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

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Plattekill Pro GRT #2 race course

Words from Steve:

Just wanted to give you a quick update of my first race of the season.  The Pro GRT made a stop on the east coast this past weekend in Plattekill NY for the 2^nd stop of the series, this was also the first race of the series in which  Plattekill and Mount Snow joined together  to create The Eastern States Cup race.  The pro class featured many World Cup Riders and this was the first big event for a mountain that has been running it’s lifts for riders and hosting races for 17 years!  The event went perfect. 

I had some great practice runs and the bike felt great on the course which included a fast flowing section on the top, then a steep rocky chute with a big and technical drop in the middle, finishing with more fast flow on the bottom then off the infamous “Broken Tooth” drop and into the finish.  I was able to get some fast practice runs and the F5 felt great, stable at speed, handled the big drops with my 215lbs on it, and pedaled great to the finish.  Unfortunately my race run did not go so well but I was able to hang on and get 4^th place in the CAT 1 (expert) 40+ category.

Here is a helmet cam run that a friend did while following me down the course during practice on Saturday, enjoy and thanks again for all the support.

F5 Pics and Video from Scotland

Our buddy Cameron from Scotland sent us these pictures of him.  Here are some words from the man himself:

I was racing at Pitfichie last weekend ... Every one was really interested in the bike and how different it was to other bikes out there. In three weeks time I will be racing SDA round 2 in Glencoe, I feel that I will excel on the track because it is suited to my style of riding which is fast and technical.

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CHUMBA F5 Video filmed in Southern California

Here's a video we filmed with the F5 in Southern California.  It was posted on pinkbike.com and we thought we'd share it for our blog followers.  Enjoy!