Submitted by
rickbgard
a Weekend Warrior
from Mission Viejo, CA Date Reviewed: November 19, 2008
Favorite Trail:
San Juan
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Bike Company
Strengths:
Climbs well, Goes down even better, handling, design and weight.
Weaknesses:
???? None that I'm aware of.
Similar Products Used:
SC Blur classic
Bike Setup:
XT Build, Hope Brakes, Talas 15mm, Custom wheels
Bottom Line:
I never thought I would want to get rid of my beloved Blur until I demoed the Mojo for a couple days. Climbs great and descends even better. It's amazing how you can build an all mountain bike at cross country weight. I find myself riding a lot more and having more fun. Isn't that what the sport is all about? Some people say it's expensive, but if you compare it to Specialized @ $7700, it's a bargain!! I built mine beefy and it only weighs 26lbs.. Thanks Bike Company !!
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Submitted by
MojoRisen
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego Date Reviewed: November 12, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Amasa back
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$4500.00
Purchased At:
calcoast
Strengths:
Very plush and smooth. Bike absorbs shock on rocky setions/trails better than Yeti 575 by far! On a long tough ride this bike will minimize fatigue. Climbs like a champ, minimal bob, fun on downhill.
Weaknesses:
Rubberized paint is still a question mark. No others...I can identify.
Similar Products Used:
Yeti 575, Intense Spider
Bike Setup:
Mojo SL, XT Kit, Fox Float RLC, RP23.
Bottom Line:
F.....ing Awesome ride. I had considered an ellsworth then rode the Ibis. Very lucky I did as this bike is FUN.
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Submitted by
bmeston
a Racer
from Evergreen, CO USA Date Reviewed: November 9, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Gooseberry Mesa
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$4100.00
Purchased At:
Bicycle Pedal'r in L
Strengths:
Low weight, great handling, amazing DW Link suspension.
Although winter is approaching and I have only ridden the bike 5 times so far, this bike simply smokes my 4-year old Stumpy on all the terrain I have ridden so far. I took it to Moab the weekend after I bought it and I was able to easily climb and descend technical terrain. On my Stumpy, it was always sketchy, and a lot more work. The DW Link suspension is far more stable and plush that the FSR suspension. I can't wait until race season begins next summer!!
This bike is definitely worth 5 habaneros.
This bike weighs almost 5 pounds less than my 4" travel Stumpy, yet is has over 5" of gorgeous, silky-smooth suspension. Although I am not a weight-weenie, I am looking forward to hauling 5 less pounds up the big climbs around Colorado.
And I want to give a shout out to Bicycle Pedal'r. They offered me a great deal and their customer service was fantastic.
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Submitted by
Crash
a Cross Country Rider
from escondido, ca, usa Date Reviewed: November 4, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Noble Canyon
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$4500.00
Purchased At:
calcoast
Strengths:
Light, smooth, and very stable.
Weaknesses:
None yet!
Similar Products Used:
Yeti 575, Intense Spider
Bike Setup:
Mojo SL, XT Kit with some CK additions
Bottom Line:
I thought the Yeti and Ellsworth were tops...then I rode the Mojo. I am very excited to that the performance seems to be a no-compromise design. Definitely more than I wanted to spend--but a lot of bike. Very happy so far.
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Submitted by
kleinmantra
a Weekend Warrior
from Long Island, ny, usa Date Reviewed: October 4, 2008
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$4500.00
Purchased At:
Sids
Strengths:
Very smooth feels lighter then it is. rode the base model 08 sx. was heavier then expected on the mojo base model, but ordered the mojo sl xt 2009 model
Weaknesses:
could not find any... I guess just limited availability
Similar Products Used:
klein mantra, test rode the trek fuel ex, yeti
Bike Setup:
xt
Bottom Line:
don't try this bike. you will buy one. I did and went over my budget.. I am replacing my old klein and a lot has changed in the last 10 plus years. I mean there is a bike for everything. I am not a one type rider so this bike makes the most sense for me.
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Submitted by
John
a Racer
from South AFrica Date Reviewed: September 28, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Eden
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Purchased At:
Demo
Strengths:
Fast as hell
Light
Stiff
Comfidence inspiring
Mind-blowingly good
Weaknesses:
None that I could figure out
Maybe the fact that it's a mighty good bike and I own one...yet.
Similar Products Used:
Cannondale Rush, Specialized Stumpjumper Expert. Scott Spark, couple of others.
