Who could resist the _perfect_ opportunity the Ibis Mojo HDR presents to evaluate 650b and 26″ back to back on the same bike setup you know and love? Not me! But I would never have guessed that a few days later I’d be left completely gobsmacked by how things turned out…   I’d been enjoying buzzing around the trails at Melrose South Australia on my 26″ Mojo HDR in stealth mode when it came time to shoot the HDR 26″ > 650b conversion video. 650b stuff is hard to come ATM by but Rich from Over the Edge kindly offered the wheels and forks off his recently completed Mojo SL-R 650b conversion. The plan...

While the Ibis Mojo HDR features the molding technology found in the SL-R (strength of the HD but lighter!) and ISCG compatibility, its neatest trick is its ability to convert from the renowned 160mm 26″ beast that the HD is to a 130mm travel 650b bike with low bottom bracket and a ~67.1 head angle. Ibis have built a new rear triangle with clearance suited for 650b wheels with 27.5″ tires up 2.35″ in size. Got your 650b wheels and fork ready? Just add in a new set of limbo chips and 130mm travel rear shock and within 10 minutes you’ve got yourself one very capable Ibis Mojo HDR 650b! Ibis Mojo HDR 650b Conversion:...

From the original Mojo to the Mojo SL to the Mojo HD and most recently the Mojo SL-R, for both Ibis and mountain bike riders the Mojo has been the gift that keeps on giving. The Mojo’s combination of form and function is the stuff that bike companies dream of. Beautiful to look at and with trend shaping specifications and performance, impressively several years after its release the Mojo HD remains one of the most desired and revered carbon fiber All Mountain bikes -  the genre defined in fact by the original Mojo.   In recent years however the winds of change have been blowing with gusto across the mountain bike scene. 29ers...