Rocky Mountain Bicycles had its beginnings in the basement of a Vancouver bike store called West Point Cycles.[1] It was in 1978 when two men began modifying Nishiki road bikes by adding wider tires, straight handlebars and internal five-speed gears.[2][3] Their aim was to create a bicycle that could be ridden and raced on the technical trails of the West Coast. Rocky Mountain Bicycles Ltd. was officially incorporated in 1981, with Grayson Bain serving as president until 1997.[4] In 1982, working with frame designer Tom Ritchey, the company introduced its first production mountain bike - the "Sherpa".
Quoted from the Mountain bike hall of fame entry, written by Jacob Heilbron "Rocky Mountain Bicycles opened a frame building facility in 1984, with lugged road and mountain frames built by English expatriate Derek Bailey. Paul Brodie, an artist and motorcycle head began by painting, then bronze welding the mountain bike frames in 1985, when Rocky Mountain Bicycles began producing and supplying their own brand mountain and road bikes across Canada. The Vancouver trademark sloping top tube was initiated in the same year when Paul Brodie built the first Rocky Mountain “Avalanche” frame for Jacob Heilbron. Pippin Osborne was frame designer and Dan Gerhard was the national sales manager of Rocky Mountain during these early years."[5]
Having expanded sales beyond Vancouver in 1984, Rocky Mountain began shipping bikes internationally in 1989. The company expanded during the 1990s, enlarging its production facilities to meet growing demand in the United States and elsewhere. Rocky Mountain was acquired by Procycle Group (owners of the CCM and Miele brands) in 1997. Procycle then changed its name to Rocky Mountain in 2019.[6]
Rocky Mountain Bicycles has won Mountain Bike Magazine's 'Mountain Bike of the Year' award three times - for the Hammer Race in 1996, the Element Race in 2000, and the Slayer in 2002. Rocky Mountain has also seen one of its sponsored riders, Marie-Hélène Prémont, win a silver Olympic medal in 2004.[7]
Productsedit
A Rocky Mountain Altitude 70 full-suspension mountain bike
Mountain bikesedit
Rocky Mountain is best known for its mountain bikes and produces a range of models for different riding styles and disciplines within the mountain category. As of 2011, the company offers over 30 different models, ranging from hard-tail cross country bikes to full-suspension downhill bikes. Rocky Mountain produces carbon fiber, aluminum alloy and steel mountain bike frames.[8]
Road bikesedit
Rocky mountain began producing road bikes in 1984 and currently markets 11 performance road models and 2 cyclo-cross models, along with several "urban", "fitness" and "hybrid" bikes.[9]
Sponsored teams and athletesedit
Enduroedit
Rocky Mountain is a co-sponsor of the Rocky Mountain Race Face Enduro Team. The current team consists of Jesse Melamed, Rémi Gauvin, and Andréane Lanthier Nadeau.[10]
Freerideedit
Rocky Mountain sponsors several professional freeride athletes including Wade Simmons, Thomas Vanderham, Carson Storch, and Vaea Verbeeck.[11]
Referencesedit
^"10 Reasons BC is an Iconic Mountain Bike Destination". Mountain Biking BC. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^"Riders and Partners". Rocky Mountain. 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2020-04-03.[dead link]
External linksedit
Rocky Mountain website
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information March 2016 This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Rocky Mountain Bicycles news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Rocky Mountain is a Canadian bicycle manufacturer based in Saint Georges Quebec Its name is a reference to the mountain range that stretches from eastern British Columbia to the southwest United States Rocky MountainCompany typePrivateIndustryBicyclesFounded1981HeadquartersVancouver British Columbia Canada CanadaProductsBicyclesWebsitewww bikes com Contents 1 History 2 Products 2 1 Mountain bikes 2 2 Road bikes 3 Sponsored teams and athletes 3 1 Enduro 3 2 Freeride 4 References 5 External linksHistory editRocky Mountain