Cannondale Trigger 3 review; Santa Cruz 5010 Carbon R frame and kit. While not changing travel for next year, the whole bike has been beefed up and stiffened up. Reviews, ratings, specifications, weight, price and more for the 2018 Santa Cruz 5010 Aluminum R Bike ... Review: Santa Cruz 5010 Carbon. Recommendation: I just hit my ~100th mile on my new 2017 5010 and I love it - I'm making all kinds of personal records on my local trails. Our 5010 CC is Santa Cruz’s top-tier carbon and came with the X01 build. It’s too damn proficient at having fun. The bottom line is this, if like many people you are considering buying the Bronson but are on a waiting list or second guessing needing so much bike, then look carefully at the 5010. Sizing is a bit odd with Santa Cruz, but this worked well for me. The 5010’s balance and poise takes riders from uncertain neophyte to fledging flyboy. The upper-link driven shock … Customers can pick up a 5010 as frame only or choose one of their alloy or price-conscious carbon completes, or if you choose, spare no expense on a … The Lab. Santa Cruz 5010 – All New For 2019. Santa Cruz 5010 Mountain Bike reviews. Santa Cruz also overbuilt the area around the alloy 5010’s lower pivot just as much as the carbon version, all resulting in outstanding lateral stiffness. While some bikes are good at going up and down the 5010 is a bike that’s great at going up, down, left, right, triangle, square, up, up, up and away! While the 2018 Fox Rhythm is cursed … In 2013, Santa Cruz first launched the 5010, and it quickly became popular among the short-travel trail bike crowd. It was lauded for being a capable and fun bike despite its lack of travel length and slackness. Reviews, ratings, specifications, weight, price and more for the 2018 Santa Cruz 5010 Carbon CC X01 Bike By Corey Maddocks on Oct 14, 2013. Reviews, ratings, specifications, weight, price and more for the 2018 Santa Cruz 5010 Aluminum R Bike ... Model/Year: 2018 Carbon R Pros: Feels very solid underneath, gives you confidence it can handle anything. The Santa Cruz Tallboy uses Santa Cruz’s VPP v3 suspension system, ... We Test & Review The 2018 Santa Cruz Tallboy Alloy R. ... the 5010 and, of course, the Hightower. But this is no fault of the fork or Santa Cruz, it’s all the 5010. In the five years since its first release, Santa Cruz has done a lot to address rider concerns with the 5010. The Santa Cruz 5010 (originally called the “SOLO”) was first introduced in 2013, billed as a bike “built to serve the most technical [of] backcountry missions.” I like that description, and I love the concept for the bike that it inspired. Geometry and suspension is great for intermediate to expert cross country. That chip is a new addition to this bike and a key to making it work with wider tires. Santa Cruz offers the 5010 in several price points. Recommendation: I just hit my ~100th mile on my new 2017 5010 and I love it - I'm making all kinds of personal records on my local trails. Coming from someone who’s more attracted to the ride qualities of carbon than to its weight savings, I felt very little lacking in the alloy 5010. Full Review: Santa Cruz 5010 CC. Santa Cruz's 5010 has been around for five years now, and while it did see an update in 2016, the march of time never stops and neither does what we want from our mid-travel bikes. Santa Cruz sells each model of the 5010 as a standard version or a WT setup. I'm 6'2" and went with the XL. I'm 6'2" and went with the XL. Sizing is a bit odd with Santa Cruz, but this worked well for me.