Mountain Cycle Rumble Limited Edition Frame Review

Awhile back we published an interview with Chris Bourke a tattoo artist located in the UK who was contracted in order to create the custom graphics featured on the Mountain Cycle Rumble Limited Edition frame.  Mountain Cycle only produced a total of 50 limited edition frames; 25 for distribution in the United States and 25 distributed in the United Kingdom.

The Rumble hardtail frame is specifically engineered for urban assault, dirt-jumping, trail and XC riding.  Mountain Cycle is known for using the best materials and fabrication techniques in the business and this frame carries the image with its stylish and functional beautiful monocoque gussets, aggressive geometry and high-quality aluminum 6061 construction.  The frame weighs in at around 5 pounds with all hardware installed.

It’s super short and thick square chain stays make the Rumble a great jumper and fast on the berms. A slightly steeper head tube angle allows for fast handling making the Rumble a top competitor for 4-Cross. Large gussets and interchangeable dropouts designed by Mountain Cycle make it obvious that this frame is designed to be used and abused.

If you are looking for a XC specific bike, this bike is probably overbuilt and a bit overweight for your needs.  However, we really like this frame because as a hardtail this can be your only hardtail that you own, say goodbye to having a different bike for every type of riding, this frame does it all!

Making this frame truely unique and absolutely brilliant is the artwork by Chris Bourke.  I sometimes catch myself gazing at the bike’s rad graphics.  In fact, when I first received the frame my thought was that it was too nice to ride and so I have decided to mount the limited edition frame on the wall above my monitor in my office and order a new non limited edition frame to build up and ride hard.  I can’t think of another bike on the market that features such amazing graphics and great functionality in one!

Stay tuned as we will be following up to this post with several others about the build up of this frame.

Check out the pics of the Rumble Limited Edition frame below:

Rumble Specifications

Rumble US Pricing:

Standard:  $522.00
Limited Edition:  $577.00

The guys over at Mountain Cycle are doing some great things…the company is under new ownership and the new staff are working hard at producing some of the best frames on the market.  At Interbike this year, MC plans to finally unveil its slopestyle creation, the long awaited Battery.  Mountain Cycle will have 1 raw and 1 Prismatic Orange at the show (we’ll have pics up soon!).  The Battery will be available in Oct./Nov. of this year.

Commencal Furious Freeride Mountain Bike Review – Crankworx Colorado 2008

One of my favorite things about mountain bike festivals is the opportunity to ride a variety of different bikes that I would normally only see in magazines. Enter Crankworx Colorado, 2008, Winter Park resort and the Commencal Furious. The nice gentlemen at the BTI booth had the entire Commencal lineup on hand for the shredding, thank you Preston and Mike. BTI, Bicycle Technologies International is a distributor based in Santa Fe New Mexico and they are the Commencal distributor here in the United States.

Commencal, pronounced, Co-Men-Sal, is a mountain bike company born out of passion for the sport in the mountains of Andorra. Andorra is a mountainous region in southwestern Europe, located between Spain and France. The people of Andorra are reported to have the highest life expectancy of any other place in the world. This might have something to do with the seemingly endless recreational opportunities available there. Andorra is home to Commencal team rider and world champion mountain biker, Cedric Gracia. The Commencal Furious was designed with CG’s input to be his exclusive slopestyle and hucker bike. Having always been a fan of the rowdy Frenchman, this was the bike that I had to ride.  Read more