{"id":17145,"date":"2017-02-03T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2017\/02\/03\/first-look-2017-momsen-vipa-two-r6081\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T07:14:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T07:14:26","slug":"first-look-2017-momsen-vipa-two-r6081","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/first-look-2017-momsen-vipa-two-r6081\/","title":{"rendered":"First Look: 2017 Momsen VIPA TWO"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2017, we’re introducing the Bike Hub long-term test fleet. We’ll be putting these bikes through their paces as we would our own bikes for an entire year, documenting the highs and lows along the way to give a more thorough and practical review of the bikes.<\/p>\n

The first bike to arrive is the Momsen VIPA TWO. The delivery caused a ripple of excitement in the office. Workstations were deserted as we unboxed: ooohing, aaahing, analysing the extent of the \u201cyellow\u201d, weighing components, and generally ogling this shiny new race weapon.<\/p>\n

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Matt is our in-house Momsen VIPA expert, having ridden a 2015 VIPA XT for past two and half years, including the 2015 Absa Cape Epic. As a result, he’s been handed the new 2017 VIPA TWO for the year. Anyway, enough about us, let’s take a closer look at the bike.<\/p>\n

The Momsen VIPA TWO features a single ring full Shimano XT drivetrain and with it, Momsen’s stiffer beefier 1x specific chainstay. The component spec is bang on and the bike is ready to race with a RockShox SID fork, Stan’s ZTR Crest rims, XT brakes, and Vee Tire Co.’s fast rolling Rail Tracker tyres. The VIPA’s 80mm of rear travel is controlled by a Fox Float performance series shock.<\/p>\n

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The yellow and matte black colour scheme was initially a bit of a shock but the colours have grown on us. The bike has already been affectionately named the bumble bee. Great attention to detail is evident in the branding and colour scheme, which has been rolled out across every component on the bike. Bars, stem, seatpost and saddle all bear Momsen branding with yellow decals on a black background.<\/p>\n

Momsen are proud of their African roots. This is evident on the top tube which carries their “Forged in the Untamed” tagline accompanied by a contour map of Port Elizabeth’s Baaken Valley trails – the home of Momsen Bikes.<\/p>\n

Matt is looking forward to releasing this bike into the wild to see how it performs over the coming year.<\/p>\n

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2017 Momsen VIPA TWO specifications:<\/h2>\n

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