A bird takes flight.
Ibis begins near Mendocino in a small workshop, named for a bird because lightness and flight felt exactly right for a bicycle.
Ibis Cycles
Established 1981 · Santa Cruz, California
California strange.
Trail serious.
Ibis grew from a funky Mendocino workshop into a Santa Cruz mountain-bike original—still independent, still employee-owned, and still more interested in a brilliant ride than behaving like a big corporation.
The landscape is part of the recipe: steep coastal climbs, redwood shade, loose corners and fast descents that reward a bike with efficiency, balance and a mischievous streak. Ibis bikes feel at home there because that is where the ideas are drawn, tested and refined.
Sun up.
Drop in.
Repeat.
Drop in.
Repeat.
45 years of doing it differently
Started without money.
Continued without a script.
On April Fools’ Day 1981, founder Scot Nicol opened Ibis without much of a plan beyond making bicycles he wanted to ride. Four and a half decades later, that independent instinct still defines the company.
Metal, reimagined.
TIG-welded steel, oversized chromoly, titanium and unconventional forms arrive early—evidence of a brand unwilling to wait for consensus.
Carbon gets personality.
Ibis brings its most famous name into full-suspension carbon, pairing sculpted design with bikes built to be ridden hard.
Independent on purpose.
The owners work inside the company, keeping decisions close to engineering, design, riders and the trails around Santa Cruz.
Innovation with dirt on it
A clever idea only matters when the trail feels better.
Engineered for the whole ride.
Ibis has spent decades moving between materials, manufacturing methods and suspension ideas without losing sight of a simple test: does the bike climb eagerly, descend confidently and make the rider want one more lap?
dw-link suspension
Efficient under power, active when the terrain turns rough and tuned to deliver the traction that makes technical climbs—and fast exits—feel possible.
Carbon expertise
Light, strong and carefully shaped frames evolved through years of experimentation, including in-house development and manufacturing work in Santa Cruz.
Progressive geometry
Balanced reach, confident front ends and thoughtful sizing create speed without turning every trail bike into a one-purpose machine.
Details riders notice
Low weight, useful clearances, practical service access and component choices informed by people who ride and wrench their own bikes.
The Ibis flock
Not customers.
Co-conspirators.
Ibis inspires the kind of loyalty usually reserved for favorite bands, secret trails and neighborhood burrito spots.
Part of that following comes from the bikes: Ripley riders who swear they have found the perfect trail bike, Ripmo owners who keep discovering bigger lines, and longtime fans who can identify a classic Mojo from across a parking lot. The rest comes from a brand that has always sounded human—smart, funny, slightly irreverent and genuinely grateful to the people who ride its machines.
The flock wears many colors
Built to stand out.
Shaped to disappear down trail.
From Huckleberry Purple to Gold Rush, Ibis color has always carried the same confidence as the ride.
Choose your kind of fast
One flock.
Different ways to fly.
Ripley family
Quick feet. Big trail appetite.
Efficient, playful trail bikes for riders who value speed everywhere—not only when the trail points down.
Ripmo familyClimb like it matters. Descend like it doesn’t.
Longer-travel confidence with the pedaling manners that turned the Ripmo into a modern trail favorite.
Oso familyMore power. Same Ibis instincts.
Full-power eMTB capability shaped around traction, balanced handling and an appetite for ambitious terrain.
Mad Duck Cyclery · Grapevine, Texas
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Tell us where you ride and how you want the bike to feel. We’ll help compare Ibis platforms, choose the right size and build, and dial in the suspension for North Texas trails and wherever the next trip leads.
