Ibis Ripmo
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This is pretty cool, and possibly the future of bicycle drivetrains.
However, it appears as if the frame needs to be designed around it, so until big names start adopting it, it's probably not going to show up on too many bikes.
For a long time I've been thinking to myself, "Why do they keep trying to improve on the chain design?".
The logical next step to me seems like it would be something like this. Of course another big issue is cost. SRAM charges something like $2000 for their Eagle AXS drivetrain, and most people (including me) don't want to pay that kind of money just to have wireless shifting, when the mechanical shifting works just fine as it is.
I read an article though saying SRAM would have liked to have charged less, but they knew it was a niche product, they wouldn't sell them in mass, and therefore the cost of the units had to be higher since they couldn't manufacture them in mass.
No large purchases until after you close on the house Chris.... And that doesn't look like a TJ even when I squint my eyes.
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I didn't have to purchase it. Just have them a small deposit, explained my story (about the house closing), and he said that's totally fine. It takes them at least 10 days to get it, and a few more to build it. So he said they'll hold my deposit, and once the house is closed, I can come in and pick it up
That's how I got around that one, otherwise I would have just paid for it all upfront
This is to compliment the TJ you know. Moab does have lots of bike trails
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My wife and I bought e-bikes Last year, then my sister and BIL bought some this year. They're great!
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They are really awesome, I agree. I'll probably add an e-bike to the stable after I get this one, that way I can have the best of both worlds.
The list of trail offerings is rather long. The list of fun trails is rather short.
Depends on what you are up for: scenery, challenge, fun or something with some of all.
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I like scenic stuff with a bit of a challenge.
However, it's like skiing. Even though I can ski a black diamond run, I prefer not to, as I find I'm working so hard while doing it that it makes it hard to have fun.
However, it's like skiing. Even though I can ski a black diamond run, I prefer not to, as I find I'm working so hard while doing it that it makes it hard to have fun.
Same. I just don't enjoy being extreme like I did when I was 20. My coworker talked me into going to a downhill park in Park City last year, and it was fucking terrifying.
There's a great trail here in N Utah called the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, it runs along the range at the point where lake Bonneville used to be. Overall elevation change isn't more than 1000 feet or so, and most of it is just a few hundred feet up and a few hundred feet down here and there. It's long, scenic as hell, and a good workout depending on how far you want to go.
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Yep, I hear you.
It's not that I don't want to have fun, but when I was doing those black diamonds, my quads are on fire, my knees feel like they are going to buckle, and all I can do is concentrate on not trying to die, that it's not fun.
I'm 100% all for exercise and getting in a good sweat, but I think there's a balance between a trail that is both scenic, leisurely, and enough of a challenge that it keeps you working.
That trail you're describing sounds like something I'd like. I still like going over rocks, I just don't envision myself needing to catch 10 feet of air and then trying to stick the landing
Man, it's ridiculous how expensive these bikes are. $2k and up for practically all of them - some into the teens!
I was hoping to get into this if I made it to Wyoming but man, at this price point, I don't think that's possible.
I was hoping to get into this if I made it to Wyoming but man, at this price point, I don't think that's possible.
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You start paying when you spec them out.
The Fox Factory suspension adds about $1100 for forks, plus $550 or so for a shock.
Then you have the carbon wheels, which can easily add another $1500 or so. The carbon frames are of course costly at around $2000 to $3000 for a frame. Then you've got dropper posts, brakes, drivetrain, etc.
When you start adding up the costs of one of those $10,000 bikes and breaking it down, you can actually see why they cost so much, because they spec them out with all the top of the line parts.
Not to say you couldn't build one for cheaper, but even them you can end up getting to $5000 pretty quickly.
You can get a decent mountain bike for 2-3k though, honestly. You don't need some fully spec'd out bike like this one.
This is just me being me. Wasting money on something that is probably more than I'll ever need, but at the same time, wanting the best I can get.
I would have realistically been just fine with a $4000 bike.
The Fox Factory suspension adds about $1100 for forks, plus $550 or so for a shock.
Then you have the carbon wheels, which can easily add another $1500 or so. The carbon frames are of course costly at around $2000 to $3000 for a frame. Then you've got dropper posts, brakes, drivetrain, etc.
When you start adding up the costs of one of those $10,000 bikes and breaking it down, you can actually see why they cost so much, because they spec them out with all the top of the line parts.
Not to say you couldn't build one for cheaper, but even them you can end up getting to $5000 pretty quickly.
You can get a decent mountain bike for 2-3k though, honestly. You don't need some fully spec'd out bike like this one.
This is just me being me. Wasting money on something that is probably more than I'll ever need, but at the same time, wanting the best I can get.
I would have realistically been just fine with a $4000 bike.
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Yep, mountain bikes usually cost more than something like a city or hybrid bike, only because you have the suspension factor, which adds to the cost.
Forks and shocks add up, even the cheaper ones.
Forks and shocks add up, even the cheaper ones.
Nice bike, have heard a lot of good things about the Ibis line. I have a Trek Fuel EX 8 29", use a double-hitch with a Thule T1 (highly recommend Thule) so I can go to lake and trails.
