Could a V2 owner with the Fox X2 do me a favor and look - what is the 4 digit build code on your shock? Thanks!

 

Mine says d7j4

 

just bought a frame that's coming in tomorrow. I've ridden and lived in or near the Santa Cruz area since the late 90's. was riding a hightower v2 that's just a tad too small, but still hella fun on the trails. was looking for a Ripley or a Ripley af but no stock anywhere (at least online) because wanted to try out a little bit of the shorter travel playfulness that I've barely experienced when I've asked to jump on random strangers rigs just to get a feel for sizing and pop a wheelie. was online Saturday and saw a ripmo in stock an clicked on it. I'll post some pics of my build when I'm done.

I still ride my hardtail a fair amount (older carbon honzo), I like shorter travel bikes too, and will probably build a Ripley or Ripley af eventually. it's always nice to have choices and nice bikes I guess, mo money mo problems. pretty stoked rn.

Edit: here's da frame!

 

Looking at the Ibis release cycle, the Ripley V5 update would be due next Spring/Summer. Ripmo not till 2023 so if you had eyes on a Ripley and would need to wait till next Spring anyway, might be worth holding off. Ripmo is a tougher call. I have seen a few pop up in stock (frame only). Any Central Oregon riders here on a Ripmo ? Think it's the right bike for the area or too much travel. We certainly have nasty rocky stuff in places but the consensus I hear is steeper longer bikes might be overkill. When I ride Funner or Farewell, I'm happy to have the extra travel.

 

I had a rock kick up today and it looks like it hit the bottom of my rear triangle on the drive side. What does this normally look like? It looks like in photos on Ibis there is some protection there, but it's hard to see. The way there are square edges is confusing me. Should I be concerned about riding or is it just cosmetic and I should tape it up and hit the trails? Thanks!

 

There is normally a stainless steel plate there.

 

Those are for the bottom of the chain stay, pick the one that fits your model.

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Thanks for taking the time to do that! I appreciate all of y'all's responses.

 

I have a brand new med Ripmo V2 frame for sale if anyone is looking. https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/3112113/

 

Been shakin down my new ripmo in the Santa Cruz mountains for a few days over the last week. Built up real smooth and it rides even smoother. Super balanced and composed, moto like climbing traction (plus that uphill traction w/speed after coming out of a trough or g-out). Jumps/smaller drops (not particularly any huge ones for me) feel fluid, rear feels poppy. The bike kinda just disappears beneath me, Star Wars speeder bike like. Super stoked! Hopefully I can get it up to the Sierra before going back to work in a coupla weeks!

 

Help. 5’6” riders, what size are you riding?
I’m coming from a Small SB130.

 

I am 5’6” and ride small Ripmo. Best bike I have ever had. I use a 60mm stem, which is not for everyone. I was on a medium Canfield Riot before, and it was slightly too large. This Ripmo is super flickable for me, better for my riding style using size small. Interestingly, After owning Riot for 2 years, I was thinking about buying a 27.5 bike. Then in a chance demo rental of the Ibis Ripmo, it was pretty eye opening, because they only had a small available. It worked out great, so thats what I bought.

 

5’6” on a medium, originally built it with a 35mm stem now swapping to a 40mm. I do have my saddle pretty much all the way back as well. The distance from the saddle to the bars still feels short so I’m swapping stems. I definitely wouldn’t want it any shorter.

 

Has anyone run the Fox Float X2 and the Dvo Topaz T3 on this bike? I wanted to get some feedback on the feel and some comparison. Currently running a Topaz T3 but I had originally wanted an X2.

 

Does anyone have the paint code for Star Destroyer Gray? Is it a Crosstrek color like Blue Steel on the Ripley? Could have sworn I saw one the other day after a ride.

 

 

OMG! Fantastic shot!

 

Talk to me about pedal strikes. I’m in SoCal and riding the usual local chunk and rock gardens.

I have a Lage V2 XT build on order and I requested my dealer swap to 170mm cranks (175mm is standard on L/XL frames). I see quite a few people mentioning they’re running 165mm cranks on their V2’s. Should I go that route?

 

Talk to me about pedal strikes. I'm in SoCal and riding the usual local chunk and rock gardens.

I have a Lage V2 XT build on order and I requested my dealer swap to 170mm cranks (175mm is standard on L/XL frames). I see quite a few people mentioning they're running 165mm cranks on their V2's. Should I go that route?

If anyone is looking for 165s, I have a set of M8100s (XTs).

 

I'm on a large xt build also with 170 crank arms. Not bad if sag is correct. Im also in san diego 165 would be golden though

 

On a large bild with custom parts I have also chosen 170m crank length and I'm happy with it.

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I'm on a large GX build with stock 175 cranks, riding in chunky New England trails. I feel like the bike rides dynamically higher in its travel, resulting in fewer pedal strikes versus my previous bikes (Transition Patrol and Smuggler, both with 170 mm cranks). I have more confidence climbing rock features and pedaling through rock gardens. That said, I think 170mm would be even better. I wouldn't go 165 though (lower leverage too much of a tradeoff).

