V-10 Carbon
Only a prototype, already a winner.

Type: Downhill
Vekt: 00kg
 
Ramme: Fra 28.490,-
Komplett:Fra 57.490,-

Only a prototype, already a winner.
It was only a matter of time before the weight and strength benefits we were seeing in our other carbon fiber bikes tempted us to apply the material to the V-10, with the same goals: reduce weight, gain strength. In this instance there was an additional goal: put the prototypes under the Santa Cruz Syndicate riders and go win World Cup Downhill races. Halfway through the 2010 season, the bike pictured here is still a prototype Syndicate frame, the frame weighs a pound less than the aluminum frame it will supercede, and the new V-10c had won two out of three World Cups, finished third once, and was leading the World Cup Overall. Only a prototype, already a winner.

Driver 8
Defy The Pigeonhole

Type: Downhill
Vekt: 00kg
 
Ramme: Fra 20.990,-
Komplett:Fra 49.990,-

Defy The Pigeonhole
Named after the much missed former head dog of Santa Cruz, the Driver 8 is a tough beast to categorize. Combining 8 inches of VPP travel with a solidly built chassis that allows 7 inches of up and down seat adjustment – and well thought out details like a super burly pair of long life, low maintenance pivots, a 1.5″ headtube, an 83mm bottom bracket with ISCG05 mounts, and a 150mm spacing rear end with a Maxle thru-axle – the Driver 8 is a versatile, tough, fun loving, gravity fed wrecking ball. Daily duty DH racer? Park bike? Freeride bike? Heavy duty hucker? Backcountry bomber? Yep. All of the above…