(disclaimer)I don't know really. Seriously, I know dick all about bikes, but I'm trying to learn as much as I can.(/disclaimer)

A random guy I met at a party said I could replace it with an after-market fork, but it had to be a special type, specifically for MTBs) because changing the rockshox could throw off the geometry of the bike and make it too low in the front. I can't remember what he called it though.

Many fruitless google searches later, and I've resigned myself to doing the bouncy thing on the pedals whenever I need to climb a hill.