![2018 rocky mountain altitude geometry 2018 rocky mountain altitude geometry](https://i0.heartyhosting.com/www.bikemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2018-Rocky-Mountain-Altitude-Geo-970x508.png)
Next generation featuresĬomprehensive evolutionary updates across the platform include features like tooled axles, single-sided bearing pivots, integrated “spirit guide” chainguide, boost spacing, and metric shock compatibility. Higher anti-squat values dramatically improve pedaling efficiency. We’ve increased overall progression and support at sag, while making small-bump performance even more sensitive. Just like this old freerider, the Altitude gets better with age!” - Wade Simmons Improved suspension performance This new one improves everything I love about the bike-it’s smoother, stiffer, lower, slacker, quieter, and nails all the little details. “The Altitude has always been my go-to, do-everything bike, from technical climbs here on the North Shore to burly descents in the Italian Alps. More support in the mid-stroke and more progression toward bottom-out. More anti-squat for improved pedalling feel but with increased initial sensitivity. Full size water bottle will fit in front triangle (even with piggyback shock).Clearance for 27.5in WT tyres (2.4- 2.6in rubber).Especially seeing as it looks so darned fine and appears to be taking some design cues from the recent Slayer. The Altitude has remained unchanged for the past four years so a change is overdue and unsurprising but most welcome al the same. That would make things really interesting and offer something that nothing else has done before.Įnough pontificating about the what-if lecky shocks, what about the bike? not just ‘pedalling’ and ‘downhilling’, some mid-way auto-settings for the inbetweeny stuff. It remains to be seen whether Fox Live will have more than a couple of settings ie. This Fox Live stuff is much more high tech it seems. Remember the Brain technology used on Specialized bikes in the early Noughties? That design used physical weights sitting in damping fluid to do the magic unlocking-and-locking of the suspension fork and rear shock.
![2018 rocky mountain altitude geometry 2018 rocky mountain altitude geometry](https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb17656085/p4pb17656085.jpg)
A computerised brain in the shock receives information from sensors (most likely accelerometers like the one in your smartphone) and the shock’s damping circuits are adjusted to best deal with terrain currently being ridden on. The key difference being that Fox Live appears to use sensors on the chainstays (and fork lowers) to send info to the auto-adjusting electronic suspension units.įox Live is a ‘clever’ sort of suspension damping that senses what’s going on and adjust itself accordingly. Fox Live is Fox’s version of this sort of stuff.
![2018 rocky mountain altitude geometry 2018 rocky mountain altitude geometry](https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb17870502/p4pb17870502.jpg)
You may have seen “e:i” electronic suspension on Lapierre bikes for a couple of years now, such as the Lapierre Zesty XM 527 we tested back in 2015. Oh, and the bike looks pretty darn cool too. Pixelated press release pics hint at the new Rocky Mountain Altitude using Fox Live electronically damped auto-adjusting suspension shocks and forks.