Santa Cruz Bronson Mk5 gets longer stays and lower anti-squat

Santa Cruz Bronson Mk5 gets longer stays and lower anti-squat

The fifth generation Santa Cruz Bronson remains a 150mm travel mixed-wheel trail bike but gets longer…

Mountain Bike Personality Of The Year: Jackson Goldstone

Mountain Bike Personality Of The Year: Jackson Goldstone

Much like in his two race wins of 2023, Jackson Goldstone totally dominated the voting in…

New Santa Cruz 5010: first ride review of mid-travel mullet

New Santa Cruz 5010: first ride review of mid-travel mullet

The latest Santa Cruz 5010 sees a move to mullet but the travel resolutely remains the…

Details of new Santa Cruz Hightower 3

Details of new Santa Cruz Hightower 3

Santa Cruz Hightower 3 is designed for all-terrain riding. Up, down, along, around and over on…

Santa Cruz Chameleon R MX review: venerable yet versatile

Santa Cruz Chameleon R MX review: venerable yet versatile

For the past 25 years the Santa Cruz Chameleon been a tough hardtail that can still…

Santa Cruz Megatower 2 joins the downtube storage gang

Santa Cruz Megatower 2 joins the downtube storage gang

The new Santa Cruz Megatower 2 remains a big travel 29in wheel enduro bike with the…

Fillmore Valve – did the worst bit of bike tech just get better?

Fillmore Valve – did the worst bit of bike tech just get better?

It seems pretty universally agreed in the mountain bike world that Presta valves are horrible. Fiddly…

Santa Cruz Blur Carbon CC – XO1 AXS Reserve Kit

Santa Cruz Blur Carbon CC – XO1 AXS Reserve Kit

The 10th generation Santa Cruz Blur XC bike has landed at Singletrack Towers, and before we…

2021 Team News: Eliot Jackson joins Santa Cruz

2021 Team News: Eliot Jackson joins Santa Cruz

Eliot Jackson signs for Santa Cruz Bicycles for 2021 and beyond after a 4 year stint…

2021 Team News: Veronique Sandler moves to Santa Cruz!

2021 Team News: Veronique Sandler moves to Santa Cruz!

After announcing here move away from Marin, Veronique Sandler has today announced she will be riding…

Review: Brand New Santa Cruz Nomad V5

Review: Brand New Santa Cruz Nomad V5

The Nomad has been Santa Cruz’s flagship all mountain, long travel enduro bike for a good…

2021 Santa Cruz 5010 & Juliana Furtado: More travel!

2021 Santa Cruz 5010 & Juliana Furtado: More travel!

The Santa Cruz 5010 and Juliana Furtado are the 27.5in ‘all-rounders’ of each brand. Designed to…

2021 Juliana Furtado | First Ride Review

2021 Juliana Furtado | First Ride Review

The 2021 Juliana Furtado has seen some significant changes. Pitched as being a very capable trail…

Reclaimdesigns Speedster 2.0 is a recycled, carbon mini Nomad

Reclaimdesigns Speedster 2.0 is a recycled, carbon mini Nomad

Vancouver based Chris Clarke, aka Reclaimdesigns, turns an old Santa Cruz carbon Nomad into a sweet…

If Santa Cruz made steel bikes they would probably look like this

If Santa Cruz made steel bikes they would probably look like this

No this isn’t an early Santa Cruz prototype, but an entirely different steel frame handcrafted by…

Video: Into ‘Im Chile with Santa Cruz

Video: Into ‘Im Chile with Santa Cruz

In February 2020, before everything seemed to change, Santa Cruz sent four of their riders to…

What The Heck? Danny Macaskill rides the new Santa Cruz e-MTB

What The Heck? Danny Macaskill rides the new Santa Cruz e-MTB

Danny Macaskill has got his hands on the new Santa Cruz Heckler and taken it for…

Fresh Goods Friday 483 | The Countdown To Daylight Continues

Fresh Goods Friday 483 | The Countdown To Daylight Continues

Repeat after me: we have broken the back of January, it is nearly over. Take small…

Fresh Goods Friday 463 – A Little Yellow Tool Every Biker Needs

Fresh Goods Friday 463 – A Little Yellow Tool Every Biker Needs

We deliver Fresh Goods on time this week, despite being thin on the ground and those…

2020 Santa Cruz Tallboy 4 First Look

2020 Santa Cruz Tallboy 4 First Look

First look at the 2020 Santa Cruz Tallboy 4 with updated VPP suspension platform, slacker geo,…

Juliana Joplin – The Adventure Bike With 10mm More Fun for 2020

Juliana Joplin – The Adventure Bike With 10mm More Fun for 2020

First look at the 2020 Juliana Joplin with an added 10mm of travel, updated VPP suspension…

Santa Cruz Tallboy 4 Review – What Is Extreme Country?

