Boerklong Posted November 16, 2017 Share Stuck between the 2016 Monsen Vipa xt and the 2017 Vipa 2 Di2. 2016 Vipa XT R45 500.2017 Vipa 2 Di2 R49 500. Some help will be awesome as these are the two bikes my girlfriends looking at buying. I've checked the specs, but don't know anything about Di. Edit: ONLY CONSIDERING THESE TWO BIKES. SO PLEASE DONT SUGGEST SOMETHING ELSE. Thanks Edited November 16, 2017 by Boerklong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng89 Posted November 16, 2017 Share What kind of racing are you considering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted November 16, 2017 Share OP, consider Di2, but ride both and see which she prefers Pieterlab1 and DJuice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted November 16, 2017 Share Know nada about these bikes, but on the face of things, the Di2 is on the newer bike (yes, other than that the deltas may only be the paint), but for only 4k more, seems like a better deal. But the truth is, which ever stands there and begs to be ridden more is the right choice, doesn't matter if it's a fixie or a top-of-the-range carbon rocket ship.... the one that begs more gets my vote. Borriz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted November 16, 2017 Share Is the Di2 XT or XTR? I have never ridden electronic but for such a small difference in price I would go electronic. Is it 2x or 1x gearing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerklong Posted November 16, 2017 Share Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twaatie Posted November 16, 2017 Share At that price range, there is so many great bikes to choose from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skott5 Posted November 16, 2017 Share I would go with the mechanical bike.Dont know if MTB's are ready for electronic gears yet. Borriz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerklong Posted November 16, 2017 Share R50k is her max budget. Di2 seems like a good deal for that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferro Posted November 16, 2017 Share Is she in a rush? Can she demo both? Interested in hearing feedback on the Di2 as i have not tried it yet. Other than mechanical/electronic are there any other major differences in spec between the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deonkretch Posted November 16, 2017 Share Ride both if you can. The one thing about Di2 that is appealing is the Syncro-shift (or whatever it is called). It basically means that the bike will handle the shifting of the front derailleur automatically - all from just one shifter. Patchelicious, Long Wheel Base and Ferro 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerklong Posted November 16, 2017 Share Is she in a rush? Can she demo both? Interested in hearing feedback on the Di2 as i have not tried it yet. Other than mechanical/electronic are there any other major differences in spec between the two?Not able to demo them. The special wont be running too long and stock levels aren't to high,so won't say she's in a rush, but time is limited. There's only 1 left of the 2016 which is full xt. Apparently they had/have issues on the duel lock out system. The Di2 is full xt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbean Posted November 16, 2017 Share Not trying to burst your bubble but before you buy the Momsen do a search on the hub and go thru the discussions aboutcracking and especially Warranty and back up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerklong Posted November 16, 2017 Share Not trying to burst your bubble but before you buy the Momsen do a search on the hub and go thru the discussions aboutcracking and especially Warranty and back upIm one of the guys if one of those threads that had a very good warranty claim experience with Momsen Pieterlab1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerklong Posted November 16, 2017 Share she doest ride very hard or any gnarly stuff so cracking is not something Im worried about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJuice Posted November 16, 2017 Share Ride both if you can. The one thing about Di2 that is appealing is the Syncro-shift (or whatever it is called). It basically means that the bike will handle the shifting of the front derailleur automatically - all from just one shifter. This I like.I wish my wife had Di2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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