Slayer Carbon 50

Name: Slayer Carbon 50
Brand: Rocky Mountain
SKU: B0398LG1
Price: 5039.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Overview

Intended use: Freeride

Rear travel: 180

Description

Experience balanced trail brutality at its finest. The Slayer is now available in a mixed-wheel setup, is longer and slacker than ever and features a handy PenaltyBox, storage compartment. Nothing can stop you now. Expect villainous levels of confidence when taking on trails or devouring the park. 

Rider support

Owners manual

Technical manual | Includes suspension setting guide, torque specs, and everything you need to set up your bike.

FAQs

Wheel Size:

29

29 29/27.5

Size:

LG

LG MD SM XL

Color:

Another Brick in the Wall / Wind of Change

Variant

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5 years warranty, transferable to second owners

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Specifications

Sizing chart

These figures are a rough guide only. Rider proportions, riding style, and personal preferences all factor in choosing the correct bike size. Rocky Mountain always recommends test riding and professional bike fitting at an authorized dealer.

Frame Size

155 - 167.5 cm / 5’1” - 5’6”

165 - 177.5 cm / 5’6” - 5’10”

175 - 188 cm / 5’9” - 6’2”

185.5 - 198 cm / 6’1” - 6’6”

Features and technologies

SMOOTHWALL™ Carbon

Smoothwall carbon uses one of the world’s most sophisticated carbon processes to deliver industry leading stiffness-to-weight, ride quality, and durability.

Size Specific Tune

Size Specific Tune ensures that riders of all sizes get the right balance of small-bump compliance, mid-stroke support, and end-stroke progressiveness. Our design team does custom shock tunes based on real world field testing, and adjusts each tune for specific frame sizes.

PenaltyBox™

Latest Slayer carbon models now come with our new PenaltyBox™ downtube storage, including a custom storage solution for both a tube and tools.

RIDE-4™ adjustment system

The RIDE-4 adjustment system allows riders to quickly fine-tune their geometry with a single Allen key. Four configurations are possible thanks to one rotating chip.

Compatible parts

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Bearing Eyelet Tool Kit

Shock Bearing Eyelet Kit 1

Hanger Kit 12x1.0

Chain Guide Kit 2

Bearing Kit 4

UDH Stopper Kit

Rear Axle 4

Shock Bolt Kit All_Inst Powerplay

2023 SLAYER LINK, RIDE 4, 27.5"

Protection Kit 13

FAQs

Is the Slayer mullet compatible?

The 2023 Slayer IS Mullet compatible. Both the size Small and Medium come as muller where as the Large and XL come as 29".

What is the fork offset and axle to crown height?

The max axle to crown length is 601.9mm. The Slayer was designed around a 180mm travel 44mm offset fork.

What is the Slayer's maximum recommend tire size?

The Slayer is designed to fit up to a 29" x 2.5" tires or 27.5" x 2.5 " tires for a mullet set up. We recommend 6 mm of clearance between the tires and any frame members.

What is the Slayer crankset and chainline compatibility?

The spindle lengths that are compatible with the Slayer are the Race Face RF134-136, SRAM Boost, or the Shimano Boost. The Slayer has a 55mm chainline for Shimano, Sram and Raceface

What is the Slayer bottom bracket size?

The Slayer needs a Press Fit BB92 or PF41 bottom bracket, meaning that it's 92mm wide with a 41mm diameter shell. Any other bottom bracket standard is not compatible with this frame.

What is the Slayer brake mount type and maximum rotor size?

The Slayer has 200mm 2-postion brake mounts. It will fit up to a 223mm rotor with a 23mm adapter.

What the Slayer's rear axle size?

The Slayer uses a 12mm x 173mm with a 1mm thread pitch.

What is the Slayer headset size?

The Slayer uses a Zero Stack headset: ZS44|ZS56.

What is the Slayer maximum chainring size?

The maximum chainring size that’s compatible is a 36t. The maximum oval chainring size that’s compatible is a 34t.

What is the Slayer shock size and shock hardware size?

The Slayer uses a 230 mm x 65 mm length shock. The forward shock hardware is a 25mm x 8mm ID pin and reducers, and the rear shock mount uses our bearing eyelet hardware.

What is the Slayer bash guard compatibility?

The Slayer has the 2 lower ISCG05 tabs and is compatible with 2-bolt bash guards.

What is the Slayer seatpost collar size?

The Slayer uses a 34.9mm seat post collar.

What is the Slayer seatpost diameter?

The slayer uses a 30.9mm seatpost.

What is the Slayer sag recommendation?

We recommend running 30-35% sag for the rear shock and 15-20% for the fork on the Slayer.

What is the maximum seatpost insertion?

Slayer carbon: Size S = 245mm, Size M = 265mm, Size L = 285mm, Size XL = 305mm
Slayer alloy: Size S = 240mm, Size M = 270mm, Size L = 272mm, Size XL = mm

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