FIRST LOOK: SANTA CRUZ REDESIGNS ITS V10 DOWHILL BIKE

(SANTA CRUZ PRESS RELEASE)

Nothing goes downhill like a downhill bike. No matter your motive; whether it be racing your local series, logging countless laps in the bike park, or racing against the world’s best, there’s a lot to be said for having the right tool for the job. Sure, an enduro bike will suffice in the bike park. Hell, you could ride some parks on a Tallboy – but as the lap count ticks on, nothing goes down—or holds up—like a downhill bike. Nothing.

The new V10 epitomizes years of development, prototyping, and real-world testing with the world’s best riders. Throughout the process, we’ve gone from making small, iterative updates to stepping out and trying things we’ve never done before, back to utilizing our proven VPP suspension in ways we’ve not done before. Through multiple prototypes, each with numerous setup configurations, we’ve narrowed the goal posts, focusing on several individual attributes that put the V10 up to the job: allowing the fastest riders in the world to win in one of cycling’s most intense disciplines—and with multiple World Cup wins and the Syndicate’s Team Overall title after its first year of racing, we think it’s off to a great start.

The new V10 has more adjustments than any Santa Cruz before it: A rear axle flip chip (+5mm / 0 / -5mm) helps tuning fore-aft weight balance, a 3-way lower link flip chip fine-tunes BB height and head tube angle for balancing stability across different terrain, and adjustable Reach (-8mm / 0 / +8mm) to dial in fit for the rider and terrain needs. Whether you set it and forget it or make adjustments to play to a certain track or condition, the V10 is adaptable to you.

And speaking of you, now you can buy the same V10 that the Syndicate team has proven. The eighth generation V10 is available to all starting November 7th—so whether you’re channeling your inner Jackson Goldstone on any Sunday or trying to win the Most Laps award among your park rat buddies, remember: there’s nothing like a proper downhill bike. And nothing quite like the latest, greatest Santa Cruz V10.