Today, Ibis launch their Ripmo AF, a more affordable aluminum version of their longer travel carbon bike. The Ripmo AF takes a lot of details from the carbon version along with a few tweaks and a different parts package to bring a trail-ready, dw-link bike to a wider audience with prices starting at $2,999 USD for complete bikes. The Ripmo AF is also available as a frame only option for $1,799 with the DVO Topaz or $1,899 with the DVO Jade X coil shock upgrade.
The Ripmo AF was made to hit a lower price point and offer a complete bike that's capable of handling full-on trail riding right out of the box. All builds have DVO suspension, Maxxis Assegai tires, and a 12-speed drivetrain. The NX build is $2,999 and then the top-of-the-line GX package is $4,299.
Ibis Ripmo AF • Intended use: Enduro / All-Mountain
• 160mm front travel
• 147mm rear travel
• 2.6" tire clearance
• Aluminum frame
• Sizes S-XL
• DVO Suspension
• Compatible with coil shocks
• Price: $2,999 - $4,299 USD
More Info: Ibis Cycles The team at Ibis say that despite having the Ripmo carbon in their line for a while, they had always considered doing an aluminum version of it. The frame shape lends itself to making this possible and it's a popular category of bike. They started looking at and asking the question, "Who is the customer of this bike?" and realized that it's not the same as the person who is buying a more expensive carbon bike. They may want something a little slacker and with coil compatibility. All of that was taken into consideration with the Ripmo AF.
Ibis wanted to reach the $3,000 price point all with proper suspension, tires, and drivetrain. It seems like a pretty tough shot, especially considering the current offerings out there at that price, but Ibis decided that selling a bike at that price was key and figured out how to make it happen, even it means potentially taking a hit on the bottom line
| We want to make bikes that are affordable and inclusive and we haven’t been able to since we make carbon bikes. The Ripmo AF is our answer to that.—Ibis |
Updated Geometry and Suspension The Ripmo AF has an updated geometry and suspension. The front shock mount has been ever so slightly moved to make the suspension more progressive and in order to be compatible with certain coil shocks, including the optional DVO Jade X. Shock size is metric and the Ripmo AF uses a 210x55 shock.
As far as geometry goes, the head tube angle is 64.9-degrees, a degree slacker than the original Ripmo and the seat tube is 76-degrees. The bike uses a 44-mm offset fork. Reach numbers have grown slightly across the board.
Other Details The Ripmo AF is 1x only, has a threaded BB, and is ISCG 05 compatible - with a removable adaptor. Sizes M-XL are compatible with 170mm + droppers. Size Small bikes are compatible with 125-150mm droppers, depending on the style of dropper.
There is internal cable routing throughout and molded rubber protection on the chainstays. The bike is also compatible with up to a 203mm brake rotor and riders can fit a full-size water bottle inside the front triangle.
We have a Ripmo AF in our hands so look for more impressions to come following our Field Tests this fall.
Wait waaaat! Lamer than your pb username lol
Me neither
I'm genuinely curious to hear from someone who has ridden both.
Who's the customer for this bike?
I can easily see myself buying one
The whole SLX groupset including brakes only retails for $810. I didn't notice any other differences, so that suggests that even if Ibis is buying Shimano at retail, the NX drivetrain and brakes must be costing them negative 190 dollars.
And for those not familiar with @DVOSuspension - great forks & shocks and even greater customer service.
There was an instance where they stayed on the phone with dude while he was out riding trying to get his suspension dialed.
Then ya sell the KS dropper and NX group and you're looking at...IDK...$400-$500 for the SLX upgrade, total? Rather than the $1000 markup getting it direct from Ibis?
(and yes, DVO is now an American company so it is a given that it's unfamiliar to you in Switzerland at this point). Cheers!
If you buy that SLX bike you just have to buy a XT shifter and you'll be in heaven!
I have a Ripmo with the NX. My last bike had GX my HT has XT/SLX.
They all work great as long as they are clean, lubed, and tuned.
I did add an XO1 shifter just to give it a try.
NX cranks are great. I planned on swapping them out but after riding them for 6 months bashing rocks in Montana they have proven themselves.
Next time you hear someone's gears grinding just look at how they maintain their bike. They probably don't!
The NX cassettes are heavy but I don't notice it. Eventually I will replace it with something lighter.
Just buy the best bike you can afford.
4 piston brakes will make you happy on the Ripmo.
6 months of abuse no real issues.
I have had some hard hits with no problems. My wheels have lots of scratches.
The only negative is they tend to always have a slow leak. I check my psi before every ride.
Don’t worry Chad. The Carbon still looks better on the back of your Cayenne.
- chads
- cubicle dwellers
- Cayenne owners
Why does it mean I’m some sort of high society snob just because I prioritized my $$ to afford a great bike?
In the meantime, I'll enjoy ripping it on the top end Intense frame that I picked up on close-out because it was last year's model and that would never have ever existed if the cube dwellers hadn't created the market for it.
But hey, that's just me.
"The market reaction to this bike will be the deciding factor. We’re not saying yes or no to more “AF”. This bike is an experiment. If it’s successful, then we’ll likely go for it."
How have the new geo #'s changed the bike, climbing, cornering and descending?
What is the BB height now?
I have the carbon versionof the Ripmo and want also the slack head angle!
Please offer a well working angle set -1° with 10mm cup height oft low cup.
Or can you make a proposal which headset type to buy.
