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mehukatti sarahmoore's article

Apr 18, 2024 at 3:04

Apr 18, 2024

I would like to thank Leo and Pole for introducing the long and slack concept with steep seat tube to the biking world. I remember around 2017 most other brands were still producing bikes with old school geos. When Pole introduced their first bike a lot of people were pretty much laughing at it. Now after 7 years other brands have slowly moved to the new school geo. I guess being an innovator you have to be prepared to take shit from people...

mehukatti edspratt's article

Nov 7, 2022 at 4:44

Nov 7, 2022

[Updated] Q3 Revenue Round Up: Falling Consumer Interest, Layoffs & Drop in Sales

I hope this means that one is able to buy a Santa Cruz bike in EU without waiting for 1-2 years.

mehukatti alicialeggett's article

Sep 8, 2022 at 4:08

Sep 8, 2022

First Ride: The New Santa Cruz 5010 Has In-Frame Storage & a Sporty New Haircut

I think the decision to go MX was a good one for 5010. The market for full-27.5 jibbing bike at this price range was probably quite small, since the majority will buy a dirt/street bike for a fraction of a price. Now in the MX form it appeals to downcountry and trail bike folks who are looking for an agile short travel bike and don't want full-29.

mehukatti mikekazimer's article

Feb 1, 2022 at 0:56

Feb 1, 2022

Review: 2022 Santa Cruz Heckler MX - The Battery Powered Bronson

Cool to have an updated Heckler, but I feel Santa Cruz still has room for a light ebike with slim down tube, built around the new Darfon 360Wh ("E2C08") battery (now that they went with Darfon for the Heckler). So basically a competitor to Orbea Rise and Specialized Levo SL. Maybe name it Nickel?

mehukatti yeticycles's article

Oct 30, 2021 at 2:17

Oct 30, 2021

Video: Yeti Shares The Development Story Behind the 160E

Someone should make a comparison of this and SC Bullit.

mehukatti jamessmurthwaite's article

Mar 11, 2021 at 11:16

Mar 11, 2021

Santa Cruz are the Latest Brand to Increase Retail Prices Due to the Effects of COVID 19

I bought the new Santa Cruz Bullit with the X01 Reserve kit from the first shipment last December for a little over 10k€ and very happy with the value. Carbon frame, carbon handlebar and rims. X01, DT350 Hubs, Kashima everything. 2021 Specialized Turbo Kenevo with alu frame and mid-range alu parts is 7600€. So for a little more I got a high end package. And knowing the 3-year SC life-cycle the price will be divided over a long period of time, and with the top spec I don't need to constantly upgrade parts.

mehukatti konaworld's article

Mar 4, 2021 at 4:14

Mar 4, 2021

Video: Connor Fearon is Electrified in 'Pie in the Sky'

With this logic, DH bike videos should feature average bike park riders with average skills who use maybe 30% of what the bike is capable of.

mehukatti jamessmurthwaite's article

Jan 19, 2021 at 1:16

Jan 19, 2021

Video: Fabio Wibmer Shows off his Bike Collection Including a Carbon Canyon Trials Bike

@nurseben: True, but Canyon street trials bike could still be a succesful niche model and maybe spark new interest in the category. I mean Fabio has 6 million followers in Youtube, and if only 1/10000 would buy the bike, that would still mean 600 bikes sold and if the price is 2k, the revenue would be 1.2M.

mehukatti jamessmurthwaite's article

Dec 15, 2020 at 0:50

Dec 15, 2020

The Complete 2021 Santa Cruz Nomad Lineup Compared

Nice bike, but kinda shame they didn't do MX wheels. I feel that would have been more future-proof with the typical 3-year SC life-cycle.

mehukatti dan-roberts's article

Nov 17, 2020 at 1:57

Nov 17, 2020

First Ride: 2021 Santa Cruz Bullit - It's Electric

Heckler was a bit of a disappointment right from the start, but this bike seems perfect!

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