I love my Ripmo AF. I bought it lightly used on PinkBike and immediately clicked with it. I'm running the stock DVO Topaz air shock and a Zeb 170 up front. I was running a Trust Shout, but I blew it up and was able to get the Zeb super cheap.
This is all just in my experience - it climbs very well, I even made a few tech climbs that I was never able to make on other bikes. It is a bit heavy, but I don't notice when I am riding it. I finally got the rear shock to behave. Not perfectly, but good enough for me. When I bother to look, I am about 40 secs off the fastest times on some local descents, so it is no slouch. For reference, I am about 170 lbs and my go-to local trail is National on South Mountain in Phoenix Arizona.
I love that the rear end is so easy to take apart. Encourages me to do it more often. The rocks getting caught in the linkage is kind of a bummer, but the paint was already chipped when I bought it.
All in all, I love it!
May 23, 2023, 7:30 a.m. - KavuRider
I love my Ripmo AF. I bought it lightly used on PinkBike and immediately clicked with it. I'm running the stock DVO Topaz air shock and a Zeb 170 up front. I was running a Trust Shout, but I blew it up and was able to get the Zeb super cheap. This is all just in my experience - it climbs very well, I even made a few tech climbs that I was never able to make on other bikes. It is a bit heavy, but I don't notice when I am riding it. I finally got the rear shock to behave. Not perfectly, but good enough for me. When I bother to look, I am about 40 secs off the fastest times on some local descents, so it is no slouch. For reference, I am about 170 lbs and my go-to local trail is National on South Mountain in Phoenix Arizona. I love that the rear end is so easy to take apart. Encourages me to do it more often. The rocks getting caught in the linkage is kind of a bummer, but the paint was already chipped when I bought it. All in all, I love it!