My wife is 5’3” and rides a size small Ibis Ripley LS- and it’s among her most favorite mountain bikes! She’s been riding an Ibis Ripley since 2014, and she’s always loved the bike, as it has a playful, yet confident, feel. Check out the Ripley LS over at Jenson USA: http://bit.ly/2zZvgIn The stock build…
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BIG tires VS little bike: new shoes on the Mojo 3!
Now that I’ve got the geometry and suspension more dialed in on the little Mojo 3, it’s time to get into some of the finer details, and set this bike up to shred! I had been rocking a simple WTB Frequency i25 wheelset (only $240 here at Jenson USA: http://bit.ly/2J4MGXn) and it was working just…
Mojo Ti full bike check!
Alas! I finally got this rad bike onto some ripping singletrack! I might be dating myself here, but when I started riding in the mid 1990s, this type of bike was standard. And honestly, these cross country bikes are very capable! My first “real” bike had even steeper geometry than this Ibis, and I remember…
Ibis DV9- first look, first sends!
Check out the new Ibis DV9 at Jenson USA here: http://bit.ly/2N9Ejdx What a cool bike! A $999 frame that weighs only 2.6lbs and sports a 67.4° head angle! YES!!! I’ll share with ya some of my initial observations of this new bike. Turns out this bike is a size large here, so on a medium,…
Comparing the DPX2 to the Float DPS and Float X2!
Check out the Fox DPX2 shock at Jenson USA here: http://bit.ly/2wtinU8 Let’s hit the trail and review this thing! For context, I’ll be comparing this to the Fox Float X2 and to the Float DPS. Climbing: riders may set the blue compression adjustment lever in either open, mid, or firm settings. Fully open is often…
My favorite little bike!
My almost 2-year-old daughter loves her Woom 1 bicycle!
Mojo Ti Build Vlog, Episode 2!
First struggle on the old bike: find a GOOD tire that will actually fit! While I didn’t have to jump through many hoops, I did recycle some old rims I had that turned out to be one of the few options for this build. They are a bit of a unicorn product in that they…
2.6 tires- first look at new items from WTB!
The industry is QUITE excited about the new 2.6 size tires coming out!! WTB just released the Vigilante 2.6 as well as the Trailboss 2.6.
Vintage build! My 1995 Mojo Ti!
SCORE! I’ve always wanted to ride a titanium bike, and I’ve always wanted to build a vintage Ibis. So it’s no surprise that when I saw a 1995 Ibis Mojo Ti (Titanium) for sale on my local Craigslist, I went ahead and swooped up that fine piece of knobby history!
4 adjustments- can life get simpler?
How to set up the Fox Float DPX2 shock!