ibis

In 1981 Ibis Bicycles was founded by Scot Nicol (AKA Chuck Ibis). Scot learned his wizard like ability to build steel frames from legendary Marin county stalwarts Joe Breeze and Charlie Cunningham. Their different approaches to frame building encouraged Scot to experiment with designs and move beyond the norm wherever possible.

After a change of hands and some time off Scot returned to Ibis in 2003 with a new crew and a vision to make some of the most cutting edge bicycle frames available. Consisting of Hans Heim (industry veteran of Specialized, Bontrager & Santa Cruz), Tom Morgan (Giant, Answer & Titec), Roxy Lo (industrial designer) and Scot/Chuck are dedicated to bringing  the best to the world of cycling. The Ibis philosophy now remains, unchanged to back in 1981 - build bikes they want to ride. With the addition of Brian Lopes (the only Ibis sponsored rider) to assist in frame development the Ibis crew are going from strength to strength. Brians input has been invaluable in the development of the Tranny as well as refining the Mojo design. Also, anyone who doubts the strength and durability of carbon just needs to watch him ride.

In 2006, after over 1700 hours of design work, the first Ibis Mojo carbon debuted at trade shows around the world. The response from both public and press was fantastic. In fact, three years down the line and the Ibis Mojo has been voted best All Mountain Full Suspension bike by the readers of MTBR.com every single year!

Expanding on the success of the Mojo are a few other excellent and innovative designs. There is the SL version of the Mojo (weighing in at under 22lbs for a 140mm travel bike), the Tranny geared/singlespeed/travel bike/race machine hardtail as well as the Silk SL road frame and Hakkalugi cyclocross frame. For 2010 the all new Ibis Mojo HD is planned. Featuring 160mm of Ibis spec DW-Link travel, a tapered headtube, Maxle rear axle and an all new high strength carbon layup this will be unlike anything else available. The ability to run up to 180mm travel single crown forks on a frame with a target weight of 6.2lbs (including shock) is something truly extraordinary.