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[Dream Bike] Santa Cruz Nomad Version 6

Over this past Winter, I spent a fair amount of time scheming up a new dream build for Spring. Last year I converted a Specialized Enduro into a mullet setup with WRP’s link, but this year I’ll be aboard my first dedicated mullet – a Santa Cruz Nomad version 6. The last time I owned a Santa Cruz was in 1999 on a bright red Bullet, which was my first “downhill” bike. Needless to say, some things have changed since then. Last year I tested the new Bronson and was very impressed with its greatly improved suspension. Right after my

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[Video] Behind Santa Cruz’s Suspension R&D

“Most of the engineers would consider me to be a pain in the ass,” says Santa Cruz R&D Specialist Kiran MacKinnon with a laugh. “I wanna ride a bike that’s amazing and I think that should be our standard.” MacKinnon’s comments echo his work ethic and perfectionist tendencies that make their way into every bike Santa Cruz releases. It’s an attitude he brings to everything he does, from driving go carts and remote controlled cars, to downhill racing which, incidentally, culminated in him winning the 2018 US national pro downhill title. Perhaps just as important as his ability to properly

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[Tested] Santa Cruz Hightower C GX AXS Reserve

This Spring, Santa Cruz sent us the new Hightower for testing. Now in its third iteration, the All Mountain bike is the brand’s utilitarian offering – the most “one and done” bike in their lineup. Since there hasn’t exactly been a ton of new developments in that category over the last couple of years, I was very much looking forward to trying it out on my local trails. With new kinematics, internal downtube storage and a slew of other updates the sum of those parts make it a much different machine than the last Hightower, even if it might not

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Santa Cruz Bicycles Introduces the New Tallboy

Today, Santa Cruz Bicycles is introducing the new Tallboy 5 – their aggressive short travel 29″ bike. While it retains much of its original disposition and its geometry goes relatively unchanged, there are a few tweaks which are pointed out below… Details Santa Cruz Tallboy 29″ wheels front and rear XS-XXL VPP Suspension 130mm front travel (compatible with 140mm) / 120mm rear travel Threaded bottom bracket Boost spacing Glovebox internal storage Proportionate chainstay lengths Santa Cruz Universal Derailleur hanger Lifetime warranty Perhaps the biggest story with the new bike – and all of the new bikes from SCB lately, is

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Santa Cruz Bicycles Introduces an all new 5010

The new 5010 becomes a little more proper trail and a little less play in its latest iteration. As it picks up mixed wheels plus a few of the latest updates from Santa Cruz, the bike becomes a little more versatile and utilitarian, while still keeping with its “fun” tradition. More below… Details 140mm front travel / 130mm rear travel MX Wheel size C&CC carbon frames available Glovebox downtube storage XS-XXL sizing Lifetime warranty Threaded bottom bracket Santa Cruz UDH Flip chip adjustable geometry The 5010 retains Santa Cruz’s latest version of VPP. One of the more meaningful updates to

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