Bicycles had its beginnings in the basement of a Vancouver bike store called West Point Cycles 1 It was in 1978 when two men began modifying Nishiki road bikes by adding wider tires straight handlebars and internal five speed gears 2 3 Their aim was to create a bicycle that could be ridden and raced on the technical trails of the West Coast Rocky Mountain Bicycles Ltd was officially incorporated in 1981 with Grayson Bain serving as president until 1997 4 In 1982 working with frame designer Tom Ritchey the company introduced its first production mountain bike the Sherpa Quoted from the Mountain bike hall of fame entry written by Jacob Heilbron Rocky Mountain Bicycles opened a frame building facility in 1984 with lugged road and mountain frames built by English expatriate Derek Bailey Paul Brodie an artist and motorcycle head began by painting then bronze welding the mountain bike frames in 1985 when Rocky Mountain Bicycles began producing and supplying their own brand mountain and road bikes across Canada The Vancouver trademark sloping top tube was initiated in the same year when Paul Brodie built the first Rocky Mountain Avalanche frame for Jacob Heilbron Pippin Osborne was frame designer and Dan Gerhard was the national sales manager of Rocky Mountain during these early years 5 Having expanded sales beyond Vancouver in 1984 Rocky Mountain began shipping bikes internationally in 1989 The company expanded during the 1990s enlarging its production facilities to meet growing demand in the United States and elsewhere Rocky Mountain was acquired by Procycle Group owners of the CCM and Miele brands in 1997 Procycle then changed its name to Rocky Mountain in 2019 6 Rocky Mountain Bicycles has won Mountain Bike Magazine s Mountain Bike of the Year award three times for the Hammer Race in 1996 the Element Race in 2000 and the Slayer in 2002 Rocky Mountain has also seen one of its sponsored riders Marie Helene Premont win a silver Olympic medal in 2004 7 Products edit nbsp A Rocky Mountain Altitude 70 full suspension mountain bike Mountain bikes edit Rocky Mountain is best known for its mountain bikes and produces a range of models for different riding styles and disciplines within the mountain category As of 2011 the company offers over 30 different models ranging from hard tail cross country bikes to full suspension downhill bikes Rocky Mountain produces carbon fiber aluminum alloy and steel mountain bike frames 8 Road bikes edit Rocky mountain began producing road bikes in 1984 and currently markets 11 performance road models and 2 cyclo cross models along with several urban fitness and hybrid bikes 9 Sponsored teams and athletes editEnduro edit Rocky Mountain is a co sponsor of the Rocky Mountain Race Face Enduro Team The current team consists of Jesse Melamed Remi Gauvin and Andreane Lanthier Nadeau 10 Freeride edit Rocky Mountain sponsors several professional freeride athletes including Wade Simmons Thomas Vanderham Carson Storch and Vaea Verbeeck 11 References edit 10 Reasons BC is an Iconic Mountain Bike Destination Mountain Biking BC Retrieved 16 January 2022 History RMB Retrieved 24 October 2011 Threndyle Steven 14 October 2021 Canada s Rocky Mountain Bicycles Celebrates 40 Years Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine Mountain Culture Group Retrieved 16 January 2022 LinkedIn Profile for Grayson Bain LinkedIn Retrieved 24 October 2011 Heilbron Jacob 2005 The British Columbians Marin Museum of Bicycling Retrieved May 26 2023 Beckendorrf Jo 21 June 2018 Procycle Group Becomes Rocky Mountain Bike Europe Retrieved 15 January 2022 History RMB Retrieved August 8 2009 Bikes Mountain RMB Retrieved 24 October 2011 dead link Bikes Road RMB Retrieved 24 October 2011 dead link The 2020 Rocky Mountain Race Face Enduro Team Rocky Mountain 2020 03 06 Retrieved 2020 04 03 dead link Riders and Partners Rocky Mountain 2013 06 18 Retrieved 2020 04 03 dead link External links editRocky Mountain website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rocky Mountain Bicycles amp oldid 1175070616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
