Rocky Mountain

The birth of Rocky Mountain

In Vancouver, British Columbia (Province of Canada), in 1978, employees of a bicycle shop modified bicycles by equipping them with wide tires and thumb-operated gearshifts.

Two years later, they imported the mountain bike version of the "Mountain Bike" brand created in 1979 by Tom Ritchey, who had launched the first series production of a truly off-road bike. They modified this bike so that it could face the slopes of the Rocky Mountains that dominate British Columbia and created their Rocky Mountain Bicycles company in Vancouver in 1981.

In 1982, they launched their first bike, the Sherpa.

Rocky Mountain's development in MTB

The company will develop its reputation, based on the quality of its bicycles, as shown by its slogan "Total Commitment, No Compromise". In their category, several bicycles will be elected Bikes of the Year by specialized newspapers such as Vélo Vert or Vélo Tout terrain.

In 1998, Rocky Mountain launched the first "Freeride" bike, the "Pipeline", the freeride being a free practice of mountain biking in very rugged environments with off-piste descents...
The company is the first to sponsor a professional freeride team and will win with Wade Simmons (on the Slayer) the first Red Bull Rampage competition.

In 2009, "l'Altitude", Rocky Mountain's first carbon bike, was launched. At the end of the 1990s, sales took off and the brand became international.
Still in Vancouver, Rocky Mountain continues to design and develop its ATVs with the same concern for quality that has made it famous. Its wide range of models is aimed at cycling enthusiasts on rough terrain, in the mountains, as well as hiking on the trails...

Rocky Mountain

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