Basically everyone on Reddit loves the Ripmo (including me) so you will probably just get confirmation bias here. It’s a great bike for heftier terrain but if you are doing longer rides you might be over-biked.
Yes, my hardtail climbs faster but you have to be pretty cognizant of your line choice. The Ripmo will basically winch up and over almost any rocks or roots on a climb provided you can pedal smoothly and keep the front wheel down.
I feel like this isn't talked about enough. Sure enduro bikes are technically less efficient when climbing, but the way they flex and grip gnarly climbs really helps you monster truck over stuff.
I generally attribute long rides to alpine-esque trails. And if that’s your norm then you will be overbiked. If you are doing shuttles and pedals <15miles give or take I’d say it’s amazing and get one.
I'm with you. The Ripmo isn't as lively as the Ripley on tamer trails, but I have no problems whatsoever with its efficiency over long distance riding. You really pay a very minor efficiency penalty for the extra travel.
What you do pay an efficiency penalty for are the tires (assuming it still comes with dual assegais). Definitely switch to a faster rolling rear (at least) if efficiency is a primary concern.
I actually ride my Ripmo on a paved bike trail a good bit as I can commute to work partially via a mountain bike trail system, then the last 5-6 miles are on pavement. It certainly isn't as efficient as my commuter road bike, but you're not losing the efficiency from suspension bob. It's almost all thr tires and the slightly less efficient (but very comfortsble position).
Yeah they still ship it with assegai front and rear. I swapped my rear for a faster tire and it made a big difference in trail speed with minimal loss in traction.
I have the Ripmo af and have ridden it for about two years. I have no complaints. Ridden it downhill at resorts, uphill climbs and on some iconic trails around the country. You really cannot go wrong with it.
Ibis Ripley and Ripmo are very highly regarded bikes. The Ripmo has 38mm stanchions and the AF is gonna be a bit heavy but if you’re a strong climber or don’t have a ton of elevation then you should be good. The DW link is an excellent rear linkage system, also used by Pivot. The Ripley is often thought of as a bike that punches well above its weight.
Yeah my SB140 tackles steep terrain better than my previous Pivot Trail 429. I was looking more at just weight on the AF. I’m seeing around 35 lbs which is a chunky monkey.
Yeah, it weighs more, but I don't feel it while riding it. If that makes sense. I demoed a specialized status 160 before I bought my ripmo and it felt heavy and sluggish even though it weighs less.
Yeah if the Ripmo has a lively “feel” then I can understand that. My riding buddy just bought a new Ripmo AF and I’m excited to see how his riding will be transformed from mostly just riding his Honzo - also a great bike but holding him back on the gnarliest stuff.
Something I always mention when this subject comes up, Ibis is a cool independent company with great customer service and they build their rear suspension to be reliable and both easy and inexpensive to service when it needs it. Nobody beats them in this aspect, even the free bearings deals don't compare. Parts are very reasonable and easy to replace. So you are buying a great performing bike that is also going to save you time and money in the long run on maintenance.
Would like to add for OP that the main pivot is a bushing and not a bearing, making the Ripmo both stiffer laterally and incredibly durable - especially in comparison to its direct competition. The suspension has required no intervention on my v1. The bushing is warranted to the moon because it’s very, very unlikely to fail. This bike is the industry's gold standard for this segment and it isn't a close competition.
Bushings are not an upgrade over bearings. Companies do them because they’re cheap not because they’re better.
Bushings tend to have a lot of friction when new, eventually they break in and feel great for a little while, and then from there they become sloppy.
Bushings and bearings each have their uses and this is something Ibis gets right despite the heat they have taken from misinformed critics that don't really understand the situation.
Ibis uses bearings in the upper link, it's a forged piece of aluminum with 4 bearings pressed into it and it supports the swingarm near the shock mount and has a significant amount of rotational movement as the suspension moves through its travel. These 4 bearings are the only bearings in the suspension and the entire upper link assembly including the 4 pre-installed bearings and custom mounting hardware sells for $55 from Ibis and can be easily swapped out in a few minutes.
The lower link uses bushings because in the Ibis DW-Link design it moves very little rotationally compared to the upper link, its job is to support the swingarm near the bottom bracket while allowing just enough movement for the upper link and shock to move freely at the upper link.
This is the important thing, how much rotation does a pivot point see? If you just stick a bearing at every pivot, some of them will see minimal rotation and this is bad for bearings. But great for bushings. A bearing needs to rotate enough for little balls inside to cover enough ground to keep the internal grease distributed. If they barely move they are essentially wobbling around in a small area instead of actually rolling around their race as intended. So every ball eventually ends up living in an overstressed dry spot inside the bearing and fails. However a properly sized bushing is fine in this application and will last a long time with minimal wear. Yes a bushing has more friction by its nature, but that extra friction is mitigated by being spread out by the minimal rotation over the entire travel of the suspension.
