The Monarch is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.Its new lightweight design not only delivers silky smooth travel, but thanks to a redesigned Solo Air spring with updated damping controls, it also delivers a spring rate you’d generally only get from a much heavier coil shock. So you get a durable, fully adjustable shock capable of smoothing out the most aggressive trails, while simultaneously saving you weight for epic cross country riding. In other words, the perfect balance of performance and efficiency. So don’t be fooled by its appearance. Like the wolf, its packaging doesn’t always reveal what’s inside.
Product features
- Use: MTB
- Spring: Solo Air
- Damping: External Rebound, 2 position compression (Open/Pedal)
- Configurations: (Choose a Variation!)
- Rebound Damping: Rapid Recovery
- Spring Adjust: Air pressure via single Schrader valve, Pressure level for Lockout
- Shaft Diameter: 9mm
Eye to eye / Stroke (choose variant)
- 190 x 51mm
- 184 x 44mm
- 165 x 38mm
Material
- Shaft: Aluminum 7075 – Fast Black
- Body: Aluminum
Color
- black (clear hard anodized with sag gradients)
Weight
- 215g (165 x 38mm)
Scope of delivery
- Rock Shox Monarch RL Mid Tune
- Service Seals
Bushings not included!
Technologies
Sag Gradients™
Don’t set your sag correctly, and you might as well be hopping onto someone else’s bike. But why bust out plastic clips or rulers to keep your suspension fine-tuned? Our sag gradients are printed right on our fork’s upper tubes and shock damper bodies making perfect suspension setup easy and accurate. So give mom back her plastic clip and ruler.
Solo Air™
Solo Air is like a Buddhist monk. Its enlightened design lets you add air to your forks through a single Schrader valve, filling both the positive and negative air spring chambers simultaneously. So they’re always in perfect equilibrium, like Yin and Yang. Giving you a plush, predictable ride you can set up in seconds, with the lightest weight air spring on the market.—
Rapid Recovery™
Who doesn’t want more available wheel travel for successive hits? The Rapid Recovery System allows the shock to recovery faster between consecutive bumps, letting the wheel track the ground with greater precision. This more active suspension system, doesn’t pack up and enables the bike to ride in a higher and softer part of the spring rate. Rapid Recovery gives the rider access to more available wheel travel, bump after bump, to achieve a smoother and more controlled ride.
