MRP Ribbon SL 2019, Mountain Bike Reviews » Suspension » Forks, Free Mountain Bike Magazine

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Described by MRP as an Endurance XC/Trail fork, the Ribbon SL expands on their successful Ribbon fork and takes the fight to the world of short travel trail bikes. MRPs lighter weight short travel fork, up till now, has been the Loop which offers suspension in a weight-conscious package. The Ribbon, by contrast with its 35mm stanchions, was previously reserved for more burly riding and longer travel bikes but was still internally adjustable to lower travel. Much like Fox and their Step-Cast 34 fork, for the SL model they've dropped the travel on their more burly fork and shed a bunch of weight to offer a modern XC/Trail fork. Weight saving is achieved simply through shorter stanchions and damper/air rods combined with a lower oil volume and a bolt through rather than quick-release axle. A simple but effective process to get the weight down but then limits the travel to