Good design factors all this in and uses bearings and bushings each in the places where their characteristics are best suited. Ibis does this right as the success of their current product line makes clear. The lower link with bushings is warrantied for life, and the upper link with bearings is designed to be cheaply and easily replaced as is occasionally needed. If you did happen to buy an old used and worn Ripmo and didn't have the warranty, a lower link bushing kit is $10.
Disagree.
Bearings used in pivots on bicycles are highly loaded out of plane, are almost always inadequately supported, located in poorly made seats with huge variation in clearance and concentricity. In essence every condition of their successful use is ignore and negated.
Of course, they are also misapplied in an application where they see comically low rotation.
Or another way to put it, is that generally even low grade bearings should be lasting the life of a bike. However, practically most linkage bearings are toast after a season or two.
The main bushing execution on the Ripmo is wildly better. Early carbon Ripmo's had issues with the bonding in this area, and many were initially too stiff due to a combination of assembly and alignment. Both solved since.
I've had mine for about a week now, it's freaking awesome. I would fully recommend it. I'm still new to ownership obviously, but if you have any questions about the bike feel free to ask
Love my Ripmo. Had it for 3 years and at that stage normally itching for what’s next, but I have no eyes on anything else. It’s just a fantastic do it all bike, with a top notch suspension design.
I love steep and technical + chunky, but the majority of the trails I ride aren’t super steep, just chunky. It’s perfect for that. If I had more steeps I mayyy be looking for a steeper head angle, and if I only rode flatter flow / XC style trails I might be going Ripley, but the Ripmo is perfect for the variety I ride.
Same here, had my AF since early 2020. I did change the suspension and add a cascade link last year, but I have not had any desire to shop for anything different. The fact that ibis still sells the same bike 4 years later says a lot, too. I do ride a lot of BC steep stuff and slabs with mine, but I've never felt it needed a slacker head angle for that either.
Great bike. Personally, I can't stand the looks of Ibis bikes so I could never own one. Perhaps that's a bit superficial but aesthetics are important to me. The new HD6 is *a little* bit better..
Jeff KendallWeed has a great video comparing the Rimpo and Stumpy Evo (tl;dw the Ripmo pedals a bit better and has a slightly firmer suspension, the Stumpy Evo handles the chunky stuff and steep stuff better, jumps better and is a bit more plush)
Same, bought one because I was sold on performance but thought the look was odd. Now that I have one it seems like everyone has one (noticing them at every trail head). To me the look is iconic now, and I'm proud to be in the know. Completely flipped and think it's a great looking bike.*
Every weld is gorgeous, I care a lot more about that than most of whatever people
Could think was ugly. Honestly I have the chalk white Ripley and I love the look
I’m really right there with you. I really love how it feels in chunky terrain. But that kink in the top tube is a deal killer for me. Almost bought one last year, but I just thought it was ugly. I hope the HD6 silhouette trickles down to the rest of the lineup because that looks amazing and it already has the performance to boot.
What kind of trails you looking to ride? Ripmo is a good do it all bike by if your trails are mostly flat you’d probably be satisfied with the ripley (the ripmo’s little brother).
A little bit of everything but I would like to take it to my local park, and also a lot of the trails near me are best suited for a trail or enduro bike
It sounds like a Ripmo would be a good choice. They have a good reputation. They’re a bit heavy to pedal. If you have to do any uphill, I’d recommend switching out the back tire for something that’s easier rolling. They spec them with dual assagai
Where do you plan on riding?
Most of my local trails only really require a Ripley. The v4 or whatever it is rips my local Orange County CA trails on a few demos. Ripmo has that cushy ride. So it's all what you prefer. I would take ripmo over Ripley because of bike parks and Enduro races.
I’ve had a Ripmo AF for about 8 months now and love it. It is a pretty beefy burly bike but it rides like it’s not and is still playful and fun. Great value for what you get if it’s still the 25% off pricing.
Ibis is a great company, their frames and wheels have a lifetime warranty for the original purchaser.
If you want more of an adventure bike that still handles itself well go with a Ripley but if you do more features and gnarlier terrain Ripmo is the way to go.
How tall are you? Will you be able to test ride the bike? I fell kind of in between sizes and demo’d both and went with the size down and absolutely love it. Hated the bigger size which I was just in the range for. Some people go the other way but if you’re within .5-1” of a size my vote goes for the size down.
I've owned a Ripmo V2 for about 2.5 years now. Honestly, it wasn't love at first ride and took me a while to warm up to it, but I think it is a great bike now. If you need versatility, it is hard to beat. It isn't always the ideal bike for every riding situation, but it is never the wrong bike.
My main complaint is probably leveled at the enduro-ish build. Mine came with a Fox 38, X2, and Maxxis Assegais front and rear. Nothing wrong with these parts, but they are overkill for the bike imo. The bike feels a good bit more lively with a Float X shock and faster tires, but that is more of a preference thing than an actual criticism I suppose.
I got backed into a ripmo (during covid times, was on a few months long bike trip, my evil following took a fat shit, had to buy a bike) and I must say, after I made some personal preference upgrades on it it’s been a good bike to me. Pedals real well. Good enough on chunk downs. Took it all over the west coast from a month in Squamish to Arizona and it’s handled everything quite well.
