With 170mm of suspension travel, the Nomad is very forgiving of bad line choice in technical terrain. It appeals to a very targeted mountain biker, with adequate skills to utilize the bike’s immense ...

In early December, a customer from out of town asked if it was OK to lock his $3,700 Santa Cruz Nomad mountain bike to a bike rack while he went to a bar near Mission and Swift streets.

We’ve never ridden a Santa Cruz bike that didn’t feel spec’ed for a smooth, intuitive feel in the saddle, and the Vala looks like no exception. Yes and no. While it’s tempting to be drawn to the ...

In Santa Cruz, the number of e-bike incidents rose from 12 in 2022 to 30 so far this year. While this increase is notable, Escalante attributes it more to the growing number of e-bikes rather than ...

Santa Cruz hosted an e-bike safety workshop in response to the increasing popularity of e-bikes and recent safety concerns."We started five years ago in the city of Santa Cruz. And it's a program ...