[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xreZdUBqpJs[/video]

Around 15secs onwards. Hanging up there – Phatttt bikes? Certainly looks like it!

Doesn’t look like it has a 100mm BB to me.

I feel sorry for anyone who owns an aluminium santa cruz right now

You think any other alu bikes are different? 🙄

No, I’m sure santa cruz alu frames are stronger than most. But here is clear evidence showing how much superior carbon SC’s are to their aluminium counterparts.

….hence the price difference……..

Is Aluminum similar to Aluminium?

Is is. It’s just that the Americans still spell and pronounce it correctly.

Is Aluminum similar to Aluminium?

You’d be OK riding your aluminum bike in your baggy pants, just make sure you don’t try that on an aluminium one.

I pronounce it aluminium
’cause there’s an I next to the U and M
Now write it down slowly
And read it out fast

Originally called alumium wasn’t it ?

If SC are going fat, they’ve had a whole year since that video to bring it to market…

Northwind – Member

I pronounce it aluminium
’cause there’s an I next to the U and M
Now write it down slowly
And read it out fast
I like what you did there!

No, I’m sure santa cruz alu frames are stronger than most. But here is clear evidence showing how much superior carbon SC’s are to their aluminium counterparts.

Except in some ways they aren’t. It’s much harder to visually assess CF for issues caused by chronic long term stress and it tends to snap violently as opposed to bend.

So you run a greater risk of riding along and then finding your bike falling apart underneath you, I wouldn’t want to ride a carbon Santa Cruz after it’s had 1500lbs of force put through it during a crash either. Just because it looks like it survived on the outside doesn’t mean to say it’s very healthy underneath.

All materials have their strengths and weaknesses, carbon is very very strong. I’d just rather be able to visually asses my bike easily before each ride.

fat, ugly, too old to be wearing lame caps . . . pointless shannanigans …. they get paid for this!!!

there is hope for us all…

I’m sure santa cruz alu frames are stronger than most.

i’d love to see some evidence of that

Seems a remarkably low tech company compared to others. See @ 2.54 mins