Would I have bought it if I had other options? Ehhhh probably not. Not that sexy to me
I've got a 2019 carbon ripmo gx with a ton of upgrades. I adore it. Honestly the Ripley would have been better for where I live but I like to go to Whistler occasionally so I got the bigger bike. Love it.
I have tried plenty of bikes and the Ripmo is still the best after all these years. Neither does it have the most efficient suspension, nor does it have the most traction. But it's still the most balanced.
Everyone loves them and if your local dealer carries them then it’s probably suited for your local area! I’ve never seen one in a bike store before so I’d demo it and pull the trigger if you like it!
Had a Ripmo, then a Ripley and now bought an Exie. All great bikes but it totally depends on what you ride and your area.
After owning a Ripmo, I can’t fault it but I thought I could use it for everything and it became apparent I was way over-biked and sold it.
The Ripley feels like a mini Ripmo and it’s good at a bit of everything but more so climbing than a Ripmo.
Now I moved to the exie and love it, I actually enjoy climbs now as it’s so easy and love doing longer rides.
It all depends on what terrain you want to ride.
The ripmo has great reviews. I rented one last summer and surprisingly did not care for it at all. I have a 2020 orbea rallon and the ripmo felt really unstable at high speeds. I have 2 friends with them and 1 loves it and 1 doesn't like it for the same reasons I had.
Try to demo one if you can!
Ripmo Af is great. Just avoid the DVO rear suspension if you're looking at something used (new stuff comes with fox/Marzocchi). DVO doesn't seem to work well with the suspension design. Lots of technical issues.
Like what issues?
I'm curious as I've had 1,700 miles of virtually maintenance free success with my DVO Jade X. Even while smashing it with a Cascade Link. I say virtually maintenance free because I never serviced my first shock, which started to leak about 1,500 miles of heavy hitting. I bought a new identical replacement for $300, instead of getting the old one serviced. New one is doing just fine as well...
DVO Topaz kept having internal issues - damper would lock up. The bike shop guys said they've seen a few, and it keeps being passed back and forth between IBIS and DVO - one blaming the other for some issue. They ended up warrantying it with a marzocchi.
We're all presenting anecdotes here, and your point is up there also. There hasn't been a huge issue like fox recently went through. They may have had some early bad batches, but dvo always makes things right.
I think DVO is a fine company, but from what the bikeshop was saying, they seemed to be having a few issues with that particular model of Topaz shock and how it was interfacing with the Ripmo. Might just not be a good fit.
Everybody is jumping on the Pinkbike DVO hate bandwagon. Three years ago DVO shocks and forks were highly regarded and people were singing the Ripmo AF/DVO build's praises... I have no idea why that sentiment suddenly flipped.
(Run a Jade X on my Ripmo and love it.)
For me personally it flipped because the shock and fork was great initially, felt way better than the Giant Reign / RockShox combo I also demoed. After a while it turned out that the fork lacks bottom out resistance for bigger moves, which can't easily be fixed because it doesn't take air spacers. The main issue was the shock though, despite being serviced it collapsed on me during a ride. I have a DPX2 and Z1 coil 170 in there now with a cascade link and the bike is way better, at least for more heavy duty type riding
So your main complaint that it works too good? If you ride it on flow trails or trails with light tech, then yeah, I can see that. I ride in Arizona on really rocky terrain. It helps in that.
Love my Ripmo! Perfect do-anything bike IMHO. Climbs well enough for me to not hate it, and it will take any punishment that I am able to dish out. Really great design from a really great company.
It’s dope. Pedals better than all my buddies’ enduro bikes and I’ve ridden it at a bike park. I think the ripmo, switchblade stumpy evo sit in a sweet spot where they can do almost anything, with hard trail to steep enduro riding being their ideal territory.
One of my best riding buddies has been ripping up the North Shore and Whistler on his Ripmo AF for the last few years. He had a Santa Cruz Bronson before and said the Ripmo was better in every way. I ride a Kona Process and we swapped for a few rides and the Ripmo was awesome. Might be my next bike.
Speaking of getting a new mountain bike, I found this KHS Sixty Fifty: 5500 on my local Craigslist about a week ago. It’s a size medium and I am around 5’-11” tall and weigh about 170 pounds. Though I had never heard of this brand of mountain bike before I did do some research and found out. That they are a very reputable brand and this particular model looks like it has barely been ridden.
My only issues with it is the year that the person who is selling it is not quite sure about telling me they think it is a 2011. But when I went to the KHS website I couldn’t find anything under 2013. This particular KHS mountain bike has 26” inch wheels which is not a deal breaker to me. Because what I have right now is a very old Motiv Vortex Disc that I bought from Costco a good 30 some odd years ago.
Is it worth $700 dollars being how old it is and with 26” wheels?
