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RockShox Monarch 4.2 Rear Shock
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User Reviews 
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amirn3 Date Reviewed: July 28, 2012 Strengths: none Weaknesses: the shock dos'nt works good, i tried to put more air pressure\ less air pressure and i never got it to work good, i dont like it, it is not smooth or plusshy' or it dosent works or it go all the way down from jumping a 4 Staircase (just an example) Bottom Line: 
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Daemongrad
a Weekend Warrior
from BROCKVILLE Date Reviewed: August 23, 2011 Strengths: Stiff, smooth, plush, super adjustable, pretty.... I got the version with slime green stickers. Weaknesses: rebound control is hard to reach?!?! (fat fingers perhaps) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: B & D/ Nortel Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $155.00 Purchased At: Ebay Similar Products Used: x-fusion something... on specialized xc/fsr testbike Bike Setup: Totally custom coiler
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Stacey
a Weekend Warrior
from Hinton, Alberta Date Reviewed: June 5, 2011 Weaknesses: swivel valve sheared off on 1st ride!! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: FlowMaster Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: came on bike Similar Products Used: first full suspension bike Bike Setup: 2010 Cannondale Moto
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mogligirl
a Weekend Warrior
from spanish fork, UT, USA Date Reviewed: January 28, 2011 Strengths: Great price; sag gradient; 4.2 allows you to set the threshhold; great shock all around Weaknesses: worked great for me--no weaknesses Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: benny creek or stumpjumper Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $150.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: rp23 Bike Setup: ibis mojo w/ an aggressive build 
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spirov92
a Weekend Warrior
from Sofia, Bulgaria Date Reviewed: December 26, 2010 Strengths: everything works great, removes pedal bob Weaknesses: air leak at the valve Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: Came with bike Similar Products Used: it's my first air shock Bike Setup: Ram allmtn.-sram drivetrain, juicy 3's, Tora 289
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Gson
a Downhiller
from Brisbane Date Reviewed: July 13, 2010 Strengths: Its light i suppose Weaknesses: Just an extreemly average feeling shock. Kind of sticks in its sag point which gives a harsh feeling over smaller hits. Bigger hits blow through and bottom out the shock. Flood gate and lock out is next to useless. I cant tell any difference between the lock and unlock position. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: riders (came on bike Similar Products Used: Products owned...Fox DHX 5,3,4, Marzocchi Rocco Air TST R, Manitou Swinger 4 way. Fox RP23. Bike Setup: Marin Attack trail 6.8 2010
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Ithnu
a Racer
from Denver Date Reviewed: April 5, 2010 Strengths: Takes more FR type riding well. Weaknesses: The flood gate does nearly nothing. Its more like a very bad LSC, definitely not a lock out despite there being a picture of a lock on the dial... My old DHX Air with pro-pedal has a more effective pedaling platform than the Monarch lockout and that is a FR/DH shock. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: None specific. Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $210.00 Purchased At: SRAM Similar Products Used: Fox Float, Fox DHX Air Bike Setup: Commencal Meta 6.1
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skihausvt
a Downhiller
from vermont, usa Date Reviewed: March 24, 2010 Strengths: LIGHT, smooth, havn't had to service it in over a season of riding. Weaknesses: None so far im gonna have to disagree with all of the bad reviews on this shock. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $167.00 Purchased At: The skihaus of VT Similar Products Used: first rear shock. Bike Setup: transition double,lowered revelation,hadley hubs on sun ringle rims,sunline bars,headset,and stem. 
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ibeamcarver
a Weekend Warrior
from Pacifica, CA, USA Date Reviewed: March 13, 2010 Strengths: Smooth ride, absorbs big hits and small bumps, gate setting works great for climbing Weaknesses: leaks air. Rockshox sent this as a replacement for the Pearl 3.3 which came on the bike new. Pearl 3.3 leaked air, Monarch leaks air. I wouldn't buy another Rockshox rear shock. I've had better luck with their forks, although not using one now. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Bike Setup: Haro Xeon S
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JAY6969
a Racer
from Albuquerque,NM-USA Date Reviewed: March 1, 2010 Strengths: Really plush ride.Easily adjustable.Reliable.Light. Weaknesses: Seems to like to purge out the hydrolic fluids about once a year.There is a screw that comes loose in the inner chamber that once loosened, purges all the fluids and renders the shock broken down and useless.Also the air can likes to unthread itself once in about 20 miles so you really have to watch for the gap becoming larger.If you miss this the can will unthread itself and purge out all the air pressure.Depending on where you're riding this can be a fatal problem. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: 4 Hills Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $300.00 Purchased At: ABC Similar Products Used: Monarch 3.2--Same problems with inner chamber. Bike Setup: All mountain Diamond Back Coil EX Custom.
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wvcheeze
a Cross Country Rider
from Charleston, WV, USA Date Reviewed: November 20, 2009 Strengths: None Weaknesses: Shock loses air after every ride and is getting worse. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Dinosaur Path Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: Came on bike Similar Products Used: Fox Float RP23
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avbcon12
a Weekend Warrior
from Philly, PA, USA Date Reviewed: October 30, 2009 Strengths: MUCH better than the original Monarch 3.1 that came on my frame. The 3.1 must have been an early model because it had the old air swivel and leaked, I got this 4.2 in return for warranty work. The 4.2 doesnt leak air and is easier to tune to your individual use/ style. The "gate" valve actually seems to work on this one where it didnt seem to do anything for the 3.1. The lockout lever is really nice and quick to access. Weaknesses: None found yet. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: Price Point Similar Products Used: Monarch 3.1 Bike Setup: 6" Travel AM bike
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CKwik240
a Weekend Warrior
from California Date Reviewed: July 28, 2009 Strengths: Seems to work great. Much better than the BAR 2.1 that came with the bike. Weaknesses: Had a couple minor repairs that were needed out of the box. The swivel valve bolt was loose causing air to leak past the o-ring when the swivel was all the way up. Fix was easy with a 6mm wrench. The air valve was also installed too far. Initially I thought the shock was holding air as disconnecting the shock pump and reconnecting it would not cause the shock pump's guage to equalize. Pumping it up would require me to actually pump it to a higher pressure in the pump forcing air past the valve using a pressure differential. Did some quick measurements and comparisons to the old shock and the needle in the vlave was way too far in to be depressed by the shock pump. I decided to replace the valve (valves and tools are available at an autoparts store) and located the valve close to where it was on the old shock (relative to the top of the nozzle). Works perfectly with no leaks. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $313.00 Purchased At: JensonUSA Similar Products Used: Rock Shox BAR 2.1 Bike Setup: 06 GT iDrive 5
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onetrickpony
a Cross Country Rider
from Minneapolis Date Reviewed: July 23, 2009 Strengths: Absorbs bumps well and doesn't bop all that much. Weaknesses: Bad reviews by others. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Lebanon/Hillside Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: came with bike Bike Setup: 05 Fuel Ex 9, Sram x7 shifter/RD, XT front derailleur, RockShocks Revelation front/Monarch 4.2 rear, BB7 disc brakes.
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rusty_ss
a Cross Country Rider
from Melbourne Date Reviewed: June 22, 2009 Strengths: plush, gate works great, setup is a breeze, adjustability Weaknesses: moveable valve can get in the way Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: You Yangs / Wombat Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: Came with frame Similar Products Used: fox rp23 Bike Setup: Voodoo Canzo 29er, Fox F29 fork
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