Santa Cruz Tallboy 4 Review – What Is Extreme Country?

The Tallboy 4 is Santa Cruz’s full suspension XC bike. It’s a 29r and we’ve had…

Ard Rock GoFundMe | Swaledale Floods Fundraising Giveaway – Win A Santa Cruz

Ard Rock GoFundMe | Swaledale Floods Fundraising Giveaway – Win A Santa Cruz

Following the devastating flash floods that have hit parts of Yorkshire the annual Ard Rock Enduro…

Longterm Review | 12 months on the Santa Cruz Reserve 27 carbon 29er wheelset

Longterm Review | 12 months on the Santa Cruz Reserve 27 carbon 29er wheelset

It’s been two years since Santa Cruz announced it would be developing its own carbon fibre…

Fresh Forking Goods 449: Meet the RockShox Ultimate family, and have fun in the sun

Fresh Forking Goods 449: Meet the RockShox Ultimate family, and have fun in the sun

The long weekend approaches and naturally our minds turn to fancy new RockShox forks, comfy saddles,…

Singletrack Newsdesk 7: Is Steve Peat racing again? New Steel, Atherton Bikes

Singletrack Newsdesk 7: Is Steve Peat racing again? New Steel, Atherton Bikes

This week on Singletrack Newsdesk we discuss Santa Cruz rider rumours, the new Cedric Gracia e-Bike,…

Cedric Gracia Joins Startup Forestal Bikes! Another e-MTB brand?

Cedric Gracia Joins Startup Forestal Bikes! Another e-MTB brand?

Cedric Gracia joins Andorran based Forestal Bikes, to build… What? It kind of looks like an…

Santa Cruz Megatower first ride review – The big wheel Nomad we’ve been waiting for.

Santa Cruz Megatower first ride review – The big wheel Nomad we’ve been waiting for.

We ride the first Megatower in the country!

All Hail The Megatower – Santa Cruz’ Brand New Long Travel 29er Enduro Bike!

All Hail The Megatower – Santa Cruz’ Brand New Long Travel 29er Enduro Bike!

Well a long-travel 29er is THE bike that everyone has been expecting from Santa Cruz Bicycles.…

Video: Craig Evans Shows Us What The Carba-Carba-Carbon Chameleon Can Really Do!

Video: Craig Evans Shows Us What The Carba-Carba-Carbon Chameleon Can Really Do!

You’ve seen the launch video for the Carbon Chameleon, Oh, you’ve not? Well, you can watch it…

Cedric Gracia Leaves Santa Cruz. Could He Be Doing An “Atherton”?

Cedric Gracia Leaves Santa Cruz. Could He Be Doing An “Atherton”?

Flamboyant Frenchman, Cedric Gracia announces his move away from Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz has lost another…

2019 Burgtec Houseshow Highlights, From Burgtec, Fox Clothing and Santa Cruz

2019 Burgtec Houseshow Highlights, From Burgtec, Fox Clothing and Santa Cruz

While half of the Singletrack crew suffered in the office with sniffles and coughs, Andi and…

First Ride Review: Santa Cruz Chameleon C SE 29 Reserve

First Ride Review: Santa Cruz Chameleon C SE 29 Reserve

There can’t be many models of mountain bike out there which can claim to have the…

Top 10 Most Read Singletrack Reviews Of 2018, And Number 1 Isn’t an eBike

Top 10 Most Read Singletrack Reviews Of 2018, And Number 1 Isn’t an eBike

Last year was pretty full-on for reviews. We tested some of the hottest bikes on the…

New Carbon Wheels From Santa Cruz, Plus Two New V-10 Downhill Bikes!

