Ibis Cycles has launched an updated version of its long-travel 29er, the Ripmo. The Ripmo V2 features longer, slacker geometry and updated suspension kinematics that make it compatible with coil shocks. We were lucky enough to get a frameset in for an early test. Read on to see how the new Ripmo stacks up to the original.
No model from the Ibis line-up, save the original Mojo, has garnered as much praise from riders and as many awards from media outlets as the Ripmo. So why mess with a good thing? In this time of ever-changing geometry trends, Ibis sought to keep the Ripmo on track with its competitors and give riders the option to run coil as well as air shocks.
Ibis didn’t spend too much time at the drawing board to update the Ripmo, since Ripmo AF’s (aluminum frame) updated angles were a hit with riders.
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