Ibis Mojo HD140 build

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  • 70\ʹspenguin
    70\ʹspenguin Posts: 957
    Blimey, what a stunning build! Hope it rides well for you! Good luck!
  • Lapierre t 400
    Lapierre t 400 Posts: 654
    thats a gorgeous build
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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    What did you do to the forks?
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  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    What did you do to the forks?

    Whipped the Talas cartridge out and fitted a 150mm float cartridge as the talas cannot be shimmed down from 160mm to 150mm.
  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    Looking good, will be interested to see how you get on with the forks and the hans dampfs on the crests, looking at a similar setup for mine.
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Rick Draper wrote:
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    What did you do to the forks?

    Whipped the Talas cartridge out and fitted a 150mm float cartridge as the talas cannot be shimmed down from 160mm to 150mm.
    why not just buy a float?

    I R confused!

    nice looking bike btw :wink::)
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    Rick Draper wrote:
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    What did you do to the forks?

    Whipped the Talas cartridge out and fitted a 150mm float cartridge as the talas cannot be shimmed down from 160mm to 150mm.
    why not just buy a float?

    I R confused!

    nice looking bike btw :wink::)

    Totally been a tart I wanted a black fork not a white! I could have waited until January for the limited edition black float but I wanted them now! I always have the Talas cartridge to convert them back as well so all is good.
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    lawman wrote:
    Looking good, will be interested to see how you get on with the forks and the hans dampfs on the crests, looking at a similar setup for mine.

    Thanks dude. The hans are huge tyres, blow up massive and the clearance is not as big as I thought. Its nice though been able to change them round and get another load of miles from them.
  • mikewoods
    mikewoods Posts: 135
    How was the first ride? Always loved the look of the Ibis frames.
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Rick Draper wrote:
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    Rick Draper wrote:
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    What did you do to the forks?

    Whipped the Talas cartridge out and fitted a 150mm float cartridge as the talas cannot be shimmed down from 160mm to 150mm.
    why not just buy a float?

    I R confused!

    nice looking bike btw :wink::)

    Totally been a tart I wanted a black fork not a white! I could have waited until January for the limited edition black float but I wanted them now! I always have the Talas cartridge to convert them back as well so all is good.

    HA! Good work :D
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    mikewoods wrote:
    How was the first ride? Always loved the look of the Ibis frames.

    Thanks. The ride went very well, I throughly enjoyed every minute of it. The 40/28 at the front is going to take some getting used to, I am definitely going to have to build my strength back up to the level I was at when I had my Santa Cruz and the aim is to go beyond that. One slight problem is it seems the Fox front fork is still running at 160mm despite the float cartridge been labeled up as a 34 Float 150mm cartridge. Going to have to call up Mojo in the morning to check on it. The measurement's I have taken off them indicate its still 160mm.
  • the_moodster
    the_moodster Posts: 273
    I didn't think the 34s came in 150mm flavour
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  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    the_moodster wrote:
    I didn't think the 34s came in 150mm flavour

    Ye Fox sell a replacement shuttle bumper that takes them down to 150mm. Also some OEM 34's are supplied in 150mm travel guise.
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    Climbs miles better now that I have dropped the pressure in the fork which in turn has lowered the front slightly. Really really pleased with it, I am going to drop a bit of air from the tyres and continue fettling with the rear shock and fork settings to get the best out of them.
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  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    Been a total pussy I have decided to swap to a triple chainset. If I could have fitted a 26/39 chainset on it I would run that but according to the Ibis website it's not compatible. The 28 ring is a little much for me at my current level of fitness but it should be making a appearance again in the future when I get fitter again.
  • the_moodster
    the_moodster Posts: 273
    Really? I'm running 22/36 on my SL, might not be recommended but I'd be suprised if 26/39 won't work on the HD
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  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    Yep, I cannot find the definite reason but I believe it's to do with Shimano using the 3x10 chainset on the 2x10 trail and this causes a problem with the 2x10 mech interfering with the lower link. Again I cannot find it in writing but here is the compatibility chart:
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  • the_moodster
    the_moodster Posts: 273
    Maybe it's the direct mountness; mine is 35mm OD and while my set up isn't listed it works fine.
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    On One 456c
  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    You can run the triple mech and just set the limit screws so it doesn't go past the middle chainring. I did the same an it worked well, the chain dropped a few times but with a xtr plus mech you should be fine
  • BlueAdvocate
    BlueAdvocate Posts: 266
    Rick Draper wrote:
    Climbs miles better now that I have dropped the pressure in the fork which in turn has lowered the front slightly. Really really pleased with it, I am going to drop a bit of air from the tyres and continue fettling with the rear shock and fork settings to get the best out of them.
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    Got to say I do like Mojo's.
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  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    Well it would seem good old Royal Mail might have misplaced my direct mount mech hangars that I bought from Ibis. Its been showing as "Undefined" for days now.
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    I spoke too soon!:
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  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    They were probably just in customs or something.
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  • MikeyScott19
    MikeyScott19 Posts: 222
    Nice build! Only thing I'd question on it is those stans crest rims, I'm a very light rider but I'd worry at the back of my mind if they will be ok on some downhills. I just opted for stans arch ex as they seem like a great compromise between strength and weight which are on my 130mm trail bike now and love them! :)
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  • Briggo
    Briggo Posts: 3,537
    MikeyScott19 wrote:
    Nice build! Only thing I'd question on it is those stans crest rims, I'm a very light rider but I'd worry at the back of my mind if they will be ok on some downhills. I just opted for stans arch ex as they seem like a great compromise between strength and weight which are on my 130mm trail bike now and love them! :)

    Nowt wrong with Crests, they can take a lot of abuse quite surprisingly really.
  • Myster101
    Myster101 Posts: 856
    Very very nice bike, loving the yellow and black combo.
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  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    Briggo wrote:
    MikeyScott19 wrote:
    Nice build! Only thing I'd question on it is those stans crest rims, I'm a very light rider but I'd worry at the back of my mind if they will be ok on some downhills. I just opted for stans arch ex as they seem like a great compromise between strength and weight which are on my 130mm trail bike now and love them! :)

    Nowt wrong with Crests, they can take a lot of abuse quite surprisingly really.

    Amazingly we agree for once!!
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    MikeyScott19 wrote:
    Nice build! Only thing I'd question on it is those stans crest rims, I'm a very light rider but I'd worry at the back of my mind if they will be ok on some downhills. I just opted for stans arch ex as they seem like a great compromise between strength and weight which are on my 130mm trail bike now and love them! :)

    If Stans had made the Arch EX wider than a Crest but narrower than a Flow I would have gone for them. As it stands to my mind they are the same width and I guess a little less flexy? I would rather have some more girth say a 22.5-24.5 rim bead width to reduce tyre roll.

    I nicked the wheels off the Anthem X1 and I am looking to change them but I am waiting to see where Carbon rim's go. At the minute they (Enve) are a similar weight to a Crest (off the top of my head) and I think £900 or whatever per rim would be far better spent in other areas.
  • the_moodster
    the_moodster Posts: 273
    Have you looked at superstar's carbon wheelset offerings? I have to say I'm mighty tempted, but would have prefer a straight pull hub (for looks more than anything else!).
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  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    the_moodster wrote:
    Have you looked at superstar's carbon wheelset offerings? I have to say I'm mighty tempted, but would have prefer a straight pull hub (for looks more than anything else!).

    Straight pull means spokes that 9 times out of 10 the general bike shop wont have spokes so that rules them out.

    Until Carbon rims are a nice amount cheaper and stronger than alloy I will stick to alloy.

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