{"id":20977,"date":"2014-08-25T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2014\/08\/25\/project-black-part-2-the-racer-r1561\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T11:57:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T11:57:49","slug":"project-black-part-2-the-racer-r1561","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/project-black-part-2-the-racer-r1561\/","title":{"rendered":"Project BLACK: Part 2 – The Racer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Radical bike builds are not dissimilar from concept cars at motor shows. Last week\u2019s Project BLACK build was a dream \u2018weight weenie\u2019 creation from the Momsen Bikes geeks, showing off the potential of the Momsen Bikes VIPA frame. This week\u2019s bike is one for the out-and-out racers: if you\u2019re aiming to be on the start line of a World Cup race or one of South Africa\u2019s prestigious stage races, you\u2019ll want to take notice of this special race build\u2026<\/p>\n

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The difference between the Momsen VIPA\u2019s Project BLACK series and the Paris Auto Show, is that one is just a pie in the sky with technology to one day filter down to our C-Class and 3-Series cars while the other is one you could potentially ride tomorrow. As \u201cshow stopping\u201d as the concept of last week\u2019s build was, it is available to Joe Public (at a hefty price, we\u2019ll add). This VIPA build we\u2019ll nickname \u201cthe racer\u201d as it is as close to a Porsche 911 GT3 as is possible in bicycle terms we reckon.<\/p>\n

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It weighs in at a more worldly 9.60kg, and that is reportedly on par with the Kargo Pro MTB Team riders\u2019 race rigs. As with the \u201cweight weenie\u201d build, this VIPA frame is a murdered out and offers a 40g weight saving thanks to sporting no paint or decals. It has been dressed with Momsen Design\u2019s DOWNer 90mm carbon stem, UP\/DOWN carbon 715mm wide handlebar, headset, seatclamp and Race Silicone grips.<\/p>\n

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A Rockshox SID World Cup fork and Fox CTD rear shock tame the trails with the VIPA\u2019s low leverage ratio suspension and race-bred frame geometry. Adding even more racing edge to the package are Stan\u2019s NoTubes impressive Valor carbon hoops and an almost full SRAM XX1 groupset with a lightweight KMC X11SL chain. A trusted Fizik saddle offers more weight saving punch and comfort, allowing you to focus on pounding the pedals to place your power to the Arisun\/Momsen Tubeless Ready (TLR) tyres to bite into the gravel.<\/p>\n

A real world race weapon? Yes. Real-world pace? You bet. A real South African flavour? Bonus. But, what is most appealing? The versatility of this South African \u201csuperbike.\u201d That is one aspect of Project BLACK that cannot be bemoaned. Long live Proudly South African!<\/p>\n

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\nIf you missed Part 1<\/a> and Part 3<\/a> of the Project BLACK<\/a> series, take a look at the Weight Weenie build here<\/a> and the Light Enduro build here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Radical bike builds are not dissimilar from concept cars at motor shows. Last week\u2019s Project BLACK build was a dream \u2018weight weenie\u2019 creation from the Momsen Bikes geeks, showing off the potential of the Momsen Bikes VIPA frame. This week\u2019s bike is one for the out-and-out racers: if you\u2019re aiming to be on the start […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":51498,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[426,4802],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-20977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-momsen-vipa","tag-project-black"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20977","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\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20977\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20977"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=20977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}