Mojo HDR Picture and Build Thread
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Skrool, I have a 150 Pike and am leaning towards stepping it back down to 140mm. I blow a corner every now and then, and think having a bit lower front end might help. But then when I hit some rough rocks I love it. tough choice.
Enjoy your ride, I'm loving my HDR!
Enjoy your ride, I'm loving my HDR!
Hey thanx Kah for the input. Avi at Wrench Science is suggesting I go for 140mm front and rear. Looks like that's what I'll do. Is the Pike as good as they say...??? I can't wait to ride this bike.
jon123, thanx for the input as wel. The last time I had a Cane Creek shock was on my Knolly Endorphin, I had a double barrel but with coil shock as opposed to air. Sold the Knolly a while back, not well suited for me. Have never rode with an air shock, so this is going to be the first time I try one. Does anyone have anything positive to say about using the Fox CTD on this bike...ANY-ONE...???
jon123, thanx for the input as wel. The last time I had a Cane Creek shock was on my Knolly Endorphin, I had a double barrel but with coil shock as opposed to air. Sold the Knolly a while back, not well suited for me. Have never rode with an air shock, so this is going to be the first time I try one. Does anyone have anything positive to say about using the Fox CTD on this bike...ANY-ONE...???
Ive been riding my HDR with a fox CTD shock for about 7 months. My problem with it is that there isn't much room for a custom tune unless you send it in.... all three modes on the shock feel the same when you're running more then 25% sag, if you're running 25% or less then the climb setting is pretty stiff but then trail and descend feel like crap. It's a decent shock but I will be upgrading to a Vector Air, Monarch plus, or Fox Float X, when I save up some money.
Thanx for your input. Looks like I'll end up with the Cane Creek DB or Monarch Plus. Glad I held off on the Fox. Almost gave the heads up last Thursday for the Fox, but decided to look into it a bit more. That Cane Creek DB Inline looks real sweet, but I can't wait for it to be available.
Don't get me wrong I really enjoy riding my bike and on any given day I'm shock will always be in descend mode.... I have a 130 rear and fox evolution 150mm up front and I feel rather balanced for the riding here in Japan
Point taken. Some day I'll get to Japan. Always wanted to go. I'll be in Moab / Crested Butte / Fruita for September through early October. Can't wait to ride this bike. It's been a while since I've had a new bike. I'll likely go with the Cane Creek DB. My last shock was a Cane Creek DB Coil spring, and it was super high quality, utterly reliably excellent. In fact, this will be / is my first air (rear) shock. I'm wanting this bike to be more manageable weight wise than My Knolly was. My Knolly sucked the energy out of me uphill. The Ibis I am building as an all around superior bike for all around use. I climb alot, and for sure I do a lot of epic distance riding, but I've been getting more and more into fast, technical descents. So I think this Ibis HDR 650B is going to be pretty good solution.
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Here's the state of my HDR after owning it for 9 months. I finally fixed the rear brake routing, getting it inside the rear triangle. Also upgraded to a Pike and Enve DH bars. The bike is fantastic. Climbs like a champ and descends even better. Super quiet, stiff, sturdy. No complaints whatsoever.
photo 12 by Ice Cream Jay, on Flickr
photo by Ice Cream Jay, on Flickr
photo 12 by Ice Cream Jay, on Flickrphoto by Ice Cream Jay, on Flickr
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Well the fox seems OK... I've never ridden a ccdb so maybe I don't know what I'm missing. I feel like the fox has a very small window where I can get it to feel plush but not bottom out hard. Honestly if I had a do-over I'd get a Cane Creek.
I'm running a 32 t ring with the 10-42 cassette. Short, steep climbs mostly, there were a couple of times I wanted a lower gear , but the DW susp pedals so well you can stand up and ride it like a SS.
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I'm running a 32 t ring with the 10-42 cassette. Short, steep climbs mostly, there were a couple of times I wanted a lower gear , but the DW susp pedals so well you can stand up and ride it like a SS.
