Rocky Mountain's Slayer is back and it's meaner than ever. Throughout the Slayer's history, it's always been a longer travel, aggressive machine that could still haul itself up the hills and into the backwoods. This latest iteration takes it even further; for 2017 the Slayer gets more travel and is lower, slacker and stiffer.
Rocky Mountain offers four versions of the Slayer and two color schemes: a yellow/dark blue or a matte red/dark gray. All models feature the same carbon fiber frame that shares its silhouette with Rocky Mountain's Maiden downhill machine.
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Rocky Mountain Slayer 750 MSL spec overview
- Smoothwall carbon C13 frame
- Ride-4 adjustable geometry
- Compatible with 27.5in and 26+ tires
- RockShox Lyrik RC fork, 170mm
- RockShox Super Deluxe Debonair RC3 shock, 165mm
- Shimano SLX/XT drivetrain w/ Race Face Aeffect cranks
- Shimano SLX discs, 203/180mm rotors
- Alex/Shimano wheels
- Maxxis Minion 27.5x2.5in tires
- Race Face Turbine dropper post
Rocky Mountain Slayer 750 MSL frame and equipment
A load of carbon fiber makes up the Slayer 750 MSL. The tubes, as is the trend nowadays, are massive with equally large junctions at the head tube, bottom bracket, and seat tube where the rocker pivots. 2.5in Maxxis Minion rubber finds plenty of space between the stays, and Rocky Mountain notes that 26+ tires should fit just fine.
Rocky Mountain's adjustable geometry got trimmed down from Ride-9 to Ride-4, which makes more sense as most riders will likely find any of the steeper/higher settings to be unnecessary on a bike like this. Ride-4 can be altered by an offset chip in the lower shock mount.
Rocky Mountain Slayer 750 MSL ride impression
Rocky Mountain Slayer 750 MSL pricing and availability
- Slayer 790 MSL — £TBC / US$6,999 / AU$TBC
- Slayer 770 MSL — £TBC / US$5,799 / AU$TBC
- Slayer 750 MSL — £TBC / US$4,999 / AU$TBC
- Slayer 730 MSL — £TBC / US$4,199 / AU$TBC
- Slayer Frame with Fox Float X2 EVOL shock -- £TBC / US$3,199 / AU$TBD
- Available December 2016
Rocky Mountain Slayer 750 MSL vs. the competition
Rocky Mountain Slayer 750 MSL early verdict
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