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New Ripley spotted today. Reach grows. Same design as the HD6. In frame storage, mullet chip, no other adjustments seen.
Claims made:
The Ripmo will share the same triangles with a different shock and yoke.
Build weight XT/Fox Factory/Ibis Carbon wheels/ DHR II and Dissector 28 lbs.
The chain is visible to be following an idler-less low-pivot path, so not a v5! Also, may be it’s the angle the photo has been taken at, but the rear triangle seems awfully short to my eyes…
seems like the yoke has been abandoned, that's good, well done Ibis
Makes me happy that wheelbased is back from his break. Love reading his articles.
There is still a yoke used, just much shorter. The upper link is moved in front of the seat tube like on the HD6. I’d guess 1/2-1/3rd the total length of the older models.
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Remy Morton riding the new Status at a launch(?) event in Bellingham
But is it a 24/26 mullet with no drivetrain?
Ibis teasing the new Ripmo release for Tuesday. Looks like rear flip chip for mullet, frame storage, normal cables. Linkage looks like the HD6.
Actually… that is a 34… Ripley with a flip chip?
Flipley (I'll get my coat)
This is precisely what we intend to find out.
Looks like both carbon and aluminum options still. Nice.
99% sure that's just calling out a carbon wheel upgrade
Good call. I wondered why they would abandon the AF theme...
fyi i deleted the thunder mountain screenshots b/c thunder mountain asked. they messed up with page being live.
Looks cool.
I like the fluid injection system on the shock. I've wanted something just like it - there are plenty of bikes which run the shock "upside down" and the lubrication runs to the bottom so they always dry out way faster than when oriented the other way. would make a noticeable improvement to performance and longevity
And it also has a foam ring to aid the lubrication. So obvious when you think about it in hindsight, cool idea nevertheless.
The flex on that fork
Ripmo V3 via German site:
My critiques after just grazing over it are CS are short and what is with the 500+mm reach on the large.
could have just called it S M L XL XXL instead of S M XM L XL tbh, sizing seems in line
also these are a lot more pleasant to look at than the eye cancer inducing last generation
Well the extra medium reach is around what most other brand large are. So Ibis new large should be compared to most other brand X-Large which are usually in that 500-510mm reach range.
The travel bump to 150mm and switch to a 34.9mm seatpost was expected (HD6 is also 34.9). The 203mm rear rotor limit is kinda low for such a bike.
Frame weight is significantly higher than last gen Ripmo at 3450g, last gen was around 2800g with the same shock. Kinda worried that the new ripley frame will also be very heavy. Should know later today.
There's been a lot of conversation about chainstay length recently. I am a big guy, riding a XL and I gotta say, for a trail bike I don't want this massive chainstay. My bikes are big enough as is. Me trying to navigate a tight trail system is hard enough on a ~1270 wheel base. Enduro and DH race bikes, yes, all for longer stays. But the Ripmo is firmly a long travel trail bike with the introduction of the HD6.
Did y'all notice the BB height changes dramatically between sizes, from 338 to 350mm? I don't think I've ever seen that on a geo chart. Meanwhile the chainstay length only changes 5mm from smallest to biggest. Kinda odd.
Wow those are some baaaaad numbers. I feel bad for ibis, they finally get their design up to speed and then their geo is horribly outdated.
Chainstay is too short. RIP. Maybe I’ll end up going with the SJ after all. Just wish the Bb was a little higher on SJ in long chainstay mode.
I’d rather have traction any day. A couple centimeters doesn’t actually make it harder to get around a turn, and the overall traction you gain will make up for it many times over. I’ve been riding some of the tightest twistiest tracks and I find it’s only better now that I got a longer chainstay on the bike.
Long cs setting + 160 fork could help a little?