The Ripmo AF (Aluminum Frame) brings the award-winning performance of the carbon Ripmo to a wider, rowdier audience. It’s everything we love from the carbon Ripmo, plus a few tweaks. 

Over our long tenure from mountain biking’s awkward adolescence to its current anything-shreddy era, we’ve experimented with steel, aluminum and titanium—remember the Bow-Ti, the first superbike? We remember the metal times too, and it feels good to offer a premium ride experience to our broadening family of riders, courtesy of durable, affordable aluminum alloy.

With a steep, 76-degree seat tube angle and a rangy but not stratospheric reach, the Ripmo AF places riders centrally and upright over the bottom bracket. It makes for an efficient position that can go the long haul without placing too much weight on its slack, 64.9-degree headtube angle. A 44mm reduced-offset fork is more surefooted on steep descents and steadies high speeds. Better up, better down.

Since 2005, we’ve part­nered with sus­pen­sion guru Dave Wea­gle on the dw-link sus­pen­sion plat­form. It pro­vides an unpar­al­leled com­bi­na­tion of climb­ing effi­cien­cy and down­hill per­for­mance, which has been proven repeat­ed­ly at the high­est lev­els of racing.

The Ripmo AF is compatible with both coil and air shocks due to a more progressive leverage rate. It allows for coil’s linearity to thrive and we spec air shocks with tunes that provide pop without feeling too harsh. On the trail, it gives the suspension a supple feel throughout the entirety of the stroke, enhancing traction no matter how deep you dig.

Our optional ISCG 05 mount is there if you want it, removable if you don’t.

SIZING - 

• S: 5' - 5'4
• M: 5'3 - 5'8
  
• L: 5'7 - 6'1
• XL: 6' - 6'5

Version - V1 UDH
Frame Material - Aluminium
Frame Weight - 8.25 lbs / 3.74 kg (size M with Marzocchi Bomber Air)
Wheel Size - 29” / up to 2.5" tires
Front Travel - 160mm
Rear Travel - 147mm
Shock Specs - 210 x 55mm
Boost Axles - 148mm rear / 110mm front
Seatpost Diameter - 31.6mm
Rear Brake - 160mm Post mount / 203mm max rotor
Chainstay Length - 435mm
Bottom Bracket - Threaded (73mm English threaded)
Chainline - 52mm or 55mm chainline, 182mm Q Factor
Derailleur Hanger - SRAM UDH
ISCG 05 Compatible - ISCG 05 Tab Mount available separately
Headset - ZS44 upper / ZS56 lower
Colours - Cinnabon Bronze or Espresso Black
Sizes - S / M / L / XL
Frame Warranty - Lifetime