2023 Trail Bike Shootout | We Are One Arrival 152 VS Ibis Ripmo 

hahah glad you enjoyed it

Of course! Hope you're loving it!

Yeah RockShox is pretty dang great right now. They really are super close and it's personal preference but today I like Rock Shox better. Fox will come out with something in 6-10 months that could be better though. Which is what is awesome about bikes, things keep getting better and better.

@@dialedmtb Fox is more of a racing oriented outfit now. The mid to upper level suspension market is for them. The difference between the brands to the Avg Joe feels negligible. The price difference is significant between the brands for similar fork/shocks. RS blows them away. RS also includes extra volume spacers and a fork fender when you buy a new fork/shock... But, but the Kashima coating looks cool. The RC2 Charger damper is great.

I prefer Rock Shox as well

Thank you! I think so too, for both the video and the bike! haha

Thank you I appreciate it! But yeah I do think there is a gap in content for a lot of hardtails! Good to hear it is awesome though!

Haha yeah, I tried the 750 and just couldn't get along with it. I have ran 760 on my older Tallboy and I did get used to that. But I run 780 on everything so it is tough to change.

@@dialedmtb I'm pretty sure Ibis intended for the aluminum ends to be cut down. The idea was that you could buy new ends if you cut them too short for way less money than a whole new bar.

Yeah good call! The only 2 things I would change on the SP2 would be the dropper and brakes. How are you liking the 170?

@@dialedmtb The next upgrade will def be to the RSC and HS2 rotors. I'm not in a hurry though. The Code R and Centerline brakes work well. I'm loving the 170. I do a good amount of trail riding as well as riding park. I have no problems pedalling with this bike. Money well spent!

Yeah I think the bike climbs way better then anyone would expect. Pretty amazing for sure!

Thanks man I appreciate it! The Arrival is a pretty amazing bike for sure. Hope you're doing well!

That would be awesome! What park of August are you coming through? I do have a couple of trips in August so hopefully its not during those!

Oh dang that is a bummer, didn't know that was an issue.

I mean only on the biggest largest landings just your average jump. It wasn’t an issue, but when it bottomed out it would rub the back tire.

Yeah that makes sense

You will love it! I am just over 5'8 and I am on a medium. It is a tiny bit smaller then other mediums but I only noticed it on the climb but once I got used to it, it was super comfy everywhere. I think you could easily get away with a Large too but I would say if you ride tighter trails the medium might be better, if you ride faster more wide open trails the Large would probably be better.

I'm 5'8" and have a large Arrival. I prefer my bikes a little bigger than most people do. I think either will work but you have to decide if you like your bike a little bigger or a little smaller. My LBS did not have any demo bikes so I had to order before riding. That said, I REALLY love my 170mm Arrival w/ 180mm ZED fork. It's awesome for riding in places like Moab but I'm liking in even in Trail or XC style of trails too. I went large because I wanted it to blast down tech & chunk in Moab and similar places. So in my mind a little larger would suit that better. Don't think too long about it. Just BUY it! Edit: And yes, I'm WAY over biked for my normal XC style trails near home. But my old XC/Trail bike is collecting dust.

So I believe I say its ground huggy yet poppy right? Maybe I missed that part but I think I talk about how its also poppy yet feels very planted in a great way in the Wrap Up videos that will be coming out on Sunday or the Final conclusion video that will be coming out the following Sunday, July 2. I would say the Arrival is a little bit more poppy though then the Ripmo though surprisingly. I do think its a poppy bike for its travel and for the suspension it has. But I also think it has a lot of plushness and traction in steeper rougher terrain as well. Best of both!

Carbon vs aluminum rims? 🤔

So I actually like Magura MT7's better, just didn't have them on these bikes. The TRP's and Shimano 4 pistons are right behind the MT7's though. I would happily have any three of those on my bikes. For rotors, on my trail bike (120-130mm of travel) I run a 180 rear rotor and almost always a 203 front unless I am going for a lightweight short travel bike and am counting all the grams. For 140mm and up of rear travel I just go with 200 or 203 front and rear and be done with it. You can easily over hear a rear 180mm rear rotor on longer/steeper descents and once you do that the brakes never work as good until you replace the rotor.

I think so!

@dialedmtb I work at wr1 and this series got mentioned at our all hands meeting yesterday. Was awesome to hear about.

Oh that's super cool to hear! I did email them and let them know the bike was in this series but never heard back. Cool to know they saw it! Hopefully it was all good when it got brought up! Hahah

@dialedmtb nothing but good from what I heard.

I have only rode the aluminum Sentinel.. I would say between those two though that the Sentinel is definitely more ground hugging and wants to stay on the ground more then the Arrival, they both eat up chunk super well though but the Arrival just is a little more fun while being able to take anything you throw at it. I would expect the carbon Sentinel to be a little closer to the Arrival in playfulness but probably not quite as much.

Thanks for the feedback! It does say it’s the 152 in the description but fair enough!

Cmon davidfoundco. Dont be a doosh. Its the trailbike. Be cooler

I wish.. that would be rad but there’s a few of those manufacturers that I know won’t send me anything to review.

What do you mean?