Riprock

Specialized realized that kids bikes were often just shrunken adult bikes with terrible, heavy coil forks that didn't work for light riders. The recent Riprock redesign ditched the fake suspension for lighter rigid forks on base models, and used actual kid-tuned air forks (Manitou J-Unit) on Expert models. Gen 2 (2022-present): Redesign moved away from heavy 'plus' tires and cheap coil forks towards lighter rigid forks or quality air forks, modernizing geometry.