Great review, and i really appreciate Rocky's efforts at bringing capable bikes to low pricepoints. The fork sounds like a bit of an achilles heel. Upgrading forks is massively expensive, so much so that my usual advice to novices was to chose the bike by the quality of the fork (+geo). I don't think i have ever seen a beginner bike with an upgraded fork, thats something for the gearheads.
Dec. 9, 2019, 2:27 a.m. - Timer
Great review, and i really appreciate Rocky's efforts at bringing capable bikes to low pricepoints. The fork sounds like a bit of an achilles heel. Upgrading forks is massively expensive, so much so that my usual advice to novices was to chose the bike by the quality of the fork (+geo). I don't think i have ever seen a beginner bike with an upgraded fork, thats something for the gearheads.