Basically at the moment if you have no assets to put up as security for a loan/finance/business funding the bank will offer you the princly some of didly squat.
You can have the best business plan in the world all the finacial projections for every type of scenario but the bank wont give you the money unless they have a security on you that they can take if the loan goes sour.
*speaking from experience in dealing with my own business and banks

I am afraid this is it. Unless you know someone with money, you don’t have much chance. My old mans business has new orders to the tune of half a million that need financing short term, the banks, private equity etc all said “No” without securty on the whole amount.

It is very frustrating that the banks are being like this, it was not this sort of lending that should have been stopped/cut and was never a problem in the first place.

Now if only chumba would make that new link for the VF2 that they promised…

Having spent a lot of time on the VF2 I have to say it is just fine as it is 🙂

Told you the VF2 is a good bike:)

Keep the 456 and or hummer sell the rest.

My Beagles

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Not really for general demo use, though if you email me I’ll try to arrange for you to have a go 🙂

The holeshot is 3.4lb rated for 140s

I have been getting some ride time on my Ti Holeshot recently, my first HT for a long time. I was a little worried about going back to HT, but this thing is brilliant, I just don’t miss the FS and am just as fast on this bike.

I’ll update with some pic’s when i get the chance, if anyone wants to see?

I have one large ano red VF2 with Rp23 that i could do with a Hope BB for £899, its my last large.

yeti, pah! 🙂

I am quite surprised how big it ‘doesn’t’ look for a large 26er frame.

I had a Fox 32 150mm float on a VF2 and it worked well.

Ivan posted a review of his new HX1, think he said he found it more forgiving than the last HX1 if that helps.

Did they ever produce the new link mentioned in the ST review?

No, There wasn’t enough demand for it. IMO the review was a bit odd, the geo of a VF2 is very very similar to other more obvious choices.

Yep – aluminium never fails

Though i think the picture you show is down to an installation/design fail rather than material choice?

Thanks for all the info, should keep me busy for a while!

michael, your frame left Chumba US yesterday, should be here Tuesday ish.

waiting for mine ……….

llama, not to be rude, but who are you? Just want to make sure your frame is on it’s way.

Simon how long until the hx1 is in the country?

HX1 and HX2 frames are here, llama not sure who you are, have you pre ordered one?

Simon how long until the hx1 is in the country?

Next week!

The Crush looks great value, some good kit.

We are going to be offering the Chumba HX1 full builds for around £1599.

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Looking at the Chumba Racing’s new 2011 HX1, looks quite nice, EBB for single speed etc.
Looks like progressive-bikes.co.uk will be stocking soon.

New HX1 frames to land next week. £399 with EBB

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loCo, Just speaking with Chris Canfield now, The One will be £1350 without shock.

I am placing an order with Chris who is in Taiwan now doing QC. All frames are available as a pre order only im afraid due to limited numbers. Let me know if you fancy one?

How about the Chumba VF2, similar to the Nicolai CC.

We have a few frames @ £899 with fox RP23 boost valve

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We have a few small Chumba VF2 frames (127mm travel) priced at £899

dear o dear, if i want to carry more water than is scientifically proven to be needed and a few bits of kit in my pack then i don’t care what anyone thinks, it’s what works for me.

I fill my bladder up, grab the pack off the hook in the shed and off i go, simple and easy.

There was a few links made but they have all sold, as have all the XCL frames. There might be a new XCL later in the year.

admit it – you do a regular search on the forum for Chumba and Brodie !

Believe it or not, no! I just like to browse when i get a minute, which is more often than is good for me 🙂

some of his tat,

Harsh 🙂

There will be some mud, its wet after all but i would rather something with bigger volume and tougher.

Druidh, sorry i don’t even know the question to your answer, so am confused about your point 🙂

So, all the bike designers got it wrong?

What do you mean?

Canfield ‘The One’ 🙂

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What i am trying to say is that the frames were designed to have long top tubes, slack HA and a steep ST. By sizing ‘down’ you are in effect negating the original design intention of the long TT, so if you would normally ride an 18″ ST, with say a 23″ TT i would stick with the seat tube size rather than pick by TT length as most would normally do, if that makes sense?

Not that it really matters, pick what works for you, im just rambling 🙂

Is not sizing down kind of defeating the point of the radical geometry?

Brodie Ti Holeshot, frames due soon ish £1099 for the frame.

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The Chumba VF2 is 5.3lb without shock and we have a couple of frames going for £899

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What does it really matter? They look ace and have a great reputation and it’s hardly massively overkill is it?

that dirt had them in their 100 best products of the year

with the 99 others who paid for the slot 😉

One thing for sure, CRC want a much bigger margin from their suppliers than a lbs, in my experience anyway.

We have a few Chumba VF2 frames at £899 at the moment, and could be built up quite cheaply. See here for details http://www.progressive-bikes.co.uk/vf2_frames.html

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Thanks for the heads up, working now!

jeez, ernie you need to chill out man, talk about hyper analysing a few words.

From reading a few of your posts it is not hard to see how you ‘might’ come across as presumptuous about what Str was saying.