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Rocky Mountain RIDE-9 Setup Manual

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RIDE-9
Setup Guide
™
2018 Instinct
This guide introduces the geometry and suspension of the
2018 Rocky Mountain Instinct. It describes each of the
bike's RIDE-9™ positions, and provides setup information
for riders, mechanics, and suspension professionals.

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  • Page 1 RIDE-9 Setup Guide ™ 2018 Instinct This guide introduces the geometry and suspension of the 2018 Rocky Mountain Instinct. It describes each of the bike’s RIDE-9™ positions, and provides setup information for riders, mechanics, and suspension professionals.
  • Page 2 Adjust your RIDE-9™ position for geometry before considering suspension effects, or variables like air pressure and shock compression.
  • Page 3 RIDE-9™ Setup Guide: 2018 Instinct Terms (Continued) TERMS (CONTINUED) Bottom Bracket Drop (BBD) is how far below the height of the Reach (R) is the horizontal distance measured from the bottom axles your bottom bracket is. More bottom bracket drop means a bracket to the head tube.
  • Page 4 We tuned our four-bar Smoothlink™ suspension to increase the Instinct's anti-squat values and maximize pedaling performance without sacrificing the traditional Rocky Mountain ride feel. It has a moderately progressive rate curve, and a rising rate that’s adjustable between 20% and 50%.
  • Page 5 RIDE-9™ Setup Guide: 2018 Instinct RIDE-9™ Position 1 2018 INSTINCT RIDE-9™ POSITIONS POSITION 1 POSITION 2 POSITION 3 POSITION 4 POSITION 5 POSITION 6 POSITION 7 POSITION 8 POSITION 9 Slack Neutral Steep Suspension Rise Suspension Progression 45.8% Progressive Head Tube Angle (deg)
  • Page 6 RIDE-9™ Setup Guide: 2018 Instinct RIDE-9™ Position 2 2018 INSTINCT RIDE-9™ POSITIONS POSITION 1 POSITION 2 POSITION 3 POSITION 4 POSITION 5 POSITION 6 POSITION 7 POSITION 8 POSITION 9 Slack Neutral Steep Suspension Rise Suspension Progression 44.4% Progressive Head Tube Angle (deg)
  • Page 7 RIDE-9™ Setup Guide: 2018 Instinct RIDE-9™ Position 3 2018 INSTINCT RIDE-9™ POSITIONS POSITION 1 POSITION 2 POSITION 3 POSITION 4 POSITION 5 POSITION 6 POSITION 7 POSITION 8 POSITION 9 Slack Neutral Steep Suspension Rise Suspension Progression 42.4% Progressive Head Tube Angle (deg)
  • Page 8 RIDE-9™ Setup Guide: 2018 Instinct RIDE-9™ Position 4 2018 INSTINCT RIDE-9™ POSITIONS POSITION 1 POSITION 2 POSITION 3 POSITION 4 POSITION 5 POSITION 6 POSITION 7 POSITION 8 POSITION 9 Slack Neutral Steep Suspension Rise Suspension Progression 38.4% Progressive Head Tube Angle (deg)
  • Page 9 RIDE-9™ Setup Guide: 2018 Instinct RIDE-9™ Position 5 2018 INSTINCT RIDE-9™ POSITIONS POSITION 1 POSITION 2 POSITION 3 POSITION 4 POSITION 5 POSITION 6 POSITION 7 POSITION 8 POSITION 9 Slack Neutral Steep Suspension Rise Suspension Progression 36.4% Progressive Head Tube Angle (deg)
  • Page 10 RIDE-9™ Setup Guide: 2018 Instinct RIDE-9™ Position 6 2018 INSTINCT RIDE-9™ POSITIONS POSITION 1 POSITION 2 POSITION 3 POSITION 4 POSITION 5 POSITION 6 POSITION 7 POSITION 8 POSITION 9 Slack Neutral Steep Suspension Rise Suspension Progression Progressive Head Tube Angle (deg)
  • Page 11 RIDE-9™ Setup Guide: 2018 Instinct RIDE-9™ Position 7 2018 INSTINCT RIDE-9™ POSITIONS POSITION 1 POSITION 2 POSITION 3 POSITION 4 POSITION 5 POSITION 6 POSITION 7 POSITION 8 POSITION 9 Slack Neutral Steep Suspension Rise Suspension Progression 31.4% Progressive Head Tube Angle (deg)
  • Page 12 RIDE-9™ Setup Guide: 2018 Instinct RIDE-9™ Position 8 2018 INSTINCT RIDE-9™ POSITIONS POSITION 1 POSITION 2 POSITION 3 POSITION 4 POSITION 5 POSITION 6 POSITION 7 POSITION 8 POSITION 9 Slack Neutral Steep Suspension Rise Suspension Progression 29.0% Progressive Head Tube Angle (deg)
  • Page 13 RIDE-9™ Setup Guide: 2018 Instinct RIDE-9™ Position 9 2018 INSTINCT RIDE-9™ POSITIONS POSITION 1 POSITION 2 POSITION 3 POSITION 4 POSITION 5 POSITION 6 POSITION 7 POSITION 8 POSITION 9 Slack Neutral Steep Suspension Rise Suspension Progression 26.3% Progressive Head Tube Angle (deg)
  • Page 14 North Vancouver, BC Canada, V7J 1J3 St-Georges, QC Canada, G6A 1A1 T. 604-980-9938 F. 604-980-9975 T. 1-800-663-2512 F. 1-800-570-8356 Rocky Mountain, its logo and other trade names are registered trademarks. Some technologies on Rocky Mountain products are patented or patent pending. ©Rocky Mountain Bicycles 2017...

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