Monarch Plus R
Monarch Plus provides traction-gaining suppleness, giving you more control over any type of terrain – all in a lightweight bombproof package. Proven Rapid Recovery and Solo Air technologies come standard for this lightweight big hitter. Now with twice the rebound range, Monarch Plus allows you to take your riding to levels you never thought possible with a short and mid travel air shock.
This product is installed on bicycles as original equipment only, it is not sold separately. See your dealer for details.
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Specifications for Monarch Plus R
Weight | 335g |
Damping | External rebound |
Configurations | 190x51mm, 200x51mm, 200x57mm, 216x63mm |
Rebound Damping | Rapid Recovery |
Spring | DebonAir, High Volume Solo Air, Standard Solo Air |
Spring Adjust | Air pressure via single schrader valve |
Shaft Material | 7075 aluminum |
Body Material | Hard anodized, forged aluminum with sag gradients |
Body Finish | Fast Black |
Other | Weight based on RC3 216x63mm, standard air can, no hardware |
Retail Availability | April 2014 |
Technology

- Sag Gradients™
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Don’t set your sag correctly, and you might as well be hopping onto someone else’s bike. But why bust out plastic clips or rulers to keep your suspension fine-tuned? Our sag gradients are printed right on our fork’s upper tubes and shock damper bodies making perfect suspension setup easy and accurate. So give mom back her plastic clip and ruler.

- Solo Air™
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Solo Air is like a Buddhist monk. Its enlightened design lets you add air to your forks through a single Schrader valve, filling both the positive and negative air spring chambers simultaneously. So they’re always in perfect equilibrium, like Yin and Yang. Giving you a plush, predictable ride you can set up in seconds, with the lightest weight air spring on the market.
Service
Documents Available for Monarch Plus R
See more documents available for RockShox products.
SRAM Warranty (2.19 MB, PDF) - 28 Pages
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Reviews
Industry Reviews
Reviews
MTB-News.de has published the results of their yearly Readers’ Awards. Readers voted for their favorite bikes, brands, innovation, products and components from beginning of December until mid January. SRAM took the first place in the Shocks category.
The MTB-News.de readers agree: Even the best shock of the year comes from RockShox. The Monarch Plus Debonair is your first choice! No wonder: The RockShox Monarch Plus Debonair offers a very solid and reliable chassis, which works optimally for almost each bike and route.