Ibis Dv9 Frame Protection

Originally posted by jhardeman i am fine but the frame isn t.

Ibis dv9 frame protection. 2 rotor bolts came lose and now i have a groove carved through the chainstay. The ibis dv9 in its happy place trailside. Specs frame material carbon fiber monocoque frame weight 1204g l wheel size 29 up to 2 6 tires front travel 100mm 120mm axle width 148mm rear 110mm front seatpost diameter 31 6mm rear brake post mount 203mm max rotor chainstay length 439mm bb 73mm english threaded iscg 05 compatible no tapered headtube zs44 upper ec49 lower colors bone white teal black orange sizes s m l xl. Enter the ibis dv9 a 29 carbon hardtail inspired by high school xc racer lili heim daughter of ibis ceo hans heim.

The short answer is no. There are four available frame sizes two colors bone white teal and black orange claimed frame weight size medium in 1204g and the ibis dv9 frame comes with a 7 year warranty. Mounting 27 5 plus tires would lower the bottom bracket too far causing issues with pedal strikes. Dv9 mountain bike frame ibis recognizes that hardtails are still very much relevant especially when its constructed of gram dropping stiffness boosting carbon fiber and has thoughtful details and versatility to go bar to bar with a dye in the wool xc bike off the line and into the singletrack or a full suspension rig on technical trails.

That said we wanted to make the dv9 as versatile as possible so we made it compatible with high volume 29 x 2 6 tires.