Santa Cruz Bicycles V-10 Carbon
You'll be slappin' berms in no time! Maybe even win a race or two.
This bike keeps me frothing to ride. Every morning I think about all of the trails and tracks that I want to slay and this bad dog is my excalibur. Eating rocks and chucking whips are what this bike is meant to do. If you don't do those things, then you need to buy this bike and start.
Chopper Reed says, "Buy a V10 Carbon and harden the F$%k up!".
This bike keeps me frothing to ride. Every morning I think about all of the trails and tracks that I want to slay and this bad dog is my excalibur. Eating rocks and chucking whips are what this bike is meant to do. If you don't do those things, then you need to buy this bike and start.
Chopper Reed says, "Buy a V10 Carbon and harden the F$%k up!".
As a 6'6" 250lb+ rider the challenge was always finding a DH rig that fits me well. The search is over!! I love my XL carbon V10!!! The Carbon feels more snappy and softens the feel of the smaller bumps. Needless to say it's super smooth.
I run with the BOXXER WC and vivid air and can throw just about anything at this bike with no hesitation. I crank my fork up to 95psi and vivid to 275psi and even when set in 10" mode, this bike is sooo responsive. most days rebound is set 2 clicks below fastest and slack off a bit more on compression. Biggest adjustment I've noticed with this fork is the bottom-out compression dampening. After slackening off 4 clicks, feels like a completely different fork and i love it.
Routine maintenance includes bolt check, 2 grease points and seal replacement every 10 days or so. Get your own stash of seals, oil, and do-it-yourself. Easy enough!
I run with the BOXXER WC and vivid air and can throw just about anything at this bike with no hesitation. I crank my fork up to 95psi and vivid to 275psi and even when set in 10" mode, this bike is sooo responsive. most days rebound is set 2 clicks below fastest and slack off a bit more on compression. Biggest adjustment I've noticed with this fork is the bottom-out compression dampening. After slackening off 4 clicks, feels like a completely different fork and i love it.
Routine maintenance includes bolt check, 2 grease points and seal replacement every 10 days or so. Get your own stash of seals, oil, and do-it-yourself. Easy enough!
Well so far so great! I'm a whistler local rider and I've litteraly beat the ever loving shit out of this bike, I'm an agresive rider that likes to go fast and steep to the piont where your in a graceful freefall. I run the 8.5 in. travel setting and wow! this thing holds a line, eats up rock gardens, and shits out root-ka-bobs. my bro's I ride with are tearing up frames like crazy, the carbon fiber although scatched to shit and no longer shiney but it's holding true, not to mention santa cruz support has been fan-double-tastic. In short I have absolutely nothing bad to say about Santa Cruz V10 carbon best 7500.00 Ive ever spent
It´s got the weight of an Enduro-Bike, the Travel of an MX and pedals like a XC Bike.
You know what they said about the Aluminium Version "Podium seeking missile"
Now the carbon one is a "Podium gettin´ Missile
You know what they said about the Aluminium Version "Podium seeking missile"
Now the carbon one is a "Podium gettin´ Missile
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i love this bike its amazing it flys off the jumps hauls through rock sections and is just fun in genral
Santa Cruz Bicycles V-10 Carbon
(MSRP $6972)
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It was only a matter of time before the weight and strength benefits we were seeing in our other carbon fiber bikes tempted us to apply the material to the V-10, with the same goals: reduce weight, gain strength. In this instance there was an additional goal: put the prototypes under the Santa Cruz Syndicate riders and go win World Cup Downhill races. Halfway through the 2010 season, the bike pictured here is still a prototype Syndicate frame, the frame weighs a pound less than the aluminum frame it will supercede, and the new V-10c had won two out of three World Cups, finished third once, and was leading the World Cup Overall. Only a prototype, already a winner. (Frame only $2999 ($3246 w/ Vivid Air) USD)
Specifications Compare to other DH Bikes
| Release Date | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6,972 | |
| Travel | 8.5" /10" | |
| Rear Shock | RockShox Vivid Air | |
| Fork | RockShox Boxxer World Cup | |
| Headset | Cane Creek Angleset | |
| Cassette | Shimano HG 80, 11-28 | |
| Crankarms | Race Face Atlas | |
| Chainguide | e.13 | |
| Bottom Bracket | Race Face | |
| Pedals | n/a | |
| Chain | KMC X9 SL | |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM XO short cage | |
| Front Derailleur | n/a | |
| Shifter Pods | SRAM XO right trigger | |
| Handlebar | Easton Havoc Lo 31.8mm | |
| Stem | Thomson | |
| Grips | Lizard Skin Peaty lock on | |
| Brakes | Avid Elixir CR Mag w/ 203mm front 185mm rear rotors | |
| Wheelset | DT FR FR600 rims laced to DT 440 hubs w/ DT 14 guage spokes, brass nipples (20mm front hub) | |
| Hubs | DT 440 | |
| Spokes | DT | |
| Rim | DT FR FR600 | |
| Tires | Maxxis Minion DHF dual ply 2.5 wire | |
| Seat | WTB Silverado SLT | |
| Seatpost | Thomson Elite |
A quick and well-balanced DH bike that will stay at the top of the racing podium for a very long time. No Sluggish feeling while turning on switchbacks. The V10 grabs the trail and doesn’t let go unless you decided to go big. Lighter and “poppier” then my Driver 8, holds the line better at speed then my Demo 8 and it damn near pedals just as good as my Felt…Quality build, quality bike, all from a great company!!!
Santa Cruz Bikes killed it with the V10c!!!