Iwan Kemp Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Planned as a 2016 Model, the VIPA Trail has been in development for several months and a couple of running prototypes have started to hit our trails for feedback and further design improvements. Click here to view the article
Bizkit031 Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Not bad let's hope they have taken take note of all the new Breed of 29ers out there that are making the bikes low,slack and long because the reviews on those bikes look awesome.this looks like a winner so far.
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Thats looks very similar to a Spez Stumpjumper FSR........ North Shore, nonky, Matchstix and 1 other 4
Brian Fantana Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Nice development. The seat tube angle looks a bit slack in my opinion. GoLefty!! 1
rock Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 that top tube sticker totally threw me, couldn't work out what the hell it was......
Pipsqueak Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Ya, you're right. If its a 29er it could be quite a bit steeper. Oaks in this country LOVE to pedal.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Rock - it looks VERY much like the NS Bikesg graphic. That's what I originally thought it was, and then had a longer look and thought "no... not that..." Beautiful bike though. And Iwan - I'm sure they will take the graphics as a design cue. They're fantastic. Minimalist yet in your face. And I know that makes no sense whatsoever, but BLEH!!! fanievb 1
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 SK - you're right... Very similar front triangles, but the rear triangle is different. Different pivots at the pointy end (Spaz pivot is in front of the RD on the chainstay, Vipa is above & behind the hub on the seatstay) and the upper linkage is also pretty different. Spaz has the shock mounted on the linkage itself, vipa has it driven directly from the seat-stays, with the linkage acting as more of a swinglink rather than swinglink & shock mounting. But on the face of it, similar... http://happymtb.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Specialized-Stumpjumper-FSR-29.jpg GLuvsMtb 1
trail - er - park Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Very appealing. Just one visual quirk with the split-graphic of their brand .... almost thought I was reading "mampara" on the side of the top tube
Iwan Kemp Posted February 9, 2015 Author Posted February 9, 2015 Not bad let's hope they have taken take note of all the new Breed of 29ers out there that are making the bikes low,slack and long because the reviews on those bikes look awesome.this looks like a winner so far.You can tick all three those boxes... Bizkit031 1
Headshot Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 The Momsen is a mono-pivot, the Spaz, a horst link i.e. vpp of sorts, thanks to the pivot on the chain stay and generally regarded as offering better suspension performance under braking. Nothing wrong with a good mono-pivot however - See Pyga and others. How can a lower bottom bracket lead to fewer pedal strikes? GoLefty!! and nonky 2
Iwan Kemp Posted February 9, 2015 Author Posted February 9, 2015 How can a lower bottom bracket lead to fewer pedal strikes? Assuming you are referring to this:"The lower BB allows it to rip around berms without causing pedal strikes on every bend." It doesn't say "fewer". But compared to an Ibis Ripley there have definitely been less pedal strikes. Hope this helps.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Assuming you are referring to this:"The lower BB allows it to rip around berms without causing pedal strikes on every bend." It doesn't say "fewer". But compared to an Ibis Ripley there have definitely been less pedal strikes. Hope this helps.I'm sure you meant to say "The lower BB allows it to rip around berms, but isn't too low that it causes pedal strikes on every bend"
splat Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 120 to 140mm shocks sounds great.What sort of rear travel is planned? This sounds like Pyga 110 territory...
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