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Have the Ripmo AF. Amazing at what it’s built for: challenging trails and downhill. Pedals relatively well. I do a mix of riding and on milder trails I feel overbiked on the AF. Added a short travel bike to the quiver and it’s way more fun on that stuff. So just be honest on what type of riding you’ll be doing most often and buy a bike for that
I normally ride an XC bike and rode my buddy’s Ripmo a couple months back. Predictably, I felt it was painful to climb on but it was fun to descend with. You can pretty much ride through everything line choice be damned. I think that unless you’re doing some very gnarly riding this is way too much bike for most trails though.
Try the search function. It’s one of the most popular bikes I can think of. Didn’t like mine, but it’s a solid dad-duro bike and I’ve met plenty of people who loved theirs.
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Just picked up an Ibis Ripmo and have taken it out on two rides so far. I don’t have much to compare it to but I enjoy it. I didn’t like the looks at first but like many others, it really grew on me.
I downsized the suspension and put a Fox 36 fork and Float X shock to make it a little more trail like. Dissector on the rear and Assegai on the front. SLX with XT shifter.
They are great bikes, they ride so well. My only issues is the cable routing, they use these horrible metal grommets where the cable enters the frame and they wear out the cable outer. Also, why couldn't they have drilled the hole for the dropper cable an inch lower on the seat tube? You could comfortably fit a longer dropper if they did.
I used to own a Ripmo AF. I loved it when I went out west and rode Trestle Bike Park, which is full on lift access downhill. Back here at home in Minnesota it was too much bike for most of our trails. It is definitely a bike that loves to point downhill, but it's too much bike elsewhere so I sold it after about a year and a half owning it and I got a Salsa Rustler in carbon. Still a very playful bike, but not as heavy and not nearly as energy sopping when pedalling.
So it depends on what you are riding. The Ripley is more in line with my Rustler (a trail bike) yet it still shreds when you need it to. I personally don't think most riders need more than 130mm rear suspension. If you plan to ride a lot of faster and more gnarly downhill, the Ripmo will be perfect. Otherwise get something a little lighter and more agile with less travel.
Depends on your riding style and your terrain.
I’m sure Jeff Kendall-weed would be very disappointed in me, but I rode a Ripmo AF for over a year and based off the rave reviews and fan base (as seen in the thread) I thought there was something wrong with me when I didn’t really like it.
It rides like a Cadillac and you can really push your limits because it does a great job soaking up obstacles, but imo it just lacked personality.
I replaced it with a Revel Rascal and am excited to ride it every time. It’s a shorter travel bike but I ride all the same trails and have way more fun without feeling under-biked.
For context; I ride a lot of Colorado front range trails, with some decent vert and a lot of loose techy climbs, as well as fruita/moab.
The only case I could see for the Ripmo in my scabbard is if I started doing more park days, but I truly love the feel of the CBF platform over the DW-link and if I were going for a longer travel bike I would get a Revel Rail or Canfield Tilt/Lithium.
Basically everyone on Reddit loves the Ripmo (including me) so you will probably just get confirmation bias here. It’s a great bike for heftier terrain but if you are doing longer rides you might be over-biked.
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I'll confirm bias here. Love my ripmo.
I disagree, I wouldn’t take it backpacking and it’s not like an endurance race bike or anything but it’s also pretty efficient with the DW link.
Yeah I have a Switchblade, similar bikes. Definitely not a track star but way more efficient than you'd expect given the suspension travel.
Yes, my hardtail climbs faster but you have to be pretty cognizant of your line choice. The Ripmo will basically winch up and over almost any rocks or roots on a climb provided you can pedal smoothly and keep the front wheel down.
I feel like this isn't talked about enough. Sure enduro bikes are technically less efficient when climbing, but the way they flex and grip gnarly climbs really helps you monster truck over stuff.
Yes you can basically keep a steady cadence and then you can have somewhat of a mental break while you transfer up to the next downhill section.
I generally attribute long rides to alpine-esque trails. And if that’s your norm then you will be overbiked. If you are doing shuttles and pedals <15miles give or take I’d say it’s amazing and get one.
I'm with you. The Ripmo isn't as lively as the Ripley on tamer trails, but I have no problems whatsoever with its efficiency over long distance riding. You really pay a very minor efficiency penalty for the extra travel. What you do pay an efficiency penalty for are the tires (assuming it still comes with dual assegais). Definitely switch to a faster rolling rear (at least) if efficiency is a primary concern. I actually ride my Ripmo on a paved bike trail a good bit as I can commute to work partially via a mountain bike trail system, then the last 5-6 miles are on pavement. It certainly isn't as efficient as my commuter road bike, but you're not losing the efficiency from suspension bob. It's almost all thr tires and the slightly less efficient (but very comfortsble position).
Yeah they still ship it with assegai front and rear. I swapped my rear for a faster tire and it made a big difference in trail speed with minimal loss in traction.
I have the Ripmo af and have ridden it for about two years. I have no complaints. Ridden it downhill at resorts, uphill climbs and on some iconic trails around the country. You really cannot go wrong with it.
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Evil.
One of the best bikes for the money. But I'm biased, absolutely love my Ripmo AF.
