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ha ha that new Ibis you just bought?

Feb. 28, 2016, 9:08 a.m.
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Joined: July 20, 2015

Looks killer. The dentist label is hilarious. Considering non-boutique brands have $10'000 bikes…not sure where one draws that distinction.
I'm not going to start dismissing bijes because I can't afford them. Considering the amount of $ I have invested in my bike, it would be short-sighted to think there aren't riders out there looking at my bike as 'dentist as fuck'. It's all about perspective.

Oh yeah, I totally look like a dentist. Hell, I might even ride like one and not know it. Maybe people talk behind my back about me being a dentist. Shit… Somebody validate me, quick! Check my Strava times!!

March 14, 2016, 2:01 p.m.
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Joined: May 23, 2006

:fruit: Noooooooooooo…………..Ibis HD3+!

:rolleyes: :lol:

http://www.bikerumor.com/2016/03/14/ibis-fattens-boosts-new-plus-sized-mojo-hd3/#more-124504

Freedom of contract. We sell them guns that kill them; they sell us drugs that kill us.

March 15, 2016, 4:25 p.m.
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Joined: March 15, 2016

Yeah, it's on the Ibis store already for $900 USD. A bunch of cash, but great they give the option to evolve your bike with the trends rather than throw it away for a full trade-up. Of course you're welcome to keep enjoying it the way it is too. Options…

http://store.ibiscycles.com/hd3-boostplus-retrofit-swing-arm-kit-p295.aspx

March 17, 2016, 7:14 p.m.
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Joined: May 28, 2005

ahem

The big winner in all of this is of course current HD3 owners. Since the front end is untouched you can just swap a new swingarm on (and crank and wheels, ok and fork if you are going all in) to get all the same benefits. While most owners probably aren’t going to shell out for that upgrade right away, it is nice to see that Ibis isn’t making the previous HD3 obsolete. They’ll even be offering up a Boost/Plus upgrade swingarm retrofit kit for the current crop of 142mm HD3s for $900.

edit: oh look, they even did a how-to-swap-the-retrofit-kit-in piece with mtbr

http://reviews.mtbr.com/ibis-mojo-hd3-plus-sized-rear-end-retrofit-how-to

you could go broke betting against ibis taking care of their customers, if you were dumb enough ;)

"Nobody really gives a shit that you don't like the thing that you have no firsthand experience with." Dave

March 18, 2016, 11:38 a.m.
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Joined: May 23, 2006

swingarm retrofit kit for the current crop of 142mm HD3s for $900.

You could go broke constantly keeping up with the Joneses too, eh?

Think there's not a reason Ibis simply didn't release the HD3 with + compatible rear end in the first place?

Cyclists, there's one born ever minute!

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