Bike Setup:
Top end kit. Bit heavier than what I'm used to but the bike is still light
Bottom Line:
Makes my SJ looks stupid and feel clumsy. The DW-link should be entered into the MTB Hall of Fame. Took (The Crow's) Mojo SL out for a ride or two and couldn't believe just how good a bike COULD be. This bike does anything short of full on free ride and downhill beyond good yet still manages to be agile through single track. I will build mine lighter s I can use it for races yet still have fun on the trails.
After this I'm too afraid to try their Silk SL! Sorry Spec, but your bike going on sale Monday.
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Submitted by
Iwan
a Weekend Warrior
from Cape Town, South Africa Date Reviewed: September 27, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Tokai / Harkerville and Jonkers at night
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$1.00
Purchased At:
William's Bike Shop
Strengths:
Light
Stiff
Freaking beautiful
Long Lasting Finish
DW-Link
Support, cusotmer service and back-up
Not often that you own a bike where you almost know all other owners in your area by their name!
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
Owned:
Titus Moto Lite
Demoed/Rode extensively
Titus El Guappo
SC Nomad
Giant Trance X
Spec Stumpjumper Expert
Yeti 575
Tomac Snyper
Felt Virtue
Bike Setup:
Started out with a 130 RS Revelation, then 140mm Manitou Elite TPC with TA and now a Fox 36 Talas R
Easton EA 70 stem and handlebar
XTR Cranks, cassette, chain
SRAM X0 Grip Shifts, rear der
Formula Oro K24 brakes
CB Joplin R seatpost
Prologo Vertigo Saddle
Industry Nine All Mountain Wheelset
Look Quartz Carbon Pedals
A2Z Bolts and bits
Bottom Line:
After riding, testing and depating all the bikes mentioned above I got to test ride a Mojo Classic. Test was a Large and I ride a Med so I was a bit sceptical. Boy oh boy was I blown away! Bike was a little too long, but not way too much so at least I could enjoy the ride and sample the DW-link and geo of the bike.
WHAT AN AWESOME BIKE. It is a true do-anything, go-anywhere bike. Funnily enough the bike has exposed my lack of riding tech big time as I've been carrying LOTS more speed and momentem trhough and into corners. It soaks up rogh stuff like they were never there and still climbs like a XC racing bike. Absolutely brilliant. Sure for heavy rocks the BB can be a bit higher, but for sgl track and trail riding it is spot on! I was afraid that I will never find a bike that can cope with bigger drops and jumps yet still be as fast and agile as a Racer-X and I've long given up on the dream. People told me a bike like does not, can not exist.
They've obviously never ridden a Mojo.
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Submitted by
Jimmy
a Cross Country Rider
from Golden, Co Date Reviewed: September 10, 2008
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Great cross country to all-mountain bike. Wonderful new-age suspension design. Carbon frame absorbs shock like crazy front and back.
Weaknesses:
Long wait.
Similar Products Used:
Yetis, Treks, Turners, Ellsworths, Santa Cruise bikes, etc.
Bottom Line:
This bike replaces my 4" travel Santa Cruz Blur. It really is a bike that can be built up for cross country riding as well as narly downhill riding.
It depends on how you set it up !
Simply put, I use a Talas 3 stage fork and an RPL rear shock.
I lock it out front and back and hammer the climbs. The full carbon frame design absorbs shock and feels like a 3.5 to 4" travel bike. Then, if the descent is long and rough I can extend the fork and the back of the bike handles itself like a 5.5 " travel bike. Not many xcountry bikes can do that.
On long rocky flat stretches you can set it up like and all mountain bike and just rail.
Also, I recently raced it in a 50 miler and it was awesome. The amount of reduction in body shock at the end of the event was just amazing.
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Submitted by
JOE2465
a Cross Country Rider
from Irvine, Ca Date Reviewed: September 3, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Aliso Woods Canyon to Laguna Woods
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$6500.00
Purchased At:
Bike Company
Strengths:
Super light for 5.5 inches of front and rear travel. Mine was built to 22.8 lbs w/out pedals. Very fast and predictable on down hills.
Weaknesses:
A little flexy in the rear. Not the best climbing bike I've ridden and I've ridden a lot of bikes.
I owned the bike a little over a month. I sold my 08 stumpjumper s-works to by the ibis. I could not seem to get the bike set up to climb like I wanted. A friend I was always able to out climb was now suddenly leaving me in the dust. I played with the air pressure in the front and rear shocks and just could not get that quick acceleration like my stumpjumper. Needless to say the bike was great on the downhills. I would recommend this bike to somebody who is not looking to ascend fast. it's a little sluggish in the climbing area. I would recommend this bike to a person who does more of all mountain riding. I ended up selling the bike and bought another s-works stumpjumper. Bottom line, if you are a cross country rider like me, this bike might be a little much. I found out the hard way by paying a lot of money.
