Ibis Ripmo Review - 2019 Bible of Bike Tests
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- The Ripmo embodies the term “hover bike.” It floated up rough climbs, indifferent to pedal input. Likewise, it swallowed our chunky descents while still maintaining more pop than a long-travel 29er should. That once niche category is officially ready for the masses.
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Having ridden this bike numerous times, (and basically every other bike in the category) I feel like the Ripmo is just about the best "do everything" 29er of 2018. Well done Ibis!
You should be part of the review team #mtbyumyumforreview... Sill waiting for your thoughts on a whyte G170
mr yum yum, not trying to steal anyones thunder, just respect your opinion and looking for some help. Im stock standard 5 ft 10 inchs with shortish arms, no chance of demoing a ripmo. what size would u recommend for me.
Richard hall get the large. I am 6” and could have ridden the xl. The stack height does not change much between sizes
And I thought you were a Yeti fanboy!
@@richardhall250 it's really hard to say considering your right there between the Medium and Large... My buddy Zac is 5'10" and prefered the Medium... sorry I can't be more help. Good luck!
This is the bike I prefer to travel with! Such an unlimited bike!!!
Watching what you can do on a Ripmo inspired me to get one and I'm enjoying it very much!
Have you tried yours with the Float X2? How different does it feel?
Jake Davidson mine came with the X2 upgrade and I like it more than expected. No complaints on trails and I can’t wait to hit the parks next summer where I think it will really shine. I added one volume reducer to make it more progressive because I was blowing through the whole travel pretty easily.
@@Wizler71 Nice. That's exactly what I was hoping to hear.
Jeff, I'm looking to have a Ripmo built up within the next few weeks. I would like to hear your thoughts on fork offset 44mm vs 51mm. thx
That is the most glowing review I have ever seen from you guys. Just brought mine home today, and can't wait to shred in the morning!
So, after 5 months..?
Yea long term review?
Like the others said I’m keen to hear a long term review and customer service experience
Did you *_DIE?_*
I just bought this bike, full factory, XT and Ibis carbon wheels and it has SO exceeded my expectations. Climbs like a hardtail standing or sitting, you pedal and it surges forward. Looking forward to many more rides.
This is why you have to demo bikes.. A Yeti freak here and I assumed the SB130 would be the quicker, better handling bike however this Ripmo took the cake.. This is a bad ass do everything bike!
The purchase of my Ripmo has completely been the BEST experience ever.
This bike seems to know what I want to do before I do. Very liberating on the climbs like nothing I have felt before. I can honestly say after this bike I will never look beyond Ibis. Best money ever spent and would buy it again without even a blink. Ride one and you WILL understand. This video sums this bike up better then any other I have watched, very honest and accurate, well done. Huge shout out to IBIS, you really nailed it with this bike. Absolutely love it!!!
Welcome to Ibis handling! :) IMO, they have always done an incredible job of dialing in exactly what you describe - handling that Just Does It. I'm on an HD3 now and am about to move to the Ripmo. Can't wait.
Do you like to jump? How is it in the air? Thx.
Windband1 my air skills could use some improvement but my best praise would be this,,, I like to catch air way more now then I used to....confidence....maybe sometimes more then I need is what this bike has breathed into my riding....going to Moab in March so can’t wait to really let the Ripmo take me on a ride!!
OK...after your review and the Rip winning Bike of the Year in Enduro Magazine, I will be on a 2 year waiting list! Thanks Roxy and Ibis for making such a Fab bike!!!
Nice to see my choice validated. Great bike.
Rippin my Ripmo in Denver and loving it!
The review makes me smile ear to ear - satisfaction of owning and building the Ripmo on my own.
Possibly the best 1 bike to own, if 1 bike is your jam!!! Wow great job with the reviews!
Well done Ibis ... they make amazing bikes!
$4000 seems "pretty" reasonable these days..
Full carbon frame eagle drivetrain fox 36 and dpx2. It is! $3,000 for frame alone..
That's a bottom of the barrel one. To get one that actually does what the name implies, it's almost 6, imho, then keeps going up from there. About double what a similar priced Yt is.