 

I'm on a large with 165 cranks. When I went from the Enduro to Ripmo I kept 170 cranks, but I felt like I lost the granny gear. Put the 165s on and it restored the sit and spin feeling I like for extended service road climbs. No pedal strike issues.

 

Anyone in the US looking for a new in box Mezzer Pro at a good price? Finally received mine after months of backorder. I've since built up a custom coil fork so sadly I'm unloading the Mezzer. Figured I'd offer it up to the Ripmo guys first before listing to the general public.

 

Just listed my medium V2 frame on Pinkbike in case anyone is interested.

https://m.pinkbike.com/buysell/3132385/

 

Can anyone guide me to what mounting hardware I'd need for a float x2 install? I see a few options on ibis here: Parts - Ibis Cycles Online Store

 

Can anyone guide me to what mounting hardware I'd need for a float x2 install? I see a few options on ibis here: Parts - Ibis Cycles Online Store

Pretty sure they are 25x8 and 15x8. That's going off memory from a little while ago.

 

I bought these two.

4 piece Lower Shock Reducer Kit

4 Piece Reducer Kit

store.ibiscycles.com

https://store.ibiscycles.com/shock-reducer-hardware-fox-and-dvo-p154.aspx, 25mm version

 

Posted this in the AF thread but in case anyone here is interested I have a large v2 GX build up for sale .

https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/3133600/

 

Has anyone run a Kitsuma shock on one of these? Cane creek says the Compression range would be just fine but have heard at least one person say the shock is way over damped for the ripmo.

Also, if anyone has a siz L frame for sale, shoot me a PM!

 

Has anyone run a Kitsuma shock on one of these? Cane creek says the Compression range would be just fine but have heard at least one person say the shock is way over damped for the ripmo.

Also, if anyone has a siz L frame for sale, shoot me a PM!

Ya, I was running a Kitsuma Air on my Rip. Let me just say that I'm a big CC fan cuz I'm big and they've been reliable. I have a DBA on my HD5 that's great. I have a Kitsuma Air on my shorter travel 29er that I also like. But, I could not get the Kitsuma and RIP to get along as much I'd like. I even emailed CC for advice, which I found wasn't very helpful. So I sent in my Topaz to DVO for a custom tune not too long ago. (DVO custom tune is cheap FYI)

Unfortunately, only got a couple of rides on the new shock before my BB took a dump and I sent it in for warranty, which was way too long ago. I had very low expectations with the DVO tune. Kinda prefer a very tunable shock, but I was actually pretty impressed on those 2 rides. It's lighter too.

I'll mention one last thing. I bought a ShockWiz and it tells me on all my bikes to lower the HSC and LSC. I assumed it was just because I was riding Ibis frames, but when I told this local custom tuner this, he said it was same with a lot of folks, and not just Ibis bikes.

 

Ibis quality, warranty and the nitty gritty
Need to went a bit - letting my thoughts about the Ripmo out

Has anyone else had problems with their Ripmo v2 frame? I cracked my size Large in one week and now Ibis won't put it on their warranty. Cracked while riding, nothing extraordinary, you know just riding along and all that. I suspect a stray rock hit the downtube near the bottom bracket. There are scuffs on the downtube protector and the paint has started to chip below the protector. The spot sounds hollow when knocking it, compared to the frame elsewhere.

Ibis claims that that because this is an impact it is not covered by warranty. This might be true but I think the frame should be able to handle a few stray rocks. So if this is normal, and thus not a warranty case, then the quality or design is bad in my opinnion. What does the community here think?

There is a crash replacement sceme, but I have yet to hear what the cost for a new front end will be.

Other issues
I've also lost the metallic plate chain slap beneath the chain stay, came loose in the same time period. Doesn't improve my thought on Ibis quality... I've now added a bit of an old inner tube wrapped around that spot on the chainstay to protect the rear triangle and to quiet the bike down from the chain slap.

Talking about noise, how have you remedied the cable rattle on this frame? It's wild how much noise those make! I used some electric tape and zip ties to secure the cables at their ports.

Specs
I have the 2021 spec with SLX build kit, inculdes Fox Factory 36 and X2. Ibis recommended settings are a good start generally, but the fork in my case needs more high and low speed compression damping or/and less sag (more pressure) than recommended.
Looks like the 2022 model will have the burlier Fox 38, Ibis EWS team uses that one. Interesting to see what lenght the fork will be. Personally I wouldn't mind a 170mm fork and a slightly slacker head angle, then you would be able to ride with less sag in the rear for the same sag% in the front and avoid some of those pedal strikes and have it set up for some steeper trails.

My ride on our Instagram page

Pedal strikes and those cranks though. Why spec 175mm cranks? I keep hitting them constantly. Need to order 165 or 170 ones. Other wise the spec is solid. Sometimes I'd like to have more power from the brakes though. Otherwise the groupset works well. I had to adjust the chain lenght (cut one link out in my case) to get smooth shifts all the way through. Shimano's instructions for measuring the chain are good but not fool proof I guess, haha.

