How do you prep for what’s considered one of the toughest races in the world? A custom bike is a good start. The MUNGA is a 1000km single stage mountain bike race across South Africa – in the middle of the summer. With the race in their back yard, Momsen Bikes decided to build what they consider to be the Ultimate MUNGA Machine starting with the new VIPA Ultra.
The MUNGA is still a mountain bike race, but the long distance covered (in less than 5 days), means the addition of a drop bar could pay off thanks to the different hand positions.
In order to make it work with all of the mountain bike equipment, the bike has a few tricks up its sleeve. For starters, the left shifter has been modified to work the DT Swiss OPM O.D.L. 100 Race fork’s lockout. Then at the end of the bar is a custom drop bar lever to work the X-Fusion Manic dropper seat post. The right shifter works the SRAM Force 1/Force 22 1×11 drivetrain.
