{"id":2836,"date":"2021-11-10T21:51:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T05:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=2836"},"modified":"2021-11-10T21:52:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T05:52:44","slug":"new-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=2836","title":{"rendered":"New Bike!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well it has been nearly five months in the works but I have a new steed in the stables<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First spin with the new rig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Before that I spent a long time mulling over (ok more like nuking out) all the details.\u00a0 27.5, 29, mullet, trail, enduro etc…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ibis Ripmo V2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I settled in on an Enduro style rig and my top three contenders were the Ibis Mojo HD5, the Santa Cruz Bronson V4 and the Ibis Ripmo V2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Glamor Shot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With my current rig being a Bronson V1, I was jazzed on paper with the V4.\u00a0\u00a0 Once I got my hands on a Bronson V4 just did not feel right to me. The weight distribution just felt off.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Non-DSO view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Ripmo on the other felt balanced and relatively light in comparison.\u00a0 After a test ride I was in.\u00a0 I spent week thinking about which factory kit or a custom spec build up.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I ended up going with the mostly AXS\/XX1 kit with some swap outs.\u00a0 The primary swap outs were the wheels and brakes.\u00a0 I went with Hope e4 brakes and tech 3 levers because I love them and did not feel the need to venture from them.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The wheels were a custom build using Onyx hubs to\u00a0 We Are The One Union rims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Going from 760 to 810mm bars is taking some adjustments \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I have had the bike out for a handful of rides to date and those have all involved getting the bike dialed in and getting acclimated to the bigger wheels and longer wheelbase.\u00a0 The geometry change has been less of an issue on the climbs than I expected.\u00a0 Coming in at a fart under 31lbs, this bikes feels really good under foot when you have to your Billy Goat on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pointing the bike downhill is pretty confidence inspiring which was the weak area of my Bronson V1.\u00a0\u00a0 With that bike I did not feel like I had much room for error when the stuff got techno-ugly.\u00a0 Not the case with the Ripmo at all.\u00a0 Nearly point and shoot in comparison.\u00a0 I have not yet completed the “mind meld” with “Big Mo” but this bike is already a hoot when pointed down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly I need more play time!<\/p>\n

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