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Rocky Mountain

New bearings in the rear suspension.

This full-carbon Rocky Mountain trail bike came in for a full linkage-bearing service. The bearings were replaced. The photographs show the disassembled rear assembly and its bearing details.

Rear suspension disassembled for servicing
Rear suspension disassembled for servicing

What brought it in

The job was a full service of the rear suspension bearings on this carbon trail bike.

What we did

  1. Opened the rear assembly to access the bearings.
  2. Replaced the rear suspension linkage bearings.

Details from the service

  • Suspension linkage bearing with its seal removed
  • Inspection of an exposed suspension linkage bearing
  • Close-up of a suspension pivot bearing
  • Close-up of the suspension pivot housing during disassembly

Current service options

These are today’s catalogue options, not the bill for this job.

3D assembly illustration

Generic illustration locating the pivots, linkage and rear shock. The photographs document the real work; the model does not reproduce this Rocky Mountain’s geometry.