Hell yeah, congrats! Prepare for your mind to be blown.Quote:
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Hell yeah, congrats! Prepare for your mind to be blown.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
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Congrats
Yes dude! Congrats. It’s such a great bike.
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Welcome to the new age. Go get loose!
That looks really fun, congrats man
'Bout fkn time Danno, congrats!
You even have a enduro fender on it, how's your quiver of flatbrims looking?
Looks flexy.
Just rode Hall Ranch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
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Surprising find today:
https://www.jensonusa.com/Ibis-Ripmo...Coil-Bike-2021
Ripmo AF with DVO coil suspension and GX is 10% off, in stock in all sizes. Hard to find a more capable trail bike/light enduro for $4200. Yeah the coils are heavy but the DVO coils have some awesome reviews.
All Ibis AF bikes are 25% off, per a sale from Ibis that started today. Not sure if that also applies to frames.
Just bought a Ripley AF SLX for Mrs C from Jenson - $3225 + $75 shipping. Got the last one in stock in her size.
That is a hell of a deal. Looks like 1 large GX Ripmo AF left. Quite tempting. Actually the coil GX is 33% off. Wow.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Chupacabra
A sale like that sounds like a revised ripmo AF will be dropping in a few weeks.
Thats a great deal. Any idea what a small would weigh? Looking for a bike for my daughter.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Chupacabra
Jenson sent an email this morning saying they're doing a gift card sale / promotion - - depending on how much you spend on the frame or bike, they give you an e gift card in mid August. Messaged their customer service, and my Ripley order from yesterday qualifies!
So on top of that 25% sale, I get a $250 gift card. Excellent.
Other retailers are running it too--some builds have more sizes available at Backcountry.
Fanatik has some Ripley AFs left:
https://www.fanatikbike.com/products...39301195104302
(and a Large NGX)
That GX build is insane. Onyx fork, RSC brakes, Carbon bars, bikeyoke dropper for $3400?! Considering buying it, riding it for a year, then transferring everything to a carbon Sentinel frame once I have a little more in the bike fund. Damn.
I saw a Kona Hei Hei for a pretty good deal in Squamish. Is this the thread in which to post it?
Well I pulled the trigger on a Ripmo AF with JadeX coil from the Jenson sale. Total delivered cost is under $3300 plus a $250 gift card to spend on consumables. She will be a heavy beast but I’m no featherweight easier and I like a little meat on my women.
I prefer Shimano stuff and already have most of an SLX/XT group with 4-pots so I’ll be taking off the RSCs, GX group, and BikeYoke and flipping them to bring the cost down even further.
Pretty stoked once I got over the anxiety of buying a new bike. My current (and first) MTB I bought in early 2019 as a used demo 2017 model, and I’ve upgraded/replaced every single component except the frame. But I think I’ve outgrown it and it never fit 100% anyway.
Man I was waffling and now they're sold out at Jenson. Probably for the best though. I'm also not a SRAM guy, but also don't have another kit sitting around to swap. I was also looking for a large and a medium would have been a compromise. But damn was the price soooo sweet.
Check Pro Bike Supply. I just ordered a Ripley AF for my daughter - same promotional price, not sure what sizes are avail. I've ordered two bikes from them in the past with great experiences.Quote:
Originally Posted by thejongiest
Emailed Ibis and they responded with weights. Ended up ordering a Ripley AF from ProBikeSupply.com.
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Mrs C's Ripley has landed. Came with some unexpected nicer parts - Ibis's newer wide rims (Blackbird) and 4-piston brakes front and rear (spec was 2-piston). Brakes have finned pads, haven't pulled them out yet to see if metal or resin.
This is a really nice bike. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...8b505d6a73.jpg
Is the Ripley AF SLX build that much better than the Deore build? I thought the main difference was weight, but it looks like there is less than a 1/4 lb difference? Is the SLX upgrade worth the extra $300 or so
Biggest difference is the dropper BikeYoke Revive on the SLX is pretty high end. Deore comes with the KS dropper which is like a $120 part. Groupset s are like 229g different so it should be closer to 1/2lb.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duffman
If you’re used to better shifting then the SLX is a better buy. $300 upgrade price for full SLX plus a dropper that costs $200 more isn’t bad.
But if you’re planning on eventually upgrading to XT or 4-piston brakes/longer dropper then the Deore is the way to go. Ride it til it breaks and then upgrade.
I'm used to XT level shifting but from 2007ish with a 3x9, haven't been on a modern bike yet so have no real current frame of reference.