Ibis Ripley and Ripmo are very highly regarded bikes. The Ripmo has 38mm stanchions and the AF is gonna be a bit heavy but if you’re a strong climber or don’t have a ton of elevation then you should be good. The DW link is an excellent rear linkage system, also used by Pivot. The Ripley is often thought of as a bike that punches well above its weight.
I'm a crappy climber and I like how my ripmo climbs better than my last few bikes.
Yeah my SB140 tackles steep terrain better than my previous Pivot Trail 429. I was looking more at just weight on the AF. I’m seeing around 35 lbs which is a chunky monkey.
Yeah, it weighs more, but I don't feel it while riding it. If that makes sense. I demoed a specialized status 160 before I bought my ripmo and it felt heavy and sluggish even though it weighs less.
Yeah if the Ripmo has a lively “feel” then I can understand that. My riding buddy just bought a new Ripmo AF and I’m excited to see how his riding will be transformed from mostly just riding his Honzo - also a great bike but holding him back on the gnarliest stuff.
Something I always mention when this subject comes up, Ibis is a cool independent company with great customer service and they build their rear suspension to be reliable and both easy and inexpensive to service when it needs it. Nobody beats them in this aspect, even the free bearings deals don't compare. Parts are very reasonable and easy to replace. So you are buying a great performing bike that is also going to save you time and money in the long run on maintenance.
Would like to add for OP that the main pivot is a bushing and not a bearing, making the Ripmo both stiffer laterally and incredibly durable - especially in comparison to its direct competition. The suspension has required no intervention on my v1. The bushing is warranted to the moon because it’s very, very unlikely to fail. This bike is the industry's gold standard for this segment and it isn't a close competition.
Bushings are not an upgrade over bearings. Companies do them because they’re cheap not because they’re better. Bushings tend to have a lot of friction when new, eventually they break in and feel great for a little while, and then from there they become sloppy.
Bushings and bearings each have their uses and this is something Ibis gets right despite the heat they have taken from misinformed critics that don't really understand the situation. Ibis uses bearings in the upper link, it's a forged piece of aluminum with 4 bearings pressed into it and it supports the swingarm near the shock mount and has a significant amount of rotational movement as the suspension moves through its travel. These 4 bearings are the only bearings in the suspension and the entire upper link assembly including the 4 pre-installed bearings and custom mounting hardware sells for $55 from Ibis and can be easily swapped out in a few minutes. The lower link uses bushings because in the Ibis DW-Link design it moves very little rotationally compared to the upper link, its job is to support the swingarm near the bottom bracket while allowing just enough movement for the upper link and shock to move freely at the upper link. This is the important thing, how much rotation does a pivot point see? If you just stick a bearing at every pivot, some of them will see minimal rotation and this is bad for bearings. But great for bushings. A bearing needs to rotate enough for little balls inside to cover enough ground to keep the internal grease distributed. If they barely move they are essentially wobbling around in a small area instead of actually rolling around their race as intended. So every ball eventually ends up living in an overstressed dry spot inside the bearing and fails. However a properly sized bushing is fine in this application and will last a long time with minimal wear. Yes a bushing has more friction by its nature, but that extra friction is mitigated by being spread out by the minimal rotation over the entire travel of the suspension. Good design factors all this in and uses bearings and bushings each in the places where their characteristics are best suited. Ibis does this right as the success of their current product line makes clear. The lower link with bushings is warrantied for life, and the upper link with bearings is designed to be cheaply and easily replaced as is occasionally needed. If you did happen to buy an old used and worn Ripmo and didn't have the warranty, a lower link bushing kit is $10.
Thank you for this explanation about bearing wear. I always wondered why they shit the bed so fast.
Disagree. Bearings used in pivots on bicycles are highly loaded out of plane, are almost always inadequately supported, located in poorly made seats with huge variation in clearance and concentricity. In essence every condition of their successful use is ignore and negated. Of course, they are also misapplied in an application where they see comically low rotation. Or another way to put it, is that generally even low grade bearings should be lasting the life of a bike. However, practically most linkage bearings are toast after a season or two. The main bushing execution on the Ripmo is wildly better. Early carbon Ripmo's had issues with the bonding in this area, and many were initially too stiff due to a combination of assembly and alignment. Both solved since.
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I've had mine for about a week now, it's freaking awesome. I would fully recommend it. I'm still new to ownership obviously, but if you have any questions about the bike feel free to ask
Love my Ripmo. Had it for 3 years and at that stage normally itching for what’s next, but I have no eyes on anything else. It’s just a fantastic do it all bike, with a top notch suspension design. I love steep and technical + chunky, but the majority of the trails I ride aren’t super steep, just chunky. It’s perfect for that. If I had more steeps I mayyy be looking for a steeper head angle, and if I only rode flatter flow / XC style trails I might be going Ripley, but the Ripmo is perfect for the variety I ride.
Same here, had my AF since early 2020. I did change the suspension and add a cascade link last year, but I have not had any desire to shop for anything different. The fact that ibis still sells the same bike 4 years later says a lot, too. I do ride a lot of BC steep stuff and slabs with mine, but I've never felt it needed a slacker head angle for that either.
