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    ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTINCT BC EDITION

    Dec 16, 2018 3 minutes
    Words & Images Neil Kerr

    It must have been around 2002 when a friend returned from Canada with a Rocky Mountain RM7, and I don’t think I’ve ever coveted a bike quite so much. The RM7 not only blew my mind with its radical looks, it also made my Gary Fisher Aquila hardtail feel pretty inadequate. Back then Rocky Mountain was at the forefront of everything progressive in mountain biking. The Vancouver based company were the undisputed kings of freeride and their riders like Wade Simmons, Brett Tippie and Richie Schley were pushing the boundaries of what we

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