{"id":19455,"date":"2015-08-17T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T06:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2015\/08\/17\/preview-2016-momsen-vipa-trail-featuring-275-compatability-r3303\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T14:11:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:11:57","slug":"preview-2016-momsen-vipa-trail-featuring-275-compatability-r3303","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/preview-2016-momsen-vipa-trail-featuring-275-compatability-r3303\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: 2016 Momsen Vipa Trail featuring 27.5+ compatability"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

The Momsen VIPA Trail is set up with a slacker geometry best suited for 120-140mm up front. In the rear it’ll give 111mm of travel with a 190mm eye-to-eye measurement.<\/p>\n

It’s seen some exciting updates since the early prototype we had a look at in February<\/a>. The biggest change is the revised all-alloy rear triangle. The exciting part? The added clearance means you’re able to run either 29 or 27.5+ wheels on the same platform.<\/p>\n

In order to accommodate the plus sized tires Momsen have gone with the Boost standard front and rear (110mm \/ 148mm) to allow a bit more room.<\/p>\n

The stealthy looking prototype was hiding away in the low lighting so we took it outside to get a better look…<\/p>\n

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\n\"Vipa<\/a>This prototype was fitted with a standard Rockshox Pike, not the Boost version which would be specced on the bike to give a bit more clearance.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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The new aluminium rear triangle is specifically designed to provide ample tire clearance. It’s likely that we’ll see a similar alloy rear end make its way into the standard VIPA lineup, adding an all alloy VIPA to the range at a lower price point.<\/p>\n

This prototype was fitted with an earlier version of the seat stays lacking the bridge across the seat stays to provide stiffness. The newer version is undergoing a few minor tweaks.<\/p>\n

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\"Vipa<\/a>29″ (left) vs. 27.5″ plus (right).<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to the almost equal wheel diameter either wheelset can be run on the Rockshox Pike RCT3 29″ (the 27.5″ rim coupled with the taller “plus” tire results in a diameter about the same as a 29″ rim and standard tire). The Boost model of the fork gives a bit more width to allow for fatter tires, although it is still possible to run slightly narrower plus tires on the standard version of the fork.<\/p>\n

\"VEE<\/a><\/p>\n

Why go plus?<\/h2>\n

Aside from being the latest hot topic in mountain biking, plus is said to offer something of a sweet spot between its “full fat” cousins and a standard mountain bike tire. More grip, stability and a smoother ride, without quite as much of the heft and clumsiness of a full on fat bike tire. While many dismissed fat bikes as a bit of a fad, it seems many of the major manufacturers are taking serious notice of the “plus” category.<\/p>\n

We’re excited to get our hands on a production version of the Momsen VIPA Trail. Although the official launch date is set of the second quarter of 2016, we’re holding thumbs we might get a look in on it a bit sooner…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":55893,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3658,425,1078,1145],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-19455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-27-5","tag-momsen","tag-vipa","tag-vipa-trail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19455"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=19455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}