ibis RIPMO, Instruction Book

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HEADSETS
The headset on the Ripmo, Ripley, Mojo HD5, and
Mojo is a ZS44/ZS56. This standard is compatible
with both the Chris King InSet 2 and certain Cane
Creek headsets.
The Hakka MX uses an IS41/IS52.
To learn more about these various headset standards,
visit:
www.bicycleheadsets.com.
REAR DROPOUTS
AND DISC BRAKE MOUNTS
All of our mountain bikes use the boost standard and our
own Hexle axles, removable with a 5mm allen wrench.
For Brakes:
• 160mm post-mount is standard on Ripley,
Ripmo, Ripmo AF, Mojo and DV9
• 180mm on HD5
Use a post mount adapter for larger rotors, Shimano has
a handy guide here:
https://productinfo.shimano.com/#/
com?cid=C-460&acid=C-193
BOTTLE CAGE
Our rear suspension equipped bikes have been
designed around the Arundel side loader cage
(available in our online store). Other cages may
not provide adequate bottle clearance for the
shock and frame so use of the Arundel cage
is highly recommended.
There are two sets of holes in the cage, use the ones
that position it away from the seattube.
There are two heavy duty Riv–Nut inserts on the
underside of the down tube of the
large and extra
large Mojo, to allow the mounting of a bottle cage.
We’ve put them there primarily for a spare water
bottle, a tool kit or for a battery if you’re night riding.
Please do not attempt to retrieve a water bottle from
this cage location during riding!
GENERAL FRAME INFORMATION
CARE FOR CARBON
The carbon fiber monocoque frame is extremely
strong, and should provide years of trouble–free use,
provided you care for it properly and don’t overly huck
every 50 foot gap you see.
Keep your bike clean and inspect it often. Although
each and every bike gets tested at the factory for
strength, it never hurts to look at the areas where the
tubes join, where the shocks and dropouts mount and
any other areas that may receive stress during usage.
Check for loose bearings, headsets, shocks and forks
and such. Visually inspect the bike before each ride
and also during each cleaning.
CARBON ASSEMBLY COMPOUND
This stuff is grease, but with a bunch of tiny plastic
beads added. This increases friction between
components, great for holding your carbon seat post
or handlebars in place without excessive clamping
force. While grease won’t hurt any of our seattubes,
carbon assembly paste works even better. Do not use
the carbon assembly compound when installing the
headset, bottom bracket, shock, water bottle
cage, or anything that has bearings.
PAINT AND DECALS
Should you need to touch up areas of the frame
where the paint has been compromised, we have
touch up paint in our online store for several of our
bikes:
http://store.ibiscycles.com and
search paint.
For colors not found in our store, we recommend
either a hobby shop,
myperfectcolor.com or
testors.com as a good source of enamel touch
up paint.
We try to make our frame finishes as durable
as possible, but it is impossible to test in all
conditions and against all chemicals. Be aware
that use of certain cleaners, lubricants, or
foodstuffs, including Simple Green and Pedro’s
Bike Lust, may damage the paint. Please note that
paint damage is not covered under the warranty.
Clean any of our frames with mild soap and water
only.
Note that paint dam age from removal of
pro tec tive tape is not cov ered under our paint
war ran ty. Most pro tec tive tape man u fac tur ers
have rec om mend ed removal instruc tions to
pre vent paint dam age. These usu al ly involve,
among oth er things, apply ing a lit tle heat to
soft en the adhe sive. Check with the man u fac tur er
of the tape before attempt ing removal!
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