In 2014, Ribisu caused a sensation: a downhill frame milled from the solid, a transformation via CNC milling from a solid block of aluminum material to a fully with 220 millimeters of travel, good weight and stiffness. However, the Ribisu makers around Adrian Summermatter inform us on Facebook: "The risk of faulty production with such long machine times and retooling processes for thin and large-volume profiles is difficult to calculate and can only be implemented in series production with great effort. Which drives the sales price above the top classes. It was therefore with a heavy heart that we decided to stop the CNC frameset project at the end of 2017."

At the same time, the Valais frame builders already had a new trump card up their sleeves when they said goodbye to the aluminum milling artwork: A downhill frame made of carbon, the Ribisu Carbon 650b. According to Summermatter, the switch to carbon offers a superior ratio of weight to stiffness. The first frames (205 millimetres of travel, shiny carbon 3K, internally routed cables, separately manufactured head tube for greater stiffness) are being produced in a small series and will be available from autumn 2018 in size M and in black and white. You can already order a frame kit at a special price as well as a complete bike from the Ribisu parts pool.

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