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There wasn’t a whole lot of new stuff being released for Ibis this year. Some new colors for the bikes and the Mojo HD was on display.

Mojo HD
The much anticipated Mojo HD is still in a prototype phase, so its unavailable for now, but at least we can see it and touch it. “See me, feel me, touch me, heal me.”

I spoke with Scott and he said that they had kept the bike under wraps for a long time before it was allowed to be seen. Sort of a Ibis secret Skunk Works project if you will. The had just painted Brian’s bike, so it looked a bit different than some of the earlier photos I had seen.

I commented on the gearing on the bike; which was obviously meant for going downhill; and Scott said Brian was able to keep up (and kill) with everyone on a group ride on XC terrain! He also said that Brian sets his derailleur to not go to the upper cog, since getting a chain sucked up over the top of the cassette isn’t to useful for racing.

Next -> Mojo HD continued

Ibis Mojo HD

Ibis Mojo HD
Although I didn’t get to ride the new prototype Mojo HD, it was pretty impressive just sitting there. The Mojo HD will be the Ibis foray into the 6 inch All Mountain world, and promises to be quite a bike. Brian Lopes has already been racing it, and only time will tell how it all well the end product will be? Since it is a prototype the linkages are a bit crude, but they are pretty beefy and will hopefully tighten up the somewhat current sloppy feeling in the Mojo rearend. I spoke briefly to Brian about the bike and his recent trip to the worlds down in Australia, he is a real decent and nice guy.

The cables have been re-routed to the down tube, to facilitate the inherent issues with the newer geometry of the bike. For a lot of Mojo riders that are a welcome change from the current somewhat disliked top tube arrangement.

Scott from Ibis Cycles goes over the line up for 2009.  Mojo gets some component upgrades.  The Tranny has a “slot machine” in the chain stay so you can run it geared or single speed.  New for 2009 is the bring back of the Ibis Ti Mojo.

2009 Ibis Products

Filmed by: Theo Dilworth | All Out Productions | www.alloutprodux.com

Edited by: Keith Wells

See all the latest 2009 Bikes and Products from Ibis Here!

I popped over to the Ibis booth first thing in the morning before they got too busy. It wasn’t hard to miss their booth since it was an old bright shiny Airstream trailer!

I had a nice long pleasant conversation with Hans Heim. We talked about suspension systems, the new 09 Fox RP23, the Fox 15mm Betamax standard, 650 wheels, 29er bikes and of course the new Ibis products. He had nothing but glowing reviews for the 2009 Fox RP23 rear shock. He really liked how they revamped the shock and how it now ramped up and acted through its entire range, especially the midrange. I really like the DT Swiss Carbon shock but he really felt I would prefer the new RP23, and that it was miles ahead of its predecessors and the DT Swiss. Therefore, that meant it was time for another test!

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