New VF2 Product Brochure!

Please check out our new VF2 Product Brochure!  It goes over product features, design and production overviews.  Print copies may be available as well.  Let us know if you have any questions.

Click on the link below:

Click here for 2010 VF2 Product Brochure

Insight into Prototyping of the New EVO G2

Hello CHUMBA friends and family,

It's a rainy day here in Southern California, but the work hasn't stopped.  Ted Tanouye, designer and founder of CHUMBA Racing is hard at work getting the new EVO dialed and ready for production.  We were running the EVO as a 1*9 because we had to make some modifications before we could fit in a front derailleur.  With the popularity of Hammerschmidt, we thought it was appropriate to weld on some ISCG tabs and give the drive train system a try on our new chassis during prototype phase.

Ted custom fabricated a ISCG tab for a clean fit on to the frame from a solid block of aluminum in our factory.

                                                              Metal art!

                                CHUMBA Frame designer and fabricator Ted at work!

                                                   A picture of the machine

As many of you know, this bike is designed with the following features:

- 68 degree head angle with 140mm fork; 67 degree head angle with 160mm fork

- 13.3" bottom bracket height with 140mm fork, 13.5" with 160mm fork 

- 150mm of travel  

- ISCG 05 mounts (Hammerschmidt compatible)

- Expected weight 6.3 lbs. without shock

* These numbers are based off of a prototype and current set-up; actual production numbers may vary slightly but they will also be released before ship date.

The bike MSRP will be set at $1,650.00 and we are hoping for a ship-date in July 2010.  We will keep everyone updated - prototyping and production is never a completely smooth process, so thanks for your patience and understanding!

-CHUMBA

French Magazine Velo Vert Visits CHUMBA

France's renown mountain biking publication Velo Vert paid a visit to CHUMBA in Anaheim last week.  Yannick, a journalist for the magazine, attempted a touring bike trip from northern California down to Anaheim, but pouring rain and winds prevented him from finishing the bike trip.  Fortunately, he was able to rent a car and pay us a visit.  Here's a few pics he took, the rest are available via the link here: http://www.velovert.com/Reportage_VTT_en_direct/52/342/Visite-Chumba

 

 

Here's some words from Yannick:

Hey les amis !

I finally started my touring biketrip Sunday afternoon and reach San Luis Obispo Wednesday evening andstayed there a couple of days in order to cover all the bike historyhere + posting Chumba pics on web ! I'll hit the road again tomorrow(Saturday) toward Big Sur. 

So, Chumba in reports on homepage on www.velovert.com. Direct link is: http://www.velovert.com/Reportages_VTT_live , then click on ''Visite Chumba''

Thanks again for all your friendly help, it was great time there !  

 

Yannick Oven - Journaliste testeur 

CHUMBA Racing Facilities Remodel Completion!

Part 1 of 2

Dear CHUMBA Riders, Friends, and Family:

So far, the new year has been great!  We've completely remodeled the interior of our building, improved our bike assembly, warehousing, and production equipment; and we are extremely proud of our new facilities - so we thought we'd share and give all of you a virtual tour.

First, we started off with a new showroom - we've displayed all of our frames, past articles of our championship-winning bikes, and added jerseys of Lars Tribus, Lisa Sher - and other current and past famous CHUMBA Riders.

Here are 2 shots of the showroom from different angles:

We then moved on to our conference room and studio - adding a 10 feet logo to the glass panels, and decorating with marketing images from our industry for inspiration.

                           

                         

Afterwards, we thought we'd add some style to our hallway - to represent the company heritage and team colors of red, white, and black.  The red, white, and black jersey have graced the likes of Shaums March, Duncan Riffle, Lars Tribus, and numerous other top American racers.  So as a tribute to our racing heritage the hallway got the CHUMBA race treatment.

                        

Then, we moved on to our offices - to help create some inspiration in our day - we installed 10 feet wide images to add some colorful backdrop to our daily work area.  Walking into our offices has become a much more enjoyable experience. 

                        

                        

Finally, we did some work to our R&D area, but we can't show you too much of that. ; )

                      

Well, thanks for coming along on the tour, and remember, we always love meeting our customers from all over the country and the world, so feel free to call us if you want to stop by.  Stay tuned for Part II where we will show your our warehouse, production facilities, and bike assembly area.

Happy trails!

December Newsletter

Table of Contents

Dear Valued Friends, Riders, and members of our extended Family:

First, we'd like to begin by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from CHUMBA! In this newsletter, we will be featuring the following content:

* 2010 Remodel of CHUMBA's Anaheim Facilities Near Completion, Pictures included!

* 2010 CHUMBA Website Update - all new pictures of VF2 and color options!

2010 CHUMBA Headquarters Remodel

A successful year starts with a fresh beginning! We decided to launch this new year by completely remodeling our facilities to reflect the history and brand heritage that CHUMBA embodied since 1993.

We started by revamping what was once a sales room, into a complete showroom full of every model, and different color options, to show visitors the many different product offerings CHUMBA has. Also - we decorated the room with memorabilia from races, magazine articles, and jerseys of some of our most famed riders.

2010 CHUMBA Website Update

Our web guy has graciously updated our site for 2010. While it is still in progress, you can check out many new pictures of the VF2 in all different custom colors with some spectacular builds!

Please visit www.chumbaracing.com and click on the VF2 link.