Rocky Mountain Sherpa

B · From historians, makers and pressMountain bikeIn confirmed sources: 1982

The Sherpa of 1982 was the first bike Rocky Mountain built and Canada's first home-grown fat-tyre bike, according to Kootenay Mountain Culture.

Known components

None recorded yet. Our confirmed sources for this model don't list its parts. If you have a catalogue page or an original spec sheet, please send it in.

What the sources say

YearName · variantDetailsSource
1982SherpaCanada's first home-grown fat-tyre bike and the first bike Rocky Mountain built.Kootenay Mountain Culture
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Sources

Last updated 19 October 2026. Every fact on this page comes from one of these.

  1. Kootenay Mountain Culture: 'Rocky Mountain Bicycles 40th anniversary'
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