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
Considering who everything seems to be going up in cost, that beaut looks like good value in the high end market
Good value was the aim and at £1500 with the Elka we think the EVO delivers 🙂
Oops I meant £1400!
Looks really great and very good value… damn I can see myself pulling the trigger on this in the not to distant future! Whats the seatpost size, hope I can convince the Ministry of Finance that the parts from my current bike will fit… :o)
Whats the difference between the vf2 and the XCL?
Seat post size is 31.6.
Difference between VF2 and XCL is mainly construction, the XCL has an all alloy frame and a conventional tubeset rather than the carbon rear and hydroformed tubes of the VF2.
thanks si, must admit very tempting price for either.
Si – any news on the new link for the VF2 that Alan promised when the VF2 was reviewed on STW?
mumblemiler it has been shelved for the time being, not enough interest.
si – what weight is the evo2 frame and shock[s] compared to the vf2 ?
The fist Chumba I really like the looks of. Congrats!
Hi Si, exactly how light is “light”?
Very handsome looking bike, can’t wait to see an ano black built up.
A full bike with Float 36’s will build to around 29LB with good sensible kit. I hope to offer a full bike with new 2×10 X9 stuff etc for around £2500, a lot of money no doubt but good value considering.
Frame weight should be just over 6Lb with RP23, but im waiting for exacts.
“Whats the difference between the vf2 and the XCL?”
VF2 is 69deg HA with 140mm fork, XCL is 68HA with 140mm fork?
My eyes can’t quite get past that hexagonal toptube, and the seattube-toptube gusset when the toptube curves upto the seattube that much puts me off slightly
The massively long toptube-seattube brace on the Large size XCL is worse IMO
Hmmm. Bit lighter than my Knolly then…..
No rear maxle though?
No rear maxle yet, though the drop outs are changeable for future upgrades.
The XCL has to have the brace on the large size, its made from conventional tube sets and would snap without the brace, or have no stand over if built otherwise. Just out of interest (genuinely interested), 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?
It’s six inch?
Right. Now I know. I bought a bike recently, and spent some time on the Progressive site, they looked like decent value, but there was no information on what actual travel the bikes had.
I wish I could be as vain as James but I much prefer proper Engineering 😉
Get a Maxle option and I would have one tomorrow, looks fantastic
Will there be any test bikes Si, I would like to see how it rides in the Peaks?
aye – need a demo up here in aberdeenshire please 🙂
“swapped out” means changed for the speakers of the Queens english
nice looking bicycle frame though