Ibis Silk Ti … softail – any good?

I know it’s prob bit old school, but are these as a good as they say they are? Certainly look nice and an interesting ‘pivot’ point. And views/experience?

http://ibiscycles.consumedesign.com/products/bikes/mtb/silk_ti/technology/

Cheers

Is it the 1990s again!? 😀

I think their product shot for this shows how much development they’ve put into this since it’s launch…

http://singletrackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bmc-reinvents-the-softtail/

It’s no Bow Ti, that’s for sure.

surely that website is just the hangover from ‘old ibis’ and you cant go and buy one still….

http://www.ibiscycles.com/

PS and if you are looking at a second hand one then only you know if u want one, but I expect that want would be more out of nostalgia than reality!!

I’ve got a Litespeed Unicoi in the shed that needs a new home.
Ti loveliness in soft tail format.
Size 18” with disc mount and RS Sid rear can.
Tim

Always liked the Trek STP:

PS and if you are looking at a second hand one then only you know if u want one, but I expect that want would be more out of nostalgia than reality!!

This, I’d not really want to ride one compared to any halfway decent modern bike.

I think the OP is interested in this:

Ibis Silk Ti on eBay

Lord above, I need to list my Litespeed.

I have one. Really nice bike to ride as an XC style machine. Great for both big days out and fast blasts. Unfortunately for it, I have been drawn to fat bikes and full sussers of late. Still a great bike though. The quality of the welds and the workmanship are top notch.

Great concept but fatter tyres do the same job.

Alas a soft tail makes you look less of a tit than a fat bike (only my opinion, magazines will tell you otherwise 😈

I always fancied a DeKerf soft tail – anybody got one?

I’ve got a Siren Bicycles softail, its geometry is like a slack short chainstayed 29er hardtail and it is brilliant. I’ve got a fused vertebrae and find full suspension too much of a faff, so it’s perfect.

I had a Dekerf Soft tail and loved it. I’d have another in a heart beat. It obviously didn’t feel like suspension, more like a bit of give.

Like slow puncture iirc. A bit more give than you get from a hard tail but not plush like a fs.

I am known to be a bit of a ibis ti nut.. love them and have three. one of these is the bowTi. 5 inches of travel, no mechanical pivots, scrummy.

I confess I havent ridden a Silk Ti but I have heard they initially feel like a soft rear tire if you come from a hardtail. but that you then get used to this and enjoy the cushioned ride. The ibis ti frames are all works of art, stunning. I know the one on ebay, its been listed a while but its a pretty rare an unusual frame to sell and the guy selling knows what it is. Think he has a bowTi also.

If I didnt have my bowTi I would be looking to buy one like the one on ebay.

oh and if you want a disk mount adding, steve potts is yer man.

oh and if you want a disk mount adding, steve potts is yer man.

Not an issue on the eBay one, it has one…

The Global Ti Softail in the post up there ^ was mine, and now resides with another member on here.

The concept works well if you’re looking for some more comfort on long rides.
It does feel a bit disconcerting when you first ride it, like you have a soft rear tyre or the spokes are loose!

For years I’ve been lusting after one of these: Moots YBB 29er[/url]

For years I’ve been lusting after one of these: Moots YBB 29er

I did the 26er, then I found out how it’d cost 😯

Lottery bike for me, that.

Similar for me. If I for some reason get a massive windfall – that is partially what it will go on.