Manifesto

DREAM, DESIGN, CRAFT, RIDE

Since 2009, we’ve been imagining, designing and manufacturing high-end titanium frames and components for demanding cyclists and ultra-endurance athletes.

In general, when you’re interested in Chiru Bikes, it’s because you’ve tried other brands before and your riding has become (very) sharp. We design bicycle frames and components to enable you to excel and live an exhilarating adventure.

FEEL THE VIBE

Desire is the first stage of the journey. Next comes visualizing the route, understanding the key points, getting in shape, and meticulously preparing your bike, which leads to the first pinnacle of the journey: the excitement of riding ahead. We imagine and design each frame as a base for building a bike dedicated to a bike-packing adventure or tackling the world's most demanding ultra-cycling races. We test it on the course and fine-tune it to the last detail before offering it to you. Our goal: the perfect bike for every type of ride.

SURPASS YOURSELF

We love it when you find yourself experiencing the joy of pedaling longer and faster.

BEYOND THE OBVIOUS

Off the beaten track, you're one of a handful of cyclists who are always venturing further on their own, and who like to experience the strong emotions that the landscape brings . Enabling you to go beyond is one of those little things that adds salt to our daily lives.

PERFORM

The CHIRU philosophy focuses on power transfer, comfort, and reliability. We believe these are the pillars of delivering your best performance, which can range from setting the best overall time to your personal best time. All our technological and technical choices are aimed at producing the perfect bike to go longer, faster, and stronger! #LongerStrongerFaster All our technological and technical choices are aimed at producing the perfect bike to go further, faster and stronger ! #LongerStrongerFaster

SHARE

The most intense memories are powerful when shared . Join the #ChiruBrigade and share your exploits, joys, and dreams. !

Mission

We have the ambition to create the best frames & components for adventure in every terrain, through research and testing, which leads us to innovate in those aspects that have a direct impact on riding quality, efficiency, and power transference.

Chiru started in 2009 out of passion and determination to deliver the best frames for adventure. Pierre-Arnaud le Magnan, founder and CEO, is a French engineer specializing in materials who spends as much time in the drawing table as he spends outdoors testing ideas at the limit of human performance. 

Every concept and idea is tested as well by the Chiru Brigade in the most demanding races, taking all observations into account to fine-tune the models Chiru puts on the market.

Innovating to explore

A perfectly design machine enables you to go further, stay on the saddle longer, and keep the power transfer at an optimal state. We develop the best frames for you to decide which adventure to endure. 

Innovation is comfort

In ultra-cycling, beyond lightness, comfort is a decisive factor in boosting performance: well positioned, with optimal vibration and shock reduction, your body tires less, and you pedal farther.

Innovation to go beyond

Whether setting off for 200km or 2000, your bike should allow you to push your limits. We pay extreme attention to everything [like what? Let’s give a couple examples] that enable you to maximize your performance and make good use of the energy you put into the bike.

innovation to endure

Our frames’ exceptional build quality and meticulous engineering will give you thousands of miles of riding for years. Most of the frames in the Chiru range are highly customizable: as your riding changes, you can adapt your assembly choices and discover new sensations. The frames are conceived to have different set-ups and adapt, from drop to flat bars, suspension to rigid forks; try, explore and evolve. 

Innovation to connect with the landscape

We design machines so everyone can chart their course and live life to the fullest. A healthier rider is one that rides longer and for more years. 

The adrenalin of the descent, the sweat, the determination of the effort, the fascination of a rising sun at the turn of a summit: we innovate for an exhilarating riding experience, and nothing is left to chance in the design of a Chiru.

Solution

BIKE PACKING Chiru style

Ultra-endurance and self-improvement.

Competitive at heart, Chiru Bike Packing is committed! Our bikes are machines for autonomous ultra-endurance. Whatever the distance, whatever the terrain, there’s a Chiru. Here’s an overview of our machines designed to travel the world.

KUNLUN

Eat up the miles whatever the road conditions.

The Chiru Kunlun has been designed for the 7th edition of the Transcontinental Race 2019 (TCR), a mythical race of over 4400km across the roads of Europe. This bicycle frame kit owes its name to the Kunlun Mountains, home to the Chiru, our totem antelope. It’s capable of swallowing up kilometers at full throttle with great efficiency. The atypical shape of its stays has been designed to reduce vibrations and filter the impact of poor road conditions. A guarantee of comfort for long days in the saddle.

DIVIDER

The choice of versatile mountain bikers

Chiru Divider is THE brand’s best-selling titanium frame. Why? Because it adapts to all your mountain bike projects! Tire size, fork type, rear wheel position adjustment: you configure it to suit your expeditions. Divider tackles technical trails as well as fast dirt roads. It has proved its worth on the Trans Germany, the Highland trail and, more recently, the French Divide. Its geometry accommodates a full-frame bag and up to five water bottles. Mudguard and luggage rack attachments are also included. Pure Bike Packing DNA!

VAGUS

The wandering gravel frame inspired by La baroudeuse Unpaved.

You’ll love the perfect geometry of this vagabond designed for self-sufficient ultra-distance riding. Suitable for 700c or 650B wheels, single or double chainring and 40 mm front suspension fork. It also allows you to attach soft luggage, a mudguard if you wish, and up to three water bottles to the frame. Everything is designed to optimize your equipment and make your two-wheeled adventure an incredible memory. The VAGUS AVENTURE version is more suited to rougher trails.

KEGETI

A drop-bar MTB frame designed for independent adventure.

Designed and tested during the 2018 edition of Silk Road Mountain Race #1, the KEGETI is named after the first pass of this extreme race: the grueling Kegeti Pass at 3700m altitude in Kyrgyzstan. Emblematic of the Chiru range, the Kegeti is the ultimate machine for ultra-endurance cycling adventures. This drop-bar mountain bike features geometry designed for long-distance comfort and control on technical terrain. It can be fitted with a drop bar or MTB-style straight handlebar. KEGETI is also available with a PINION integrated gearbox for peace of mind (maintenance every 10,000km).