Several local gyms and fitness studios are designated primarily as workout centers for weight lifting, equipped not only with weights and machinery but fitness instructors. Turn left on soquel and continue about half a block and you will see us on the right. Mikes bikes has free shipping on an extensive collection of santa cruz. Stylish and affordable luxuries designed for the discriminating, modern man.
Santa cruz will offer a lifetime crash replacement plan with the v10 carbon plus a twoyear design and manufacturing guarantee. Frame weight with fox dhx 5 coil rear shock approx 8. I built up a santa cruz nomad, going with the popular one bike approach. Santa cruz bicycles heckler carbon cc xx1 eagle axs reserve ebike.
It has 8 inches of nextgeneration vpp rear wheel travel. Santa cruz weight lifting facilities are among the best resources available to anyone who takes the fitness seriously and wants to test the limits of their bodily strength. Their bikes come with wheels that range from 26 to 29 with plenty of colour choices and designs to choose from. More of an aesthetic thing but wish the seat post tube didnt come down as far.
Trailcrushing daily driver or a ripping enduro racerig, the santa cruz hightower lt has you covered. Disclaimer, bought this bike used and it already had a lot of upgrades, that being said this bike is great. Shop california santa cruz license plate frames from cafepress. The santa cruz hightower is a new trail frame that replaces the popular tallboy lt and makes use of boost 148 spacing, allowing riders to choose between 29 and 27. Santa cruz bicycles is dedicated to making the worlds best mountain bikes. As if the release of the, frankly beautiful, allcarbon blur xc 2 only last week wasnt enough, the californian company has just issued news of its newest bike, the santa cruz driver 8. All measurements reflect installation of a fork with 554. Aa up front, the frame is designed to handle a 180mm to. Starting with butted aluminium, before moving on to hydroformed alloy and unidirectional carbon, santa cruz have led the way in terms of materials from the very beginning. When you click on accept, you authorize santa cruz to use the cookies as set for our website. Shop santa cruz license plate frames from cafepress. Under general direction, to initiate and conduct investigations in a quantity control verification program and to perform a wide variety of inspections and tests of commercial weighing and measuring devices for conformance to state laws and regulations.
We finetuned the carbon layup process and the lowangle, bridgeless seatstays join the seat tube below the top tube junction. One of the primary reasons for this is that yt sells direct to the consumer and they can easily. Looks nice but the article doesnt mention the geometry or weight of the frame. The santa cruz driver 8 isnt meant to be a fulltime, dedicated dh rig. Important update regarding bike home delivery services please read before purchasing a bike. The v10 has two geometry settings highlow, which are easily adjustable with a 6 mm hex wrench. Santa cruz bicycles megatower carbon cc x01 eagle air reserve mountain bike. Most of the frame options are now carbon, but there are still a few alloy models in the range. This impressive carbon frame has a noticeably different silhouette than its aluminum predecessor. Between the candy colored carbon and the exotic builds, the company has almost single handedly normalized the ten thousand dollar mountain bike. This bike can truly do it all with an aggressive attitude. Aa intended as a general use at gravity parks, santa cruz says it can be used for pretty much any downhill course up to world cup level tracks.
Santa cruz specialise in mountain bikes however they do have a range of road bikes available as well. At first glance you might mistake it for the companys v10, but look a little closer and the subtle differences become apparent. Its worth noting that there are going to be several 2012 component group and suspension launches from various folks at sea otter classic, which will affect the builds available from santa cruz when these bikes start showing up on their bike builder for sale in midlate. We regularly see customers from aptos, soquel, scotts valley, capitola, watsonville, and elsewhere in santa cruz county. The alloy heckler is a 150mm trail bike which is excellent value. Mountain bikes santa cruz santa cruz mountain bikes santa cruz driver 8 2011 santa cruz driver 8 2018 commencal supreme dh v4.
Santa cruz debuts new driver 8 mountain bike bikerumor. From the world championshipwinning v10 to the beloved tallboy, we make bikes for people who live to ride. Frames from santa cruz include the 5010 their mm trail bike, the 150mm travel trailenduro bronson and the aggressive 170mm nomad enduro model. Reviews, ratings, specifications, weight, price and more for the 2011 santa cruz driver 8 downhill bike. We are located at 1430 soquel avenue, santa cruz, california 95062, between morrissey blvd and frederick st. Yet for everyone who can only dream of affording the pedal bike equivalent of a ferrari rally car, santa. I normally have my santa cruz tallboy ltc out there with 140 travel.
With sizing varying between the type of bike and even the model, weve compiled a handy guide for santa cruz bikes to help you get the correct size. Two bottles is huge for a 120mm bike and getting in longer rides in the summer heat. As the name suggests, the driver 8 sports 8in 200mm of rear wheel travel via a long 70mmstroke 2. Reactions varied from excitement and anticipation to weight weenies whining about nuts and bolts. Agricultural commissioners office 175 westridge drive watsonville, ca 95076 831 7638080 monfri, 9am3pm closed noon1pm mosquito abatement and vector control district. Weights and measures investigator santa cruz county. All weights were without pedals and with identical builds for that model. The driver 8 is an allnew creation from santa cruz bicycles, and shares. The new driver 8 is santa cruz s latest longtravel bike, replacing the vp free.