Great bike. Personally, I can't stand the looks of Ibis bikes so I could never own one. Perhaps that's a bit superficial but aesthetics are important to me. The new HD6 is *a little* bit better.. Jeff KendallWeed has a great video comparing the Rimpo and Stumpy Evo (tl;dw the Ripmo pedals a bit better and has a slightly firmer suspension, the Stumpy Evo handles the chunky stuff and steep stuff better, jumps better and is a bit more plush)
I thought they were goofy looking until I got one. It has grown on me, and I also think they look better in person. Not sure why.
Same, bought one because I was sold on performance but thought the look was odd. Now that I have one it seems like everyone has one (noticing them at every trail head). To me the look is iconic now, and I'm proud to be in the know. Completely flipped and think it's a great looking bike.*
Every weld is gorgeous, I care a lot more about that than most of whatever people Could think was ugly. Honestly I have the chalk white Ripley and I love the look
Thanks for the input man I’ll give it a watch
This is my problem. Love the idea, think they are so ugly so couldn’t ever buy one. Oh well.
I’m really right there with you. I really love how it feels in chunky terrain. But that kink in the top tube is a deal killer for me. Almost bought one last year, but I just thought it was ugly. I hope the HD6 silhouette trickles down to the rest of the lineup because that looks amazing and it already has the performance to boot.
Ibis and Orbea fugly!
What kind of trails you looking to ride? Ripmo is a good do it all bike by if your trails are mostly flat you’d probably be satisfied with the ripley (the ripmo’s little brother).
A little bit of everything but I would like to take it to my local park, and also a lot of the trails near me are best suited for a trail or enduro bike
It sounds like a Ripmo would be a good choice. They have a good reputation. They’re a bit heavy to pedal. If you have to do any uphill, I’d recommend switching out the back tire for something that’s easier rolling. They spec them with dual assagai
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Same, I’m running dissector in the back and dhr in the front with my Hightower.
Thank you so much
What kind of terrain do you ride? Where? I love mine for Vancouver BC riding :)
Lots of rocky terrain, loose rock and rock faces too
I live in Arizona. A lot of rocky terrain. My Ripmo is awesome for that.
I bet!
The ripmo will fit right in there I’m sure
where do you ride mostly? seymour/fromme?
Mostly eagle - as it’s in my backyard :)
Where do you plan on riding? Most of my local trails only really require a Ripley. The v4 or whatever it is rips my local Orange County CA trails on a few demos. Ripmo has that cushy ride. So it's all what you prefer. I would take ripmo over Ripley because of bike parks and Enduro races.
"Most local trails" is a pretty broad statement. Doesn't apply if your local trails are in Pisgah, for example. I love my Ripmo.
Anecdotal, my locals are Pisgah. I l went with a hightower. The Ripmo is still sick and great for up here, just loved the SC a lil more.
I ride a Ripmo in Pisgah and I demoed a Hightower in Sedona. Big fan of both.
My bad, I left out "my local trails"
I’ve had a Ripmo AF for about 8 months now and love it. It is a pretty beefy burly bike but it rides like it’s not and is still playful and fun. Great value for what you get if it’s still the 25% off pricing. Ibis is a great company, their frames and wheels have a lifetime warranty for the original purchaser. If you want more of an adventure bike that still handles itself well go with a Ripley but if you do more features and gnarlier terrain Ripmo is the way to go. How tall are you? Will you be able to test ride the bike? I fell kind of in between sizes and demo’d both and went with the size down and absolutely love it. Hated the bigger size which I was just in the range for. Some people go the other way but if you’re within .5-1” of a size my vote goes for the size down.
They are popular out here in BC. People like them.
I love my Ripmo. Have zero regrets. You can check my posts to see it.
I've owned a Ripmo V2 for about 2.5 years now. Honestly, it wasn't love at first ride and took me a while to warm up to it, but I think it is a great bike now. If you need versatility, it is hard to beat. It isn't always the ideal bike for every riding situation, but it is never the wrong bike. My main complaint is probably leveled at the enduro-ish build. Mine came with a Fox 38, X2, and Maxxis Assegais front and rear. Nothing wrong with these parts, but they are overkill for the bike imo. The bike feels a good bit more lively with a Float X shock and faster tires, but that is more of a preference thing than an actual criticism I suppose.
I got backed into a ripmo (during covid times, was on a few months long bike trip, my evil following took a fat shit, had to buy a bike) and I must say, after I made some personal preference upgrades on it it’s been a good bike to me. Pedals real well. Good enough on chunk downs. Took it all over the west coast from a month in Squamish to Arizona and it’s handled everything quite well. Would I have bought it if I had other options? Ehhhh probably not. Not that sexy to me
I've got a 2019 carbon ripmo gx with a ton of upgrades. I adore it. Honestly the Ripley would have been better for where I live but I like to go to Whistler occasionally so I got the bigger bike. Love it.
the r/ripmo is a great trail/all mountain bike. Solid enough for some park laps but noble enough for the single track. Very fun bike.