New Carbon Wheels From Santa Cruz, Plus Two New V-10 Downhill Bikes!

Santa Cruz has just expanded its carbon fibre mountain bike wheel range, with a brand new…

Steve Peat’s “Bikes And Beers” Tour Coming To A Venue Near You!

Steve Peat’s “Bikes And Beers” Tour Coming To A Venue Near You!

Mountain biking superstar, Steve Peat, has announced tour dates across the UK for his stage tour…

Video: Watch this custom Santa Cruz Blur frame turn into a complete bike

Video: Watch this custom Santa Cruz Blur frame turn into a complete bike

Earlier this year I was given the opportunity to check out the brand new 3rd generation…

The New Bronson Is So Good It Might Kill Its Sibling, the 5010

The New Bronson Is So Good It Might Kill Its Sibling, the 5010

After a too-short afternoon on both bikes, Chipps gives us his Santa Cruz 2019 5010 and…

Comfortable kit upgrades, many components and one VERY nice frame – It’s Fresh Goods Friday 402

Comfortable kit upgrades, many components and one VERY nice frame – It’s Fresh Goods Friday 402

Did you know that in Idaho there is a button you can press that induces pancakes?…

The Ten Best Carbon Wheel Crash Replacement Schemes

The Ten Best Carbon Wheel Crash Replacement Schemes

Lighter, stiffer and more available than ever. Is there anything about a carbon wheelset that there’s…

Fresh Threads, Fresh Springs, And Fresh Water – It’s Fresh Goods Friday 395

Fresh Threads, Fresh Springs, And Fresh Water – It’s Fresh Goods Friday 395

∗Ēξū⊕ϖ ℘ÛℵЊ βγ Ηē¢κ ιτ˜ς ƒℜî∂αψ Never fear, normal service has been resumed. The walls have dried, the IT…

Check Out Danny MaCaskill’s Santa Cruz Carbon Trials Bike

Check Out Danny MaCaskill’s Santa Cruz Carbon Trials Bike

Santa Cruz and Danny MaCaskill have teamed up on another project one which should see the…

How does Santa Cruz build wheels? Wil goes to the factory to build his own set of Reserve Carbon wheels

How does Santa Cruz build wheels? Wil goes to the factory to build his own set of Reserve Carbon wheels

According to Syd Newsom, Head Of Wheels at Santa Cruz Bicycles, “wheelbuilding is not magic. It’s…

A Robot bike, Basque carbon, and a Noah’s Ark worth of kit in Fresh Goods Friday 389

A Robot bike, Basque carbon, and a Noah’s Ark worth of kit in Fresh Goods Friday 389

Look! Do you see that? Eh? What am I supposed to be looking at? It’s spring!…

First Ride Review: Santa Cruz Highball 3 CC X01 Reserve

First Ride Review: Santa Cruz Highball 3 CC X01 Reserve

In a refreshing change of programming, Santa Cruz is going all-XC on us for the start…

First Ride Review: Santa Cruz Blur 3 CC XX1 Reserve

First Ride Review: Santa Cruz Blur 3 CC XX1 Reserve

It’s been about five years coming, but the Santa Cruz Blur is finally back First introduced…

Santa Cruz launches the brand new Blur 3, plus its lightest carbon hardtail ever

Santa Cruz launches the brand new Blur 3, plus its lightest carbon hardtail ever

Today you lovely readers don’t just get to find out about one shiny new bike. No…

We Test & Review 3 Alloy Full Suspension Bikes That Prove Carbon Isn’t The Be-All, And End-All

We Test & Review 3 Alloy Full Suspension Bikes That Prove Carbon Isn’t The Be-All, And End-All

Barney sets out to test three bikes made of metal, not plastic

Who Needs Carbon? We Test & Review The 2018 Santa Cruz Tallboy Alloy R

Who Needs Carbon? We Test & Review The 2018 Santa Cruz Tallboy Alloy R

Santa Cruz is best known for its carbon bling-wagons, but it makes bloody brilliant alloy frames…

First Look: Santa Cruz Tallboy Alloy R

First Look: Santa Cruz Tallboy Alloy R

Yes, Santa Cruz does make bikes made out of metal! We check out the Tallboy Alloy…