Rockshox Monarch Plus Rc3 Debonair Review

Rockshox product manager jeremiah boobar explains the advantages of the new debonair upgrades to the monarch and monarch plus shocks.
Rockshox monarch plus rc3 debonair review. The new configuration will come standard on the monarch. The monarch plus r shock is the first in the range with a piggyback reservoir. Check it out below. Looking at replacing my current rear shock with one of these.
The piggyback like on the super deluxe shocks are designed for longer travel and harder hitting bikes where the shock might be expected to perform consistently over longer rougher descents. Rockshox monarch plus rc3 debonair shock review. We re showing a monarch plus debonair here but the same procedure works on standard monarch shocks too. Just changing the rear shock by itself will impact how a bike will feel and handle.
Again there s a debonair air spring and rebound damping adjustment available. One upgrade on any mountain bike that ll have the biggest impact is the suspension. Still one of the finest and most user friendly shocks. Rockshox looks to add the same kind of responsiveness to their monarch rear shock platform that s garnered so much praise for their pike fork with the announcement of the enhanced debonair air can.
Rockshox monarch plus rc3 debonair rear shock user reviews. Most of the volume increase occurs at the seal end so it doesn t. Note down the shock s air pressure so you can easily set it back up again when you re done. Have been waiting on stock becoming available at bike discount de which should have been today but they are not showing as not.
The float x fox s successor to their dhx air shocks is a hell of a shock with very clear distinctions between compression damping settings and a nice balance of small bump sensitivity and bottom out control. The sleeve refits to any 2014 monarch rt3 rt r rl xx or monarch plus rc3 r shocks as well as 2013 monarch rt3 shocks. 2 5 out of 5 8 reviews. Ensure the air chamber is empty by deflating with a shock pump or removing the schrader valve core.
Rockshox monarch plus rc3 shock. Rockshox monarch plus rc3 debonair 499 my trance advanced sx rolled out of the shop with a fox float x rear shock bolted to it.