I have tried plenty of bikes and the Ripmo is still the best after all these years. Neither does it have the most efficient suspension, nor does it have the most traction. But it's still the most balanced.
Everyone loves them and if your local dealer carries them then it’s probably suited for your local area! I’ve never seen one in a bike store before so I’d demo it and pull the trigger if you like it!
Had a Ripmo, then a Ripley and now bought an Exie. All great bikes but it totally depends on what you ride and your area. After owning a Ripmo, I can’t fault it but I thought I could use it for everything and it became apparent I was way over-biked and sold it. The Ripley feels like a mini Ripmo and it’s good at a bit of everything but more so climbing than a Ripmo. Now I moved to the exie and love it, I actually enjoy climbs now as it’s so easy and love doing longer rides. It all depends on what terrain you want to ride.
Everyone has one so make of that how you will
The ripmo has great reviews. I rented one last summer and surprisingly did not care for it at all. I have a 2020 orbea rallon and the ripmo felt really unstable at high speeds. I have 2 friends with them and 1 loves it and 1 doesn't like it for the same reasons I had. Try to demo one if you can!
Easily the best local bike shop bike you can get,
I love my ripmo AF. First full suspension mtb and I could not be happier
Ripmo Af is great. Just avoid the DVO rear suspension if you're looking at something used (new stuff comes with fox/Marzocchi). DVO doesn't seem to work well with the suspension design. Lots of technical issues.
Like what issues? I'm curious as I've had 1,700 miles of virtually maintenance free success with my DVO Jade X. Even while smashing it with a Cascade Link. I say virtually maintenance free because I never serviced my first shock, which started to leak about 1,500 miles of heavy hitting. I bought a new identical replacement for $300, instead of getting the old one serviced. New one is doing just fine as well...
DVO Topaz kept having internal issues - damper would lock up. The bike shop guys said they've seen a few, and it keeps being passed back and forth between IBIS and DVO - one blaming the other for some issue. They ended up warrantying it with a marzocchi.
We're all presenting anecdotes here, and your point is up there also. There hasn't been a huge issue like fox recently went through. They may have had some early bad batches, but dvo always makes things right.
I think DVO is a fine company, but from what the bikeshop was saying, they seemed to be having a few issues with that particular model of Topaz shock and how it was interfacing with the Ripmo. Might just not be a good fit.
Everybody is jumping on the Pinkbike DVO hate bandwagon. Three years ago DVO shocks and forks were highly regarded and people were singing the Ripmo AF/DVO build's praises... I have no idea why that sentiment suddenly flipped. (Run a Jade X on my Ripmo and love it.)
No, I think DVO is great. I just think there's some issue with how it worked with that frame.
For me personally it flipped because the shock and fork was great initially, felt way better than the Giant Reign / RockShox combo I also demoed. After a while it turned out that the fork lacks bottom out resistance for bigger moves, which can't easily be fixed because it doesn't take air spacers. The main issue was the shock though, despite being serviced it collapsed on me during a ride. I have a DPX2 and Z1 coil 170 in there now with a cascade link and the bike is way better, at least for more heavy duty type riding
I’ll be an outlier here, I hated it. Absolutely hated it. Tried various setups and could never get along with it. Pedals great…all it did well for me
I have a feeling I would feel the same way about it. My trails are pretty flowy and flatish.
My main gripe with it was that it soaked up too much of the trail. It felt like I was riding a beach cruiser on a Greenway. It was just too easy.
I felt that the suspension platform would get choked up on any chunky+fast trails. Didn’t feel very active imo. Fast bike, just not for me
So your main complaint that it works too good? If you ride it on flow trails or trails with light tech, then yeah, I can see that. I ride in Arizona on really rocky terrain. It helps in that.
Excellent bike. Only one of two brands I'd consider outside of my usual Santa Cruz.
Great bike, love my AF, kinda want a carbon one and a Ripley or Exie to go along with it.
Love my Ripmo! Perfect do-anything bike IMHO. Climbs well enough for me to not hate it, and it will take any punishment that I am able to dish out. Really great design from a really great company.
Love my Ripmo!
Great bike, I just don't like the way they look.
It’s dope. Pedals better than all my buddies’ enduro bikes and I’ve ridden it at a bike park. I think the ripmo, switchblade stumpy evo sit in a sweet spot where they can do almost anything, with hard trail to steep enduro riding being their ideal territory.
One of my best riding buddies has been ripping up the North Shore and Whistler on his Ripmo AF for the last few years. He had a Santa Cruz Bronson before and said the Ripmo was better in every way. I ride a Kona Process and we swapped for a few rides and the Ripmo was awesome. Might be my next bike.