To learn more about cookies, click on cookie policy. More capable than a pure endurance bike, more composed than most xc racerigs, the highball has evolved to be easier to ride harder for longer. If you are coming from the freeway take the morrissey blvd exit, drive down morrissey to soquel avenue. The right size bike for your body size is essential to ensure the optimum experience, comfort and enjoyment as you ride. At first glance you might mistake it for the companys v10, but look a little closer and the. Santa cruz didnt stop with simple updates in frame design to up this bigwheelers appeal, though. Aa up front, the frame is designed to handle a 180mm to 203mm travel fork with. The highball is our flagship carbon hardtail race thoroughbred, and a dark horse in xc versatility.
Then santa cruz drivers are exactly what youre looking for. I do all of the best of pisgah and im hoping the 120mm is enough to descend wide open with confidence. When i first got into mountain biking in the early 2000s there was always one bike company i had a hyper crush on, it was santa cruz. Sram guide r hydraulic disc brakes and a gx eagle 1x12 drivetrain provide pinpoint speed control, while the 27. The front triangle is carbon while the rear swing arm is. Accurate frame weights are hard to come by but according to my rocky mountain source, the topoftheline altitude 790 msl frame is considerably lighter than the santa cruz bronson. Santa cruz pricepoint carbon weights compared, plus closer. I got my initial wake up call when placing the 5010 on a scale at western bikeworks in portland.
Many local companies operate around the clock to make sure clients get to and from their destinations in a timely manner and in exactly the kind of vehicle they wish for. Nomad frame weight with fox monarch rear shock approx 6. The guys at rocky compared the altitude to the bronson with a comparable shock and hardware and it weighed almost 400 grams less about 34 of a pound. Like its predecessor, it features 203mm 8in of travel and uses the great virtual pivot point system. It was 1993 when santa cruz was founded in a tiny space in santa cruz, california by rob roskopp and rich novak. For more than 20 years santa cruz have beeb producing the very best mountain bikes frames in the business.
This balanced 150mm travel big rig offers excellent climbing abilities and crushing descending skills. Santa cruz frames are the most desirable out there. Users browsing for santa cruz bikes in bikes usually look at. Off the showroom floor, the driver 8 delights with great lines, welds, parts and finishing touches you wont find on other bikes. The carbon fiber frame is what sets santa cruz at the top of the bike world extremely lightweight and incredibly durable. Many shops in the area have changed ownership, so while a business itself may have been around for a 1030 years, you may not really know how long the owner has been framing. Its first bike, the tazmon, was a single pivot dual suspension ride that challenged established norms and set the tone for what would be a brand on a hunt for perfection and bent on shaking things up. Santa cruz revamped the carbon nomad for 20 with the addition of a 142 x 12mm rear axle, which compliments the vpp suspension and keeps the rear wheel center, hit after hit. Paired with a onepiece carbon front end it delivers a lateral stiffness and tracking ability you just dont see on featherweight bikes of this genre.
Cycling is an expensive sport and santa cruz bikes is one of its prime instigators. Santa cruz tallboy 2 frame sizing i know that santa cruz recommends a medium frame for my height 57 has anyone ever ridden a small frame before. Driver 8, bike park, dh, downhill, gear, santa cruz bicycles. Find great designs on durable and weather resistant license plate frames to make your car stand out. Cruz eyewear offers a selection of finely crafted, premium eyewear designs which complement any style and age. The nomad has two geometry settings highlow, which are easily adjustable with a 6 mm hex wrench. Questions on purchasing used top fuel 8 frame durability. Santa cruz nomad carbon frame the colorado cyclist. This santa cruz website uses cookies for example to improve and analyze the website, for social media and to ensure that you see relevant ads. Santa cruz takes a very wellrounded approach with the new hightower lt. The hightower is santa cruzs most versatile bike, seamlessly adapting to the trails you ride, running 29inch wheels or the new 27. As mentioned in the gear shots article, the bike is visually appealing with a handful of eyecatching highend parts.
It also has enough room to raise or lower the seat through a 7inch. The hightower is santa cruz s most versatile bike, seamlessly adapting to the trails you ride, running 29inch wheels or the new 27. All measurements reflect installation of a fork with 586. Questions on purchasing used top fuel 8 frame durability and weight potential. A combination of high tech material and technical prowess, built in a. Santa cruz v10 specs and images by alex ganster and domenico galizia published on 11202011 11. Free returns 100% satisfaction guarantee fast shipping. Epic, this bike is still my favorite, it is just a little heavy, but it is a downhill bike.
The santa cruz driver 8 in all its glory, before it gets a beat down in the forest. Santa cruz has debuted their 2009 driver 8 freeride downhill mountain bike. Available in acetates, metals, combinations, semirimless, and 3. High bb height is good for more technical trails, which is mostly what i ride. Lenz arts custom picture framing santa cruz frame shop. Yes, my short travel trail rig is actually heavier than my enduro bike. California santa cruz license plate frames cafepress. Amazing ride, easy to handle, even with the weight i can cruz up a long climb just as well. This affordable 140mm full suspension trail bike impressed our testers and performed better than some bikes that cost twice as much. Starting with the super 8 all the way through to the current lineup, there was always something about santa cruz bikes that caught my eye. This from santa cruz blur lt2 frame weight with fox rp23 air rear shock approx 6. Adding boost hub spacing and a clever highlow chip that alters the bikes bottom bracket height allows you to run the stock 29er wheelset or change to 27. Named after the much missed former head dog of santa cruz, the driver 8 is a tough beast.