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Exclusive: 2016 Momsen VIPA Trail Prototype


Iwan Kemp

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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.

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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!!!

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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

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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 :)

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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...

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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? 

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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.

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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"

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120 to 140mm shocks sounds great.

What sort of rear travel is planned?

 

This sounds like Pyga 110 territory...

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