Mojo HD3

Brand: Ibis

The Mojo is Ibis's most legendary name. It all began in 1981 when Scot Nicol, one of the very first mountain bikers in Northern California, built a frame in his garage for a friend. Ibis was born of that tinkering, mischievous craftsmanship: the brand became famous for its cable hanger sculpted as a closed hand gripping the brake housing, the celebrated 'Hand Job', which turned a mundane part into a signature and summed up all the schoolboy humour and artisanal standards of the house. The first Mojo appeared in 1991: a steel frame (rigid) at the time, followed in 1994 by a titanium version, the Mojo Ti. After the company was sold around the year 2000 and all but disappeared, Ibis returned in triumph at Interbike 2005 with a revolutionary full-suspension carbon Mojo that single-handedly legitimised a new category: the 140 mm trail bike between XC and DH. This entry documents the Mojo HD3 (2015), the enduro culmination of the line: carbon frame (front and rear triangles), DW-link kinematics, 150 mm of rear travel and a 160 mm fork, 27.5 inch wheels with room for 2.8 Plus. Long-low-slack geometry for its day: 66.6 degree head angle, 430 mm chainstays. Threaded BSA bottom bracket, Boost 148, 31.6 mm seatpost.