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Unfortunately, the Ibis Ripmo v2 didn’t click with me. I didn’t like that it felt tippy at slow speed on technical trails. I just feel like I’m high on that bike (I feel the same on my Ripley AF). The rear end of the Ripmo is also so loud that it’s bothersome. Its not the chain slap to chainstay noise like this Stumpy, it was the chain rattling on the cassette noise and other metal noises in the back of Ripmo and its constant. It may have something to do with the Float X2 shock because when I listen to other Ripmo v2’s on YouTube, most with X2 are noisy while the non-X2 are pretty quiet. I didn’t bother spending more time (and money) on the Ripmo because tbh, there was nothing special about it for me. The climb did not feel nearly as efficient or enjoyable as the Ripley AF and the DH is good but not like the Heckler or this Stumpy Evo. I think if you spend a lot of time on the Ripmo, you will have a hard time leaving that suspension platform because this is what’s happening to me with the Ripley AF and with the FSR Horst Link. When I sold my 2019 Stumpy Expert in July, I told my wife I’m not buying another Horst Link because I’ve had all the Stumpy iterations since 2012 and they all feel the same on the climb (sucks) except for the 2019 Stumpy Expert. But here we are, just few months later and back on Stumpy Horst Link again. 🙂

This Stumpy Evo is set to stock settings. Stock HA at 64.5° and BB on High settings. The bike on the climb is just not zippy. Actually, it has no zip to it at all! Its one of those bikes that feels lazy. Funny thing is that, I don’t feel this on my 2019 Stumpy Expert, so I will spend some time to make this bike feel a little to closer to that. Technical climbing, as seen and mentioned on the video it’s just like how I remembered it. 👌 Its so good! Now I can’t wait to try it on my local Rock Garden trail and see where this stacks up! I know my PR there is from my 2020 Stumpy Evo with 63° HA. Let’s see if I can come close to that time. As far as the DH, it feels like my Heckler, a big bike but yet so easy to move around. At speed, its very composed and its just tracking where you want it. Mistakes were made but fixed while on the bike. Very forgiving and no learning curve unlike the Ripley AF and Ripmo v2.

Please note that the Ripmo v2 and this Stumpy Evo shared the same components. Both weighed in at 28.5 lbs with pedals. Just different rear shocks.

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