Four Kiwi’s joined 130 other ‘Ibisians’ for three days off the grid deep in the Jackson State Forest, California. The scene was set by Ibis founder Scot Nicol and his awesome team for plenty of riding in the Mendocino Woodlands with all the trimmings to meet and make new friends and memories.

The new Ripmo AF (Aluminum Frame) brings the award-winning performance of the carbon Ripmo to a wider, rowdier audience. It’s everything we love from the carbon Ripmo, plus a few tweaks.

When Damian saw that there was a new Santa Cruz Stigmata, he instantly upgraded and took to the West Coast Wilderness trail on an inaugural ride for this freshly configured gravel bike. More frame clearance meant he could set-up with a 650b wheelset and run bigger 2.0 tyres to blur the boundary between trail and gravel.

His wife Catharine went along on the adventure with a Ibis HakkaMX set up with impressive 29er Ibis 700c D30 wheels and some fast rolling gravel tyres. Considering the days were pretty long, Catharine was stoked to have this light, fast moving bike to rip along the West Coast trails. It was a fantastic couple of days on the Coast.