Yep.
I've had my ripmo AF for just over a year now and it's been trouble free . It pedals really well and doesn't feel like too much on easier downhills. Mine is a bit of a tank but it's got a coil shock , big grippy tyres ( assagai and dhr ) and the stock wheels are pretty heavy but everything has lasted well .
I'm looking to change the tyres to something a bit faster rolling for summer time in New Zealand but 25 years in Scotland has made my default to be to set my bike up for wet conditions 😁
Frame certainly feels heavy compared to the hardtails I’m used to 🤣
I’ll be running my current DT Swiss Fr541/XM481 which will be a bit lighter I guess.
I always run an Assegai up front as it’s perfect for my local conditions.
Looking online it suggests a medium with an air shock is about 3.74kg with a Marzocchi bomber air shock.
My Sentinel alloy with Fox Float X is quoted as 4.4kg by Transition and it does feel like it has its own gravitational pull when you pick it up (previous frame was a Bird Aether 7 and that felt significantly lighter in the hand).
Once it’s rolling it pedals well enough though - and the Ripmo is meant to pedal slightly better / be a bit poppier.
But it’s all context - riding my sentinel with air shock / Lyrik back to back with a Nukeproof mega 297 with fox 38 and Ext coil the sentinel felt like a poppy trail bike in comparison 🤷♂️
Yeah, absolutely. I won’t weigh until it’s built up… strongly suspect it will be more than my 12.5kg hardtail 🤣
A friend is currently riding in Tasmania on a Ripmo AF running 38s he says it’s been excellent at Maydena and out on the west coast. If it manages that as well as the tamer stuff where I normally ride I’ll be very happy.
