I have a bone stock redline monocog that I was planning on taking, but based off of some things I've read and heard from people who have been there I should definitely have suspension. Should I buy a new fork for the monocog, and if so any recommendations? Or should I rebuild an old heavy piece of junk downhill Giant Team. It would need new brakes and pretty much a complete drivetrain, maybe a front fork rebuild. We are planning on doing some trails, but I don't think they will be too technical. I really don't know because I am kind of just taggin along with some guys that go every year.

If they go every year, perhaps they would know what is best for the exact place they are going?

How good of a rider are you? Can you make the impossible seem fluid and smooth?

wah?

When I go to Moab I take my Jeep

Take this one.

https://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...1&d=1236267252

I have been a bmx rider for about 8 years, and have been riding mountains for about 2 years, so I'm nothing special, but everyone likes to think they are pretty good. I'm thinking that I will be good with just putting a front suspension on the 29er. Can anybody recommend a good value fork?

RockShox Tora 29

Moab is some rough s**t. Having seen many bikes crunched/beat to hell there, I would (for economic reasons) just rent a full boinger from one of the shops in town and put my pedals on it.

Yeah, some thing are impossible for me. I always use the excuse" I don't have enough bike for that"

Rode Moab a couple times, I liked my Cake 1, full susp, for the situation...rode spider trail. on some of the trails...forget which ones...I thought i would have had my hard-tail.

I've ridden the Kokopelli from Fruita, Co to Moab...definitely loved the full susp. on that loooong trail.

oh,yeah... an earlier post said moab can make some bikes into hamburger...ditto. Know what you can and can not do. it's a long hike back if you're on one leg or oozin blood.

I found I am better on dirt than lots o' red rock.

The first time I rode in Moab I road a fully rigid aluminum Trek. I forget the name of the trail now, but I did me some walkin.

I too take a Jeep to Moab on occasion.

-Old Army

RST M29. Available direct for about 300. You can probably find Manitou Minutes and Rebas fairly cheap on ebay as well.

The RST website seems to be down, based on reviews this seems like the fork for me. Also, renting might not be a bad way to go either, especially if it's me riding.

yea, if you rent a bouncy, then you dont have to worry about getting your own bike there/back/updated and ready to ride.

Oh...gotchya. I guess I have a jaded view of Moab. I see the pics if slickrock...all that smooth/ swoopy rock with fun ledges and crap...I need to see more pics.

^ and thus your picture thread begins.
haha

Imagine a great trail, now think of dropping millions of tons of torn up concrete sidewalks on the trail. Full suspension, with a tall bottom bracket was what I used. Just like riding up a 8 inch curb every 10 feet for the entire ride on some trails.

Lots of people ride hardtails and even fully rigid bikes, some people use full on Downhill rigs. Unless you have incredible bike handling technique, you will have more fun with full suspension, IMHO

I don't care if my bike handling surpasses Hans Rey...I would still have more fun on a dually most places, most of the time.