So, it's official. C-c-c-carbon V-10

http://dirt.mpora.com/news/dirt-exclusive-santa-cruz-carbon-v10-4-testing-in-lousa-portugal.html

And finally they've figured out what geometry is, instead of putting down their bingo numbers for the H/A 63-65 in the 8.5 inch setting. 64-66 in the 10 inch setting.

Grammage lost = 900g

[Anti-carbon-hate]….Go!

2lb weight savings is mental on an already decently light frame. interesting they're using the driver swingarm. does make sense in terms of lowering production costs, as well as durability concerns. great to finally see the geo tweaks [HTML_REMOVED] travel options.

rad, i must say.

That's going to be the bike to have.

:drool:

Want….want very much. Wow that is a pretty bike, geo looks spot on too.

yeah that looks pretty rad.

Awesome.

No cheesy carbon weave. Yay!

cool, almost looks more like a traditional metal framed bike with the straighter and thinner tubes.

hmmm maybe i'll be the only one that doesnt like it..

in some weird way it almost look like some offshore cheap V10 copy..

looks similar but not the same…

if i needed a DH sled i'd still go for a Intense 951.. WAYYY more sexy that that new v10

Cool bike and it sounds even cooler.
2 year defect and lifetime crash replacement warranty sounds good.

The only thing that sounds a little weird, and I could be reading it wrong, is the way they will do their adjustable geo. It sounds like to get the bike slacker, you will just increase the stack height. Doing it this way, your bars will raise by 40mm(bb will jump slightly too)and if your going for a low bar height this could be bad. You will also need 40mm of extra steertube to go from steep to slack.Curious if SC feels there is an advantage to doing it this way or if they are just trying to do it differently?

So awesome!

Cool bike and it sounds even cooler.
2 year defect and lifetime crash replacement warranty sounds good.

The only thing that sounds a little weird, and I could be reading it wrong, is the way they will do their adjustable geo. It sounds like to get the bike slacker, you will just increase the stack height. Doing it this way, your bars will raise by 40mm(bb will jump slightly too)and if your going for a low bar height this could be bad. You will also need 40mm of extra steertube to go from steep to slack.Curious if SC feels there is an advantage to doing it this way or if they are just trying to do it differently?

it's a full 1.5 so you could run Slackers in it??

it's a full 1.5 so you could run Slackers in it??

oh of course you could, looks to be a standard 1.5

I just wish they did something like the Scott/Commencial/Intense or even better the Mondraker Summum