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8:46 in the video, Is that silver status cracked at the front shock mount???? That is some shotty welding regardless and they want us to ride that in the park? Is merida not making the new status? Be weird if they wernt.

I know we are all supposed to be impressed with the new Stumpy, but man the new Status is a much better looker. Simple and clean. One of the best looking bikes I've seen in a while.

The popularity of social media and the need for new content (see also the daily news cycle) in the past 10 years or so has blurred the line for many between opinion and fact and has created comfy echo chambers for us lazy animals. Or somethign like that. Back to Ibis... it's commendable they tried to limit investment by reusing materials through the range, clearly the financial sting from the past few years is still there. But like what often happens, that middle ground is OK at everything and not great at any one thing.

continue chainstay length discussions HERE as to not drown the tech rumors out https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/The-Hub,2/The-Internet-Was-Wrong-Short-… started in 2016, @jeff.brines ' "short chainstays suck" thread can live on.

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.

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.

noticed that the base model 134 comes in with an MSRP of under $2k USD. definitely a budget build, but IMO its good to see that there are proper bikes in that price range for new riders looking at their first bike.

I thought boost was the only mode!?!? The others are get home mode

i believe the same people that know what they're buying wont buy a Stumpy either

You could need adult diapers today if you drink enough… I'm guessing Shimano will be releasing an updated Saint brake soon, with minor changes- the current (“old”) Saints don’t suffer from the issues that many people have with the other Shimano brakes. Possibly thicker rotors, smaller primary cylinder diameter.