Santa Cruz Tallboy vs Ibis Ripley - Trail Bike Showdown

Hi, I'm Connor from Bikers Edge, today I'm going out to do the

showdown

between the Santa Cruz tomboy and the Ibis Ripley, both traveled 120 ml. 20 Niners, there's a lot of fun, so get on the

tallboy

, this is the first lap. pretty good, you get a little better small bump compliance with this helps on bumpy leaks, just keeps the rear wheel on the ground a little better, it just snowed here the other day so I think they might be a little wet Tractions will be the name of the game for today's ride. Wash now for wet roots and rocks right now.

I have the

tallboy

on low which makes it a little looser than the Ripley by putting it on high to change things up. I think it's like two tenths of a degree or three tenths, so it's not a ton, it's a pretty subtle change. I also have it on the shorter chain, in the same mode, as opposed to the longer 10 millimeters, no, it's adjustable with a rear dropout swivel chip, it's really easy. lift the front of this

bike

off the ground if you spin a wheel here annually they just lift the front on our rock probably one of the reasons it feels so fun and it's so much fun it doesn't take much to put the

bike

down here.

Starting the first downhill section so overgrown I think today will be a slippery ride, okay cowboy on the downhill, still very fun, definitely expecting speed, fun, bike prize, you can write it hard, but it explodes very strong. It rewards you if you push a little, loves. chew loves to be in the air and play around the spikes it's so much fun oh that got a little wild yeah the tallboys such a balanced bike goes uphill downhill and again it's so much fun , makes you walk like one more. Funnily enough, you see little bumps and features on the side of the

trail

and they are a little easier to reach.

Turning corners is pretty easy, it's a lot of fun. I can not forget it. I think if we do annual bike awards this is going to win the fun wooden bike on the climbs, it does pretty well, it's still not the most efficient bike, it does a pretty good job and having that extra traction and performance on small bumps it's quite beneficial if your farms are rocky and Ruby I. I'm really excited now to get back up, take the Ripley and do another really fast lap, okay just starting the lap on the Ripley, now I'm going to go up, I'll see how it goes.

Compare with the tall guy on the climbs and then I'll go back down. Starting the climb for the second time now that I'm on the Ripley, the climbing position is a little different on this bike thanks to the steeper head lifting your weight a little more over the front, it's a very upright climbing position of the bike. It feels a little more efficient than the Tallboy and I think overall it's a little better for customers, I'm not exactly sure how I feel about these big 2.6 inch tires. The grip is good, but I feel a little slow, like they are dragging a little.

But the Ripley is a very energetic climber, like when you step on the gas and it just makes you want to stop, its brand is for choosing hard lines or the tall guy is happier just sitting down, he's leaning towards the top, the Ripley. it feels a little more maneuverable through some of these rock lines a little easier, okay, turn it towards the rock, squeeze it between two obstacles, the tall guy felt a little happier just going up and down, okay, you're starting the first descent on that Ripley Oh. I can't see actually following Poppy, she already feels a little more maneuverable than the table.

I think it's got a little shorter wheelbase maybe and the siefer head tubes will meet that steering a little livelier and a little quicker, so it's a little closer than you might think. the downhills I bought a cowboy, he's going to smoke the swing Ripper there's more chatty stuff I think the Santa Cruz is a little smoother, so you can go a little faster straight around a corner easier goes over the bumps, let's see an exhaust Okay , bad, the tallboys here feel a little more planted than this one, but it's really not as different as I thought it would be, both are surprisingly capable of going downhill.

The correct conclusion is that these two bikes are more similar than I thought the Ripley was. climbs better, the tall guy descends better, but man, they're both really, really fun printing new pro ball bikes, really pop bikes, you can get them in the air pretty easily and especially on the

trail

s we were on today like I don't know if you. I could have a better bike on that trail, there are sections where you could go faster with a longer ride, but I think maximizing your fun, I think the tall boy Ripley are really good bikes, that's why the tall boy has a slightly more relaxed climbing position. he has you on the back of the bike a little more where Ripley is, he carries your weight a little further forward and the same goes for the downhill, that's why the tall guy is able to plow a little further, he's a little faster . through all the rocks where Ripley takes you up and over the front of the bike, which makes the steering a little more responsive but also gives you a little less confidence through the rocks and roots In general, although I think both points are good.

They're just fun, fun bikes, it's hard to avoid that fact. I think the tall boy is a little more like the senator says, where the downhill XC bikes are and we, Ripley, are more like the XC racer trail bikes, downhill bike, if you want to call it that still. Pretty capable, but I think it goes better uphill and is probably a little better suited for someone who puts an emphasis on climbing you.