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Ibis Mojo HDR 650b - Build & Review


Iwan Kemp

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Oh ok. See what you mean now.@ crow. More pics please.

More pics to follow. For now...

 

Battling with which colour match / theme scheme to go for. Frame is predominantly matte black with neon / day glow yellow accents. Have figured out a way to permanently remove the yellow bits (should I go in that direction), or alternatively I can PlastiDip them over. My inner OCD voice is however saying that there's no way in hell the matte black spray-on vinyl will match the matte black carbon and it will end up looking pretty sheet. So. If I go stealth black I will have to remove the yellow permanently. The look of bikes (hummed to the tune of The Look of Love by Diana Krall!) I like

 

http://fcdn.mtbr.com/attachments/ibis/841718d1382725618t-mojo-hd-picture-build-thread-p4pb10254117.jpg

Will have to go all black on the frame. Can get the links in blue or red.

 

And then, in the A Little more Loud Corner

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And in the opposite corner

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb10134517/p4pb10134517.jpg

 

Staying with the yellow on the frame

http://digitalhippie.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/rockshox-pike-650b-ibis-mojo-hdr-2.jpg

 

Or the Wet 'n' Wild look (Yellow on the frame, bonkers everywhere else!)

http://www.standmag.hu/upload/Image/web_kepek_2013/2013_05_02_nsbikedownhillvideo.jpg

 

http://nsbikes.com/images/glowne/541.jpg

On that one you have to use your imagination as the colours are not where they would be on my bike.

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For a better idea of what the "yellow" looks like on the frame

http://images.mtbiker.sk/biky/big/IMG_3344-2v_5254654aefd86.jpg

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It's the exact same colour as the "yellow" Vitamin-P HD. Colours have just been reversed.

 

http://singletrackworld.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2013/06/2013.5.29-ibis70862__low-res.jpg

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Really hope you made a nice video clip again....

 

G

 

After much internal debate and tooing and froing, I decided to replace my trusty Mojo SL-R with it's bastard child, the Mojo HDR 650b

 

http://www.ibiscycle...s/mojo_hdr650b/

 

http://www.ibiscycles.com/images/uploads/bikeGallery/mojo_HDR130b-Ibis7219.jpg

 

For those who are not familiar with the bike it is the follow up to the Mojo HD with some tech borrowed from the SL-R. It is lighter and stiffer than the HD, has better clearance for tyres, XX1 / X01 drivetrains and new gen piggyback shocks. Ordered the frame in Reverse Vitamin-P and in 650b mode.

 

650b mode? Frame can be run

  • 130mm 650b
  • 147mm 650b (using different limbo chips and custom tuned Mazocchi)
  • 160mm 26"

Went with the 130mm 650b as I already have what I need to run it 160mm 26". Will use my RockShox Monarch RC3. This way I have a killer Enduro / Trail / All Mountain slayer in one bike. Perfect.

 

Build kit:

Size:.........Large

Fork:.........RockShox Pike 150mm RT3

Shock:......Fox (Stock)

Wheelset:..AM Classic Wide Lightning

Headset:....Cane Creek

Handlebar: Spank Bearclaw Spike 30mm rise (cut to 740mm )

Stem:........Spank Oozy 65mm

Brakes:......Hope Stealth Tech Evo with 183mm rotors

Grips:........ODI Ruffian

Drivetrain:..SRAM X01 with 32T chainring running GripShift

Seatpost:..RockShox Stealth 125mm drop

Saddle:.....SDG Circuit

Tires:........Schwalbe Hans Dampf Trailstar 2.35 front and 2.25 Rear

Pedals:.....Spank Spike

 

Frame arrived 2/3 weeks early (nice problem to have) so there has been a bit of a mad scramble to get the kit together. Local agents either don't have stock of what I want or just plain downright do not carry the model I want. Have gone through Race Face, Loaded, Spank and a couple others, but in the end turned to good ol' faithful CRC for some of it.

 

If all goes well the bike will be build next week. Till then I will post some kit pics.

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I like the little bit of yellow

 

but will also say a total flat/matt black will look awesome.

 

But, to bring some colour back then, how about doing some nice colour Jagwire lines?

 

G

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Really hope you made a nice video clip again....

 

G

Video will happen. This time with some riding footage. First need to sort wheels!

 

Novatec Flowtrail: No XD Driver Stock (yet)

AM Classic Wide Lightning - Mid Dec ETA

Spank Oozy - Med Nov Eta with no firm indication of XD Drivers

Superstar - Plenty of stock...but no XD Driver

Hope Hub Custom Build - No stock of new and improved Evo2 hub yet

I9 - will take around 2 months to arrive. $$$!

SRAM - Not importing their wheels. Special order 3-6 weeks

Easton - "What 27.5 Haven wheelset?" and their hubs are sheet

Mavic Enduro - Only available in kots yellow, no stock, $$$! and not keen to be tied into wheel / tire system

 

What's left that's worth it?!

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Easton - "What 27.5 Haven wheelset?" hoops...

 

 

 

 

and lets kill the bank account, with Chris King hubs.

 

G

 

 

Video will happen. This time with some riding footage. First need to sort wheels!

 

Novatec Flowtrail: No XD Driver Stock (yet)

AM Classic Wide Lightning - Mid Dec ETA

Spank Oozy - Med Nov Eta with no firm indication of XD Drivers

Superstar - Plenty of stock...but no XD Driver

Hope Hub Custom Build - No stock of new and improved Evo2 hub yet

I9 - will take around 2 months to arrive. $$$!

SRAM - Not importing their wheels. Special order 3-6 weeks

Easton - "What 27.5 Haven wheelset?" and their hubs are sheet

Mavic Enduro - Only available in kots yellow, no stock, $$$! and not keen to be tied into wheel / tire system

 

What's left that's worth it?!

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Much rather buy Industry Nine Torch hubs. 2/3rds the price, adaptable to any "standard", faster engagement, lasts as long and is just as bling.

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Video will happen. This time with some riding footage. First need to sort wheels!

 

 

 

What's left that's worth it?!

 

not that flashy any more but what about a set of Stans Flow's with some custom colour coded decals from Tyrone?

 

I thinking you might say the hubs aren't tough enough tho?

 

Wait for the AC's.......

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PS: like my ZTR whoops, but damm, wondering if I should not have gone Easton's, might still in the future.

 

Got Hope Pro2 Evo's hubs atm.

 

G

 

Much rather buy Industry Nine Torch hubs. 2/3rds the price, adaptable to any "standard", faster engagement, lasts as long and is just as bling.

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Easton - "What 27.5 Haven wheelset?" hoops...

 

 

 

 

and lets kill the bank account, with Chris King hubs.

 

G

 

Yeah, Havens with I9 or CK hubs would be Killer. With a capital K.

 

The Haven hubs look soooooo good, if only they (the rear one specifically) worked as well as CKs.

 

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can you get a XX1 driver for a King hub?

 

Nope. Not yet and by the sound of things not anytime soon. They've only just added a pressfit bb to their line-up.

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PING.... you have mail...

 

Yeah?

 

EDIT: Thing is, if I read yours I have to read everybody else's and when will I find time to solve my colour coding crises?!

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