HAKKALÜGI EDITORS’ CHOICE

Via Ibis

Chipps over there at Singletrack Magazine just gave us quite a nice early Christmas present, an editors' choice award for our Hakkalugi cross bike. And judging from the picture below, he's been using it. Click HERE for a PDF of the award. Here's what Chipps said, and we're glad to hear that he's used it for more than just cross racing, as it's such a fun and capable bike in a variety of conditions:

I’ve been riding the Hakkalugi (in ‘Phlegmish Yellow’ – geddit?) in this 1x10 guise all year, with a sensible 34-tooth chainring and e*thirteen chain guide. So far it has survived a large handful of local ‘cross races, Hit The North and the Three Peaks. However, where it has really shone is on long days out, riding on and off road, making the ride up as I go along. That bridleway sign you always see halfway round a road loop can be explored and there’s a surprising amount of terrain (and distance) you can cover on a cyclocross bike. And if you have to push or carry? Then it only weighs a little over 17lbs.

Ibis has certainly done a great job of producing a race-ready frame that doesn’t terrify riders more used to full suspension and monster tyres. It’s light, quiet and stable to ride and I’ve found that I’ve been riding it more than my actual road bike. Top work, Chuck Ibis!