Rocky Mountain
Element A50 Shimano
Element A50 Shimano
Description |
Climb fast. Descend even faster. Welcome to your Element.
Purpose-built to hit the precise sweet spot between lightweight cross country climbing prowess and technical precision, the Element is the best of both worlds and more. New-levels of climbing efficiency guarantees that oh-so-sweet feeling of riding someone off your wheel. Added levels of stability on fast descents and a pseudo-aggressive seat tube angle provides surprising levels of confidence on tight single track and hairy descents. Light. Stiff. Fast. Smooth. Precise. You’re now in your Element—always.
Note: Please refer to listed specs below. Image does not reflect 2024 updates.
Features |
The perfectly balanced advantage
It’s light. It’s stiff. It climbs. It does everything you expect a good cross country bike to do. But then, its subtly aggressive geometry and lengthened wheelbase changes the game when descending and charging fast, rough, technical sections of singletrack.
Lightweight trail dominance
With 120mm of smooth, progressive travel, the Element is in a totally different league than every cross country bike that came before it. Progressive geometry means you can not only ride more trails up and down than ever—they’re now faster, too.
The comfort of competence
Soaking up aggressive sections of trail means more matches to burn as the day goes on. Ride further than ever in surprising levels of comfort. Keep cottonmouth at bay with plenty of room to carry two full-sized bottles. Ride more trails than ever—and do it comfortably.
Specs |
Frame |
FORM™ Alloy. Full Sealed Cartridge Bearings. Press Fit BB. Internal Cable Routing. RIDE-4™ Adjustable Geometry. 120mm Travel. FORM™ Alloy Rear Triangle |
Fork | Fox 34 Float Performance 130mm | 44mm Offset |
Front Travel | 130 |
Shock | Fox Float DPS Performance | Sealed Bearing Eyelet | 20x8mm F Hardware | All Sizes = 190x45mm | Size-Specific tune in FAQ |
Rear Travel | 120 |
Headset | FSA Orbit NO.57E | Sealed 36°x45° Bearings | 30.2mm x 41mm x 7.1mm Upper | 40mm x 51.8mm x 7.5mm Lower | 1.5" Crown Race |
Stem | Rocky Mountain 31.8 XC | 5° Rise | All Sizes = 50m |
Handlebar | Rocky Mountain AM | 780mm Width | 25mm Rise | 9° Backsweep | 5° Upsweep | 31.8 Clamp |
Grips | ODI Elite Pro Lock On |
Brakes | Shimano SLX 2 Piston | Resin Pads | F: Shimano RT64 180mm | R: Shimano RT64 180mm |
Shifters | Shimano SLX |
Rear Derailleur | Shimano XT |
Cranks & Chainring | ace Face Aeffect Cinch | 32T Steel | 24mm Spindle | Crankarm Length: XS = 165mm Crankarm | SM - XL = 170mm |
Bottom Bracket | FSA BB92 24mm |
Cassette | Shimano SLX 10-51T |
Chain | Shimano M7100 |
Front Hub | Rocky Mountain Sealed Boost 15mm |
Rear Hub | Shimano SLX Boost 148mm |
Spokes | DT Swiss Competition 2.0/1.8/2.0 |
Rims | WTB ST Light i27 TCS 2.0 Tubeless | 28H | Tubeless Ready - Tape | Valves Incl |
Tires | F: Maxxis Rekon 2.4 WT EXO Tubeless Ready R: Maxxis Rekon 2.4 WT EXO Tubeless Ready |
Seatpost | Rocky Mountain Toonie Drop Composite 30.9mm | XS - SM = 125mm | MD = 150mm | LG - XL = 170mm |
Saddle | WTB Silverado Race 142 |
Weight | 30.8 LBS|14 KGS |
Notes | Rocky Mountain make every effort to ensure accuracy, but reserve the right to update specifications & prices without notification. |