diver85

The reality is that this is a sample size of one. ONE failure (though catastrophic) does not mean that the all of the Slayers or even all of Rocky Mountain's bikes are garbage. If the material was the correct production material (which had been properly tested prior to making the final design decisions) and the frame is a production frame then this was likely a manufacturing defect. Does that excuse the fact that someone got seriously injured? Hell no! But this does NOT mean that the company makes bad bikes. It's a demo bike that was loaned out to Pinkbike and what hasn't been mentioned is how many miles were put on the bike prior to Pinkbike's testing. I also appreciate that Rock Mountain simply took the feedback in stride and didn't try to blow smoke up anyone's a**. I think that admitting that upon first inspection they were unable to provide an explanation but suggest that they will do some sort of failure analysis to get to the bottom of it shows that they are concerned about their product and customers and want to get to the bottom of this so that they can continue to sell products they want to make that are also fun and *safe* to ride. But the number of comments in here that state that this one SINGULAR failure on one SINGLE model means that people suddenly think that Rock Mountain is a horrible company that no longer knows how to make a bike is just ridiculous. It's perfectly reasonable to watch for Rock Mountain's final response for this and seek out what conclusions they draw and what corrective actions they employ. You should look for this information! I will be!! And hopefully the answers to those questions bolster your trust in the company.