There’s a reason why Bike called the Rollick 150 “one of the most pedal-efficient rides on the planet,” and why Bicycling bestowed it with an Editor’s Choice award: because our patented Living Link™ suspension platform, combined with our advanced carbon frame design and a host of innovations, have elevated modern, aggressive trail riding to new levels of performance.

Living Link™ takes an elegant engineering solution used in high-performance motorsports—the leaf spring—and applies it to bikes. We eliminated the standard high-maintenance cartridge bearings and replaced them with a virtually indestructible carbon composite leaf spring that increases the frame’s lateral stiffness and delivers superior control on rowdy descents.

Living Link™ is even more impressive on climbs because the leaf spring stores and releases energy at the optimal moment in the pedal stroke. Paired with a factory-tuned 150mm Fox Float DPX2, it’s a state-of-the-art solution.

We embed this technology on an Oxeon TeXtreme™ carbon frame with one of the best strength-to-weight ratios of any carbon fabric in the bike industry. The 160mm Fox 36 fork provides small bump sensitivity. A 1X drivetrain stiffens the chassis and strengthens the connection between the front and rear triangles, while a “flip chip” under the rear shock allows you to steepen or slacken the head and seat tube angles and raise the bottom bracket height.

The Rollick 150 is in a class by itself.

How does it work? At rest, the Living Link™ is relaxed, with no stresses imposed. As the suspension compresses, the carbon leaf spring flexes. When the rear axle reaches a point approximately halfway through its travel range, the leaf spring reaches its maximum flex. As the rear axle reaches full compression or “bottom out,” the leaf spring relaxes again. The result is a spring contribution to the suspension system.

The Living Link™ improves efficiency in another way: it enhances the spring curve in the mid-stroke of the suspension travel. It does this by combining with the shock’s air spring to make the overall curve more linear within the sag range. This increases suspension response in the mid stroke where a bike spends most of its time. We believe it delivers a ride experience superior to any other suspension technology on the market.

Living Link™ also addresses one of the drawbacks of typical suspension systems: lateral flex. The composite plate of the leaf spring provides dynamic flex vertically, but it is incredibly stiff laterally. Think about a metal ruler. You can easily bend it with your hands across its flat surface. Now tip that ruler on edge and try to bend it. No chance. The composite leaf spring, acting as a shear plate, works the same way. It promotes and harnesses flex vertically and prevents it laterally and torsionally, in conjunction with its engineered layup schedule.

Living Link™ was developed in the steep rocky terrain of Colorado and Arizona where we live, work, and play. The riding here is technical and rocky and aggressive. They don’t call ‘em the Rocky Mountains for nothing. We fine-tuned the Living Link™ to handle all that the Rockies can dish out, delivering both precision control on rowdy descents and also gluey traction on technical climbs. Today’s high performance rear shocks are all designed to maximize performance in their “open” modes. The Living Link™ suspension system has been designed with an anti-squat response, which enables the rider to climb efficiently with the shock wide open. In addition, the kinematics of the suspension system provide a large pedaling sweet spot. It feels like nothing else.

Here’s the problem with standard sag settings on other suspension systems: pedaling performance is compromised if the shock pressure is slightly too high or too low. Not so with Living Link™. It delivers efficient acceleration in a large range of suspension sag. Riders who like it high and tight and super firm, as well as those who like it plush and low, are all rewarded with a bike that excels on tough climbs. We accomplish this holy grail of climbing efficiency and descending performance by finely tuning the leverage ratio curve to work harmoniously with high quality air shocks.

The Rollik frame and its components are constructed using the most advanced processes in the composites industry. Instead of outdated tube-to-tube or conventional bladder molding, our carbon construction facility fabricates each frame using a rigid EPS foam mandrel. The mandrel is custom formed for the Rollik and its parts shaped in a bespoke mold that represents the shape of the volume contained within the part. The carbon fiber plies are arranged precisely on the mandrel. This technique ensures that nothing can move out of position when the mandrel and layup are inserted into the curing mold.

During the curing process the EPS foam expands uniformly, creating outward pressure on the carbon plies. The foam ensures even distribution of compaction forces on the layup throughout the part, preventing voids and delamination. The control and consistency of this approach are unrivaled. The benefits of TeXtreme™ and our superior construction methods ensure that each Rollik frame delivers years of performance and quality. The production facility we employ works for some of the best names in high-end bikes. We feel so strongly about our frame durability that we back every carbon frame with a five-year warranty.

While people range vastly in height, weight, leg length, and other physical measurements, most mountain bikes do not scale accordingly. The Rollik provides a better size range. Our XL size features a chainstay length increase of 8mm over our large for the added stability that a taller rider with a higher center of gravity requires. In addition, the seat tube angle on our XL frame is slightly steeper than the large to bring the tall rider’s center of gravity forward to combat front-end lift on climbs.

On the other end of the size spectrum, all sizes of our frames feature a low standover height of 27.5 inches, allowing men and women with shorter inseams to find a perfect fit. We haven’t skimped on the amenities for smaller riders, either. Some small frames from other brands have no space for a water bottle. Our small Rollik frame has space for a medium water bottle within the front triangle; we know not every rider wears a pack.