Recent content by Prodigal Son

independent fabrications. ibis. ritchey. wtb phoenix.

Man.... these are great frames. The tange fork is good and i have one but the specialized rigid fork is a bit better and it clears a bigger tire. The new paint makes me forget about the fork and enjoy the bike. I would go w/ another stem because this one is said to be too flexy.

Late 90s you could still buy handmade by cyclists in the usa w high end steel frames. I am not saying its better than high end taiwan made but it sure was a vibe to call Ibis and buy direct or chose the color scheme from IF .

Independent Fabrications De Luxe. Ibis Mojo. De Kerf

Genius. Its been around and used on road bikes. Flexy if you are mashing the pedals, sprinting or descending rough terrain.

Early Bontrager race lites are not corrected for the fork i saw in pictures. Problem is not even taste: it will not handle well. If you want a hardtail w/100mm of suspension dont build an early 90s classic frame. That is a very small frame, suited for 1m 65cm at max.

I would place a shorter stem and slide the saddle back. It will give much better handling.

The fastback seatstays... fillet brazed fork.. everything on this frame is ultra high end. Love the old geometry shimano brakes.

The other day i was watching on youtube an early Bontrager race light build. The shop was lovely and i could feel the love from the owner/ mechanic for the frame. The list of parts he chose for the build had great high end parts like Ringle hubs and Ritchey cranks but other than the salsa...

Cyclone is U brake while Psyclone has cantis

12in is fine. I have a bike w 12in BB

These pics are making me miss my Mojo. Its in another continent and i am riding my fat chance wicked which isnt bad but the mojo is a better bike.

On another note, lower the brake cable straddle: low profile cantis need a low cable straddle to perform well.

Check the bb height against Ibis specs. It's all about that number. 420 is ok. I would look for 430 but 420 could be fine. Stem is too short. They used 120/135/150 mm. A 71 degr. head angle w that short stem will make the front too nervous. A longer stem will calm things down.

I always look at the BB drop when i think fork length. If there isnt any bb drop i will try a shorter fork.