CHUMBA Tattoos

Nope, we didn't hold a big contest or sweepstakes promising a free expensive bike to see a tattoo of our beloved mascot.  Our riders do it out of plain stoke for the brand.  Check out Joe's newest tattoo, and I've included some other tattoos from the past.

From the past:

CHUMBA XCL Down A-Line in Whistler

More XCL ride stoke we received over the weekend:

I have a used Chumba XCL that i got from a friend and i wanted to say it is one of the best bikes i have ever been on.  I have had quite a few different brands and designs over the past few years, but the thing just rips singletrack.  Handles drops and technical terrain well too, if the transitions are good.  I have a modified RockShox Domain stepped down to 150 mm of travel on the front and the bike is absolutely perfectly balanced for steep trails, climbing or descending.  A 160mm fork was just too much for the bike and made it wander too much on the climbs and squat into the rears travel with the weight bias shifted back that far, but 150 is spot on for a fork.  Just wanted to drop you guys a line and let you know i love the ride.  I ride very rocky east coast trails and it just fits the bill.   It took me about 3 weeks to get the bike perfectly setup (shock air, fork, swaping out stems etc), but once i got used to how the suspension behaves and the cockpit tuned, i am completely impressed with the bike.  When/if i break it i think i will probably have to come back for another Chumba.  To be honest i was impressed with how bottomless the suspension feels.  It feels more like my 180mm bike than past 140mm bikes but without all the added weight.  Good job guys.
 
Thanks,
Dan

Take a Kid MTB Day

A good event and cause. Here's an e-mail we received from one of the organizers:


Thanks so much to you and CHUMBA's continued generosity
towards the free kids raffle and give away.
The items you donated were a hit with the groms.
Overall we had our largest event to date with over 50 kids joining in
(100+ peeps in total)
It rained a bit during the ride, but nothing could put a damper on the
event with the kids smiling the entire time.
Again thanks so much for your support.
I have attached a .pdf with some pictures of the days fun as well as
short video as well (which can be found here -> http://bit.ly/cph4aV
Again thanks and we hope you will be a supporter in the years ahead.

Regards,

Adam