Ibis Oso - The Ibis eBike is here! Crazy or cool? #emtb #loamwolf #mtb

Can you believe it? Ibis Cycles has finally released their first eMTB.

The Ibis Oso is the brand’s bold and wild entry to the electric mountain bike market, and a pretty surprising one at that. Not surprising that Ibis created an eMTB, as we’ve spent the last two years pestering them for a hint at when it’d be coming out and when we could get one. Instead what surprised us (besides how little time we had before it launched) was that it was such a bold-looking bike with a big battery, full power Bosch CX drive unit and packed some big travel capabilities. Ibis gives the Oso eBike 155mm of rear wheel travel with the ability to run air or coil shocks and users can also increase travel to 170mm by increasing shock stroke from 60mm to 65mm. It seems their ‘Downhill both ways’ ethos for the new niche of mountain bikes is loud and proud on the Oso eMTB as riders can also increase travel from 170mm up front to a dual crown 190mm. Oso means bear in Spanish, which is the animal on the California flag, but we can’t help but think that this bear’s intention of eating chunky trails had something to do with the naming process. Let’s get into the features, geometry and tech before sharing our thoughts from the first ride review.

FRAME FEATURES
Backed with a seven-year frame warranty and lifetime replacement on bushings, the Ibis Oso is a burly eBike. Our large weighs in just under 54 pounds with the 155/170mm travel setup, beastly 220mm rotors and Maxxis Double Down tires. Large and Extra Large frames run 29-inch tires front and rear while Small and Medium bikes will run a mixed, or Mullet wheel set up with a 27.5” rear tire.

Ibis claims the Oso eBike has the most progressive suspension kinematic of any bike they’ve ever made, and we believe them. Riders will be able to ride the stock 155mm of travel with either an air of Fox DHX2 coil in size 205×60 Trunnion or increase travel to 170mm with a 205x65mm Trunnion shock. Max fork travel is 190mm and yes, downhillers rejoice, the Ibis Oso is dual crown approved.

The Oso’s intentions don’t end with big travel numbers as frame stiffness seems to be impressive for a raised mono-stay frame. Ibis shared that there is another internal wall that runs through the mono-stay increases stiffness compared to a hollow chainstay. Ibis also gives the Oso polycarbonate downtube and a really cool motor protector as well as rubber swing arm protectors.

Boost 148 dropout spacing, a SRAM UDH, 2.5” tire clearance and some size-changing geometry dimensions keep the Oso current with trends and demands from discerning riders. Water bottle storage requires a side-loading cage but will give small riders 22oz bottle clearance with other sizes clearing 26oz bottles.

ELECTRONICS
Ibis opted to give the Oso some really cool integrated Lupine lights front and rear. Admittedly we were a bit turned off at first, but they don’t really add much weight and the added benefits in terms of safety while commuting on the bike or squeezing in that “One more lap” that eBikes are always guilty of making us do. A Lupine SL F headlight has 600 or 900 Lumen settings when turned on and the Lupine C14 rear light puts out a bright red 45 Lumen glow that won’t have you looking over your shoulder on the pedal home.

Powering the Bosch Performance Line CX drive unit is a removable Bosch Powertube 750Wh battery. The battery is very quickly removable, and we like that. A Bosch Kiox 300 display and Bosch LED remote offer control and information on your bike’s vitals.

BUILD KIT
Currently there will only be one model available that retails for $10,999. It is an Ibis, and we know there are lots of cool premium parts about the bike however we suspect some customers may comment on the GX Eagle and Fox Performance Series suspension spec, and in-house bars and wheels when discussing value. A couple areas we’re happy to see upgraded on the spec sheet however are the Maxxis Double Down casing tires and Shimano XT 4-piston brakes with 220mm rotors. The Ibis Oso likes to go downhill fast, and these are two important ingredients when it comes to managing all those downhill laps.

This is just a small excerpt from the longer written write-up on the site, to keep reading, visit the site here: https://theloamwolf.com/2022/10/04/first-ride-and-release-the-new-ibis-oso-emtb/

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - About the OSO
3:52 - OSO Geometry
6:01 - Bosch details
7:56 - Final Thoughts

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