Demo Bike
- Enjoy a full day riding on your favourite Tweed Valley trails
- Suspension setup for your weight before you head out
- Full refund on Demo cost if you order any new bike from Tweed Valley Bikes
- About our Demo Bikes
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 perfect 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 flowier or more mellow trails. Take it wherever you'd normally ride or push your limits, no matter how you ride 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 Standard
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
Learn, Ride, Buy
We're a small shop with a big history. All of our Guides, Coaches and Shop Staff are here to help you get exactly what you want and what you need. And if you're not sure about which new bike you want, pick up the phone, drop us a message or come and ride with us. Most of our bikes are available to hire and demo on the famous Tweed Valley trails.
The best gear, in one of the best riding locations on earth
All of our stock is hand picked by our Guides, Coaches and Shop staff to provide you the best performance, the best value and the best experience out on the trail with the lowest environmental impact available.
Why Choose Us?
At The Heart Of The Trails
Based on Innerleithen High Street in the Tweed Valley our shop lies in the shadows of the infamous Golfie. AnEnduro World Seriesvenue and legendary in the UK mountain bike scene as one of the most prolific and exciting mountains to ride in the UK. The Tweed Valley and the 100+ km of trails that stretch out from our front door have proven to become a meca for gravel, MTB and road cycling and our staff are out, rain or shine experiencing it all. We're set up to provide you the best advice and select the products to stock that are the best value, best to ride, most eco friendly and will last you the longest out on the trail. Because that's exactly what we look for in our own gear too.
From Riding to Retail
Our business began as Dirt School in 2006, a mountain bike coaching company set up to deliver the best learning and support a mountain biker could ever want. From World championship wins to the award winning BASE college course, we've experienced and forged it all. Our evolution led to the formation of Tweed Valley Guides and now Tweed Valley Bikes too, allowing us to help you buy the right equipment, and be able to ride with you on the best trails and help you learn how to get the most out of it. Our shop has genuinely grown from the trail.