Note: the picture does not represent the build kit of this bike, please see the specification below.
A long established classic, the Ripmo is Swiss Army knife of the Ibis bikes range and in some ways, there is no ideal rider for the Ripmo. It's one of those rare middle ground bikes that you could use for almost anything.
Hard enough charging to take on the EDR world cups, or session trails at your local uplift, it's also got the lightness and pedal efficiency for big days out and enough pep not to feel to overbiked when descending mellower trails. Take it wherever you'd normally ride, or push your limits, no matter how you use the Ripmo it's rarely going to feel out of place.
Completely revised for the V3 the new bike improves on an already brilliant platform in almost every area. Based round a 160mm fork, the rear travel bumps up slightly to 150mm and the head angle rakes out a touch to 64.5'. Now modular, the bike can use either a full 29' setup or a 650b rear thanks to a neat flip chip on the upper DW rocker link.
Seat angles are tweaked by size, as is BB height and the linkage is now re-designed and more progressive to work with either air or coil shocks. Standover has also been lowered with all frames now featuring a very nicely executed storage compartment, complete with in frame Cotopaxi pouches to silently store your spares.
After a simple, no nonsense bike that can cover just about every aspect of mountain biking? It could well be the Ripmo.
Full Specification
Fork: Fox Factory Series, Float 36, GripX 160mm, 29”
Shock: Fox Float X Factory Series, 2 pos. adjust with EVOL
Wheels: Blackbird Send Alloy Send I front / 29" and either 27.5" or 29" Send II rear (27.5 on S/M and 29 on XM/L/XL) / Ibis Hubs
Tires: Maxxis DHF 29” x 2.5” WT, EXO+ casing Front and DHR2 27.5"/29" x 2.5 WT EXO+ casing Rear
Brakes: Shimano XT M8120 4-Pot
Brake Rotors: Shimano
Cranks: Shimano XT M8100 12 Speed
Bottom Bracket: Shimano MT800
Rear Derailleur: Shimano XT M8100 12 Speed
Shifter: Shimano XT M8100 12 Speed
Cassette: Shimano XT M8100 10-51T
Chain: Shimano XT M8100 12 Speed
Headset: Cane Creek 40 ZS44/ZS56
Grips: Lizard Skin Charger Evo
Handlebar: Blackbird HiFi 35mm, 800mm
Stem: Blackbird 35mm - S/M: 35mm, XM/L/XL: 50mm
Seatpost: Bike Yoke Revive Dropper 34.9 - S: 125mm, M, 160mm, XM: 185mm, L/XL: 213mm
Saddle: WTB Silverado Fusion, 142mm