Modern Geometry

Ibis HD6 complete geometry is based on the 29" front wheel with a 180mm travel fork and the 27.5" rear wheel. This ensures sta­bil­i­ty and addi­tion­al maneu­ver­abil­i­ty. The 165mm of rear trav­el skill­ful­ly man­ages any fall­out. With a 64 degree head tube angle (one degree slack­er than the cur­rent Rip­mo), a BB height sim­i­lar to Mojo HD5, and chain­stay length iden­ti­cal to the cur­rent Rip­mo (despite the 27.5″ rear wheel), the bike main­tains an equi­lib­ri­um between agili­ty and stability.

Five Sizes

In order to place every size rid­er in the same posi­tion over the rear wheel, the HD’s seat tube angles get steep­er as frame size increas­es. With four sizes, this would have result­ed in larg­er jumps in reach, so a fifth size was added. The small­er incre­ments across five sizes mean that you can find just the right size.

Material

Lightweight Premium Carbon for Everyone! All Ibis carbon frames are built from the high­est grade mate­ri­als and opti­mized for the best strength, weight, stiff­ness, and ride per­for­mance. The HD6 frame is sub-6 lbs with­out shock.

Suspension

The sus­pen­sion lay­out may be new, but it’s still DW-Link. The inher­ent effi­cien­cy means you don’t need an over­-damped shock to climb well. Less shock damp­ing allows the wheels to stay plant­ed on the ground, pro­vid­ing more trac­tion and that hov­er-bike feel that Ibis frames are known for. The HD6 climbs with a finesse that defies its enduro race pedigree.

The upper link sus­pen­sion lay­out is pro­gres­sive enough to be sen­si­tive off the top, yet sup­port­ive enough for the biggest hits. It is also com­pat­i­ble with all coil shocks, for those longer race stages that can tax air shock performance.

Ibis custom-tuned rear suspension to deliver unparalleled traction. This allows the wheels to flut­ter through rough ter­rain like a tro­phy truck storm­ing through a set of whoops.