Ibis Bowti restomod 1997

[Stylus]

How is this bike doing?

I just did the same thing with my Canis rear tyre as it was rubbing the insides of my DBR Axis TT chainstays. 224 pieces side knobs went flying!

Hi Konsta, great to read this solution worked for you too! I also found out i was probably running too high tire pressure as well, so lowering a bit also improved things.

The bike has been sitting in storage this past 'winter', i'm looking forward to getting it back soon. There's still stuff to sort out/fix; i need some bar end plugs, the rear tire is not holding air too well so that needs to be redone and the front suspension remote lock out doesnt work...

 

[Stylus]

Re:

i've got it out of storage and enjoying it for a bit the past few days, lots of fun!

 

[br0qn]

wowzers. The frame looks quite literally suspended in the air. so sick! still riding it I hope!

 

[Stylus]

@br0qn Thank you! Yessir, i just had the shocks serviced and added CushCore tire inserts.. it’s ready to rock and roll, now just need some better weather

 

[nicklej]

Wow. Really nice to see this come together. You did a great job and I would be lying if I wasn't a bit jealous to have such a beauty!

 

[DKFan]

Thats fabulous...one thats on my wishlist

 

[Stylus]

Right, i’m thinking about changing some stuff in this build.
Going to replace the rear shock for something slightly more modern because 1) i want to try the old damper on another build and 2) the new shock has a blacked out stanchion, similar to the front fork.

The Avid brake levers will be replaced with some used 2nd gen Paul’s. A little more matchy-matchy with the Paul klampers.

Also going to try the Control Tech bar extenders as suggested by a fellow member.

Now i found the parts i need to find the time..

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[Stylus]

Something from this picture grabbed my attention


So when i noticed this saddle for sale i figured it would make a nice addition

 

[Stylus]

Ok, I’m calling it ‘finshed’ for now, here’s an updated pic.
Bar extenders, SDG saddle, Paul levers and Fox DPS Evol damper installed. Also added a ti King cage.
Not much I would want to change at this point.



(mural by Mick la Rock)

 

[clubby]

Stunning.
Goes against everything we’ve learned about bikes since ‘97, but I still want one.