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#62 ·
1. Has anyone gone from an hd4 to a ripmo? How does it compare in terms of descent capabilities in the rock gardens, jumps, and fun. Does it suffer too much in agility and turns?

2. Is the ripmo closer to the ripley or hd4 in climbing prowess?

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#64 ·
Yeah i saw that but I'd rather have another pov from someone who isnt sponsored by ibis and someone closer to my abilities.

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jacksonlui said:
1. Has anyone gone from an hd4 to a ripmo? How does it compare in terms of descent capabilities in the rock gardens, jumps, and fun. Does it suffer too much in agility and turns?

2. Is the ripmo closer to the ripley or hd4 in climbing prowess?

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I can only help a bit with #2...

Coming from a Ripley w/140 Pike I can say that the Ripmo at least matches the Ripley in climbing, if not better... now when I say that I am seated. The Fox 160 on the Ripmo does not have a lockout, any pedal bob you get is up front, the rear is very, very minimal. Standing while climbing is not bad at all, still minimal pedal bob in the rear... at 160mm up front you are going to have some pedal bob up front.

This would be my one black mark against the Ripmo is no lockout on the front fork. I know this is an "enduro" bike, but I would still like a lockout on the front (not needed in the rear). On those sustained climbs it would really be nice.

Bottom line is this is a GREAT climber for a 6" travel bike (or any travel bike for that matter!), I am more than pleased :)
 
#66 ·
You can add a fork lockout by changing your damper to a Fit4 unit. You can even add a handlebar remote, if you are so inclined.
 
#68 · (Edited)
I’ve only got three rides on my Ripmo and still just getting it dialed and my Local steepest trails don’t open for the season till Sunday, but I can say it climbs great and not just for an Enduro bike. I don’t have enough time on a Ripley to compare, but I’d say easily as good as a Hightower that I had a chance to spend some quality time with when it came out, which has been one of my favorite climbing trail bikes. The front end of the Ripmo just goes where you point it, no fighting of a wandering wheel, which really is amazing with a 160 fork. I’m sure if you are dropping 400 watts sustained on a climb you’d start to notice a little bob with the rear shock wide open, but it hasn’t phased me in the slightest.

Comparing to my XC bike which is about 6lbs lighter, I’d say the biggest difference is in the tires while seated climbing. And it’s not bad by any means while standing in the Ripmo, with my compression lever at 1/3 the way on my Grip damper (bonus of the cheap fork, climbing lever!) The tires are about 2lbs if the weight difference between the bikes and it’s hard to compare the rolling resistance between XC tires and Enduro tires. I’d be willing to guess the biggest difference between the Ripmo and the Ripley in terms of climbing would be the tires you put on.

Update:
I did about 30 miles and 3,600 vert on my Ripmo yesterday. I am totally happy with this as an all day trail rig. I’m a few years out of race shape, so it will take me awhile to get back up to 50 mile days, but I will have no problem with them on this rig. I may look into a faster rear tire like a Rock Razor for those days. But, I’m really happy with this bike.
 
#69 ·
jacksonlui said:
1. Has anyone gone from an hd4 to a ripmo? How does it compare in terms of descent capabilities in the rock gardens, jumps, and fun. Does it suffer too much in agility and turns?

2. Is the ripmo closer to the ripley or hd4 in climbing prowess?

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I just demoed a large for a couple days. It simply destroys rock gardens and chunk put in it's way. I was also impressed how well it handled berms and turns, and has a quicker feeling at the bars then my slacked out HD3. Seems to jump very similar with no surprises. It did seem to be harder to manual as the only drawback.

It does out-climb my HD3, and does feel like and HD Ripley hybrid.
 
#70 ·
ReXTless said:
Or by cranking up the LSC on the RC2. Yes, not as handy as a 3-position lever, but does the same thing.
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Or be more efficient in your technique. I never lock out my fork and only occasionally lock out my shock.

An efficient spin makes a huge difference in how the suspension acts while climbing

Years of uni riding pays dividends.
 
#71 ·
I'm on an HD4. Just demoed a Ripmo yesterday and all I can say is that they are totally different bikes. The Ripmo pedals and rolls better but I did not feel confident coming into the ruff. It is snappy on the turns but the fork offset through me off. I would need more time on it. The HD4 is in my opinion is more playful in a lot of ways (smaller wheels). If you're coming from a Ripley you will feel at home. Highly recommend demoing before you buy.
 
#73 ·
alwayslivingthedream said:
I'm on an HD4. Just demoed a Ripmo yesterday and all I can say is that they are totally different bikes. The Ripmo pedals and rolls better but I did not feel confident coming into the ruff. It is snappy on the turns but the fork offset through me off. I would need more time on it. The HD4 is in my opinion is more playful in a lot of ways (smaller wheels). If you're coming from a Ripley you will feel at home. Highly recommend demoing before you buy.
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That makes sense. Took me an hour+ to start to feel comfortable when I demo'd an SBG Smuggler. But by the end of the demo - about 2.5 hours - it was feeling damn good. So some time on the Ripmo to get comfortable with the geo would make a world of difference, I think.
 
#74 ·
Sorry for adding more off topic questions in this build thread...
But i miss comments on how easy or hard the Ripmo is to get in the air compared to other Ibis bikes...
Jumping and manual is two features i find quite important when riding all kinds of trails, and i`m a bit anxious about this.
 
#76 ·
I have a Ripmo frame on order and doing a complete build up. Fortunately, the frame got delayed enough that now I can get the 2019 Fox 36 Grip2. The story I am getting from Fox is that it will not be available in orange in the 44 until later in the year. Any thoughts on going with the 51?
 
#78 ·
gimmer said:
I have a Ripmo frame on order and doing a complete build up. Fortunately, the frame got delayed enough that now I can get the 2019 Fox 36 Grip2. The story I am getting from Fox is that it will not be available in orange in the 44 until later in the year. Any thoughts on going with the 51?
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I have a nice Lyrik with 51mm offest I'm planning to put on my Ripmo (take-off from another bike.) I've briefly ridden a 44mm fork on another bike, and everything else about the ride seemed much more determinant of ride characteristics (e.g. position, suspension setup, wheels/tires etc.) To look at a measuring tape and measure out 7mm, it's a pretty tiny distance. Mike Levy (I think) from Pinkbike did a bunch of Whistler laps swapping between 51 and 44mm forks on the same bike, and basically said that though he could tell the difference he got used to each setup really fast and was not faster on one than the other.

If I were spending $$ on a new fork, I'd probably get a 44mm, because why not? But honestly if they sent me a 51mm by mistake I'd never know. I don't think it's that much of a difference, and any difference there is you'll get used to within 10 minutes.

TL;DR: Get what makes you happy and then go ride!
 
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