Ibis Ripley AF
Reddit take
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Pros
- I’ve ridden tons of bikes carbon and not, own 2 carbon bikes, but I love my Ripley AF with reserve carbon wheels wheels make a ton of difference
- I have the Ripley af and it’s an absolute blast. Pedals super well and can be a beast on the way down, it’s the only bike I own and I’m in love with it.
- I think the ripley will pedal better if most your trails are flat. I have owned three Santa Cruz’s VPP bikes and their suspension sucks compared to a DW link for pedaling support. Save the cash, get the ripley, and enjoy the magic of DW...
- The base Ibis should have better out of the box performance. ... If that's effectively the only concern, just save the money and get the Ibis.
- I think in general you get better components on the ripley. The only plus to the tallboy is carbon and that’s not going to make or break your experience
Cons
- Parent context: Yep, you can find a new tall boy S for 4. I have a ripley AF. Your gonna be pushing it's limits of you ride too much chunk. Reply: I ended up buying a Ripley V4S on a crazy close out deal but am well aware I went for peda...
- I have a ripley AF. Your gonna be pushing it's limits of you ride too much chunk.
- The Ripley is a short travel trail bike and, in my opinion, too much bike for 95% of the riding you will be doing.
Sentiment
7 positive (70%) · 2 mixed (20%) · 1 negative (10%)
Trust + time weighted score: +63% · raw score 60%
What redditors said (10 of 10)
I’ve ridden tons of bikes carbon and not, own 2 carbon bikes, but I love my Ripley AF with reserve carbon wheels wheels make a ton of difference
I have the Ripley af and it’s an absolute blast. Pedals super well and can be a beast on the way down, it’s the only bike I own and I’m in love with it.
I think the ripley will pedal better if most your trails are flat. I have owned three Santa Cruz’s VPP bikes and their suspension sucks compared to a DW link for pedaling support. Save the cash, get the ripley, and enjoy the magic of DW Link.
The base Ibis should have better out of the box performance. ... If that's effectively the only concern, just save the money and get the Ibis.
I think in general you get better components on the ripley. The only plus to the tallboy is carbon and that’s not going to make or break your experience
I eventually outgrew the bike and moved to an Ibis Ripley AF. I wanted more climbing prowess and a DW Link.
If I were looking right now I’d either get last years Tallboy or a Revel Rascal if I had the budget for it ($4k to $4500) or an Orbea Occam SL or Ibis Ripley AF if my budget was closer to $2k (my local Ibis dealer said the Ripley AF should be 25% off sometime in the next few weeks).
Parent context: Yep, you can find a new tall boy S for 4. I have a ripley AF. Your gonna be pushing it's limits of you ride too much chunk. Reply: I ended up buying a Ripley V4S on a crazy close out deal but am well aware I went for pedaling efficiency over chunk.
I have a ripley AF. Your gonna be pushing it's limits of you ride too much chunk.
The Ripley is a short travel trail bike and, in my opinion, too much bike for 95% of the riding you will be doing.
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