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 Post subject: Anyone got a monarch rear shock?
PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:14 pm 
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I have a dilema, i need a 184mm rear shock. not much in the way of choice.
Two bargain ones i've found Lock out XC for my racing? OR Do it all
I have a Ario as a spare thats on their at the moment, but a decent fox one is non existent? i would like a Over pricedRP23 :(

Any suggestions and or reviews on the Monarch shocks? (i've read the one on the main Bike radar site)

Cheers peeps

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone got a monarch rear shock?
PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:29 am 
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Try looking on MTBR.com it's an American based site, but has loads of reviews for pretty much everything written by the owners who ride them just like us.


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 Post subject: Re: Anyone got a monarch rear shock?
PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:50 am 
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Strangely enough i joined up yesterday, their a funny lot those yanks, they are also running 165 i2i on my frame not 184??? thats quite a bit different?
Need to get my hands on a 165 to measure it up. that just seems too short to me?

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone got a monarch rear shock?
PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:37 pm 
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Is the 184mm measurement fully extended? just wondering how much of a 184 shock's stroke isn't used? if you get what i'm thinking?

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone got a monarch rear shock?
PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:46 pm 
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I get what you mean.

I would like to try them both back to back, i begining to think the crazy yanks have put too smaller a shock on?

http://forums.mtbr.com/29er-bikes/dual- ... 37952.html

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone got a monarch rear shock?
PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:51 pm 
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Wouldn't surprise me.

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone got a monarch rear shock?
PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:54 pm 
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If you look at their photo's it does make the bike look super slack??? or is that just me thinking it?

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone got a monarch rear shock?
PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:00 pm 
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If a 165 fits without manipulating the rear, will the movement just be compression?

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone got a monarch rear shock?
PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:05 pm 
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Yes but if the linkgae (which is reletivly small ) is already moved, then it wont sit right, the geometry will be out and it wouldnt get full travel anyway as the linkage would reach its full travel before the shock.

Tony's bringing in his spare 160mm shock for me to try on friday. we shall see how it goes then.

but i still want to find a 184mm to try! Anyone Anyone??

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone got a monarch rear shock?
PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:14 pm 
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Bigger is better!

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone got a monarch rear shock?
PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:16 pm 
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Hence the 29er :wink:

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone got a monarch rear shock?
PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:46 pm 
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VW-surfbum wrote:
I have a dilema, i need a 184mm rear shock. not much in the way of choice.
Two bargain ones i've found Lock out XC for my racing? OR Do it all
I have a Ario as a spare thats on their at the moment, but a decent fox one is non existent? i would like a Over pricedRP23 :(

Any suggestions and or reviews on the Monarch shocks? (i've read the one on the main Bike radar site)

Cheers peeps



winstanleys is mostly overpriced and has terrible online reviews from the BMX crowd, i found the same shock cheaper for you....

http://www.stif.co.uk/mtb/product/fox-s ... grade/8629 - £130 is that still out of budget ?

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone got a monarch rear shock?
PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:52 pm 
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Cheers jon but that price is just for the upgrade to kasmina coating.

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone got a monarch rear shock?
PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:30 pm 
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Oops, i get it now, plenty of options !

£206 for a standard one.....

http://www.freeborn.co.uk/fox-racing-shox-2012-float-rear-shock

then you have to add on your extra's - ouch !!

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone got a monarch rear shock?
PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:47 pm 
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Yeah hence I want to be sure before laying out the wonga.

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