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[Closed] My new chumba vf2

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Done 2 rides now and its brill ๐Ÿ™‚ feels so diffirent after being on a hardtail for a year and a bit. I really enjoyed the ride at the weekend had no problems climbing which i was happy about. The new xt 2012 stuff is brilliant to i am really enjoying the double crank set up the front mech shifting is the best i have ever used with no delay or rubbing. unsure if i should throw a spacer in the forks to reduce them to 130-140 but afew more rides will make my mind up. Its also my first go with tubeless and happy to say i am a convert cannot wait to take it to scotland ...

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Spec is:
Chumba vf2
Thomson seatpost. And stem
Easton ec70 monkeylight bars
150 rockshox revelations
Shimano xt 2012 crank, brakes, etc
Gobi xm saddle
Hope pro evo on stans crest with continental x king tubeless


 
Posted : 31/10/2011 7:39 am
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like a lot


 
Posted : 31/10/2011 8:00 am
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It looks massive, how tall are you?

And how do you light all the tea light candles jumbled into the glass on the shelf?


 
Posted : 31/10/2011 8:34 am
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I am 5ft 10 with fairly long legs. Its only a medium frame its looks big in person to but once i am on it it feels alot more compact than my carbon 456.

The stash of candles was from a recent power cut we had so the all got thrown in the 1 glass. ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 31/10/2011 8:43 am
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Very nice


 
Posted : 31/10/2011 8:52 am
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Hi mate
Lovely looking bike. I'm looking at a VF2 at the mo to replace my 456C as it feels little small for me. I was thinking that the Large might be better for me as I'm 6' tall. Would you say it feels much more compact than the 456? I don't want to bite the bullet to find it's too small.
Cheers


 
Posted : 13/08/2012 3:41 pm
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I put a 90mm stem on my medium which gave it near enough same top tube length as the carbon 456 if you feel your medium 456 is to small i would go for a large in the vf2.


 
Posted : 13/08/2012 3:51 pm
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Lovely looking bike.

Stevied, I'd echo tony's comments and suggest a large, I had a small and really wished I'd got a medium.


 
Posted : 13/08/2012 4:27 pm
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loved mine a lot - great riding bike.

are chumba still in business though ???????????


 
Posted : 13/08/2012 5:26 pm
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Great looking bike.. I really wanted one of these last year but lack of reviews put me off.. So bought a Cotic Soul instead. Which is muchos awesomeness!!

What weight is your Chumba?


 
Posted : 13/08/2012 5:43 pm
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My chumba is at 26.7 and thats no where near the lightest build you could do. As far as i know chumba are still going but there uk support is terrible constant emails etc to them have resulted in me getting no where. I was promised stuff by the uk supplier who i wont slag off as he did do me a good deal on the frame but as far as any warranty go's i would not count on it. I sourced my own bearings for the bottom as they wore out and the bearings are pretty standard easy to get hold of yourself which is a good thing. My frame was put together by some complete idiot though who used 2 diffirent sized bearings in the bottom linkage which resulted in the metal bar inside being offset making the rear end unstable. Not a great review of the company but the frame has been great. Shame the service is really lacking !


 
Posted : 15/08/2012 12:53 pm