MRP Rock Solid
 

Morning folks,

I'm building up a rigid XC bike and would like to know your opinions on the MRP Rock Solid fork. I am debating whether to go with a front suspension or not. It will be running 650B/27.5 wheels. I'm not into the gravity / dh / overly large jumps due to the fear of crashing and popping my back out. It would be reserved for green to "light" blue trails and exploring.

This is the fork I am looking at:

MRP Rock Solid

Cheers.

Have you ridden a rigid fork before? MRP makes good products so I'm sure that is fine fork but that is a lot of money to spend for a test. If this is your first time maybe look for a cheap used steel 29er fork like surly karate monkey fork. You would have to do some research but
CrMo MTB 29er/650b Fork | SOMA Fabrications
According to that a 80mm suspension corrected 29er fork will work for a 100mm 27.5 fork. Steel forks are generally pretty compliant while carbon ones very greatly.