Love mine very much. Only thing I would change on it is the thompson stem with the 3mm bolts as they are prone to strip and I'm putting 203's on the brakes in the spring. Very happy how this bike feels.
Remember back when everything had 5mm allen bolts? You could literally strip and rebuild an entire bike with a 5mm allen key, those were the days.
Check out Box for a stem. So much stiffer than Thompson. I don’t want to go fly weight on an enduro bike.
@@lancerifenburg5893 I'm waiting for the Industry 9 stem
Finally! The Ripmo review. This bike is on my wishlist for sure.
I'm torn between the Ripley V4 and Ripmo.
I've demo'd the Ripmo but felt it could be a bit more nimble. However, I been riding a V1 Ripley for over 4 years now.
One thing that really stood out on the Ripmo was how it tracked. It just commands this presence when pedaling even on the street!
The "fun factor" is a priority for me. For example the V1 Ripley is crazy fun: nimble, climbs well. Although I wish it was a bit more stable. I heard the V4 is really stable. Hopefully, I'll be able to demo one this weekend.
I ride a small 29er, would love to try this one. Would fit so well on our trails in Wales in the United Kingdom. Great review.
Hey, LOVE this series! What a great resource. When are you going to ride a POLE MACHINE or STAMINA...or EVOLINK?
This bike has excellent geometry, it is very effective pedaling and climbing but downhill it is less effective than other enduro bike in its class. I ride a Rocky Mountain Instinct BC Edition 2018 and the horse link suspension system absorbs shocks better than dw wlink in my opinion. The strength of the dw link is pedaling and climbing. The dw link is too stiff for the descent for my personal taste and my weight of 230 pounds. Having a Fox 36 forks of 160mm forward help but I put a shock Fox X2 instead of the dpx2 for this type of suspention system that would give a better balance for a bike of this category.
Heisenberg didn’t die ,he started reviewing bikes.
Ms. xc over here "i would dread riding a long travel 29er" lol
Awesome review guys!
Would love to see this compared to YT jeffsy 29 2019
I ride a mojo 3 and this review makes me wanna sell it for a Ripmo.. Damnit.
Manny Fonseca So a year later... did you?
Was considering Offering, Rallon, SB 130. This review may have changed my mind. Maybe the most positive review since the 1st Following. Will definitely try to demo.
What did you go for?
@@Rainyfeels Nothing yet. Now I want to try the Ripley! Still enjoying my Evil Following.
How does Ripmo compare with Instinct BC Addition? Which one would be better bike for Northeast rocky terrain?
How's the DPX2 shock compared to the X2? I demo'd one today with the X2. The bike felt great. Is it worth the upgrade?
Which trail were you using for the chunky/LT loop?
The More We Explore it’s Grafton Mesa I believe.
Stoked to build a Ripmo up soon. What trails are these? Looks like AZ maybe. Do they say in the mag?
i am 5 10" 30 inseam. Med or Large ripmo
I’m 1.78 / 5’10” and have a large Ripmo. Brilliant bike
All well and good. Still, I am perfectly happy with my Rocky Instinct BC thank you very much. #Lovetheride
Well I'm ecstatic about my New Balance shoes, and the new alternator on my Porsche really has stabilized the entire car voltage, however, my recently purchased round hairbrush isn't quite coarse enough.
...as if that's relevant.
Its relevent. These reviews are tailor made to create a medical condition known as "bike envy". In some it can become debilitating and financially ruinous, leaving it's victim alone in the forest muttering about seat tube angles and threaded bottom brackets.
And besides, we all know that Commencal rules and carbon's for fools.
If you're happy with your Rocky why even comment?? You should be riding
Hi, which do you think is the best trail bike , the ripmo or the yeti sb130?
Ibis ripmo or sb130 which descends better
are we gonna see any rocky mountain reviews?
They did one on the 2019 carbon Thunderbolt
Hey Jan, we reviewed the Thunderbolt in this Bible, and we've also reviewed the current Instinct earlier this year. Here's a link for the Thunderbolt review, and head to bikemag.com for the Instinct. Hope that helps! www.bikemag.com/gear/mountain-bikes/review-rocky-mountain-thunderbolt-c30/
Just can’t decide on the float 2 upgrade...any thoughts from owners?
