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Ibis Cycles‘ popular hardtail model, the DV9, came about out of a desire to offer a bike for every customer’s budget, specifically NICA high school Cross Country Mountain bike racers. While not compromising the ride quality with a fast, lightweight, versatile bike, that you could pay for with a summer job. To further support young athletes Ibis Dealers offer a 20% discount to NICA athletes and coaches.

New for 2024, the DV9 comes in two fresh paint colors, Silver Lining and Electric Teal.

Spencer’s review dives deeper into this versatile chassis, so check that out in our archives: Lightweight and Fast and Niche: Ibis DV9 Hardtail 29er Review

Ibis Cycles‘ USA-made EXIE frameset received a Mer­cury Sil­ver fin­ish paint color, Team 31 gold accents, and a balleur Fox build kit, all for $4,499.99. Let’s check it out below…

On this episode of “Meet the Maker”, we get an inside look into the history of Ibis Cycles through the lens of their founder and visionary, Scot Nicol a.k.a. “Chuck Ibis”. Scot takes us on a journey through his early adventures on balloon tire cruisers in Northern California, pioneering the sport of mountain biking, through the ups and downs of building a successful business, and into the modern age of cycling as IBIS continues to build great bikes today. History like this never gets old…

This is a very exciting project from our friends at Ibis to take on. Head on over to the Exie page on the Ibis website to read all about it!

Announced yesterday, but with our review of the Revelate Hopper, we decided to space it out a bit, Ibis has developed a direct-mount frame bag for select sizes of their Ripley, Ripmo, and Ripmo AF models. This bag uti­lizes a plas­tic free-float­ing brack­et to mount directly to your frame.  Check out this install video and see more at Ibis.

How’d I miss this? Mission Workshop, Bike Magazine and Ibis Cycles recently got together for a little Q&A on the history of Ibis and why bikes are so fucking rad. Speaking of rad, that first jersey is pretty incredible. This one’s a little long, so let it play in the background while you “work” on a Friday morning.

Thanks for the heads up Tracko!

Wanna see what one of the first production remote-operated dropper posts looked like? Nice one, River City!

Ibis Cycles’ Hakka MX has been featured here numerous times over the years and remains one of the best carbon gravel bikes on the market. Not one to mess with perfection, the Santa Cruz-based brand gave the Hakka a splash of new color for 2025 with Lemongrass green (above) and Cleanslate Gray. The frame and fork pricing is set at $2199 with SRAM Apex builds at $3299 and Rival at $4599. Check out more at Ibis Cycles and be sure to check out our reviews of the Hakka below in our Related Archives.

The FAIR Bicycle DROP BEST UC is more than just an excuse for Travis to talk about how much he really loves steep seat angles. It can add years of life to an outdated mountain bike by moving its saddle forward by more than an inch. Or, it’s a solution for people who really hate steep seat angles.

Pairing with today’s launch of the third-generation Ripmo, Ibis is releasing the fifth iteration of the Ripley. In fact they’re more than just a pair…

In celebration of California Mountain Biking Month, Lowelifes Respectable Citizens’ Club is partnering with the California Mountain Biking Coalition to give away your choice of top-of-the-line Ibis mountain bike and raise funds for the organizations. One lucky donor will take home a brand new Ibis of their choice with the finest components from SRAM, Fox, Shimano, Maxxis, and more.

80% of funds raised will support Lowelifes’ trail stewardship work on the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, and the remaining 20% will bolster CAMTB’s statewide advocacy and land manager engagement efforts.

Each $5 Donation = 1 Chance to Win

Roll on over to the Lowelifes to enter!