The Ripley AF is Ibis’ beloved short-travel Ripley MTB, only in aluminum, with more aggressive geometry than its carbon cousin, priced under $3,000.
If you’ve had your eye on Ibis’ Ripley but couldn’t pull the trigger on a $4,200 to $10,900 carbon bike, now you can get the complete ride of your dreams for under $3,000.
In short: The Ripley AF is Ibis’ short-travel, snappy, playful, fast-and-light, versatile 29-inch trail bike. It features modern geometry with ultra-efficient DW-link travel. It’s a bike designed for an epic ride, but it’s also a bike that can handle technical terrain and a more aggressive rider.
Ibis’ Ripley AF
The Ripley AF uses the balanced geometry and suspension of the carbon Ripley, translated to an AF (aluminum frame) instead of a carbon frame, with slightly more aggressive geometry. Snappy, fast, and fun, the 120mm rear travel, 130mm front travel Ripley rides bigger than it’s suspension numbers convey.
The trail-friendly 65.5-degree head angle (a degree slacker than the carbon version), a short (44mm) offset 130mm fork, and 29-inch wheels all give this bike a super-planted but still playful, precise, and nimble front end. The 76-degree seat angle channels rider power straight into the pedals. And the short chainstays and the pedal-friendly, DW-link kinematics will keep you from pogoing around while climbing.
Great Price for a Great Bike
Ibis Ripley AF Specs
- 29” wheels, 2.6” tire clearance
- Travel: 130mm front, 120mm DW-link rear
- Aluminum front and rear triangle
- Frame weight of 7.45 lbs. with shock
- Available with FOX Performance DPS shock
- Complete builds starting at 30.5 lbs. (13.04 kg)
- Threaded BB (73mm BSA)
- ISCG 05-compatible with removable adapter
- 44mm fork offset
- Steep 76-degree seat tube angle
- Bottle cage mount inside front triangle
- Size M-XL compatible with 170mm+ droppers, 125-150mm for smalls
- Molded rubber swing-arm protectors
- IGUS bushings in lower link, bearings in upper link
- Metric 190 x 45mm shock
- Post mount rear brake
- 203mm max rotor size
- 1x-specific design
- Boost spacing
Ibis Ripley AF: Prices & Warranty
- Complete builds start at $2,999
- Frame only with inline shock starts at $1,799
- 7-year frame warranty
- Lifetime replacement on bushings