Help Mikaela, (Maybe) Win a Mojo

Donate $5 bucks and get a chance to win an Ibis Mojo SL worth over $5,000. EVERY PENNY of the contest proceeds benefit Mikaela and her family with their  transplant-related expenses.  The more money you donate the more we raise to help this beautiful little girl and her family with her life saving liver and kidney transplant and the more chances you have of winning this bike.  The winner will be drawn at random on April 29th 2011.

About This Bike
The Mojo SL is a super lightweight, efficient pedaling, strong and versatile carbon fiber trail bike.  This Raffle bike comes with a Lopes Link, Carbon monocoque frame and swing arm, 5.5" (140mm) rear wheel travel, FOX RP23 2011 shock, DW-Link Suspension, FOX Talas 32 150/130mm Fork, and a SRAM X9 Group Set.

Why You Should Donate more then just $5 bucks?
It’s simple math, for every $5 increment you donate, the more chances you have to win this Ibis Mojo SL.  And more importantly, the more money we raise for this worthy cause.  The Sienkiewicz family needs an estimated $150,000 to pay their transplant-related expenses.

How This Contest Works
You recieve one chance of winning for $5 or 5 chances for $20.  Every $5 donation will represent a chance to win.  For every $20 increment you donate you get 5 chances.  If you donate $100, that’s 25 chances to win.  At the end of the contest, each unique entry will be assigned a number.  On April 29th we’ll use Random.org to determine the winner.  The Winner will be contacted by “Mojo for Mikaela” and iRide in Stowe, VT. will get hoppin’ on building your bike.
You get to choose the color and size of the bike.
Winners located outside the US are responsible for the cost of shipment at actual cost.
You can also donate at The Ski Rack in Burlington, VT, Earl’s Cyclery & Fitness in So. Burlington, VT and iRide in Stowe, VT and at select cycling events this spring.  
To get more info about the Mojo SL, go to www.ibiscycles.com.

via mojoformikaelas.com

Let's recap, donate to help Mikaela and you could win yourself a brand new Ibis Mojo SL. I'm headed off to donate right now, you should too.

Oh To Be A Rich Man

Ibis Cycles, Inc :: Ti Mojo ltd.

"We bet you weren't expecting this one. For a limited time Ibis will be offering a reproduction of famous Ti Mojo last produced in 2001. These frames are being produced for us by Lynskey Titanium in the US, and utilize the same geometry and high end features of the venerable Ti Mojo we produced oh so long ago."

I would almost kill for this frame but then, if I were going to kill for a bike, I'd probably just go ahead and kill for one of the brand new Mojo SL's and be done with it.

But man, this is one hot frame! I bet it almost levitates itself because its so damned light.

Ibis and Fat Cyclist Work Together To Fight Cancer

From today's Ibis Cycles Newsletter:

We've got a lot of Ibis news coming at you very soon, but we wanted to send this news as a stand-alone newsletter so it doesn't get lost in the shuffle. It has a lot to do with bikes and Ibis, so please read on.

Many of you may know about our good friend Elden Nelson. He writes a very popular and funny blog called Fat Cyclist. Unlike many blogs, Elden's has a purpose, and that is to fight cancer.

Elden lost his wife Susan to cancer this year. It was a very long and difficult, tear-jerking battle that he chronicled beautifully in his blog. She was young and they have 4 kids.

However, Elden spent no time feeling sorry for himself. Even before Susan's death, he put his energy into fundraising efforts that benefit cancer research. As we write this, this year "Team Fatty" has raised $695,290.00 for the Lance Armstrong Foundation -- a record amount. We think that's an incredible accomplishment.

Last year Ibis helped him raise $40,000.00 by raffling off a Silk SL road bike. All of that money went to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Every penny. This year we're doing it again, but a little differently.

We at Ibis appreciate your attention to this. It's for a very good cause, cancer affects all of us.
Raffle Details

* Winner chooses any complete Ibis he or she wants. Choose from:
o Mojo SL
o Hakkalügi
o Tranny
o Silk SL
* Choose your size and color too.
* The winner also gets a ride with Elden "Fatty" Nelson, Scot "Chuck Ibis" Nicol and our super duper special guest, Andy Hampsten.
* Winner then gets a plane flight from wherever they are to wherever we collectively decide we want to ride, as long as both are in the US of A.
* This raffle is only open until midnight (Mountain time) Tuesday, Oct 20.
* Raffle tickets are $5 each. That's all. The more you enter the greater your chance of winning.

You can read a lot more (and funnier) information about the raffle on Elden's site.

Chuck even spewed a bit about it.

If you could (after you personally donate), please spread the word to your friends, co-workers, fellow slackers and maybe any websites, twitter, facebook, blogs or wherever else you feel people might like hearing this story and be willing to help.

Don't leave it up to others to donate. Do it yourself and pass along the word.

DONATE

Not Convinced? Look at the Bikes the winner will get to choose.

MTB: The Ibis Mojo SL


Road: The Ibis Silk SL


MTB: The Ibis Tranny


Cross: The Ibis Hakkalügi


Convinced now?
DONATE

Which is to say, for a mere $5 that you were probably going to waste at Starbucks, you can enter into a raffle for a fantastic cause with a chance to win a fantastic bike of your choice. This is what is called a win-win situation. I know what bike I'm hoping to be able to choose with my donation. What about you?