Loving the Bike Yoke Revive dropper, it is an absolute treat!

Linkage bushings and bearings
Has anyone done a full linkage service yet? I was excited about the bushings and waited for care free miles, but somehow I missed the fact that the upper link has 4 small ballbearings in it. I was so looking forward not needing to take care of linkage bearings but one of those had already started to bind. I've only done 370miles (600km) on mine. Cleaned and re greased the busings already (not needed at this point really) and tried to resurrect that one bearing by wiping the old grease out and sticking fresh grease in beneth the dust seals. I'll have to keep an eye on those, sigh.

by ESF , on Flickr

Sorry for this messy post - just needed to get theese thoughts out of my head - I'm sure many of these topics have been discussed here earlier, I need to start reading through this thread. All and any replies are welcome!

by ESF , on Flickr

 

Ibis quality, warranty and the nitty gritty
Need to went a bit - letting my thoughts about the Ripmo out

Has anyone else had problems with their Ripmo v2 frame? I cracked my size Large in one week and now Ibis won't put it on their warranty. Cracked while riding, nothing extraordinary, you know just riding along and all that. I suspect a stray rock hit the downtube near the bottom bracket. There are scuffs on the downtube protector and the paint has started to chip below the protector. The spot sounds hollow when knocking it, compared to the frame elsewhere.
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Ibis claims that that because this is an impact it is not covered by warranty. This might be true but I think the frame should be able to handle a few stray rocks. So if this is normal, and thus not a warranty case, then the quality or design is bad in my opinnion. What does the community here think?

There is a crash replacement sceme, but I have yet to hear what the cost for a new front end will be.

Other issues
I've also lost the metallic plate chain slap beneath the chain stay, came loose in the same time period. Doesn't improve my thought on Ibis quality... I've now added a bit of an old inner tube wrapped around that spot on the chainstay to protect the rear triangle and to quiet the bike down from the chain slap.

Talking about noise, how have you remedied the cable rattle on this frame? It's wild how much noise those make! I used some electric tape and zip ties to secure the cables at their ports.

Specs
I have the 2021 spec with SLX build kit, inculdes Fox Factory 36 and X2. Ibis recommended settings are a good start generally, but the fork in my case needs more high and low speed compression damping or/and less sag (more pressure) than recommended.
Looks like the 2022 model will have the burlier Fox 38, Ibis EWS team uses that one. Interesting to see what lenght the fork will be. Personally I wouldn't mind a 170mm fork and a slightly slacker head angle, then you would be able to ride with less sag in the rear for the same sag% in the front and avoid some of those pedal strikes and have it set up for some steeper trails.

My ride on our Instagram page

Pedal strikes and those cranks though. Why spec 175mm cranks? I keep hitting them constantly. Need to order 165 or 170 ones. Other wise the spec is solid. Sometimes I'd like to have more power from the brakes though. Otherwise the groupset works well. I had to adjust the chain lenght (cut one link out in my case) to get smooth shifts all the way through. Shimano's instructions for measuring the chain are good but not fool proof I guess, haha.

Loving the Bike Yoke Revive dropper, it is an absolute treat!

Linkage bushings and bearings
Has anyone done a full linkage service yet? I was excited about the bushings and waited for care free miles, but somehow I missed the fact that the upper link has 4 small ballbearings in it. I was so looking forward not needing to take care of linkage bearings but one of those had already started to bind. I've only done 370miles (600km) on mine. Cleaned and re greased the busings already (not needed at this point really) and tried to resurrect that one bearing by wiping the old grease out and sticking fresh grease in beneth the dust seals. I'll have to keep an eye on those, sigh.

by ESF , on Flickr

Sorry for this messy post - just needed to get theese thoughts out of my head - I'm sure many of these topics have been discussed here earlier, I need to start reading through this thread. All and any replies are welcome!

by ESF , on Flickr

Having worked with Ibis warranty fairly extensively in a shop setting, I would rank them above Trek but below Santa Cruz. Trek makes you jump through lots of procedural hoops before anything gets done and usually require you to send in the part/frame in question to start the warranty process. Even parts/frames approved for warranty usually take weeks or months to replace. More often than not, they offer the customer a fairly weak discount on a new bike, say 20% off. Santa Cruz barely asks for anything before they send out a replacement part/frame and a call tag for the old one. Usually the whole procedure is one week or less. Ibis is in the middle, they specify a lot of things as "impact related" but will usually work with you some to find a compromise and are pretty responsive.

I lost the silver plate on my Ripley right away and my factory chainstay protector soon after. I replaced it with Mastic tape cut and heated to fit. Result looked factory and made things a lot quieter.

Ibis does not match the quality and overbuilt philosophy or warranty of Santa Cruz but in exchange you get light weight, better suspension (IMO) and in the past, a cheaper price though they are closer to even now. You just have to decide if the trade off is worth it.