I love my new bike!!

[I Are Baboon]

I told you guys about my recent Rocky Mountain "Spice" purchase. A couple of you asked me to tell you what I thought of it. It is an awesome ride! It's accelertion is great. I can sprint uphill better than on the loaner I was using (which was some kind of Scott). The dual suspension is pretty good too. I can definitely notice the smoother ride when I go over rocky terrain. I need to take it in for a tune up though. The bike just feels like it is loosening up. It's starting to rattle a bit and the headset is starting to creak a little. I guess that happens once new bikes begin to settle in.

Best $1100 I ever spent!!! I can't wait for my next ride! Funny, if I told my mom I spent that on a bike, she'd have a heart attack!

I wish there were more Rocky Mountain riders on this board to shoot the breeze with. Seems like I am the only one (and soon enough MtnBikerChick, of course).

[jaydee]

There's lots of us Rocky jockeys out here. We're just too busy riding and too thrashed after to operate a keyboard. As I posted in the "Rocky" thread started by your mate, I ride a Slayer and love it. More later, enjoy your trip to Philadelphia.

[HELLTACO]

I'm a Sierra Mountain rider myself, But hopes ta get to da Rockys agin soon.

[Browncow]

That's cool Baboon... I looked at that bike for a while. I don't ride a Rocky, but they are fairly common up here (Ottawa). I have always loved the RM Blizzard for some reason... Who knows, I might be a rocky rider someday.

the 2002 slayer looks like its more the kind of bike I would want!

-andy

[RideMonkey]

I was just checking out my friends Rocky Mountain Instinct this weekend. What a sweet bike!! I want one!

[Heidi]

. I need to take it in for a tune up though. The bike just feels like it is loosening up. It's starting to rattle a bit and the headset is starting to creak a little. I guess that happens once new bikes begin to settle in.

You're absolutely right, it's perfectly normal to have a tune-up after a few rides on a new bike. All the cables and "stuff" have to be adjusted after getting worked in.

Congratulations on the new bike! It always makes me feel like a kid again when I get a new bike. It's like when you were little and would get new shoes. I could swear they made me run faster!:D