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Ibis released the first Ripmo in April of 2018 to an audience hungry for the new wave of long-travel 29ers with progressive geometry, and it’s been a very popular bike for the brand. The Ripmo V1 was carbon only, with a 76° seat angle and a 65.9° head tube angle.
Ibis released an aluminum version of the Ripmo late last year, with the idea that it should feel a little bit burlier than the carbon version. The Ripmo AF featured the ability to run a coil shock (which the Ripmo V1 didn’t) and its geometry was updated, not to mention buyers could get a full Ripmo AF build for roughly the same price as a carbon Ripmo frame.
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Today, Ibis released the carbon fiber Ripmo V2, less than two years after the V1 debuted. The updates are more of a refreshment for the Ripmo, rather than a revision though, and follow what the brand put into the Ripmo AF.
Namely, the Ripmo V2 got a predictable longer and slacker geometry makeover. The bottom bracket height stayed at 341mm however, so it isn’t lower — although the standover height is lower on all sizes.
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The top tube length stays the same across all sizes, as does the chainstay length, and the stack height is pretty similar, only varying by a few millimeters on each size. The wheel base is longer, and reach is — well, kind of longer. A size small frame has 2mm longer reach. A size medium is 14mm longer. A size large is 4mm longer, and a size XL has 7mm more reach.
Oh yeah, and it’s still 145mm of rear travel, paired with 160mm of fork travel.
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The V2 Ripmo frame also looks almost exactly like the first version, minus a few details. The frame can use a coil shock now and suspension has a more progressive end rate with more ramp, and improved small bump performance, Ibis says. Inside the frame, the V2 Ripmo can fit a slightly larger water bottle.
There are two new color choices for the Ripmo also: Star Destroyer Grey and Bug Zapper blue.
A frameset starts at $3,000, and completes start at $4,400 for a SRAM NX build. Builds top out at $9,300 for a top-shelf Shimano XTR spec.
As a whole, the newest version of the Ripmo actually seems like an unusual update since there doesn’t appear to be a whole lot that’s actually different from the first version.
For more information see the Ibis website. For pricing and build options, check Backcountry.com and JensonUSA.