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Thanx for the input. You're the 3rd person whose said the same thing about the Fox, the one guy who loves it had it tuned and built by a shock tuner just for the ibis and said it made a world of difference compared to how it was when he got it. Unfortunately him and his tuner are in UK and I'm in USA.
So I'm going with a dual ring where as you went with a single ring. I'm tempted to do single ring, but I do a heck of a lot of 10 hour rides which often involve hours or climbing, but man, I like the clean look of a single ring. Looks like yur shock is what, 150 or 160mm...??? I've got the pike too, but 140mm. Can't wait to finish building and ride. I always wanted an Ibis. I'm hoping the DW link is going to do it for me.
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10 hour rides with hours of climbing... Yeah I think in that case I'd want more range. I've got the pike at 150. It's still 10 mm long as far as the AC measurement but it rides fine IMO.
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Here's my build finished today!
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Hope those worked. Anyhow here's the spec:
26" large HDR w/ CCDB air w/ CS Wrapped the frame up in Frameskin
Marzocchi 55 Ti- 170mm travel
XX1 drivetrain - 34 tooth ring and 175mm arm length
XTR Trail brakes. 180/203 rotors
Sram Rail 50 wheelset
Haven 35mm stem/ Havoc 35mm x 800mm carbon bars
Trail King 2.4 (these have a tall profile and will rub the seat tube when bottomed so watch out for that!)
KS LEV DX 150 travel
Chris King inset 3 headset
WTB Devo seat
NS Bikes Aerial Pro pedals
So upon riding it around the neighborhood I found out the CCDB has an air leak in the canister. Hopefully this will either be a quick fix or swap out when I get on the horn with Cane Creek tomorrow. I've been waiting on parts for this thing forever and it's driving me nuts staring at it and not being able to ride it as a complete bike now!
I set the stem stack height at 25mm, though I've noticed a lot of people like it much shorter. I've gone as low as 10mm on my last HD but felt a bit too hunched over. Was wondering why that is such a popular configuration?
Hope those worked. Anyhow here's the spec:
26" large HDR w/ CCDB air w/ CS Wrapped the frame up in Frameskin
Marzocchi 55 Ti- 170mm travel
XX1 drivetrain - 34 tooth ring and 175mm arm length
XTR Trail brakes. 180/203 rotors
Sram Rail 50 wheelset
Haven 35mm stem/ Havoc 35mm x 800mm carbon bars
Trail King 2.4 (these have a tall profile and will rub the seat tube when bottomed so watch out for that!)
KS LEV DX 150 travel
Chris King inset 3 headset
WTB Devo seat
NS Bikes Aerial Pro pedals
So upon riding it around the neighborhood I found out the CCDB has an air leak in the canister. Hopefully this will either be a quick fix or swap out when I get on the horn with Cane Creek tomorrow. I've been waiting on parts for this thing forever and it's driving me nuts staring at it and not being able to ride it as a complete bike now!
I set the stem stack height at 25mm, though I've noticed a lot of people like it much shorter. I've gone as low as 10mm on my last HD but felt a bit too hunched over. Was wondering why that is such a popular configuration?
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Been pretty happy with my rp23, I'm running the 160 travel version though. You can also do some very easy tuning yourself with the volume Spacer kit from fox, don't even have to take the shock off the bike to do it. There was already a small volume reducer in the 160 from IBIS for my extra large frame.
Fox Float Volume Spacer Kit > Components > Rear Shocks > Reducers | Jenson USA
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Nice bike! Stack height is a very individual thing. People who have short legs/longer torso will run a short stack. I have a short torso and short arms hence I ride a taller stack.
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Nice setup Gate49! The move toward low stems has coincided with a move toward much shorter stems too, which moves your hand position, but works out so that your pedaling position and degree of bend at the hips is more or less unchanged. Try it, but ride what feels good to you. There's a fine line between trying new stuff that works, and just chasing e-ride trends.
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Just installed my ibis 741 wheelset last night
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