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Preview: 2016 Momsen Vipa Trail featuring 27.5+ compatability

At their recent dealer launch event, we spotted the latest iteration of the Momsen VIPA Trail. Scheduled for launch in the second quarter of 2016, the Trail version will provide a longer travel option to the VIPA lineup with a “mild” and a “wild” build option. The Momsen VIPA Trail is set up with a […]

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Hungry Monkey Part 3: The build kit

A custom build is always a rewarding project. Part of this is the agonising process of looking for the perfect fit of design and components. For me, the direction of the build gets locked down once the look, or in this case the colours, has been decided. Once that is done, then the hunt for […]

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Review: 2015 Giant Trance 2

For 2015 Giant builds on the foundation it has laid for it’s Trance in 2014. The latest model makes a worthy claim at being the true do-it-all trail ripper that it’s always promised to be. The Frame At the heart of the Trance is the hydroformed ALUXX SL frameset with Maestro suspension. Giant is proud […]

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Review: Giant Anthem 27.5 1

With all the hype surrounding a certain large company’s suspension design and reasonable pricing, I was excited to get behind the bars of one of their offerings. When Dragon Sports offered me a Trance to test I obviously jumped at the opportunity. But two days before I was due to pick up the bike, I […]