Words fail me
Other Details
There is internal cable routing throughout and molded rubber protection on the chainstays. The bike is also compatible with up to a 203mm brake rotor and riders can fit a full-size water bottle inside the front triangle.
Bikeyoke droppers too, wonderful!
For the price of the frame and fork, you get a complete bike...top of the line suspension, solid wheels, and REAL tires right out of the box. Drive train's are consumable anyway after 6-12 months if you ride hard 4-5 days a week. With the $1000 you save from the SLX build, you can thrash it for a year and replace the entire NX drivetrain and brakes with SLX, and still have money left for fresh tires and a suspension rebuild.
Great work guys, thanks for remebering those of us who don't want to drop $8k on a new bike.
Now with that you buy new SLX everything except for the shifter which is xt for the double downshift plus a one up dropper and a set of Magura mt5 from the usual places.
Total - $717 + 60 for microspline freehub
2999 - 777 + 380 = 3396
So $3400 and you got a pretty much identical build as the slx kit from Ibis except for better brakes and no bike yoke. Plus doing it with Ibis is easy since they ship all the build kits separately to the shops so you don't even have to take anything off.
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PS: Ah, they are randomized, so that one would work - yes.
Do you have weights on the full builds?
Seriously, if it climbs nearly as well as the carbon one, it will be my next bike! Coil front and rear for smooth descend as well... perfect bike!!
So, yeah, that's what I was thinking too. They make them super heavy so people that really don't have enough money will still buy it but people that could spend a bit more, are gonna do it to save nearly 2 pounds!!
Seems like the best move would be to by the NX option, sell the brakes and drivetrain, and put on SLX if you want it.
At retail the SLX drivetrain is $410 vs $375 for NX. The Guide Ts would be $210 for a set, plus 75 for rotors (the rotors retail for more, but that's what I find with a quick search). So all in that's ~$660 for the SRAM set up vs. $810 for the whole SLX groupset. So that's $150 cheaper in parts for an $800 retail difference (when assigning $200 of the difference to the dropper). SRAM must have given them a hell of a deal.
Then the Privateer 161 came around the corner. And now this lovley machine...
Life gets better and better but also harder to decide.
shop. I have an alloy Salsa Bucksaw fattie and was sold on DW link based suspension. If Ibis had slightly better (liwer) standover heights, I’d take a harder look at em.
The (A)Fing bike ticks all the boxes for me. Shimano, DVO with coil, nice modern angles, short chainstays....
However, this bike would make a great 2 Bike Quiver, maybe get this and an Ibis Ripley CF for the other bike.
Looking at the Geo numbers, this is what the Ripmo CF should be. Many people have complained the Ripmo CF's suspension curve is way too regressive, and it's HA not slack enough.
I absolutely Love my Ripmo CF.
I have a 2019 Ripmo CF with XX1 build kit and Fox X2 and Fox Grip2.
To me, my Ripmo comes closest to being a ONE BIKE QUIVER. The Fox X2 with 4 spacers on my Ripmo makes the bike fairly linear at the end of it's stroke (way too regressive with only 1 spacer). 4 spacers makes the bike takes the square big edge hits better. I am only 165 lbs suited up though, and I would not recommend a Ripmo CF as a shredder if you weigh over 175 lbs because I feel at 165, 4 spacers is perfect, if you weigh anymore than that, you will not get the tune you want. However, a Ripmo AF with it's more progressive linkage would be great for the bigger riders!
I want to try a -1 Degree Angleset on my Ripmo CF to take it to 64.9 Degrees (what the Ripmo AF has now), but I am hesitant to only because I don't want to take away from it's MOST AWESOME TRAIL manners. Also, going -1 degree is not crucial for me since I also have a BronsonV3 with X2, and a Scott Gambler DH bike, in case I want to get a little more rowdy. I have cleared technical uphill sections with my Ripmo CF that I have never cleared before, and I want to keep it this way (going -1 degree HA might change all that).
For those of you who are thinking of getting this Ripmo AF, do it! You will not be dissapointed. It's suspension curve must be great since it can work with a coil shock, and Ibis DW-Link Bikes are the most awesome peddlers.
This is probably not 100% accurate though.
I ride a Ripped as F.ck bike
Also the upper versions are not worth: The shock and the fork are the same on each version, only the brakes and the transmission are upgraded. Commercially awkward I`d say.
Dying to find out more as it is also on my maybe list.
DW link is the best I’ve ever tried imho
Vppants be Gone!!
And no one complaining about that ugly down tube near to bb shared with last gen Yetis
www.pinkbike.com/news/privateer-bikes-161-prototype-is-an-aluminium-full-suss-aimed-at-racers---eurobike-2019.html
So if I'm buying a bike, and in one hand I can have a FRAME+FORK, and on the other only the FRAME,
Only some I-BIaS-ome people will chose the latest
I was reading a cellphone spec the other day and the camera was listed as 13 MP AF. Took me a second to realize it's Auto Focus.
Another issue I can see is the brakes ... something of this weight and use category should be running a more robust brake ...somewhere I read the bike can accommodate 203 mm rotors... why not spec the bike as such out of the box!
I don’t trust the DVO products as they’re new to the business. Nobody carries parts for DVO... just the last thing one needs when on a trip and the fork needs maintenance..And a company which does not likely stand by its warranty nor has readily available parts at your small local bike shop.
I wonder why Ibis chose to go with DVO in The first place.. I don’t see what the hype is about with this company..
Why not manitou ? Fox? Trust even?