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The VIPA ULTRA - our purpose-built Stage Race / Endurance Bike


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My sweat tends to drip on the top tube, so the top tube bag is a no-go for me, but it does look like a very nice bike and I wouldn't mind having one.

 

You can catch sweat in the top-tube bag for when you dehydrate later in the race.

 

I do like this bike, but I will have to test ride it 1st. I am worried about how it will turn with such a long wheelbase. Most of my riding is more xco style so maybe a stage/endurance type bike won`t suit me.

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first one being built up TODAY!!!

 

we have SIZE 01 ( old school talk is Medium Size ) frames available NOW.

those lighting bolts look a little "dodge"

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Very nice, but I have to ask... what happened to bike prices in the last few years? R42k for a frame and a shock, surely it can't cost that much to make it?

But if people are paying the stupid prices they will keep charging them. Cyclist are their own worst enemy. Everyone tests the market and if it sells they keep on testing every time. Getting a frame from a manufacturer with their margin built in for a blank frame will be about 11Max landed including shipping and and. So you are paying for the shock, brand, and marketing.I still do not believe the margins are realistic. But that is just me. 

 

Brands rely on the fact that you believe that blank is not as good as the branded item.

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I don't want to derail the topic... I know there is a lot of R&D involved and companies need to make back that money and make profit. It would just be nice if it were more affordable, especially for us in SA.

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some nice pics -- this is Wikus van der Walt's bike --- Mr Transbaviaans  :clap:  :clap:

ps. not a fan of the saddle but different strokes for different folks!

 

SRAM GX Spec Build --- just an example of what can be done.

 

 

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