Well hello there! We asked at Eurobike and knew something was coming, but here it is, the all new fully carbon Santa Cruz V10 – With 64 World Cup podiums, 14 World Cup Wins and 3 World Championship Golds, the Santa Cruz V10 is so far ahead of the game it’s in danger of requiring a biological passport. The all new, all carbon, V10 is now the lightest and strongest downhill bike in the World. Honed from years of refinement through brutal testing by the Santa Cruz Syndicate, the V10 is now identical to the bikes Minnaar, Peaty and Bryceland race.

Proprietary carbon molding techniques deliver a sub 7 lb frame that’s nearly 2 lbs lighter than before, yet stronger than ever.
So much so, we’ve extended our warranty to 5 years, maintained the lifetime guarantee on bearings and still cover the crash replacement policy.

“When you cut a frame open, you expose everything. Besides being able to see the wall thickness in different locations, one can see the surface finish internally – which is related to how well the layers of carbon are compacted together during the curing process. When there are internal wrinkles of carbon – those plies aren’t doing anything but increasing weight. On our frames, we don’t use ANY filler materials or foam that stays in the frame – and our front triangles are laid up and molded together in ONE piece, instead of gluing pieces together. This allows continuous fibers to carry the load, increasing stiffness, strength and decreasing overall weight. It’s a lot of small things that all come together, getting inside the frame allows you to see what’s real – and can’t be hidden behind a fancy paint job.” – Joe.

Due to hit the the UK in January with an RRP of £3399 with the Fox DHX RC4 and £3469 with Rock Shox Vivid Air.

The Lightest and Strongest Production DH Frame in the World:

• Total frame weight: 6.97 lb (3.15 kg) M size with Rock Shox Vivid air, 7.9 lb (3.6 kg) M size with Fox DHX RC4 shock with 9.5” x 3.0” steel coil
• 10” (25.4cm) to 8.5” (21.6cm) of adjustable travel
• New 157mm rear axle spacing – easier wheel installation.
• New molded rubber swingarm and downtube protectors.
• New integrated fork bumpers with cable guide.
• New carbon upper link – increased stiness.
• Forged aluminum lower link with recessed grease ports.
• Collet axle pivots – lock in place without pinch bolts.
• Direct mount rear derailleur hanger.
• Full carbon dropouts and disk mounts.
• Co-molded aluminium hardware on upper pivot and bottom bracket – no bonding.
• Race tested by Syndicate throughout 2012.
• Syndicate will race production frames in 2013.
• Internal production reference name is V10.5c.

Front Triangle:

• New one piece monocoque carbon construction weighs 2.3 lb (1.05kg) for M size
• 0.7 lb (0.30 kg) lighter than previous generation
• Weight saved through small changes to the external shape in high stress areas, and greater optimizing of the layup.

Swingarm:

• New carbon construction weighs 1.5 lb (0.68 kg)
• 1.2 lb (0.53 kg) lighter than aluminum version
• Developed using knowledge from ENVE Syndicate project

Warranty:

• New 5 year warranty for original owners (increased from 2 years)
• Lifetime bearings warranty
• Lifetime crash replacement warranty

Colours:

• SYNDICATE: matte carbon with red/white decals & Syndicate Chevrons
• GREEN: matte carbon with green/grey decals
• Fox 40 color-matched decals for frame/fork and/or complete bike
• ENVE rims color-matched for complete bike

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