Santa Cruz aims to make its popular Vala eMTB more accessible with two new, more affordable, aluminum-framed models.

FRAME Before everyone jumps all over us for only testing ultra-premium bikes, it’s worth noting that the Tallboy LT comes in both carbon and aluminum editions, with approximately 1.9 pounds and ...

Actually, the Santa Cruz team chose SRAM as their supplier for these goods. The crankset, derailleur, shifters, and chain are all SRAM 12-speed NX Eagle. Even the brakes are covered by this team.

But thankfully, Santa Cruz has carbon options of the Bronson all the way down to $3,600 and aluminum builds that start at $3,100. They won't be as light or spritely as our tester, but they will ...

There is now a down tube frame storage compartment for spares and essentials (or subway sandwiches) (Image credit: Santa Cruz) Santa Cruz says the new Stigmata is aimed at appealing to the riders ...

Santa Cruz's new carbon Skitch, however, is sleek, lightweight, and ready to hit the street or gravel. California-based Santa Cruz Bicycles is best known for its high-end mountain and gravel bikes.

The last time we reviewed a Santa Cruz Stigmata, we were releasing our first print issue, and the bike was build from an alloy frame. Santa Cruz admits on their website that they've done things a ...

The Nomad, however, is currently the strongest frame Santa Cruz makes. So the answer that will tip the scales is whether you want slightly more freeride or slightly more XC. My heart says both.

Frame The Santa Cruz 5010 CC frame Danny rides features 130mm of rear wheel suspension travel via the company's patented VPP linkage. It’s not a great deal of travel by modern standards, but ...

The Frame: A perfect example of this once-imagined stigma is in the geometry of the frame. Back in 2009, we called out Santa Cruz as one of the few companies offering a bike with a low bottom bracket.