MRP Rock Solid
01-14-17 | 09:50 AM
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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.
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.
01-14-17 | 06:16 PM
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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.
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.
