump set as it is cork-flipping the cabin stepdown at Crankworx.

  Gully putting the Slayer SS through its paces.

  Gettin’ er sideways.

The Slayer SS uses our patented SmoothLink™ suspension system. In contrast to many single pivot SS frames on the market, the Slayer SS has is pedal neutral and has a progressive suspension curve.

MSRP for the complete bike is $2699 and the frame price is TBD.

Key Features & Geometry – Full Specs HERE

•     FORM™ 7005 Series Hydroformed Frame – Proven Slayer Tubeset
•     Smoothlink™ Suspension – no bobbing around or falling-rate suspension like other designs
•     Manitou Circus Expert Fork – Proven slopestyle fork that is easy to lower to 100mm
•     RockShox Monarch R – with custom slopestyle tune: most progressive, firmest compression
•     RaceFace Bar & Stem
•     Sun Inferno 27 Rims
•     Tapered Head Tube
•     ISCG 03 Tabs
•     30.9mm Seat Tube – seat-collar included in frameset
•     142 x 12 Thru-Axle – axle included in frameset
•     69° Headtube Angle
•     406mm (16”) Chainstay Length
•     610mm (24”) Effective Top-tube Length
•     25mm BB Drop

See the Slayer SS for yourself in person at Crankworx, both at the Rocky Mountain booth and under Gully in the slopestyle finals.

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The new Slayer SS is perhaps less of an all rounder than its predecessor, but it’s the type of bike a very focused niche of riders has been asking for. Could you see yourself on a SS? Put some squish in your play bike?