As someone who has half the technical skill of Jeff and is not interested in riding gnarly stuff, the V4 Ripley appeals more to me. It’s nice for many people that the V5 gained some capability, but I’m not willing to take a 2lb frame weight penalty and more sluggish trail geo to get there

Agree 100%. That’s the one I WILL get. I feel like a kid who just got everything on his Christmas list. Ibis really knocked it out of the park.

I appreciate the historical overview you often provide for context

Looks like an awesome bike, but they’ve really steered away from what some people love about the previous Ripley. It’s now a heavier trail bike and not a rocket trail bike that blurs the XC/trail line.

This Ibis drop gave me flashbacks to my time spent in the trenches of "guitar youtube", where for the past 5 or so years every company releasing a new product would have all the big channels release videos on it all at the same time. Well mister Weed, you won the click from me - I'm sure all the other videos are great too, but yours is gonna be the only one I end up watching lol

This has me really excited to see what the new Ripley AF is going to look like (i prefer metal bikes)!

Appreciate the jazzy n groovy tunes you put in your vids Jeff

love to see you run this frame with your parts spec, wheels, and 36 150mm fork. Could be the ultimate set up moving forward.

Alternatively, you could buy the previous generation Ripmo for less money, with less weight, more travel, and the same geometry.

The new Ripley looks nice. I got a HD4 and Hightower V3. I really like the 'do it all' short travel 29'er bikes.

Ibis knocked it out of the park with this. I am anxiously waiting for the AF version to come out. As a side note, we need more cat cameos.

Jeff thanks for actually riding bikes and not just being a voice box for the bike industry. And yes downtube storage is gimmicky 😅

I’ve been riding the Ibis HD6 since December and loving it. I’ve never had a huge attraction to bikes in the Ripley’s travel bracket, as I’ve had an XC bike and an enduro bike for the several years and it doesn’t seem to fit in the stable. But dang, this new Ripley might not make sense for me, but I want it! It looks incredible and from my experience on the HD6 I can imagine how much fun this platform would be as a little trail bike.

New ripley is so awesome

Great vid mate, Ibis just keep pushing that bar pretty high with bike engineering and delivering what we the riders like to ride. We have the carbon V2 with is still an amaxing bike for long days in the saddle and efficient pedaling, I can only imagine how good the new bike is know just how capable the old V2 was with its choice looking ecsentric pivot bearing set-up that seams to be the lowerest maintenance pivots of all our bikes.

Aw man, I really need to check this one out! I've been heavily considering a Pivot Shadowcat for a fun, flickable trail bike (and 27.5!) but I'm not opposed to going for a 29er with Ibis. Tough decision to make now.

Really good video Jeff!

Bike sounds killer. Love the sends and that rock island nollie!!

Jeff! The riding in this video is HECTIC! In a really sick way! I also think you guys went to a faster shutter speed making the motion less smoothly blurred/more crisp/more "difference" between each frame of the video. It's a small touch - it might not even be a conscious decision (or it might have come from the necessity of having to deal with bright light) but I think it adds to your unpredictable and frenetic riding style. This bike seems awesome. The Ripley was on my radar for my next bike. WAS. Right next to the Commencal TEMPO, Santa Cruz 5010, Rocky Mountain Instinct, Revel Rascal, and Yeti SB 120. I was actually hoping Ibis wouldn't update it so it could still be reasonably priced. Well, they didn't do that. They also abandoned mechanical Sram drivetrain which necessitates a huge cost increase to stay in my preferred (and the notably better-working than Shimano) drivetrain universe. If you talk to them, tell them cyclists will be buying fewer of their bikes due to the costs. They've created a bike that would be perfect and would sell by the literal boat-from-Vietnam-full but their pricing structure is going to put it out of reach for most of their would-be consumers. If they lowered per-bike profits by 15% they'd sell 30% more bikes and come away with more gold for their third sports car or additional rental property.

Ibis is back on the menu, boys!

I like your review, but I like the frame storage. I always put a tube, tire levers, plugs, and a co2. It reassures me that I didn't forget any thing to fix a flat, even on short ride, when I don't wear a pack.

Back to back Jeff uploads 😎

Awesome bike! There’s joy in your riding - I love that!

Considering absolutely a mullet custom build! Love it

My ripley was the pedal strike monster. no matter what, longer shock, shorter pedals. Hated that.

The video i was waiting for! 🤩

Great review! I liked the comparisons at the end. Cool bike!

Great review and this is the bike I’m leaning towards after having the Trail429 Enduro! Such a bummer Ibis made the frame heavier by adding the in-frame storage and the flip chip, though. But everything else about this bike looks perfect!

Great Stuff Jeff 🚴😎👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👌

Great review Jeff. Thanks!

I knew when the Ibis announcement email was in my inbox this morning that a JKW review was sure to follow. Both were great reviews, I hope you have time to dial both in a bit more before having to return them... or maybe just the Ripley since it sounded like you played with a bunch of component swaps on the Ripmo.

I want that bike so bad!!!

Great video and detailed explanation Jeff. Personally I’m a fan of the wider rims and have a set of Stan’s Baron CB7 that are i35. I definitely don’t ride as fast or as precise as you and find the wider rims help with forgiving my poor skills. I also don’t use double down casing tires so single casing tires with wide Cushcore has been working great for adding stiffness yet giving extra traction of a softer tire. Thanks for the review, I definitely will look into this V5 and try to get a test ride on one.

