2020 Santa Cruz
5010 XX1 AXS Reserve / Carbon CC / 27.5
A 27.5″ carbon frame full suspension trail bike with ultra high-end components.
Manufacturer Price
$10,299| Frame | Carbon |
|---|---|
| Suspension | Full, 130 / 130mm |
| Fork | RockShox Pike Ultimate |
| Shock | Fox Float DPX2 Factory |
| Wheels | 27.5″ Carbon |
| Drivetrain | 1 × 12 Electronic |
| Groupset | XX1 Eagle AXS |
| Brakes | Hydraulic Disc |
| Seatpost | Dropper |
For This Bike
4'7" – 5'2"
5'0" – 5'6"
5'4" – 5'10"
5'8" – 6'2"
6'0" – 6'6"
Jun 2021 · Peter Walker
The Santa Cruz 5010 turns parking lots into a funfair and the trails into a playground. If you're after an agile bike with intuitive handling, you're looking in the right direction. But what are the pros and cons of small 27.5” wheels? And can the 5010 keep up with the competition when things get fast?
Very high fun factor and super agile handling
Good-natured and intuitive
Very comfortable on long rides
Tiring and demanding on rough sections
Brakes overheat quickly
Dec 2020 · Jeremy Benson
The Santa Cruz 5010 CC XO1 RSV is a well-rounded mid-travel trail bike with a fun-loving attitude. Built around "fun-sized" 27.5-inch wheels and 130mm of...
Excellent build
Snappy and playful
Feels like it has more travel than it does
Expensive
Not the best small bump compliance
Flip-chip is hard to access
Aug 2020 · Nic Hall & Drew Rohde
Santa Cruz’s 5010 is a mountain bike to the very core. It does not promise anything but a fun time and delivers like few bikes do.
Jun 2020
The 4th-generation Santa Cruz 5010 refuses to grow up. Fancy linkage, more front travel and new geo won't keep it from playing in the sandbox.
Jun 2020 · Guy Kesteven
The mid-travel, mid-sized wheel 5010 has always been the rowdy rider's bike in the Santa Cruz range. We test the brand-new fourth-generation bike to see if some big changes have altered its chaos-loving character
Exceptional shock control for a 130mm bike
More stable, but still dynamically agile
Super accurate but damped frame and wheel feel
Excellent pedalling kick without excess feedback
Steep seat angle for rock crawler climbs
Lifetime frame and wheel warranty
Fully loaded with practical ‘easy, extended life’ features
Maximum control build kits
New Extended Eagle gearing
‘C’ bikes are relatively good value
Not as naturally fast or stable as a 29er (but more fun)
Grippy tyres
Pick up lag on the hub
Geometry chip is awkward to adjust
High quality equals high price
CC frame isn’t much lighter than C
Jun 2020
Santa Cruz updates the versatile 5010 trail bike with their new Lower-Link VPP linkage, not to mention size-specific rear ends.
Jun 2020
The new 5010 shares the lower-link shock design introduced over the past three seasons in the company’s enduro and trail bikes, and key geometry updates to keep it current with the competition. - Mtbr.com
Apr 2019 · McCoy
Pound for pound, the Santa Cruz 5010 is one of the best trail bikes we’ve ever ridden
| Frame | 5010 XX1 AXS Reserve / Carbon CC / 27.5 BB Standard: BSA, 68mm, Threaded Colors: Robins Egg and Orange; Dark Grey and Light Grey |
|---|---|
| Fork | RockShox Pike Ultimate 130mm 27.5 Travel: 130mm Spring Type: Air |
| Shock | FOX DPX2 Float Factory Kashima Travel: 130mm Spring Type: Air |
| Bottom Bracket | SRAM DUB 68/73mm Threaded BB |
| Headset | Chris King DropSet 3 Black |
| Stem | i9 A35 |
| Handlebar | Santa Cruz Bicycles AM Carbon Bar 35x760 |
| Saddle | WTB Silverado Team Saddle |
| Seatpost | RockShox Reverb Stealth 31.6 Type: Dropper |
| Grips | Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM XX1 Eagle AXS 12spd |
|---|---|
| Crank | SRAM XX1 Eagle AXS 148 DUB, 32t - 165mm (XS), 170mm (S-M), 175mm (L-XL) |
| Shifters | SRAM XX1 Eagle AXS 12spd |
| Cassette | SRAM XG1299 Eagle Rainbow 12spd 10-50t |
| Chain | SRAM XX1 Eagle 12spd |
| Brakes | SRAM G2 Ultimate Type: Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | Santa Cruz Reserve 27 Carbon Rim - 28h |
|---|---|
| Spokes | DT Competition Race (28) |
| Front Hub | i9 Hydra, 15x110, Torque Cap, 28h |
| Rear Hub | i9 Hydra, 12x148, XD, 28h |
| Tires | Front: Maxxis Minion DHF 27.5"x2.3" 3C EXO TR, Rear: Maxxis Rekon, 27.5"x2.6", 3C Terra EXO TR |
| Disc Rotors | Avid Centerline 180mm |
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