HX1 Racing Update from Kenneth Hall

Hi Alan and the Chumba Racing Team,
     I've been doing great and racing a lot since the start of my 2010 season. The Chumba HX1 has been amazing while my racing has followed. I am turning in times that I wouldn't of thought were possible in my wildest dreams. But I have dreamed of winning these major races that I have now made happen in the past couple months, especially recently. I love it when people ask my what I ride, and I tell them Chumba Racing. I have locked up golds in two racing series so far and am working on another series right now, this past weekend I won the biggest title in racing of my life so far which was winning the 2010 Raccoon Rally Cross Country and Down Hill Races with winning both my age group and setting a record time which the closest rider in my entire sport class came almost 7 minutes behind me. I look forward to crank-in threw in a bunch of major events including the 6 Hours of Power, the Suicide 6, the Mountain Bike UCI world Cup being held in Windham, NY this year, and the Laurel Classic and many others! 
      Thank You,
            Kenneth
  

Don't forget to check out this quick video of some of the races i have done in the 2010 season so far, featuring Chumba Racing! 
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CHUMBA Jersey Available!

              Junior X Ripper Tim Mangini sporting a factory jersey

CHUMBA jerseys made of athletic wicking fibers sporting the traditional CHUMBA Race team design are available through CHUMBA in sizes S,M, L, and XL. The price is $44.99.

Please call 714-986-9100 M-F 10am-5pm; or e-mail jasonk@chumbaracing.com to order.

Mondial VTT 2010 / Draille Bikes: French MTB Summer Event Recap

June 19, 2010 - The largest mountain bike event of the summer in France was held this past weekend.  Draille Bike, the French distributor for CHUMBA Racing was on hand to represent the bikes and the company.  Plenty of F5s and VF2s were spotted along the event, and many engaged in a fun day of friendly competition and riding!

Here are some pictures of Lois, Draille Bike, and crew:

If you are in France, give Draille bike a holler: www.draillebike.com

Seat Clamp Sizes & Rear Shock Bushing Specifications

Seat Clamp Sizes
F5, EVO, XCL, VF2: 38.5mm
HX1, HX2: 34.9mm

F5 World-cup Downhill Racing
Upper Hardware: 1.25" * 8mm (eyelet)
Lower Hardware: 0.625" * 7mm (eyelet)

EVO G1 Light Freeride - Aggressive AM
Upper Hardware: 1.625" * 8mm (eyelet)
Lower Hardware: 2.205" * 8mm (eyelet)


XCL AM
Upper Hardware: 1.625" * 8mm (eyelet)
Lower Hardware: 2.205" * 8mm (eyelet)


VF2 AM-Trail
Upper Hardware: .865" * 8mm (eyelet)
Lower Hardware: 1.655" * 8mm (eyelet)

EVO G2 AM
Upper Hardware: .865" * 8mm (eyelet)
Lower Hardware: .865" * 8mm (eyelet)

XS XCL
Upper Hardware: 41.15mm * 8mm (eyelet)
Lower Hardware: 38.15mm * 8mm (eyelet)

Sam Fraser Bike Park Vid

The CHUMBA VF2 takes on the Maxiavalanche Vallnord Europe Cup

Maxiavalanche Europe Cup in Vallnord
More than 400 MTB downhill riders made the descent on rugged and harsh descents from PicCubil Peak, at 2,350 metres, to the village of Massana in Andorra. 

Representing for CHUMBA Racing was Gavarres Bikes, fully decked out in CHUMBA gear, riding the all-mountain VF2 outfitted with Fox 36 forks and rear shocks.  

Gavarres Bikes successfully navigated the course, with enough suspension on the VF2 to endure the punishing downhills but using the pedaling efficiency and precise handling of the VF2 chassis to overcome all obstacles.

Good job guys! More information on the Avalanche Cup here: http://www.avalanchecup.com/  

Some video of the race and the VF2 here: http://www.alotrolado-mtb.com/blog/eventos/video-maxi-vallnord-2010/

History Reference: CHUMBA Catalog from 2008

Some company information etc. for those interested:

2008 Catalog

Tim Mangini Racing Update

    
Thanks again for all your guys help, 2010 has been an awesome year so far, I rounded up the Fontana Winter Series at the 2010 Fontana City National with a 4th place in expert. I then headed to the Sea Otter Classic for both dual slalom and downhill. I qualified 5th in expert for dual slalom and worked my way into the Finals on Friday where i ended up with a 4th. Downhill i had a mechanical with my bottom bracket and was basically with out a drive train and brought home a 40th out of 100. The following wednesday I left for the first Pro Grt in Port Angeles, Washington.

The course was very fast and physical, the conditions changed day to day with rain one day sun the next then a little of both for finals on Sunday. I finished up with an 11th out of 65 with a nice smooth run. I have about a month off of racing now before we get back inot the swing of things with the Chile Challenge in Angel Fire, NM and then up to northstar for the next round of the Pro Grt. I will be racing in the MSC series, NW Cup, Pro GRT, Crankworks in Cananda, Fluid Ride Cup, National Champs, and hopefully the final round of the UCI World Cup in Winham, NY. The bikes have running flawlessly and I look forward to showing what I can do on them!

Rohloff Speedhub on XCL

One of our friends in Germany set this XCL up with a Rohloff Speedhub.

Some details about the hub from Rohloff's website, available at http://www.rohloff.de/en/products/speedhub/:

The Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 has been developed for both pros and performance oriented hobby cyclists who can appreciate it because of its reliability, perfect single gear ratios, wide range of gears, low maintenance and easy operation; its weight and efficiency are ideal even for pro racing.

The sealed gearbox ensures reliability and durability even under the toughest conditions. The even increments of 13.6% from gear to gear make it possible to always ride at the performance peak. The overall range makes sure that you have the right gear in every situation. Pure fun is guaranteed.

The SPEEDHUB 500/14 is operated by a twist shifter which shifts simply by pulling separate cables up or down. The indexing of the shifting lies not in the shifter as with common designs, but inside the hub. There is no wear on the indexing system nor need to adjust it.

The rest of the bike's spec include:

Large Black Ano XCL
DHX 5.0 Air
RS Revelation Team 150mm
CK headset and hubs
Hope m6ti 8"
Thomson post
XTR Crank

Weight 15.10 kg


The Rohloff is definitely not cheap, sitting around $1,000 USD, and it isn't light; but for those looking for an alternative to manual shifting; could be a nice option.