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Submitted by
AMR1372
a Weekend Warrior
from Faro, Algarve, Portugal Date Reviewed: August 30, 2008
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Very light bike for a 140mm travel, my bike is 10.6Kg (23.36) with tyre sealant, and the talas is not the lightest. It´s a very comfortable all day bike.Very fast accelerations.
Climes very well, even better on very ruff up hill´s.I am riding more and wanting to get out more, in crest my confidence going down also.
Ibis is AAA+++ sent e´mail asking questions and got reply the same day.
Weaknesses:
The rear flex is noticeable, that may be prise to pay for a light frame. Hope new like dose the job.
Bike Setup:
WTF w/Fox talas RLC
Bottom Line:
Very happy, wold get it again and recumend.
Very, very good do it all bike and very sexy.
If you think this is the bike for you, just try to test one and get ready to spend the $$$$ on one.
Like I said I am a very happy customer
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Submitted by
squid
a Cross Country Rider
from Berkeley, CA, USA Date Reviewed: July 2, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Coastal trail, GGNRA
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$5100.00
Purchased At:
paradigm cycles
Strengths:
Amazing bike, lightweight, handles very well. Will elevate your riding technique and speed
Weaknesses:
Water bottle mounts, just get rid of them basically useless. Top tube cable routing. Grabs attention and you worry about theft.
Similar Products Used:
IBIS TI mojo, American breezer. The mojo sl is the first full suspension bike owned.
Bike Setup:
Large frame, 100 mm stem and the basic factory XT set up with an RP23 rear shock.
Bottom Line:
Have to agree with other reviewers, the bike rocks. The original ti mojo is a great bike as well. It has a shorter wheelbase for the same frame size and loved tight single track but became pretty sketchy at speed on a fast fire roads. The new mojo has lengthened the wheelbase and now you just want open it up and let'er fly. Hands down it will be the best bike you have ever owned. You will want to ride it all the time. The bike came with a swiss dt shock. I rode it for about 100 miles with that shock and it worked OK but I am 210 lbs and gimble/loose set of the shock made the back end pretty flexy, especially on rocky descents. Saw in a forum about failure of the swiss shock and other problems and called the shop to see if I could swap to the RP23. No problems, Ibis shipped a new shock the next day! The bike is much better with the fox shock. It adds about .25 lb to the bike. It installs on the frame with a much better and more solid link. It changed the feel of bike and dramatically reduced the flex and made the bike feel way more solid. Love the propedal. Word is on street is alot of the new sls especially special order ones are being spec'd with the RP23. I believe that original Mojo was designed with the RP23 in mind. It doesn't look as cool as the carbon swiss shock but who cares. If you are a bigger rider, it is the only way to go in my opinion. Add to fact that you can send the shock to Push industries and have it revalved and tuned specifically for the mojo and you got a great combination. The only thing left is to figure out new excuses for your riding flaws because you can't blame the bike anymore. At least its something to do while you wait for your riding buddies to catch up.
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Submitted by
Skyhook
a Cross Country Rider
from Grass Valley, CA Date Reviewed: May 27, 2008
Favorite Trail:
S. Fork Yuba and American River Canyons
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$4700.00
Purchased At:
Spokesman, Santa Cruz
Strengths:
Climbs and descends amazingly well. Excellent geometry and rear suspension design. Soaks up bumps, is nimble, and very fast. Practically no pedal bob, yet suspension is very compliant. Positive feedback from the trail surface coupled with tight handling yields a bike that allows you to push the limits. Very nice finish, and downright sexy frame design.
Weaknesses:
I can't stop riding it!!!
Similar Products Used:
LT XC/Enduro: Intense 5.5 EVP, SC Blur LT; AM: Intense 6.6, SC Nomad, Spec Enduro SL, Rocky Mountain XC70, Trek Fuel, Kona Dawg Supreme, too many others...
After test riding many bikes in the Enduro (aggressive XC) and AM categories, and doing a lot of research on frame design and geometery, I came full circle back to this bike. I was initially afraid of having a carbon MTB. Fear no more, this bike is very tough. Carbon aside, the bike is an excellent design and is reason enough to get one of these.
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Submitted by
Steve
a Cross Country Rider
from San Jose,CA,U.S. Date Reviewed: May 20, 2008
This bike is "strong" at everything except for maybe "huge" jumps which I don't care for. It carves thru singletrack,climbs super-efficient, and descends with confidence. Bottom line "It is the best bike I've ever owned!" Does it all!
