Got a Rockshox Monarch Debonair RT (from sometime 2015ish, unsure exactly what year), on my 5010 CC v1.
Some questions:
Is the air can service kit is specific to certain models or is a "RockShox Monarch DebonAir Air
Can service kit" universal for any year? Part number is listed as 00.4315.032.540 and some sites don't specify model and some mention a year, like 2015-2016. I'm not sure on mine, though I got it in 2016 on ex-demo bike and suspect is older.
Also, the tune label appears to say L/L/-/320 on the sticker though it's a bit battered. Various posts on forums suggest M/M for the 5010 v1 though. Is that an issue? Always felt good to me, or would it be even better with the "correct" tune?
Though was looking at TF Tuned for service kits and keep hovering over a 2018 Monarch Plus RC3 Debonair they have. Tempting 😀 . Though they're expensive compared to others, but TF would set it up right for the bike, my weight and riding style as a bonus.
Would a Plus RC3 Debonair be much different to the Debonair RT for a 5010? Noting, not fussed about extra features in switches as I only ever run in open mode anyway, and I'm not a big hitter. I see many reviews from people upgrading from a basic R/RL but the big difference may be the Debonair. Does the piggyback make a significant enough difference basically from a regular Debonair model?
Considered a CC DB Inline, but put off by reviews. I've got a full CC DB Air on my old Nomad and that's lovely, but a bit too plush I reckon for the 5010. I was impressed by the Monarch though in that it felt nicely progressive and similar to the CC, just less of the plushness. The CC stuff also has a crazy amount of tuning and bit of a pain to DIY service.
Might you be over-thinking this?
Serial number on the shock will give you the model year.
I’m with jamesmio 🤣
Might you be over-thinking this?
Very likely 😀 . I'm always doing that. Really it's just trying to justify a reason why I should buy new shiny things, rather than just service an old thing I've got.
Serial number on the shock will give you the model year.
Can't work out a year from my s/n. Starts 18T and definitely not a 2018 shock. 2016 at the most. Rest of the numbers don't seem to correspond to anything.
Tried SRAM/Rockshox web site thing where you put in a serial number but it says it doesn't recognise it.
18 means week 18, T means 201X, the fourth digit is the year.
So 18T5XXXXXXXXXXX
Would be week 18, 2015.
Its a production date, so high week numbers can be the next model year. EG 48T5 would probably be a 2016 shock, made in week 48 of 2015.
Trailhead does not work for older stuff.
RockShox service resources will give you the seal kit part number if needed for the exact model/year.
2015 it is then as it's 18T5. Thanks.
Still don't know about the tune being okay or not for the bike though, and undecided on upgrade still 😁
Though my old Nomad out other day with its CC DB Air and really nice feel to it which is tempting me to upgrade the 5010 shock. At least for Ard Rock (unless I take the Nomad but old heavy ali 26er and hard work pedalling there). Don't want to compromise the agility of the 5010 though by making it more plush. So maybe just leave it alone and service them damn shock I've got 😁