MRP's Ribbon Fork Now Available in Coil 16
MRP's trail / enduro fork goes coil in 2018 and it ships with soft, medium and firm springs.
Discerning riders have long sworn by the performance, durability, and consistency of coil suspension. While the industry moved away from coil springs in favor of air for its light weight and simple, broad tunability, these coil aficionados dreamt of a fork that combined coil’s advantages with the latest in chassis and damper technology. MRP delivers just that with the new Ribbon Coil.
The Ribbon Coil gives you the spring tunability and stroke control previously found only with air, while giving you the supple linear spring curve, lower friction, longer service life, and consistent feel that you get with a coil spring. This, in a package with a negligible or even nonexistent weight penalty over air forks in its class.
Every Ribbon Coil ships with three standard spring rates (soft, medium, and firm) and two additional springs (extra- soft and extra-firm) are available separately. The full range of springs covers riders from 125-250 lbs. Fine-tuning of spring rate comes courtesy of an external preload adjustment.
Included with the Ribbon Coil is MRP’s acclaimed Ramp Control system; a speed-sensitive ending-stroke adjustment that allows you quickly and easily isolate and tune your preferred amount of bottom-out support on-the-fly.
Just 203g (0.45 pounds.) heavier than the air-sprung Ribbon, the Ribbon Coil’s 4.6-pound weight bests many of its air-sprung competitors and beats aftermarket coil-converted forks. It’s an easily justifiable compromise for hard-charging trail riders and park rats in exchange for consistent and impeccable performance, day-in and day-out.
Like all MRP forks, the Ribbon Coil is precisely assembled in MRP’s Grand Junction, Colorado, factory. All forks undergo a rigorous quality control process, that includes individual dyno testing, before arriving in the hands of end users. Like its air-sprung sibling, the Ribbon Coil is offered in two chassis sizes (27.5” or 27.5+/29”), two offsets*, with ten standard decal color options, and with either QR-style or bolt-on 15x110 axles. With the addition of either coil or air spring, and the above options, MRP suspension is truly the choice for those that demand the best.
*27.5+/29” models can choose from 46 or 51mm offsets. All 27.5” models feature 44mm offset.
Features, Pricing and Availability
- Weight: 4.6 and 4.65 pounds (27.5”, 27.5+/29”)
- 150-170mm travel for 27.5”
- 140-160mm travel for 27.5+/29” (internally adjustable)
- Externally adjustable preload and Ramp ControlTM
- 3 springs included, 2 additional • springs available separately.
- OutcastTM arch design
- New bladder-free EssenTTialTM damper utilizing a low-pressure IFP.
- PSST pressure-relief valves “Boost” spacing
- QR15 or bolt-on axle
- 10 decal colors and patterns
- U.S. MSRP: $989.95
- Additional springs $39.95
- Shipping October 2017
Visit www.mrpbike.com for more info on the Ribbon Coil.
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adrennan
8/30/2017 6:53 AM
sorry wallet. this is on the very short list of changes I want to my bike.
spazo
8/30/2017 5:50 AM
Offering three springs with the package is above and beyond. Great work MRP!
Losvar
8/30/2017 1:16 AM
Now we just need 20 mm axle and everything is perfect.
Might have to get one of these and those new Spank rims for my AM bike.
Kramz
8/29/2017 11:18 PM
"125-250 lbs"......Dude who are bikes made for? Like there's plenty of ~100lbs women, and tons of guys over 250lbs. If you tell someone over 250lbs they need to lose weight, then say they can't ride a bike, it's like wow 0 incentive. You're really just cutting out grown men entirely, I'm 6' (average height) and am floating on the weight restriction. Should be 300lbs at least. Also I don't even understand the low end, nobody under 125lbs would even be likely to care, like if I were 110lbs I would not care, I don't even see the point of that restriction apart from losing business. If you're going to make a fork for yourself, make it for yourself, but don't try to sell it to other people.
jeff.brines
8/30/2017 7:23 AM
MRP is a small company. The vast majority of bike riders are between 125-250lbs. For those outside this range, the air fork is still an option.
This was always one of the big problems with coil. A company can only justify making so many coils from a cost perspective (EG, there would literally be 10-20 sales of the XXFirm or XXsoft, wouldn't even make up for the cost to get them spun)
The other problem with coil is for those who fall in between a weight. No baby bear porridge. Firm is too firm. Medium is too soft.
Coil is kind of one of those things coming back into vogue that is maybe more of a niche product than "for the masses" the same way forged blades in golf or race boots in skiing.Those that benefit know they will benefit. But for the masses, the precision (get the perfect amount of sag) and lightness of air is going to be the better way to go.
Just my $0.02.
The Enginerd
8/30/2017 2:24 PM
Yep. The weight range of 125 - 250 lbs includes approximately 95%+ of mountain bikers.
Kramz
8/30/2017 5:12 PM
Makes sense. I feel bad for people who aren't average size, half their life must consist of buying special items, or looking for special items.
Losvar
9/8/2017 6:07 AM
If people are morbidly obese, maybe they should put some effort into fixing that?
Then they wouldn't need special everything.
NoahColorado
8/31/2017 10:24 PM
Hi, I'm sorry we aren't launching with more springs, but if consumer demand is there, perhaps we will add to the selection. As is, our coil range covers the vast majority of our customer base well - and we continue to offer an air model that can be tuned for riders heavier than the 250lbs limit of our coil sprung model.
RNeves
8/29/2017 1:51 PM
Will we see a lower offset, SBG compatible version in the future?
jeff.brines
8/29/2017 2:08 PM
Sorta. 46mm is less than 51mm. Will you notice 5mm? Probably a little. My gut is I need to go from 51 to 42 to really notice anything on my 29er - I will be trying 51 to 44 in a week or so and will keep everyone posted!
cycling247
8/29/2017 2:20 PM
Didn't the Transition press release talk about how the Fox fork would be 42mm offset but the Rockshox fork would be 44mm offset on the Sentinel?
jeff.brines
8/29/2017 2:40 PM
Correct. Though it may have been the other way. Can't remember.
RNeves
8/30/2017 1:43 AM
I was talking about the 27.5. Will we get as 37 offset os something like that?
jeff.brines
8/29/2017 7:34 AM
Looking good!
cycling247
8/29/2017 6:39 AM
YES!