![]() ![]() It is built upon a Carbon frame and has an updated lower-link mounted shock configuration. The Santa Cruz Nomad is a 170mm travel monster that will conquer all the trails that are placed in front of it. Today, after three decades of bike development, they continue to push boundaries while embodying simplicity and advancement. Introducing their pioneering Tazmon model, a dual-suspension bike that challenged conventional norms, Santa Cruz Bicycles propelled itself into the forefront of the full-suspension era. Within the vibrant Seabright Cannery industrial complex, alongside Santa Cruz Skateboards, RockShox and various other creative entities the brand thrived in an eclectic and innovative environment. They both launched redesigned versions of their short travel 27.5” bikes within 7 days of each other.Santa Cruz Bicycles was established in 1994 in a small space akin to a two-car garage at 104 Bronson Street in Santa Cruz, California. There must be a little spy vs spy going on over in California. Just last week, Ibis released the new Mojo 4. SANTA CRUZ 5010 AND JULIANA FURTADO Comparison to the New Ibis Mojo 4 It’s great to see this new trend of proportional chainstay lengths. Either they’re too short for me and I’m falling off the back, or they’re too long for the short person and they can’t manage to get the bike around a corner. ![]() So why in the world would the back half of our bikes be the same length? They shouldn’t be. It makes sense that my front half of my bike would be a lot longer than someone’s who is only 5’2”. I’m a tall lanky guy at 6’2” and I usually ride an XL. Don’t know why it’s taken so long for companies to start doing this. This happens to be the first bike from Santa Cruz that has proportional chainstay lengths for each size. ![]() The 2021 version gets the longer and slacker treatment as well as an updated suspension curve thanks to the lower link design found on all of Santa Cruz’s new bikes (except the Blur). It has small wheels, supportive suspension and geometry that makes it easy to maneuver. You’re asking a lot of questions.Ī fun bike is one that’s quick around a corner, easy to get in the air, fast to change lines and one that doesn’t make you take yourself too seriously. But what is a fun bike? Aren’t they all fun? Why is the 5010 so good at being fun? Jeez. It serves a lot of other purposes as well, but it’s the most fun way to get fit and experience the great outdoors. Why did you start biking in the first place? I’m going to guess it was to have fun. When it comes to jumping, cornering, doubling up every rock, root and roller, it’s tough to beat a short-travel 27.5” bike. Then why does it exist? It all boils down to having the most fun on the trail. It’s not the most capable bike in really nasty terrain either - a long-travel 29” will win there too. It’s not the fastest or the most efficient bike - a short-travel 29” will beat it there. The short-travel 27.5” bike is a bit counter culture at this point. It’s about every side hit, every set of back to back corners and goofing off. It’s about having the most fun on your way there. Unlike a shortcut, this one isn’t about getting from point A to point B as fast as possible. Second, let’s define the “Funcut.” Like a shortcut, it’s not the main line. They have different paint jobs, suspension tunes and contact points (saddle and grips), but other than that the geometry is the same and build kits are the same. In reality they’re identical - the same bike. Hell, I might get a little wild and even use the names interchangeably. I’m going to call the 5010 and Furtado “this bike” a lot in the article. Yes, I just said funnest.įirst off, let’s get this out of the way. The Santa Cruz 5010 and Juliana Furtado are the bikes for taking the “Funcut.” They aren’t the fastest or burliest, but most certainly the funnest.
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