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Submitted by
Dave
a Weekend Warrior
from Columbus, OH
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$750.00 | | Purchased At: | Excel Sports | | Strengths: | Ride | | Weaknesses: | Gotta take care of steel | | Similar Products Used: | None (M2 Stumpy, TrueTemper Trek 970, etc.) | | Bike Setup: | 23lb cross country racer, XTR, RaceFace, etc. | | Bottom Line: | I'm tall (6'2"), so I need a bike with a decent top tube length. I'm a former XC college/NORBA racer, so I need a frame with quick, nimble geometry and excellent climbing ability. I'm 33, so I need a frame that doesn't beat me to death. I'm rapidly becoming a retro-grouch, so I don't want to bother with a dualie, and I don't want any extra weight to lug around. Enter the Ibis Mojo. Ay carumba - I've ridden this bike in Washington and Oregon quite a bit, and a little in West Virginia. It rides like a dream, and is as comfortable and light as a hardtail can be. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anthony
a Cross Country Rider
from Boise
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Bob's backwards | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | I'm actually making a comment to one of the posts below. Ibis a rust bucket? I have a old Ibis SS Axiom with not a hint of rust. I've also had great customer service from Ibis. Great bikes, and at one time a great little company! To bad they are no longer. | | Weaknesses: | Not one! | | Similar Products Used: | Lots of different bikes. | | Bike Setup: | Old school 7spd! Rigid, light as hell. | | Bottom Line: | If you find an Ibis frame that's your size, buy it! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from Boston
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | The Goody Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$975.00 | | Purchased At: | Exeter Bikes, NH | | Strengths: | Great handling. Un-paralleled qualities of steel. | | Weaknesses: | It's definitely not a full suspension ride... | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 990 steel, IF Delux | | Bike Setup: | Full XTR, Marzocchi XFly, XT Discs, Thompson Stem, Post, King Headset | | Bottom Line: | I stare at this thing every night, just pulling into the garage after work. Tremendous craftmanship. It takes me 10 minutes to get into the house. The Ride: Bottom line is that this is a steel hardtail. It's in a market with only a few other competitors. If you're reading this, chances are you've considered an Independent, Kelly, Soulcraft, etc. I probably got one of the last 50 mojos (with disc brake option) before things caved at Ibis. My experience with them has been nothing short of excellent. I had to wait 5 months for it to be completed, but it was worth it. It's unique, it rides better than my Trek Fuel in most terrain, and unfortunately, you may never be able to get one. If you have the opportunity, grab it. Thanks Ibis for giving me goosebumps everytime I ride. Cheers... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
stan
a Weekend Warrior
from Chicago
Date Reviewed: March 13, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Any | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Great ride
Good looking
Strong (I am 200+ lbs)
Handeling
| | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Many | | Bike Setup: | XTR, Mavic, Marzocci, King | | Bottom Line: | Best bike I have ever owned. I cannot describe how much I love this bike. It does everything well. I even love riding it on pavement!!!.
As an fyi, Ibis is going through a tough time right now. The company was sold to someone who didn't do a good job with the business (that explains the feelings of the person who posted his issued below). However, I have heard, that the original owners (Scot Nichol and John Castallano) are looking to possibly buy the company back. I can only hope that they are successful because every aspect of the company rocked under their leadership.
At the end of the day, Ibis is one of the originals - and in my mind, was one of the greatest mtb companies ever.
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Submitted by
danny p
a Racer
from Frankfort, KY, USA
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | nowheresville Cali | | Strengths: | good ride, WHILE IT LASTS, so i hear | | Weaknesses: | seatpost rusted out in one year RUSTBUCKET!!! | | Similar Products Used: | I've had many other steel bikes and they have never rusted - currently riding a Bontrager Race Lite | | Bike Setup: | XT/XTR BUT MAINLY JUST RUSTY OLD COLUMBUS STEEL (nothing against steel or Columbus, just IBIS). | | Bottom Line: | OK it wasn't my bike. My friend bought this bike about a year ago and he has gotten such rotten customer service from Ibis that I thought that I would report it here to warn any other potential customers of this company. The paint on the seatpost completely bubbled up with rust in about one year's time. The company was completely unhelpful and even sent him a rude email to boot when he asked for help with the problem. He sent back the frame and it was almost impossible to even get it back from them. This bike sucks and so does the company, I would think that a small boutique company like this would be more than willing to help it's customors out, especially since these small companys really need to rely on word of mouth to sell bicycles instead of expensive advertising. Well, here's my word: DON'T EVER BUY AN IBIS!!!!! They are RUSTBUCKETS and the customer service is below comment!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin Cross
a Cross Country Rider
from Anchorage
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Devil's Pass | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$775.00 | | Purchased At: | RTR Cycles | | Strengths: | Exremely fluid ride. Handles technical trails with ease and is extremely stable at high speeds. Corners incredibley well do to frame rigidity. | | Weaknesses: | none
| | Similar Products Used: | Specialized M2, Trek, Bontrager, Schwin | | Bike Setup: | WTB, Raceface, XTR | | Bottom Line: | A perfect combination of simplistic functioning. Long life in a light steel frame that manuvers, climbs and decends like a gezel. Ideal consumer is an avid long distant cross county rider who seeks great performance in a basic model frame that will last a very long time. Add a suspention seat post and you will have the best of both worlds. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
S
a Cross Country Rider
from S
Date Reviewed: September 14, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Ride, Weight | | Weaknesses: | It took several months from the time I ordered the frame wntil the time I recieved it. | | Similar Products Used: | Ritchy, Specialized, Klein, Various full suspension | | Bike Setup: | XTR, SID SL, Thompson, Cross Max UST | | Bottom Line: | This is an increadible bike. It has the ride you would expect from a top end steel frame and handles all situations very well. The ride is smooth, it climbs and descends well and is rediculously light for a steel bike. I highly recomend this bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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