Santa Cruz Bicycles 5010 Carbon 27.5+ S Complete Mountain Bike

Sweeping through corners with precision and bringing poppy-playful fun to every ride, the Santa Cruz 5010 emphasizes nimble handling and responsiveness for long days in the mountains and hot laps around your local trail network. The 5010's nimble leanings originally drew inspiration from the legendary Blur TR, making it inherently more playful than anything in Santa Cruz's line. Now in its third generation, Santa Cruz pushes the 5010 Carbon 27. 5+ S Complete Mountain Bike into slacker and longer realms for improved composure at the higher speeds demanded by modern trail bikes, yet it retains the original bike's agile handling and impressive climbing abilities that made it a huge favorite among riders. The third generation 5010 is slacker than ever, dropping to a 66. 5-degree head tube angle in its high setting and a more gravity-friendly 66. 1-degree head tube angle in the lowest setting. The addition of a flip-chip makes this all possible, meaning you'll have the ability to adapt the bike's geometry for different terrain and riding styles, whether you're seeking a bit more balanced feel with greater efficiency and climbing competency or you'd like it to flat out rip on steep descents with imposing rocks and roots threatening to derail your balance. Not only does the flip-chip allow you to ride in a more slacked-out position if you so choose, but it also gives you ample clearance to run wider tires up to 2. 8 inches in width. Santa Cruz outfits this particular 5010 with their "new" plus-sized 2. 6-inch tires, which deliver all the traction and bump-smoothing benefits of a traditional 2. 8-inch tire, but without feeling overly vague or excessively heavy. This 2. 6-inch tire really gives you confidence to monster truck your way across the rockiest stretches of trail, but without worrying about the tire squirming under hard breaking and cornering like a larger 2. 8-inch tire. Another major update to the design of the third generation 5010 lies in a slightly longe...