New '08 Santa Cruz bikes.......

[mtnbikej]

Pics are now up for the new '08

V10


After revolutionizing the downhill race world by mating the seemingly incongruous concepts of bottomless long travel performance with extraordinary pedaling efficiency, the V-10 became the Gold Standard of the DH circuit. For 2008, this no-compromise race machine has undergone further transformation. Thanks to some very careful redesign of the aluminum frame sections and a carbon fiber upper link, the new frame weighs in almost two pounds lighter and offers lower standover than the old one. The suspension has been revised to sit higher in its travel for a livelier ride, resulting in a lighter, tighter package with 254mm of rear wheel travel and razor sharp handling designed to do one thing: cut the fastest, most direct line to the top step of the podium.

Chameleon


Following a long run as one of our most beloved jacks-of-all trades, the Chameleon has recently undergone some nip and tuck work. The aluminum frame is still as workhorse solid as ever, with a heavily gusseted head tube region capable of handling the loads of 160mm forks, super-bomber tough seat and chain stays and a new hydroformed top tube. We’ve added a stealthy new ultra-light eccentric BB and vertical dropouts for easy wheel removal and disc brake use with either gears or set up as a single speed, and we’ve employed the swank replaceable derailleur hanger from the Heckler. Set it up however you want – it’s a single speed! An XC hardtail! A jump bike! It slices! It dices! It gets rid of your gambling debts! It plays a mean rhythm section! Well, you get the picture...

and CX bike, the Stigmata


Santa Cruz, making a ‘cross bike? Is this some kind of joke? Hell no! We are based in Santa Cruz, California, after all, and that implies a winter’s worth of mucky run-ups at the Watsonville fairgrounds, sand pits at Fort Ord, and that sketchy off-camber bit at Soquel high school. ‘Cross is part of the landscape here, and we wanted bikes with our name on the tubes to throw over our shoulders between October and January.

So we took Easton’s new EA6X tubing and came up with a super lean (1300grams for a 54cm frame, with powdercoat), no-compromise (we don’t need no steenkin’ rack or fender braze-ons), race ready ‘cross frame. It has a low BB and tight geometry, and tons of tire clearance. She carves turns hard enough to leave scorch marks, and we can hardly wait for winter.

[BFloFoxRider.]

its almost looking like Santa Cruz is going to make all their bikes look like the nomad....
the V10 has more curve at the top now so it looks like a brother to the Nomad

[allison]

We watched "Between the Tape" last night.. a few old style V10's rocking it

[DeeZee]

Still hasn't got the 29'er memo

[Keith B]

I do like the look of that V10, nice!

[Schecky]

Originally Posted by 29wheels

Still hasn't got the 29'er memo

That's OK, Ventana has.

[project_d]

That V-10 looks pretty sick!

[DeeZee]

Originally Posted by Schecky

That's OK, Ventana has.

Yep Sherwood drank the Kool-Aid early

[dhmike]

the v10 is nice, but i think it's a little overated.

[Neccros]

I like the new Chameleon.... I have the '04 frame

[biglimey]

I see the Ferrentino influence with the Cross bike....looking good!

[tkblazer]

any news on a the blur 4x? still going to be in production?

[mtnbikej]

Originally Posted by tkblazer

any news on a the blur 4x? still going to be in production?

Yup......still being made.