The NEW Ibis DV9 | Best Hardtail On The Market?

[@Eweryno]

Congrats! I'm building mine up right now. Decided to go with 100mm fork, no dropper, 11 speed, 2.2" tires for a very simple, fast XC ride. Should be about 21.5-22lb when done. Enjoy the bike!

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

You as well! And yes one of the cool things about this frame is it can be built as a pure light weight XC ripper, or more of a trail shredder. I would like to try 100mm, 120mm, and 140mm forks on it eventually to see how it manages.

[@whirving]

My Steel Yo Eddy was 22.5lbs with a Rock Shocks Judy SL and Sachs/Shimano, and Kooka drive train with Mavic wheelset and 2.125 tires. Interlock seat post with original Bontrager ti rail saddle. Bike weight has become less of a focus than it was then, that build is probably far better than mine was. Looking at a DV9 for my next hardtail. Currently riding my 907 fatbike with rigid 29+ wheels for summer. It does ok, but a little boat like on the flow trails.

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

It’s a great bike. It’s also a bike that can get really light with a higher spec build. It’s impressive how well it climbs but still eats trail going downhill fast.

[@XCRiders]

I built one (lg purple) frame up. it has goldilocks geometry I went with 1700 DT Swiss wheels, Fox (orange) factory step cast 120 mm. And all the other good stuff. Rides so so good fast up and down

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

Sounds awesome! Where did your total weight end up? I am stoked to get it on some real trails once the snow/mud leaves us.

[@XCRiders]

21 lbs 10 oz with out pedals

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

@@XCRiders that’s great!

[@mike.thomas]

Just ordered the GX version at the 25% off sale price earlier this morning. Same reason as you - had to get that price. Can’t wait to ride my green/blue local flow and XC trails on it. I wanted the mud color, but it’s hard to find in L now. I have G2 brakes on my SC Heckler and they seem to be more than up to the task on that heavy bike, so I’m actually glad to have another set.

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

Nice, congrats! I am dying for my trails to dry out here but we are pretty much in mud season now. I think these G2 brakes will definitely work well, it’s really been the feel at the lever with SRAM, but so far these actually feel quite good.

[@mike.thomas]

@@ElevationEveryWeekend Oh, hey, I’m getting some farkles for the bike. Could you let me know whether the G2 brake levers on yours have the integrated shift/dropper mounts? My Heckler has RE, which has integrated mounts. It’s printed right under the logo on the reservoir. But I’m not sure whether they all have the integrated feature.

[@schadlarry]

I looked at the DV9 when they first came out. The base build was $2200 and would have bought one if they had it in the bone color. Went with a Surly KM upgraded to 29 inch wheels for about 800 less. Since then I did upgrade the wheels to Ibis and shaved off about 2 lbs.

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

Nice! Definitely a Surly fan here, still have the Krampus on my wish list!

[@lambdahmv]

Hi Tommy: congrats on the new bike. I enjoy your fat bike content, and was happy to see this different style of bike. I am still learning about bike-types, components, etc. I feel you do a good job of describing the bike and components regarding their intended use. I can’t recall if you have a bike in your possession that has front suspension. On your future videos with the DV9, I would be interested in hearing how that front suspension fork affects the ride. Thanks for providing varied content on your channel and for your clear descriptions. I look forward to hearing more about your DV9 adventures!

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

Thanks for watching!! I have done a number of other hardtail 29er videos, and those would touch on the front suspension. As for fat biking, I actually had a Manitou Mastodon Pro fork on the Borealis Crestone, I did a video on the fork itself, and some trail riding videos with that bike as well, those may be exactly what you are looking for!

[@flyBri831]

Just got one too!! Actually am running a 150mm DVO Diamond fork up front and IT IS SIIIIIIIK!!! Perfect geo for me. Whiskey carbon bars 80mm rise. OMG!!!! Insane set up. It's A BIG BOY BMX RIPPER!!!!!

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

Nice! Congrats. I’ll stay 120mm for the rest of this summer but I’d like to try to bigger fork in the future.

[@sherryhospodar2401]

That’s allot of good info to take in you are so great at this ! That’s a good looking bike ! I will be looking for the first ride video ! ❤😊

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

Thanks for watching!!

[@sherryhospodar2401]

@@ElevationEveryWeekend I enjoy watching your videos! ❤️. You are a master at putting them together with all that useful information!

[@jayswavely6371]

I like my DV9. The best HT? It's hard to quantify that, but it's good

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

@@jayswavely6371 highly subjective for sure!

[@ifitrollsrideit530]

Wouldn't mind seeing you test this with a 130mm fork. Very slightly slacker, I suspect it won't change the feel that much though.

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

If I get access to one will do!

[@DirtEveryWeekend]

Yeah! Purple Bikes are the best LOL!! Also GX is a great choice the oil slick XX1 chain wouldlook sick on that bike. I cant to see and hear about the performance of it.

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

Thanks! Yes I wish it was a bit more “grape ape” like some of the accents and a little less “midnight”. This bike may get upgraded down the road.

[@hansschotterradler3772]

the purple is definitely faster than the mud colored version!

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

@@hansschotterradler3772 haha, I hope so!

[@thomashospodar9808]

That was a really great video loved it can't wait to see how that bike performs

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheGbeaze]

Hey there! Wondering how tall you are? Sounds like you weren't with a large size...

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

I am 5’11” with a 32” inseam. I did go with a large, which seems to always fit me best for MTB and fat bikes no matter the brand.

[@dr.deewanowich6876]

Is it just me or is the background getting smaller? Or maybe the DV9 is so large it makes everything look small 😂

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

Having the bike in the foreground was definitely not ideal, I usually try to make these videos outside in natural light, but cold and snow has been the issue there

[@ElevationEveryWeekend]

Having the bike in the foreground was definitely not ideal, I usually try to make these videos outside in natural light, but cold and snow has been the issue there

[@dr.deewanowich6876]

But I gotta say I actually liked it :)