I should probably go with a shorter travel bike, but it seems as though you

Jul 5, 2022
10:50:13am

joeycougar Contributor

don't lose much with today's mid travel bikes (i.e., Ripmo vs. Ripley or Switchblade vs. Trail 429...).

All my options are open right now, and I am looking to go higher end. So many factors to consider...

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MTN Bikers... Ibis Ripmo or Pivot Switchblade? And why? In the market for a new

joeycougar

7/5/22 9:59am

Which language are you speaking? 😉

runnincoug

7/5/22 10:03am

If you know, you know 😉

joeycougar

7/5/22 10:08am

Both great bikes. Can you demo either of them? I'd ride them both and choose

BikeGuy

7/5/22 10:16am

I've heard the same regarding Shimano (shift under load...). It seems that

joeycougar

7/5/22 10:37am

I'm weighing the exact same thing except I'm adding an SB130 to my options

whoneedscorners?

7/5/22 10:28am

The Ripmo is a really fun bike (I owned one for about a month and a half).

joeycougar

7/5/22 10:41am

The majority of my time is spent in Weber or Davis County

whoneedscorners?

7/5/22 10:50am

I've ridden the Ripmo and I ride with a guy who used to ride a Switchblade but now mostly rides a cross country bike,

Cosmodiar

7/5/22 10:44am

I should probably go with a shorter travel bike, but it seems as though you

joeycougar

7/5/22 10:50am

You could spend a year trying to figure out what to get. I wish I had the money to buy about 10 bikes.

Cosmodiar

7/5/22 10:57am

Both are great bikes. I just got an an 130 and love it. I prefer SRAM for the

NWVegasCoug

7/22/22 2:12pm

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