Progressive Bikes press release
New Chumba Racing EVO Gen2 & VF2 & XCL frame price revision!
EVO G2
At last we have news of the new Chumba EVO (Generation 2). This frame has been on the drawing board for some time now and Chumba wanted to make sure that everything was ‘right’ before going to production.
The idea behind the new EVO was to design and build a 6″ travel frame that had the best of the new technologies available, was tough but still light weight and versatile enough to be a good all round trail bike at a very competitive price point. The new EVO is also a first for Chumba as they have developed their own version of the mini link and feature this for the first time on the new EVO.
The EVO will have an extensive list of useful features, Tapered, zero stack head tube, 2 shock mounts one specifically for coil and one for air, specially designed sliding drop outs (future proof as they can easily be swapped out), ISCG mounts and cable routing for an adjustable seat post.
A few EVO G2 stats below.
67 degree tapered head angle with a Fox 36 (68 with Fox 32) adjustable up to 3 degrees with headset cups, zero stack tapered head tube.

2 shock mount positions – one for coil; one for air – easy set up for differing shock mount positions through the use of front-mounted plates

Specifically engineered leverage rates for coil and air shocks

One of few suspension bikes that offer sliding dropouts – allows adjustable wheelbase and c/s length
Down tube dual-link
ISCG mounts and possible rear maxle option

One of lowest stand-over ever for any Chumba mountain bike – the EVO is low and compact 

Double-butted hydroformed tube set, made of 7 series aluminium

Colours available will be Ano black, Ano red, Ano silver and painted white.

The frames are expected in Jan 2011 cost will be £1350 and pre orders are being taken now. The first ten pre orders will recieve an upgrade to an Elka stage 5 coil rear shock for £50!
VF2 & XCL frame price revision
To coincide with the release of the new EVO we have dropped the prices of the XCL and VF2 frames. Chumba are still supporting the horst link bikes within the range and will continue to develop each model with a new beefier XCL in the pipeline and perhaps an all alloy VF2.
The XCL will now retail at £899 and the VF2 at £1099 both with Fox RP23 shocks, bargain!
Check out www.progressive-bikes.co.uk for details or drop Si an email at info@progressive-bikes.co.uk
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“how would you create low stand over and enough room for all the suspension gubbins in the larger sizes of the frames and still look nice?”
My ’07 S-works stumpjumper FSR (lRGE) frame looks nice enough, though thats not exactly ‘conventional’ tubesets ..
Its not the seatube-toptube brace I dislike as such, the medium XCL looks good, its just it joining half way along the toptube on the large my eyes have a problem with:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D_Q1tywjcuQ/TA0tScsfB-I/AAAAAAAAAlQ/9tYD8Qqy6j0/s1600/HPIM0664.JPG
I imagine there is a reason for keeping the seattube-toptube brace as flat as that though?
damn it they look nice, would love one of them!! hmmmmMmmm
Very nice. I was thinking of a Covert next year, I may have just changed my mind….
Just to confirm, coours available are ano black, ano silver, ano red, ano blue and painted white.
Pre orders are being confirmed today 21st Oct so if you want to be one of the first be quick!