#Nimble 9 single speed full#

Santa Cruz's gravel bike, the Stigmata, is great for everything from gravel racing to off-road exploring to bikepacking adventures.

Santa Cruz Bullit: 170mm/170mm electric enduro mountain bike with mixed wheels.

Santa Cruz Heckler: Electric trail bike with 160mm/150mm travel.

Santa Cruz now has a couple electric mountain bikes that are perfect for fast and fun descending on wild trails, but have the added bonus of a pedal assist motor that'll help you power back up to the top for another lap in no time.

Santa Cruz V10: Professional-spec downhill MTB with 200mm/215mm travel.

This bike is all about speed and control on the steepest, most gnarliest courses in the world. The Santa Cruz V10 is a world cup winning downhill mountain bike that's no stranger to the podium.

Santa Cruz Megatower: Aggressive 29” enduro bike with 170mm/165mm travel.Santa Cruz Nomad: Mixed wheel gravity enduro bike with double-170mm travel.They're perfect for enduro racing and throwing down huge lines in the bike park or on the trail. Santa Cruz's enduro bikes are designed for extra heavy-hitting downhill riding while still having the necessary gearing to get back up to the top. Santa Cruz Bronson: Agile downhill machine with MX wheels and 160mm/150mm travel.The PF30 ebb has been a PITA, but not a deal breaker. I have close to 500 miles on the new air9 rdo setup as a SS. It motors up hills and doesn't feel like it is trying to buck you off going through root sections. Santa Cruz Hightower: Go-anywhere 29” trail bike with 150mm/140mm travel That does play with the perception a little bit, but on the whole I would say the Air 9 is a great frame.Santa Cruz Tallboy: XC-inspired trail 29er with 130mm/120mm travel.Santa Cruz 5010: Nimble full-suspension trail bike with MX wheels and 140mm/130mm travel.Santa Cruz Chameleon: Versatile alloy hardtail, 130mm fork and MX or 29” wheels.If you're looking for a bike that climbs efficiently and can take on super steep and technical trails, these models are a good way to go. Santa Cruz's trail bikes are super versatile do-it-all machines that cover a wide range of riding styles.

#Nimble 9 single speed full#

Santa Cruz Blur: Full suspension XC bike with 29” wheels and 100mm/100mm travel.

Santa Cruz Highball: Hardtail XC model with 29” wheels and 100mm fork.

If you race XC courses or your rides involve lots of ups and downs and tons of pedaling on moderately rough singletrack, XC mountain bikes are a good choice. Santa Cruz's cross-country (XC) mountain bikes are designed to be super efficient climbers while still being capable enough for chunky terrain and fast descents. Click on a style or a bike to be taken to that section of the guide. With so many options to choose from, identifying your ideal riding style, wheel size, and suspension specs are the best ways to narrow down your search.Ĭheck out the helpful breakdown of the brand’s offerings across XC, trail, enduro, downhill, and eMTB disciplines. It’s nice to just go out, pick a line and pedal.The extensive Santa Cruz range runs the gamut of mountain and gravel models.

Really like the angle they allow your wrists to remain while riding. Super light! Super fun! I love the SS setup on this frame and the Gusset Stash bars are a nice touch. The whole build, including pedals, weighs in at 20lbs. Being an artist, however, I had to add a splash of color somewhere, so I threw on some bright pink grips. For my SS I decided to round out the family by going with a basic black ad white scheme. Red and lime green for one and purple and lime green on the other. My other two Nimble 9s are, well, bright.

I also have a Nimble 9 decked out with drop bars and panniers which functions as my commuter and back-roads/backcountry touring beast ( read post #1 / read post #2). If you’ve followed my previous posts you know I have another built up with a 120mm travel fork and a 1×9 drivetrain ( read post). For those of you that aren’t familiar, the Nimble 9 is a sweet steel, hard tail, removable/sliding dropout, 29er frame from the Canfield Brothers. This time I decided to try for a sub 20lb Canfield Brothers Nimble 9 Single Speed. I, of course, decided to get another bike frame and build it up. What to do? Sell them on craigslist/ebay? Nah. Anyway, after trading away the bike frame, I had some extra high end XC race parts laying around. As things often go in the freelance design business, I was able to trade for a bike for some website work, which I then traded for some auto work. Recently I took apart a bike I had owned for a couple of years. Well, maybe not that unlikely, but exciting for sure. In a highly unexpected turn, I have built another bike this year.