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Rocky Mountain
2014 Rocky Mountain Instinct 970 MSL
Previous used estimate
$1,007 - $1,036
Actual value depends on condition, size, and local demand.
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Overview
About this bike
Designed with British Columbia's world-class trails in mind, Rocky Mountain's Instinct 970 MSL is an extremely nimble, playful ride. Built from Smoothwall carbon around Rocky's Ride-9 adjustable geometry, the Instinct is tunable to your riding style. With that adjustability, you find lines that make old trails new with the 130mm of Smoothlink rear suspension and a Fox 32 Float CTD fork. A wide-range Shimano/SRAM 2x10 drivetrain bolsters your climbing legs and wide Race Face bars give you plenty of leverage to muscle through techy sections. With the tubeless-ready Stan's wheels, meaty Continental tires, and big 180mm XT discs reining it all in, you're charging new lines and following your Instinct.
Specifications
- Category
- Mountain
- Component Fork
- Fox Float 32 FIT CTD, 130mm-travel
- Component Hubs
- Shimano Deore XT
- Component Stem
- Race Face Turbine
- Product Family
- Instinct
- Component Frame
- Hi Mod Smoothwall carbon
- Component Tires
- Continental Mountain King, 29 x 2.2
- Component Brakes
- Shimano Deore XT, 7-inch rotors
- Component Saddle
- WTB Silverado Race SL
- Component Cassette
- Shimano, 10-Speed: 11-36
- Component Crankset
- Race Face Turbine
- Component Seatpost
- RockShox Reverb Stealth dropper post
- Component Shifters
- Shimano Deore XT
- Component Handlebar
- Race Face Turbine
- Component Wheel Set
- Stan's ZTR Arch EX
- Component Chainrings
- 36/22
- Component Rear Shock
- Fox Float CTD custom valved w/remote, 130mm-travel
- Component Tape Grips
- Rocky Mountain Lock-on XC
- Component Brake Levers
- Shimano Deore XT
- Component Rear Derailleur
- Shimano XT Shadow
- Component Front Derailleur
- SRAM XO
- Rear Shock
- Fox Float CTD custom valved w/remote, 130mm-travel
- Hubs
- Shimano Deore XT
- Tires
- Continental Mountain King, 29 x 2.2
- Crankset
- Race Face Turbine
- Seatpost
- RockShox Reverb Stealth dropper post
- Saddle
- WTB Silverado Race SL
- Handlebar
- Race Face Turbine
- Front Derailleur
- SRAM XO
- Rear Derailleur
- Shimano XT Shadow
- Stem
- Race Face Turbine
- Brake Levers
- Shimano Deore XT
- Brakes
- Shimano Deore XT, 7-inch rotors
- Cassette
- Shimano, 10-Speed: 11-36
- Chainrings
- 36/22
- Fork
- Fox Float 32 FIT CTD, 130mm-travel
- Frame
- Hi Mod Smoothwall carbon
- Shifters
- Shimano Deore XT
- Tape/Grips
- Rocky Mountain Lock-on XC
- Wheel Set
- Stan's ZTR Arch EX
What to check when buying used
Inspection
Drivetrain wear
Check chain stretch, cassette teeth, chainrings, and shifting under load before negotiating price.
Inspection
Service history
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Inspection
Suspension service
Confirm fork and rear shock service intervals and check pivot bearings for play.