Mojo Delivery Update
Howdy All,
Well, I’m fresh off a few days of riding out in Fruita, and the Mojo Carbon prototype I had out there performed beautifully…
Tom back at the office in Santa Cruz sent out a note to our dealers this week and I wanted to pass on some info.
The Silk Carbons have been shipping for the last couple weeks and we’ve been getting lots of positive emails from customers all over the place.
Here’s Tom’s note about the Mojo:
Mojo Carbon Delivery:
“Recent testing uncovered a couple of small clearance issues that we needed to address before beginning our initial production run. The downside being that this has pushed back the first deliveries of the Mojo until the beginning of June. While none of us are happy about the delay we are glad to have had the opportunity to address these issues now instead of after the bikes go out to consumers. As we get into May we should have firmer ship dates which I will share with everyone as they become available.
We continue to receive overwhelmingly positive feedback from magazine testers who are reviewing the Mojo. The product which should be some very nice reviews in upcoming issues of Mountain Bike Magazine and Mountain Bike Action right when the first bikes are arriving.”
The June issue of MBA has a very nice column by Richard Cunningham all about the rebirth of Ibis. There is a road test coming soon, perhaps in the July issue. We’ll keep you updated on that as soon as we hear. We’re excited to get people an unbiased assessment of the bike.
In the mean time, enjoy the spring and stay tuned for more delivery updates…
Scot AKA Chuck AKA Pimpy Blogstocking…
May 5th, 2006 at 9:23 am
Are you absolutely kidding me?? How can you sell and promote a product that was to be delivered in early March and now it’s at least early June!!??? I can see 2-3 weeks late on delivery (industry standard), month or so, yeah heard that also, but three + months late!! That is absolutely ridiculous.
May 5th, 2006 at 11:05 am
The Mojo is perhaps the most difficult to manufacture bicycle frame ever produced. We have over 1700 hours of CAD time in the design. Once you get a chance to examine one closely, you’ll understand what a set of complicated puzzle pieces are involved. Instead of pushing the product to market (as is “industry standard”) and letting our customers be the guinea pigs we are trying to make sure that we have addressed all possible issues before releasing it. I would argue that we owe it our customers to make our best effort to insure that the Mojo will meet or exceed their expectations before we deliver it to them. Therefore we are unfortunately delayed in getting this bike delivered.
Scot
May 7th, 2006 at 4:32 pm
Travis is obviously frustrated in the delay in the Mojo delivery date and it has unfortunately come through as anger on this blog. Travis, hang in there. Your bike will be here “soon” and I’ll bet that you will find it well worth your patience. I recently received my Ibis Silk Road Carbon and am happy to tell all blog readers that it is SWEET!* and was well worth the wait and even a few delivery delays. Hey, we are all watching the return of a company that has pushed into what is for them, uncharted carbon monococque territory. There are bound to be some obstacles that must be overcome. I appreciate Scot using this forum to keep everybody posted and up to date. Try to get the same kind of response from the big cheese at Trek or Specialized!
Be patient my friend…. remember, you can’t rush good mojo.
Peace, Mark
*ND
May 10th, 2006 at 7:14 am
I have to say I am really torn with this news. On one hand, I’m extremely disappointed with the delay, and frustrated that I will not have the Mojo assembled and dialed in for the season. Instead, I’ll be switching bikes part way through. Not a biggie I guess, but not what I was led to expect. On the other hand, I’m very happy that Ibis is taking the time to get it right and provide me a frame that will not be a huge letdown after the first ride. I had this happen with my last “dream bike” 8 years ago… after the first ride I discovered an issue that required me to send the frame back for modifications to a pivot. The defect was well known to the builder and yet they allowed the frames to ship anyways. BAD idea and needless to say, I will not buy from that company again. So… given the latest news on the Mojo, I say Bravo! Get it right Ibis, make it perfect, and ship me a frame that deserves the Ibis name. Impatiently waiting… Mark
May 11th, 2006 at 6:33 am
Even a minor clearance issue would mean big headaches for us. Better to get it right, and I’m psyched Ibis is doing just that. To me, it will be that much sweeter when it arrives.
May 15th, 2006 at 3:07 pm
I wont financially be ready to pick one up till about then anyways, and even then it’ll be just a frame, so for purely self-centered reasons, the delay doesen’t bother me. Glad y’all are getting it right and I am psyched to finally be getting off my hardtail. Been a long time coming.