Matt, I am certainly no expert, in fact quite a novice but I did recently see a review regarding this question and the general consensus was that the Float 2 takes a little more dialling in but would be the better shock for big downhill bike park/jump rides whereas the DPX 2 gives a more poppy ride, possibly better suited to everyday trail rides.
Don’t upgrade. The DPX2 will be better due to better progression.
The X2 has been working well for me on trails and all-around riding. Better than I expected, honestly. Can't wait to take it to the park next summer which is where it should really shine. I did need to learn more about suspension settings to get it dialed though.
IMO, the Float X2 is the best air shock Fox has ever made. That said, it sounds like the 2018 version didn't play well with the Ripmo, but 2019 is what's shipping now...
I demoed the Ripmo with the stock front shock and comparing it to other bikes I demoed I found it did not preform enough low speed dampening. I ended up buying the GX build and upgraded to the Fox Factory fork. I also upgraded the rotors to 200mm and upgraded to SRAM Code R brakes. since the bike comes fully assembled the bike shop (Kirkland Bike Shop) can upgrade you and give you wholesale price for parts you swap out. No extra assembly costs! Very happy with my new bike.
God I wish I loved the look of this bike more than I do, anyone can compare this to the Switchblade from Pivot as far as ride goes?
CABdosdos - Agree, I think its a boring looking bike. But sounds like its a great ride.
I was thinking of getting a Ripley LS and now feel I should explore the Ripmo first. If this is such a fantastic bike, why is Ibis selling others?
NW Budro as much as I loved the ripmo it’s not as fast nor does it climb better.. two different bikes..
@@michaelutley7661 In Ripley vs Ripmo:
Please expound - Fast where, and regarding "...Climb better" - How about, "climbs just as well"?
@@1ndomitus You need to demo both bikes and make sure both are set up equally and properly.
Ripmo or SB150?
I want one
Ripmo or Rallon ¿?
is that better than evil
I'm still on the fence between the Ripmo and the Orbea Rallon. Geometry is close to the same between the two, but Ripmo has DW link... Have demo'd a Ripmo but not a Rallon, just wondering if DW link is really that much better than what is essentially the split pivot on the Orbea. Orbea is stunning to look at too, which isn't making the decision easy.
test ride the Rallon and then decide between 2 great choices.
Split pivot design of Rallon inferior to DW. It was a design meant for mass production with lower build tolerances
Dont buy for looks.
What is the trail name at 1:34?
ripmo or sb130??
shane oravsky Ripmo
Where is that trail?
7stud St. George area but not sure the trail
Swinley Forest, red trail
Not a prettier design than Ibis right now.
Kirk Douglas Disagree. That top tube is gay (happy).
You sir, have *good* taste.
Dear Americans, Corvettes don't handle that well. Yours Sincerely, Europe (where they keep the corners).
Until they made it mid-engine.
I like how he’s wearing a chicken shirt
I ran over poop with mine...
Same. My tires are all gunked up with poop.
@@CCWclassic Rode 8 miles up hill to Jackass Junction. An out of town'er asked if he could tuck in behind me for the ride down. I told him that I was going full STRAVAsshole on the way down and he was cool with that. So I took off hit 24 mph doing bunnyhoppers, wheelie coasters, pitchuck kick outs, no front brake stoppies and he stayed tucked in right behind me. We got out of the tight section and opened up to 28 to 30 mph hit this G-out into a off camber right. Boom, at the top of the bonzi is the biggest pile of 💩 poo ever! I throw a combo pitchuck tail whip scrubbed low and my rear tire hit that pile of poo and actually made a loud pop. I looked back and the dude that tucked my slip was covered in poo. It was all over his face, in his eyes, in his mouth and he face plant crashed. I would've stopped but I knew I was rocking some serious PR's so I just tucked and kept flying. Never saw that dude ever again. I would give anything to have footage of this. There was still some poop caked on one spot of my rear tire...
