Just a question I’m pondering? They came out with the new Ripley SL and it looks great, haven’t ridden, but does that leave room or shut the door to a full XC race rig?
It is replacing the Exie. I have not seen anything official, but it was in the Pinkbike first look: https://www.pinkbike.com/news/the-ibis-ripley-sl-2026-xc-dc-first-look.html Another XC bike may not be in the plans very soon.
Ripley SL is replacing the Exie. They will still make warranty frames but not making new ones. When they DC’d it there were like two total Exie frames for sale in the whole country.
I’d like to see some XC builds.