Rocky Mountain ELEMENT 1996 VS Specialized EPIC MARATHON CARBON 2007 specs comparison

Rocky Mountain Element

General Infos

Model	Element
Manufacturer	Rocky Mountain
Year of production	1996
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Color choice	-Near Silver and Violent yellow
Sizes	- 16.5 (inches) - 18 (inches) - 19 (inches) - 20.5 (inches)
Sizes	- 16.5 (inches) - 18 (inches) - 19 (inches) - 20.5 (inches)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 2.10 (inches) WTB VelociRaptor
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Tektro Alloy Levers Shimano Deore LX M-System Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Not Available
Rims manufacturer	32-hole Ritchey Rock 440
Spoke nipples type	Brass Nipples
Spoke wheel	1.8 (millimeters) Straight Gauge Chung Nan Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	RMB-designed Taperwall Easton Aluminum
Frame type	Welded Aluminum
Handlebar construction	RMB Stratos 2
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	RMB Custom 6061 Alloy
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Threadless Dia-Compe Kontak Aheadset ST-2

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) Sachs SC40
Bottom bracket shell width	73 (millimeters) English
Bottom bracket type	113 (millimeters) Spindle Shimano BB-UN52
Crankset parts and sizes	22/32/44 Teeth Sugino Alloy
Gear shift levers	Grip Shift SRT-600
Rear gear set	11 - 28 Teeth 8-speed

Rocky Mountain Element Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Top-pull and clamp-on 31.8 (millimeters) Shimano Deore XT Top-swing
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano Deore XT SGS
Fork material	Triple-clamp Crown Magnesium
Fork type	Rock Shox Quadra 21R

Other Specs of Rocky Mountain Element

Component group sets	Shimano Deore XT and LX
Pedals details	Ritchey Logic
Rear shock absorber	3.0 (inches) Travel Fox Vanilla
Saddle seat	Chromoly Rails Vetta TT Tri-Shock
Seat post extension	26.8 (millimeters) Diameter RMB Stratos 2

Specialized Epic Marathon Carbon

General Infos

Model	Epic Marathon Carbon
Manufacturer	Specialized
Year of production	2007
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Color choice	-Carbon Magnesium
Sizes	- Xlarge - small - medium - large

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 2.00 (inches) Specialized Fast Trak Pro
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Magura Marta Levers Magura Marta With 180 (millimeters) Rotor Front and Magura Marta With 160 (millimeters) Rotor Rear Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Rear: DT Swiss Custom SL Front: Specialized Stout Disc
Rims manufacturer	32-hole Mavic XM819 Disc
Spoke nipples type	Alloy
Spoke wheel	14/17/15ga. Butted DT Swiss Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	M5 ORE Rear Triangle Specialized FACT 9M Az1 Monocoque Carbon
Frame type	TIG-welded and bonded
Handlebar construction	SBC OS XC Carbon Low Riser
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Specialized Adjustable
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Integrated Alloy Sealed

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	SRAM PC-951
Bottom bracket shell width	Not Available
Bottom bracket type	Shimano Hollowtech II
Crankset parts and sizes	22/32/44 Teeth Shimano Deore XT
Gear shift levers	SRAM X.0 Trigger
Rear gear set	11 - 34 Teeth 9-speed

Specialized Epic Marathon Carbon Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	34.9 (millimeters) Clamp Shimano Deore XT
Derailleur (Rear)	SRAM X.0
Fork material	Single Crown Magnesium and aluminum
Fork type	100 (millimeters) Fox F100X

Other Specs of Specialized Epic Marathon Carbon

Component group sets	SRAM X.0/mix
Pedals details	Shimano PD-M520
Rear shock absorber	100 (millimeters) Specialized AFR Flow Control
Saddle seat	Specialized BG Rival Titanium
Seat post extension	30.9 (millimeters) Diameter Thomson Elite Set-back