ZUMBI
cycles is ready to present the flagship F-44 downhill racing frame for
2008. All of the improvements where consulted with our Team Riders
throughout the 2007 season. The FPS suspension system and the geometry
stays the same. The new frame will differ from the 2007 with a brace
stiffener connecting the upper links. The brace is machined out of 7075
alloy, engraved with a ZUMBI logo, polished and mounted with 4 bolts.
The 2008 version will also have redesigned swing arm yokes with more
space for the tire. The cable mounting will be set on the top part of
the down tube. All of the bolts will be 8.8 class stainless steel. For
2008 ZUMBI will continue offering the titanium axle version signed F-44
Ti. We are accepting the first orders now! ZUMBI frames will be
equipped traditionally with Avalanche Downhill Racing suspension units
and BURGTEC hubs and parts throughout the 2008 season.

Grzegorz ended the 2007 racing season 16th September in Slovenian
Maribor, the final WC in 2007. A week earlier he raced with all the
best DH racers during the World Championships in Fort William finishing 79th. Grzegorz sums up this season: “My start in the World
Championships wasn’t good. I had a crash in the semi finals. My start
in Maribor aweek later was better. I had a clean semi finals run but I
was to slow to get to the finals. Finished 132 place. My 2007 season
was average. Forth place during the Polish DH Champinships in
Wierchomla was the biggest surprise for me after I felled off the track
in the finals. I missed a good result again because of a small mistake
or bad luck but as You say luck is always with the best. I started the
past season late and usually small mistakes got me out of the podium”.
Happy to have him in our 2008 team. We wish him the best!

Zieliński representing Poland will start in this years World
Championships in Fort William 9th September. Grzegorz is already there
training hard. Fort William is a lucky place for him. Five years ago he
was 21 at the WC there finding himself on the results by DH superstars
Greg Minnar, Steve Peat or Marc Beaumont. Hope Fort Bill will be lucky
for him this time! 

Final race of his years Groober Dainese DH Cup took place in My¶lenice
26th August. The very technical course was slightly modified. It was
nice to see racers from Latvia, Austria and Sweden. Micha³ ¦liwa in
Elite category won the first run showing his smooth riding technique.
The final run also belonged to Michal who showed who rules this year in
Myslenice. Michal won with local Mikolaj Wincenciak by over 2 sec. It
was his last start this year and we are happy to continue cooperation
with him next year. Michal Chodkowski representing Totalbikes and ZUMBI
started in the Masters category losing only with Grzegorz Czarnowski.
It was nice to see young 12 year old Patryk Talaga representing ZUMBI
in the hobby hardtail category. Patryk finished 18th. Maciek Bajer from
the Groober Company announced organizing the Cup next year. See You all
next year!

Wierchomla Ski resort organized this years most important Polish DH race.5th
August Saturdays rain turned the very fast track into one piece of mud.
Sunday welcomed us with sunshine and the track dried out leaving the
mud only on the forest sections. The following ZUMBI riders showed up:
Michal Sliwa, Grzegorz Zieliński (both Elite), Bartek Talaga, Pawe³
Matuszyński (Hobby Full) and representing Totalbikes and ZUMBI Micha³
Chodkowski (Masters). Micha³ ¦liwa started with a broken finger. Final
results: Grzegorz 5th, Micha³ 6th, Bartek 4th, Pawe³ 22, Micha³
Chodkowski finished 7th. Congratulations for the winners Maciek Jodko
(Elite), Anna Rucińska (Women), Bartek Stanach (Junior) and Wojtek
Koniuszewski (Masters)!

Zielinski, the most titled racer in the history of Polish downhill
mountain biking is in team ZUMBI. Multiple Polish Champion will be
racing on a ZUMBI F-44 Ti frame with individual geometry. His best
result was 21st place in the World Cup in Fort William 2002. After a
racing pause he is back on the circuit. Watch out for him in the 2008
WC.

ZUMBI will be distributed In the USA by Joe Krajcovic, owner ov Covic Racing Products in Lousville, Colorado. Joe is also a Kowa shock distributor and has some racing plans with our frames. All North American clients can contact Covic Racing at  joe@covicracing.com or tel. (303) 443-4672

The very talented 4X rider Wac³aw Weber from Czech Republic is a new member of our sponsored racing team. Waclaw won the overall in last years Czech 4X Cup in category Expert. At the moment he is the winner in the overall of the 2007 German 4X Cup in category Elite. He is racing a custom made Zumbi VooDoo. Waclaw started racing at age 6 in BMX till he was 16. Later he started racing 4X. He is 20 years old, lives in Pilzen and works at a bike shop.

The 2007 DH Racing season started in Wierchomla on 3rd June on a totally rebuilt track by the Totalbikes crew. We got used to muddy races in Wierchomla so it couldn’t be different now. In Elite category Michal Sliwa with a crash finished third after winner Maciej Jodko and second Grzegorz Zielinski. Pawel Matuszynski starting in Hobby Category finished 7th.

Zumbi is one of the sponsors of this years bike camps in Wierchomla starting 24th June. We built a test bike on a F-44 Ti frame with full Avalanche Downhill Racing suspension. The camps are organized by the Totalbikes crew which is totally into building a new bikepark in Wierchomla. More about the camps on the Totalbikes website at
http://www.totalbikes.pl.