@@CCWclassic I assume your a dude so I'll just throw this out there. The earth-muffin ginger chick Bike Mag test rider in this vid is smoking! I might watch one more time...
@@lilblaster22 damn dude that's quite a tale. I always keep a bottle of poo-pouri strapped to my down tube just so I don't have to deal with the stench.
@@CCWclassic He probably needed a high pressure squirt bottle and about 50 to 60 ounces of water and some baby wipes. Normally when I throw a pitchuck tail whip at 💩poop on the trail I'll grab a handful of rear brake so it just gets knocked off to the side and not kicked up. But this time I didn't want to throw off my flow it had rained a couple days prior and was perfect hero dirt...
Been thinking about this for my first FS bike. Anyone riding one with a 29 front 27.5+ rear setup out there?
It would be great if you guys would offer the location of the trail when you give reviews. It makes a big difference when your reviewing a bike and legitimizes reviews. Keeping it so mysterious seems questionable. Contextualizing your reviews would also differentiate each review. It feels like reviews are repetitive sometimes.
The long travel downhill is Grafton mesa in Virgin, Utah. It's a pretty gnarly double black diamond with some exposure.
yeah like it's so hard to tell from the excellent video. "Questionable"? I know, these dang con artists - what can ya do!
- and why doesn't the Thumbs Down do anything?!
Looking at the guys riding in the video I can see why this bike was popular. However, this is not a bike for pinners/racers. The last 30% of travel is regressive. It requires shock volume reducers and sensitivity suffers as a result. Killer bike for beginner/intermediate or older guys and ladies though.
You know the Ibis EWS runs the Ripmo (except Buchanan) for almost every race....
@@philboss5472 And Rude won two years straight on a medium SB6 with a 60mm stem. Hill, at 5'10", rides a bike with a 430mm reach. Don't use what pro's ride as a reference. They are vastly more talented than even a local pinner and can literally ride anything. Even if that means riding a bike with compromised suspension, and I promise you they're running smaller shock volume/higher spring rate than they would like.
Yeah must be why JKW dropped everyone down the toughest legal double black in Washington on his ripmo.
@@gweflj Yeah of course pros are not best for comparison but you just said it would be a nice bike for beginners. It just doesn't makes sense as far the suspension on this thing can be set up how you want. Like a shock tuning (even only a change on the volume of the Air chamber) is a complete un-doable thing. And have you seen Jeff Kendall-Weed hucking this damn thing to death? The shock may need some adjusting for harder riding but that does not make it a beginner's bike....
That’s it, the bike sucks I guess...
I hope this doesn't come off dickish, but do you guys ever give a bad reveiw? Every one of them seem the same. Just my opinion
Did you try some xc bikes?
Hi Nicolas, the most all-out XC bike we tested in southwest Utah was the BMC Fourstroke 01 One but we had a short-travel 29 class and a short-travel 27.5 class to catch all bikes that are blurring what constitutes 'XC' and 'trail' these days. You can find all the options here: www.bikemag.com/2019-bible-bike-tests-utah/
L0lz @ americans thinking the Corvette is a good handling car XD
These marketing bastards know how to get the gullible 9-5 job-having consumer with nothing to do with their money riled up and emotional to the point where they justify buying the next new thing, "from the moment you step on the pedal, it just shoots you into outerspace" c'mon dude, until the fools who buy it actually do only to realize, they've just fallen victim to the n+1 thing.
euro bikes accelerates fast in their 2.5 width DHF DRII combo now uhn? so, what will you say about XC frames with 2.2 Icons and likes then?
Neither black or white.
@@helmetless how old are you?
What better thing to spend your money on?
My 27.5 will lose ANY 29er thru the trees...leave them in the dust or they get wrapped around a branch,,,ha hahahahha
Interesting, I've been considering the PLUS but not certain there's one out there could beat the Ripxxx "Fun-factor".
Fezzari is better
I'm between the ripmo and la sal. Have you been in both? What are your thoughts?
Jesus....why so much salavation over 29. Its gotten really bad. To the point im finding it repulsive. Find something else to finatisize over.