Awesome video Jeff…… Keep sending it bro…. Cheers. Dave

This guy can move the bike around. WOW

Awesome bikes also

Awesomeness!

I am waiting for your thoughts on the new stump jumper, hopefully soon 😁

Happy to learn I don't need the V3 :P My V2 looks nicer to me and it seems the V3 isn't a gigantic improvement Greet detailed video !

Ok now i'm really curious about what you'd think of the 5010! (Downtube storage: i only have one bike and i love riding without backpack so tools and tube go in there)

Funny that many are raving about going back to shorter 120mm bikes and Ibis decides to not only give the Ripley more travel, but make it way longer? Looks like the XL Ripley AF is about the same size as the new "extra medium" V5?

Great video as always. I'd be interested to hear how this compares to the Revel Rascal.

Jeff did you get a new camera recently? I'm no video nerd but the riding footage here is beautiful and crystal clear

I would put the F36 on the front of the new Ripley!! Just like I did on my Ripley AF

I kinda wish Ibis kept their old-school flowy styling. Now it just looks like a Yeti (who also used to have flowy design language, but Ibis always wore it better)

You talk a lot about frame stiffness in your bike reviews what are your thoughts on brands like commencal that tend take frame flex to the extreme?

This bike is my favourite your the best bikers bro..

Great review as always. Have you tried any of the current high pivot bikes with similar geometry like the Druid v2 or the Optic HP? Curious how they would compare.

Hey Jeff, love your vids as usual! I currently own a RipleyAF & I’m looking for more travel.. What’s your take on Yeti SB140 vs new Ripley V5v? Base SB140 C2 is cheaper right now to Deore ripley build.. i’m torn heh

Another bike in this category is the Norco Fluid C1, C2 and C3. I've heard it's a great bike at a great price. Ibis bikes are awesome, but the carbon models can be pricey. Could you throw a leg over one and film it?

Great video Jeff! Just one question - did you have a chance to test XM version? If so how did you like it?

I dont know about the low slung pregnant belly, this is the same design feature as my Nukeproof Mega and you really have to be careful you dont catch it in chunky stuff

I’ve been riding a Ripley V4 medium since ‘21. My first FS bike and I love it and the fit. I was comparing the specs of the V5 and the size small almost has the same sizing/lengths of my current medium? Should I try the new longer medium or go down to a small?

I love my v4 but i hope this video doesn’t make me greedy again. I just bought the last year altitude (best bike ever)

Why are rear pivots seen as less sophisticated? Wouldn’t you rather have a pivot point at the rear axle rather than having a stiff rear triangle?

Hi, what is that bike computer you are using?

Looks identical to the revel rascal, yt jeffsy and new stumpjumper. Seems all the brands are just copying each other now

im much more interested in taking that green ripley frame and making it into a ripmo lol

Do you think they will come out with an AF edition? How long do you think before that hits the market?

It would be great to get an opinion on it as a mullet.

2:06 *_- Time for close-ups..._* 😸

A mix of the mojo4 and the Ripley v4

You had me until you were knocking points off for handling. I have almost 8K miles on my V3, and I like the lively handling except I find it ponderous negotiating switchbacks. I think this V5 has an even longer wheelbase, so would I expect it to be even harder negotiating tight turns? I am 6’4” and ride an XL, so I’m always fighting a higher CG.

What do you think about the climbing capability compared to the old gen ripley ?

can you please get a hold of a forbidden druid and review that puppy??

If you run this in mullet mode I’d be curious how it compares to the Santa Cruz 5010?

Confused, it seems progress in the bie industry just means making bikes longer, lower, slacker with more travel even though its a trail bike

Let's say you already have a Ripley AF 140mm. Would you add the Ripley V5 (really it's a Mojo V5) or get the Ripmo V3 to round out the stable?

Comparison with the Transition Smuggler would be awesome

Would you take this or the Yeti SB140 if you could only buy one bike to ride everything.

They better update the XC cause now the Ripley is just a Ripmo form last season...

I still don't know what size I would get. At 5'10, 460ish reach is ideal with a 610ish top tube. My izzo at 472 reach and 615 tt still feels a touch long. So that puts me in between the M and XM. 485 reach at extra medium? Man that's long. I doubt that would be comfy all day. The M ripmo was more comfortable for me in Sedona over the large with 480 reach. Just felt unwieldy in the tight stuff. The seat angles also seem excessively steep at this point. And 329mm bb height is absolutely ground scraping. I'm at 340 with 170 cranks and lower sag and I catch the ground on our mild trails in Ohio. I actually don't think the new sizing fixes anything

Is this much different than carbon chainstay stumpjumper?

Does your cat wear a tracking device? 🤔😼

Looks like the New Stumpjumper😅

Hope you will show the new SB 165

You think at 6’0 230lbs the fox 34 is meaty enough for husky newb like myself or should I got with something that has the fox 36 on the front ????

Anyone know how it compares to the revel rascal on the trail?

What about v Revel Rascal?

Are they not making an aluminum version?

Why are all mountain bikes starting to look like each other?

Details on opening music track please.

You need to get on a 5010

Cat 💨💨

So they built it out of my interest, away from light xc’ish trail bike 🤷‍♂️

I really like your videos Jeff but you physically modify the bikes too much before your review them. Hopefully the frame issues is not something pervasive.

Good day can you review Dartmoor Rocbird Enduro frame thanks Greetings from Philippines

That's so necessary lol.

Looks like a wannabe stumpjumper 15

Too heavy and sluggish

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