Sea Otter: Ibis HD now exists…

Press Launch

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The much salivated-after Ibis Mojo HD is now a reality. With 160mm rear travel and the DW Link suspension all combined into a carbon frame, it’s one of the most talked about things in our office, for sure.

One of the oddities of the frame is that the shock bolts clash with regular chain devices, so this proprietary MRP device bolts directly to the shock bolt.

The distinctive (and classy) Ibis head badge with the iconic Scot Nicol in the background.

Lime green isn't quite as horrible as it sounds

Cable routing for uppy/downy posts included.

Ibis Mojo HD. Like it?

Chipps Chippendale

Singletrackworld's Editor At Large

With 22 years as Editor of Singletrack World Magazine, Chipps is the longest-running mountain bike magazine editor in the world. He started in the bike trade in 1990 and became a full time mountain bike journalist at the start of 1994. Over the last 30 years as a bike writer and photographer, he has seen mountain bike culture flourish, strengthen and diversify and bike technology go from rigid steel frames to fully suspended carbon fibre (and sometimes back to rigid steel as well.)

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Comments (8)

    nickcnickc April 16, 2010 at 6:59 pm

    hate LT full suss, but that is pretty

    Ed-OEd-O April 16, 2010 at 8:39 pm

    The Mojo was ace on Nan Bield yesterday. It will be interesting to see what difference the HD brings.

    Will those chain devices fit the standard Mojo?

    doof_doofdoof_doof April 16, 2010 at 9:35 pm

    Doesn’t look like you can mount the FD any lower for running 2 x 9 (10).

    udderudder April 17, 2010 at 4:15 pm

    You could use an e type bb mount front mech I suppose if you wanted to go the 2 x 9/10 route.

    argyleargyle April 19, 2010 at 1:21 pm

    why would you want/need to lower the front mech to run a double set up?

    scotnicolscotnicol April 21, 2010 at 6:54 pm

    Hey All, our engineer Colin has been running a 2 x 10 XX all winter, he wanted me to tell you this:
    “the 42/28 combo works great. I’ve been purposely thrashing it in the mud all winter and haven’t missed a shift since I got it in October.”
    And although we probably don’t have mud here like you do, we did have a very wet winter. In fact, it’s raining again as I type this.
    We’re working on a double ring chainguide compatibility chart…

    philipw.e13philipw.e13 April 23, 2010 at 2:32 pm

    Currently I believe the best dual ring guide to fit the Mojo HD is the new Heim2.
    http://www.e13components.com/product_heim2.html

    The front derailleur should not be lowered for a chainguide setup…it should remain where it normally is according to the manufacturers instructions.

    The DRS and DSS guides also fit, but require a tiny bit of modification (read – file or dremel) to clear the main suspension pivot. With the DRS backplate, only 2mm of material needs to go…very quick.

    Single ring guides: LG1+ or SRS+ in the Wide angle position, BB mounted with the adapter outside of the 2.5mm BB spacer. Photos of single ring setup or dual ring setup are available either by emailing me philipw (AT) e13components.com or via our Ridemonkey.com forum.

    Cheers,
    philip @ e*thirteen

    flamejobflamejob May 5, 2010 at 9:02 pm

    MojoHD+Fox 36-180 TALAS+XT=….. hangon. Where can I actually ride one?

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