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Ibis has for a long time been one of my favorite bike companies to lust after: they produce gorgeous mountain bikes that perform exceptionally! However, they have been a long time coming to the 29er FS market. According to Bike Mag, Ibis has been working on the Ripley for 6 years! Yeah, that’s a long time.
But with Ibis’s reputation, I’ll bet the wait is worth it!
Official specs from Ibis’s website:
120mm rear wheel dw-link travel
5.0 Pound frame with X Fusion Microlite Shock, 5.2 lbs with Fox RP23 CTD
Approved for 120-140mm forks, 32 or 34 stanchion
Tapered head tube (suitable for various Cane Creeks & Chris King InSet 3)
Internal TT cable routing with molded carbon cable stops
Shock Specs: 184mm x 44mm with .4 volume spacer
Provision for cable-actuated adjustable seat posts
BB92/Press GXP style integrated BB
142mm Maxle rear axle
160mm carbon fiber post mount rear brake mounts
High direct mount front derailleur mounts directly on swingarm
Headset: IS ZS44/28.6 | EC49/40
BB height w/ 2.1" tires: 325mm (12.8")
Geometry measured with 520.8mm axle to crown forkHere’s a video about the Ripley frame released by Ibis in September 2011. At the end of the video, it says "coming in 2012." Well, we know that didn’t happen…
[flash=560,315:3w52jt41]http://www.youtube.com/v/FkKcizm4KVo#![/flash:3w52jt41]
Article with photos from Dirt Rag here.
Article (with many of the same photos) from Bike Mag here.
Check out this exclusive 7-minute video from Bike Mag on the research & development of the Ripley:
[flash=560,315:3w52jt41]http://www.youtube.com/v/f_4Lj3j3FJY[/flash:3w52jt41]
The Ripley will be available fully built with many different combinations of SRAM and Shimano components, and a Frame/Shock combo package will be available for $2,899.
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