Bicycles Ibis Ripmo AF SLX

IT’S METAL

Over our long tenure from moun­tain biking’s awk­ward ado­les­cence to its cur­rent any­thing-shred­dy era, we’ve exper­i­ment­ed with steel, alu­minum and tita­ni­um — remem­ber the Bow-Ti, the first super­bike? We remem­ber the met­al times too, and it feels good to offer a pre­mi­um ride expe­ri­ence to our broad­en­ing fam­i­ly of rid­ers, cour­tesy of durable, afford­able alu­minum alloy.

MODERN GEOMETRY

With a steep, 76-degree seat tube angle and a rangy but not stratos­pher­ic reach, the Rip­mo AF places rid­ers cen­tral­ly and upright over the bot­tom brack­et. It makes for an effi­cient posi­tion that can go the long haul with­out plac­ing too much weight on its slack, 64.9‑degree head­tube angle. A 44mm reduced-off­set fork is more sure­foot­ed on steep descents and stead­ies high speeds. Bet­ter up, bet­ter down.

DW LINK

Since 2005, we’ve part­nered with sus­pen­sion guru Dave Wea­gle on the dw-link sus­pen­sion plat­form. It pro­vides an unpar­al­leled com­bi­na­tion of climb­ing effi­cien­cy and down­hill per­for­mance, which has been proven repeat­ed­ly at the high­est lev­els of racing.

AIR & COIL COMPATIBLE

The Rip­mo AF is com­pat­i­ble with both coil and air shocks due to a more pro­gres­sive lever­age rate. It allows for coil’s lin­ear­i­ty to thrive and we spec air shocks with tunes that pro­vide pop with­out feel­ing too harsh. On the trail, it gives the sus­pen­sion a sup­ple feel through­out the entire­ty of the stroke, enhanc­ing trac­tion no mat­ter how deep you dig.

Ibis Ripmo AF SLX Spec:

Fork: Marzocchi Bomber Z1 Coil, 160mm, 44mm offset, 29”, 110x15mm

Shock: Marzocchi Bomber Air, 210 x 55

Wheels: Blackbird Send Alloy (Send I front, Send II rear) / 29″ / Ibis Hubs

Tires: Maxxis Assegai 29” x 2.5” WT, EXO+ casing, 120tpi

Brakes: Shimano SLX M7120, 4 piston

Brake Rotors: Shimano SM-RT66 203/180

Cranks: Shimano SLX M7100 24mm spindle, 30t Alloy Ring
S/M: 170mm, L/XL: 175mm

Bottom Bracket: Shimano SLX BB52

Rear Derailleur: Shimano SLX M7100 Shadow Plus

Shift Levers: Shimano SLX M7100

Cassette: Shimano SLX, 10-51T

Chain: Shimano SLX M7100

Headset: Cane Creek 40 ZS44/ZS56

Grips: Lizard Skin Charger Evo

Handlebar: Ibis 780mm Alloy

Stem: Ibis 31.8mm
S/M: 40mm, L: 50mm, XL: 60mm