Gunnar Rock Hound
Your Off-Road Rocket
In the more is better world of mountain bikes – more doesn’t necessarily mean faster. The Gunnar Rock Hound is all about faster and better – pure and simple.
Hard tails climb faster and maneuver more easily. That’s the key to winning cross country races. Here in Wisconsin we have miles and miles of technical, hilly single-track with plenty of rocks, ruts and roots. It’s just as demanding as the volcanic soils in the Sierra Nevadas or the Cascades. The Rock Hound eats all this stuff up with the appetite of a fast, lively steel bike. Gunnar built with the best steel there is, Gunnar’s custom tube set featuring heat-treated air-hardening steels from True Temper and Reynolds.
Gunnar designed the geometry to push your weight forward on climbs while keeping you back from the front wheel on decents. Gunnar’s 73mm wide bottom bracket shell and custom chainstays give you lots of clearance and great pedaling efficiency. Gunnar gusseted the head tube for both strength and fork clearance. The result is excellent torsion rigidity for excellent climbing and confident descending.
Designed for today’s components. Thanks to the 44mm head tube, the Rock Hound fits both tapered and 1 1/8″ suspension forks. It’s modular dropouts let you mount either quick release or through axle hubs just by switching out the dropout inserts. The insert system also gives you a reliable but replaceable derailleur hanger. You can now add a dropper 31.6mm seatpost as well.
So if your need’s for speed, the Gunnar Rock Hound’s your rocket!
Have special needs and interests? Gunnar offers a wide range of paint and frame options. When the need for custom fit is called for, you can take advantage of our “Made to Measure” version.
The Rock Hound comes in several stock colors, with base options changing from month to month. For other ideas, check out our Archived Colors. Recent colors of the month are available for a nominal charge. You can customize colors with a wide range of options, including one-step, two step and special effects colors.
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All of our bike prices include pro-assembly.
One of our highly experienced pro-bike specialist mechanics will build your bike, then test ride it in the parking lot to verify everything works flawlessly. We will then remove the rear wheel, seat post, and front stem plate for shipping. Your bike will be packed for shipment in a manner that fully eliminates any possibility of arriving to you in less than perfect condition. Once you have your new bike, simply install the front wheel, slide in the seat-post/seat, and attach the stem front plate. You will be ready to ride or race in minutes.
The selection of the correct size frame (and stem, bars, cranks, etc.) is a crucial aspect of the road-bike buying experience.
We will contact you once you have placed your order to discuss and verify the sizes of each item that you need. Once you receive your new bike, ride it for a week or two and verify that you are comfortable with your chosen stem length, bar width, and crank length. If not, you may exchange any of these items for another size, as long as they are returned in as-new condition. (As-new, meaning: unblemished in any way other than bar-tape residue, pedal installation marks on the cranks, etc.) We will then rush you the size that you desire of the item, and sell the returned item as a test-ridden item at our retail store. If desired, we will provide a full comprehensive bike fitting free with any bike purchase. We work with the sizing system from of our favorite full-custom frame builder, Moots. Just go to moots.com and print out their highly comprehensive sizing questionnaire (with very detailed, easy-to-use instructions and pictures.) You will then be contacted by one of our in-house sizing specialists. We welcome all of your questions on any and all aspects of the sizing process when you are purchasing a frame or bike from us!