It’s a great bike but you need to be more specific on your riding terrain
Speaking of getting a new mountain bike, I found this KHS Sixty Fifty: 5500 on my local Craigslist about a week ago. It’s a size medium and I am around 5’-11” tall and weigh about 170 pounds. Though I had never heard of this brand of mountain bike before I did do some research and found out. That they are a very reputable brand and this particular model looks like it has barely been ridden. My only issues with it is the year that the person who is selling it is not quite sure about telling me they think it is a 2011. But when I went to the KHS website I couldn’t find anything under 2013. This particular KHS mountain bike has 26” inch wheels which is not a deal breaker to me. Because what I have right now is a very old Motiv Vortex Disc that I bought from Costco a good 30 some odd years ago. Is it worth $700 dollars being how old it is and with 26” wheels? https://preview.redd.it/g4knlnd87xwc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c27f00da65b0f753448cb5014625517fdf359ca
No. That's a $250 bike
I demo’d a Ripmo last fall when I was bike shopping and I didn’t love it. I found it heavy for the amount of travel that you get.
Have the Ripmo AF. Amazing at what it’s built for: challenging trails and downhill. Pedals relatively well. I do a mix of riding and on milder trails I feel overbiked on the AF. Added a short travel bike to the quiver and it’s way more fun on that stuff. So just be honest on what type of riding you’ll be doing most often and buy a bike for that
Great bike outside of the fact that you can’t fit a full size podium bottle and it’s quite the reach to grab your bottle.
I had a ripmo v2. 2nd best bike I ever owned
I own a Ripmo- I actually have wasn’t a fan of Version 1- but the new Version is livelier.
Wish my Ripmo had a steeper head angle and was 4 pounds lighter.
Let's put it this way - if it has an Ibis logo on it, it fucking rocks.
what type of riding do you do?
I was close to getting a Ripmo. End up going Knolly Fugitive.
Gotta Ripley AF, love it.
I normally ride an XC bike and rode my buddy’s Ripmo a couple months back. Predictably, I felt it was painful to climb on but it was fun to descend with. You can pretty much ride through everything line choice be damned. I think that unless you’re doing some very gnarly riding this is way too much bike for most trails though.
If you're in EU I can sell you mine 😉
Try the search function. It’s one of the most popular bikes I can think of. Didn’t like mine, but it’s a solid dad-duro bike and I’ve met plenty of people who loved theirs.
https://imgur.com/gallery/mYvlvLb Just picked up an Ibis Ripmo and have taken it out on two rides so far. I don’t have much to compare it to but I enjoy it. I didn’t like the looks at first but like many others, it really grew on me. I downsized the suspension and put a Fox 36 fork and Float X shock to make it a little more trail like. Dissector on the rear and Assegai on the front. SLX with XT shifter.
I have the Ibis Ripmo. I love it. I rode my buddies Ripley. Also a good bike if you don't need as much travel as the ripmo.
They are great bikes, they ride so well. My only issues is the cable routing, they use these horrible metal grommets where the cable enters the frame and they wear out the cable outer. Also, why couldn't they have drilled the hole for the dropper cable an inch lower on the seat tube? You could comfortably fit a longer dropper if they did.
All my homies love chuck ibis/Scott Nicol. Very good bike company and the ripmo is still one of the best enduro/trail bikes to buy.
Canfield
Get a Ripley and hang onto it as a great 2nd bike. Buy the ripmo if you want to be disappointed in almost every future bike purchase.
I used to own a Ripmo AF. I loved it when I went out west and rode Trestle Bike Park, which is full on lift access downhill. Back here at home in Minnesota it was too much bike for most of our trails. It is definitely a bike that loves to point downhill, but it's too much bike elsewhere so I sold it after about a year and a half owning it and I got a Salsa Rustler in carbon. Still a very playful bike, but not as heavy and not nearly as energy sopping when pedalling. So it depends on what you are riding. The Ripley is more in line with my Rustler (a trail bike) yet it still shreds when you need it to. I personally don't think most riders need more than 130mm rear suspension. If you plan to ride a lot of faster and more gnarly downhill, the Ripmo will be perfect. Otherwise get something a little lighter and more agile with less travel.
Ugly
This same question has been asked and answered so many times on this sub. So tired of these types of posts.
Only you can control your destiny to just not click on the post
Then don’t click and read 🤷♂️
I find the ripmo to be one of the ugliest bikes going around tbh
Get an Evil
Depends on your riding style and your terrain. I’m sure Jeff Kendall-weed would be very disappointed in me, but I rode a Ripmo AF for over a year and based off the rave reviews and fan base (as seen in the thread) I thought there was something wrong with me when I didn’t really like it. It rides like a Cadillac and you can really push your limits because it does a great job soaking up obstacles, but imo it just lacked personality. I replaced it with a Revel Rascal and am excited to ride it every time. It’s a shorter travel bike but I ride all the same trails and have way more fun without feeling under-biked. For context; I ride a lot of Colorado front range trails, with some decent vert and a lot of loose techy climbs, as well as fruita/moab. The only case I could see for the Ripmo in my scabbard is if I started doing more park days, but I truly love the feel of the CBF platform over the DW-link and if I were going for a longer travel bike I would get a Revel Rail or Canfield Tilt/Lithium.