Project Chenga: ‘A new school Street Stunt Wheelie Bike with old school vibes’

The brief was to design a brand-new street bike from the ground up using the latest technology and components available on the market. The bike had to fulfil the demands of the rapidly emerging wheelie scene, but also be tough and versatile enough to cater for how the wheelie culture might develop (as tricks progress and crossover to BMX/trials/street riding). Looking to the future, we set to work creating a true BMX/MTB/Cruiser/Retro hybrid.

With a massive input from our key OG wheelie riders and ultimate design realisation from our highly experienced product design team, the result is in our minds and of the opinions of many influential riders in the scene, a ‘masterpiece’. The first totally dedicated wheelie/street bike that brings all flavours together and ticks all the boxes for all riders.

Wheelie it, Jump it, Trick it, Race it, Chenga is ready. We just set the record straight, now its time for the rest to follow.

Key Technical Features:
- Wheel size – 27.5” (650B)
- Frame-Ultra lightweight/stiff hydroformed, heat treated 6061 alloy with CNC details and forged alloy yoke for 2.8” tyre clearance
- Cromo 4130 tapered forks
- Taper headtube (ready for your choice of suspension fork upgrade)
- Hollotech bottom bracket with samox alloy cranks and CNC machined 7075 sprocket with staggered teeth for optimal chain retention
- Microshift XLE 10 speed (11-42)
- Super wide double wall rims (to take any street abuse) with alloy hubs
- Tekro hydraulic brakes
- 2.5” Lagos Snakeskin wheelie/street tyres
- 4-piece bars BMX style (30”)
- Mafiabikes forged alloy BMX front load stem
- Mafiabikes wheelie seat with alloy post and quick release
- Alloy cage pedals
- Mafiabikes brand new lucky6 grip

Key Riding features:
- Designed by riders, for riders
- Lightweight construction for ultimate control
- Fat retro inspired appearance, clean lines and easy to customise
- 10 gears, carefully selected for all riding conditions
- Mafiabikes suede wheelie seat with quick release (quick height change for all conditions)
- Solid rear axle for easy peg installation
- Bullet proof drive-train for extended riding sessions (day after day)
- Exaggerated outboard chainstays for easy foot placement (frame work)
- Twin top tube for frame stands + any other new tricks you can invent
- Lagos snakeskin tyres – designed for swerving with more aggressive tread the further you lean - weighted for combo tricks