Rocky Mountain Instinct Powerplay SL 2025

[GIUIO10]

In Italy a retailer is testing this Canadian innovation: Rocky Mountain's new light ebike, Instinct Powerplay SL.
Dyname 4SL motor, 560W peak, 65Nm, bottom bracket directly into the crankcase casting.
480Wh battery.
Does anyone have any other information on this?

 

[subdiver]

It looks not „light“.

 

[Kootbiker]

Looks pretty light to me.

 

[Kootbiker]

Wade Simmons is probably out testing one right now.

 

[KnollyBro]

Wade Simmons is probably out testing one right now.

Haha... I bet no one on this Forum has heard of Wade. Not the Instinct SL but a similar bike made by Rocky Mountain and ridden by the legend himself and the next generation legend.

 

[subdiver]

Haha... I bet no one on this Forum has heard of Wade.

I met Wade in 2008 in Kleinwalsertal at the Rocky Mountain Days

 

[subdiver]

Looks pretty light to me.

A Scott Lumen looks light.
The Rocky motor looks too big for me.

 

[KnollyBro]

I met Wade in 2008 in Kleinwalsertal at the Rocky Mountain Days

He has been with Rocky Mountain since the beginning of his career. Such a great rider! It was great to see him embrace emtbs being the Godfather of Mountain Biking.

 

[G-Sport]

Super interested in this. I've always liked this approach to assistance.

 

[Baileyjd]

 

[G-Sport]

I do like the look of this but need more info. Weight, Geometry, Price etc. Being limited to a 34t ring only is kind of limiting, but really like the built in ISCG mounts so you can at least make a simple guard.
Can't understand why they would make a mullet link and not offer it as an original option so you don't need to buy a redundant wheel and link first.

 

[Kootbiker]

I do like the look of this but need more info. Weight, Geometry, Price etc. Being limited to a 34t ring only is kind of limiting, but really like the built in ISCG mounts so you can at least make a simple guard.
Can't understand why they would make a mullet link and not offer it as an original option so you don't need to buy a redundant wheel and link first.

Go to their webpage. Bikes.com.

 

[G-Sport]

Thanks. Did go a few days ago, didn't realise it had been updated. Still no weight info for some reason.

 

[Kootbiker]

The weight is only listed for some models under specifications. The cheapest A30 is around 46 lbs.

 

[G-Sport]

Pinkbike has the fanciest one at 19.5kgs which isn't bad.

 

[Suns_PSD]

I really like what this bike offers.

It's a mid-pivot bike which will greatly reduce/ eliminate Pedal Kickback. Great geo. Most capable battery and motor in the mid power segment, by a good margin. You can build a proper enduro e-bike that weighs about 45#s which is not easy to do.

If you set it up as a BC addition it's a 150/ 160, which is great for a High Pivot bike as they feel sort of bottomless. It's on my very short list of next bikes.

There are a couple of things that give me pause:
1) Can I get cranks for this thing in less than 165mm?
2) Will this motor still be supported in 7 years as it's an oddball.
3) Damn I wish I could order it as a frame only.

 

[jgf]

motor/battery support is the question. Long term support is enough of a worry/concern with the big, dedicated, multi-brand vendors... its even more so with a one off like this.