How good is the new Ibis Mojo HD3? So good that once the review period finally wrapped up, I didn’t send the bike back – I sent Ibis my credit card number. The ‘enduro’ tagline may be agonizingly overused but the HD3 embodies the spirit of the category with far more downhill capability than its somewhat modest 150mm of travel might suggest, plus climbing performance that’s better than many dedicated XC machines.
- Highs: Ultra-rigid chassis, fantastically versatile handling, supremely efficient-yet-supple suspension, great frame details, threaded bottom bracket
- Lows: Sub-par saddle, narrow gear range, questionable dropper post reliability, expensive
- Buy if: You’re after a true one-bike quiver
So-called ‘quiver killer’ bikes are too often an exercise in compromises but the HD3 is a shining example of deftly shooting the gap.
On the one hand, its 150mm of rear wheel travel is more than happy to squash big jumps and drops, but it’s still sensitive enough to level out trail chatter, too. On one recent test ride, I blindly followed one of my riding buddies off a downhill chest-high boulder to a flat landing and the Mojo laughed it off. Likewise, the Mojo’s impressive rear end suppleness was more than enough to steamroll the multitude of smaller roots and braking bumps on the Braille Trail in central California’s legendary Demo Forest.
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The latest iteration of Dave Weagle's dw-link rear suspension finds its way on the Ibis Mojo HD3
This test Mojo even saw two full days of lift-serviced riding up in Colorado’s Winter Park area – one at Granby Ranch and the other at Trestle Bike Park – and it kept up fine with full-on downhill rigs with no ill effects to show for it aside from a bit of creakiness afterward (which was easily remedied with some hex wrenches and grease).
- Frame: Ibis Mojo HD3, size M
- Rear shock: Cane Creek DBinline CS
- Fork: Fox 36 Float 160 RC2
- Headset: Cane Creek 40, 1 1/8-to-1 1/2in tapered
- Stem: Thomson X4
- Handlebar: Ibis Hi-Fi Carbon
- Grips: Lizard Skins Logo Lock-On
- Front brake: Shimano Deore XT BR-M785 w/ 180mm rotor
- Rear brake: Shimano Deore XT BR-M785 w/ 160mm rotor
- Brake levers: Shimano Deore XT BL-M785
- Front derailleur: n/a
- Rear derailleur: Shimano XTR RD-M9000
- Shift levers: Shimano XTR SL-M9000
- Cassette: Shimano XTR CS-M9000, 11-40T
- Chain: Shimano XTR CN-M9000
- Crankset: Race Face Turbine Cinch, 30T
- Bottom bracket: Race Face Cinch, BSA threaded
- Pedals: n/a
- Wheelset: Ibis 741
- Front tire: Maxxis Minion DHF, 27.5x2.3in
- Rear tire: Maxxis Minion DHF, 27.5x2.3in
- Saddle: Ibis
- Seatpost: KS LEV Integra
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