2012 Mojo SL Questions

[MTslackcountry]

So I am considering the 2012 Mojo sl with an x9 build.

My last bike was a 2010 spec enduro expert. I loved the bike for jumping and the downhill but felt it was too heavy and a little to steep for climbing to be ideal for trails in and around missoula. Last summer I started to get more into jumping 8ft drop was my biggest. After breaking my tib/ fib last summer I think that my days of getting more than 4ft of air are over. I do love to haul ass on the downhill though and want something that is somewhat slack, climbs well, is light, and costs less than 4k. I am thinking if I were to throw on a longer fork like a 150mm and a short stem this thing would make a nice trail bike coming in at less than 27lbs with a reverb, bigger fork, and pedals. The competitve cyclist claim their build in a medium with pedals is 25.5lbs

Should I look elsewhere? Will I be disapointed on the downhill with this setup? How much will the longer fork slack the bike out?

Thanks!

[Mr. Toad]

Unless you're racing, consider the HD. HD climbs great and only adds only a little more weight. There's no comparison on the downhill.

[Phall]

An HD140 is the way to go if you are not XC racing. I have heard from people who have ridden both that the HA on the SL/SL-R is twitchy

[bobrmr]

I'd agree with the above comments. I ride an SL w/ a 150 Revelation up front w/ a 70mm stem and 700mm bars. After the first few rides, I switched from the stock bars and 100mm stem to the setup I have now. Made descending and steering control night and day different while decreasing climbing performance very slightly. I love the bike and have no intention of upgrading any time soon but if I did, it'd be for an HD. Slacker and stiffer with .5lbs difference in weight. In a few years if I found an HD frame for a good price, i'd consider swapping everything over to it. FWIW I feel my fairly "all-mountain" slx build is around 28lbs.

[MTslackcountry]

An HD140 is the way to go if you are not XC racing. I have heard from people who have ridden both that the HA on the SL/SL-R is twitchy

The HD's look sick but are so damn expensive. I found a SL-R for around 4,300 which is far less than the hd new. With the Cane creek angle set the HA goes to 67.5 The head angle of 69 is def too steep but with the angle set seems like the sl-r would shred on the downhill. Anyone use the angle set or seen it in action?

[bagtagley]

$4,399 for an XT built 5 Spot on the Turner Site.

Just Sayin'