Monarch Debonair Shock Sleeve Upgrade Kit

mattham

Anyone seen these for sale....

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/categ ... -14-48907/

Google has been most unhelpful, I can't find one anywhere so if anyone has a link that would be great....has anyone got one and tried it and can offer a comparison to a 2014 Monarch RL?

Thanks,
Matt

rockmonkeysc

I have a Debonair RCT3 and had a standard Monarch RCT3.
It's slightly better but still not a great shock. It's still really harsh over high frequency stuff. It just feels like a rather crude compression damper.
Maybe it's because I also have a Cane Creek DB Inline which just makes the Debonair feel crap.

felix.london

The guys I use for tuning over here told me not to do the Debonair upgrade and instead did a full rebuild and custom tune (on my Monarch RT3 High Volume) - it's like a different shock now. Doesn't blow through it's travel and seems to soak up the small bumps better than it did. Wasn't happy at all with the Monarch last season but very happy with it now