[BikeMag]

Given a carte blanche opportunity to build my one and only, I opted for a bike that was hopefully an evolution of my own riding philosophy. I chose the Ibis Ripley, hoping it would strike a balance between 100-millimeter-travel, XC-oriented bikes and more burly, but less XC-friendly 140-millimeter-plus bikes I had been alternating back and forth between for the past few years.

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[ChickenBaby]

Thanks, this and the new Bible of Bike Tests issue have been of great value to me. I'm interested in how this bike stacks up against others in the same class. For example, would the author have preferred his dream have been built from the Santa Cruz Tallboy LTc, the Yeti SB95c, or the Specialized Camber Expert Carbon Evo 29?

 

[r1Gel]

I was about to reco the Camber Expert Carbon Evo too. This and the Ripley are currently in the top of my wish list bikes.

 

[r1Gel]

I was about to reco the Camber Expert Carbon Evo as well. This and the Ripley are currently at the top of my bike wish list.