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Submitted by
Scott
a Cross Country Rider
from Monterey, CA Date Reviewed: May 8, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$6500.00
Strengths:
DW-Link is as close to flawless as you can get; carbon monocoque is fantastically strong and rigid, yet light; rubberized paint is beautiful and wicked durable; Ibis customer service is legendary; price performance for the frame is fantastic; the bike turns heads
Weaknesses:
crazy expensive as built; the bike turns heads
Similar Products Used:
What else is in this league?
Bike Setup:
SRAM X0, Easton carbon bars and seatpost, FSA carbon cranks and stem, Magura Marta SL brakes, Mavic Crossmax ST wheels, Fox TALAS fork, DT Swiss shock
Bottom Line:
For any bike to be able to do a lot of things, there must generally be compromises. If it climbs well, it probably won't descend as well. If it's light, it probably won't be as strong. This bike throws this general principle out the window. This one bike does everything that I am capable of throwing at it, and it does so extremely well. I had a stable of five bikes when I bought the Mojo SL. I'm now selling all the others, because this one is better than them all, in every way. But don't take my word for it. Be skeptical. And go demo one and see what you think. Just take your credit card. Kudos to the Ibis crew for creating a bike without compromise, for making it the absolute best possible bike that you can.
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Submitted by
Greg Rides
a Cross Country Rider
from Trabuco Canyon Date Reviewed: February 3, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Sketchy ones
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
The Bike Co.
Strengths:
Suspension design, full shimano gruppo set up, climbing ability, weight, vibration dampening, aesthetics.
Weaknesses:
In my opinion, there are none but I will say the frame design makes it hard to shoulder over any hike-a-bike sections, however it is easy to work around. This thing can make it up just about anything if you've got the skill and the legs.
Full Xt gruppo. The XT wheels are impressive as well as the servo wave disc brakes. Also went with the Talas 140RLC mated with the RP23. A smart choice for this bike. I went with the nude but almost bought the brown (we tossed a coin at the shop).
Bottom Line:
After a trip to Moab in '05 where I was "underbiked" for most of the rocky trails, it took me two years of saving $, researching and testing different bikes before I finalized on the Mojo SL. I bought it in late Dec '07. Coming from the "pogo" Trek fuel, the Mojo instantly elevated my riding abilities. The DW link is incredible! It only took one ride down Trabuco trail to realize this bikes amazing rear suspension design. Brake jack? What brake jack? I swear Dave Weagle must've come out and riden all these trails before figuring this out. There are times where I would've crashed and burned on my other bikes but the Mojo grabs the trail like no other bike I've ridden in my 10+ years of riding. I won Sea Otter '06 expert so I have some miles and experience in these legs. Also, the people at Ibis are cool. I had a simple question and received a quick answer from Scot Nicol himself. Thumbs up to the guys at the Bike Co. (Joe & Ryan), you rock! Buy your bike from there, these guys actually ride. If you buy this bike, you will not be disappointed. I strongly suggest the RP23 and the adjustable Talas. I could go on and on about this bike. It is no slug up the climbs, and just floats over rock gardens. Seriously. Be careful b/c it is highly addictive. The bike calls my name and gets upset if I don't ride it! 5 chilis from me, undoubtably.
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Submitted by
guy
a Cross Country Rider
from san diego Date Reviewed: January 19, 2008
Favorite Trail:
pct
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
calcoast
Strengths:
climbing traction and balance, unbelievable weight for this much travel, downhill suspension characteristics, minimal bob when pedaling out of the saddle.
Weaknesses:
1. water bottle location. 2. top tube is relatively short for height of steerer tube.
Similar Products Used:
ellsworth Truths, fisher HiFi, Trek fuels, other lightweight XC hardtails.
Bike Setup:
WTF kit, stan's system with crow tires- 20.9 lbs without pedals. I am a 150lbs rider.
Bottom Line:
the short answer- 5 chilis- awesome.
This bike is an anomoly- trailbike geometry/suspension but lighter than your 80mm race hardtail. To produce a bike this light and responsive you might think the suspension is flimsy, suffers from brake jack, or relies on a lockout. This is not the case for the Mojo. If this isn't the best all around bike $ can buy I would like to see it. The DW link is truly amazing- 5.5" of useable rear wheel travel with minimal bob. I equipped with the DT swiss shock thinking I would really like/need the lockout because of my XC/hardtail background- but it is not necessary. The sturdy manitou minute ABS fork has a lockout and I do use this on the pavement. Ibis was smart spec'ing the NoTubes wheelset as they are the lightest yet wider than other rims. The extra width makes the tires behave like wider tires (bigger contact patch). Though this bike sits up higher than my XC bikes (ellsworth truth...) of the past, I am going to give it a shot racing this season.
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