Ibis Unveils the New Mojo HD

From my Ibis newsletter just received in the last half hour...

Big Ibis News

Mojo HD Hits the Slopes
It's time to let the "HD" out of the bag.

Over the last couple years, we've been working on a new 160mm travel big brother to the Mojo Carbon and Mojo SL (each with 140mm travel), we're temporarily calling it the "Mojo HD". And now we think it's about time to tell you about it.
Introducing the Ibis Mojo HD
Before we tell you about what nitty gritty details we're willing to divulge, we want to let you know that we've already been putting this bike through the paces, some of them rigorous.

Already a Race Winner

Brian Lopes spent the last week in Vars France, getting ready for and then competing in the Enduro Trophy des Nations. This is an enduro style race, becoming quite popular in Europe these days, where riders compete in a number of stages over a two day period with "beaucoup" downhill. This particular event had 10 stages over two days and featured over 10,000 M of descending. If you're bad at math (or don't like the metric system) that's 32,808.4 feet of descent. Or 6.21 MILES straight down, measured vertically! This race also had a bonus stage at 10PM on saturday night that didn't count for the overall time, but the winner got an extra 500 Euros of party money.
Brian teamed up with WTB's Mark Weir and Jason Moescheler to form Team USA 1. Brian notched the first win for his prototype Mojo HD on its first day of racing by winning one of the stages on Saturday, propelling the team to second overall on Saturday night.

Brian is very happy with the bike, and told us a couple things in text messages received over the weekend.

"bike is awesome"

OK, we understand typing is not that easy on a Blackberry.

Brian's Sunday Night Report
Seriously though, here we we have an extra long Blackberry missive from Monsieur Lopes:

"The Enduro race was a lot harder than I expected. The toll it took on everything: wheels, tires, brakes, suspension, the body, and of course the frame were beyond what I imagined. The new "HD" Ibis never missed a beat. For only getting the frame one week ago & with only one ride on it before packing it up for this race, it couldn't have gone through any more of a test than the abusive one I gave it here in France. With 10 demanding races, 3 of which ended with flat tires, the French won all but one race (which I won!). It was hard to beat them on course they knew better than all the rest, basically they were on their home track at times, where knowing the course saved them time.
It's hard to believe that this bike isn't much heavier than the standard mojo, as it was eating up courses that were worthy of full-on DH rigs. The added travel, stiffness, clearance for larger tires and a 8" rotor allow you to take on the toughest terrain you can throw at it, but it's still efficient and light enough to pedal up any hill. Another weapon is added to the ibis line up...


Wow, so there you go. The only non-French winner of any stage was Brian, and they ended second overall. We think that's pretty impressive. Without further fluff, here's a bit more about the bike.

Mojo "HD" Prototype Specifications

* Price and delivery date are both to be decided.

* 160mm of rear wheel travel.

* DW Link Suspension.

* 26" Wheels.

* Target weight for the frame and shock: 6.2-6.5 lbs. (we're not there yet but are fine-tuning the layup).

* 67 degree head angle with a 160mm fork (Brian was running a 170mm fork this weekend, you can also run a 180mm).

* Chain stay length: 17.125".

* Top tube lengths are the same as regular Mojos.

* 12 x 135mm Maxle rear axle.

* Post mount magnesium left dropout, carbon right dropout.

* Compatible with the new tapered steerer standard: 1 1/8th hidden upper, 1.5 traditional lower.

* Compatible with both Chris King InSet and Cane Creek Frustum headsets.

* If you want to run your current straight 1 1/8" fork, we've got you covered too. We will have an adapter available, and you will be able to use a King headset top and bottom.

* 2.35"-2.5" rear tire depending on brand and height of cornering knobs.

* Dual row angular contact bearings in the front of the lower link that have less play than standard sealed bearings. Preload adjustment is not necessary. Large 28mm x 15mm x 7mm radial bearings in the rear for stiffness and long wear.

* The leverage ratio, like the Mojo and Mojo SL is designed for air shocks. The Mojo HD comes with a 8.5" x 2.5" Fox RP23. A DHX air will work on all but the small size. A coil shock is not offered because the linkage rates weren't designed for it. We lowered the top tube to get slightly better standover than the regular mojo while having a higher BB because of the longer travel (we managed to retain the DHX air compatibility in 3 of the 4 sizes).

* The Bottom Bracket height is 13.8"-14" depending on tires.

* Chain guide development is well on its way, we'll announce compatible brands soon. The frame will not have ISCG mounts so it will not be Hammerschmidt compatible.

* The HD runs full cable housing. Rear brake and rear deraileur run on the down tube, with hidden swingarm housing for the rear derailleur.

* Front derailleur (if you use one) and adjustible seatpost housing (if you use one) run along the top tube.

* And once again, just to make sure you got it, price and delivery date are both yet to be decided.

Stay tuned for more.
Ibis

Looks like its time to start saving my pennies for another amazing Ibis ride.