104 Bronson: Design, Engineering & Product Development
After 20 years, Santa Cruz Bicycles is moving from our birthplace in the old cannery, on 104 Bronson Street, to a new factory across town.
Why should you care? Well, maybe you shouldn't. But it's kind of a big deal to us. So we captured a series of weekly installments as a snapshot of where we are today.
Here, we introduce the Design, Engineering & Product Development team.
Some of them may already be familiar, thanks to the footfall of journalists we've had over the years. But for those who don't know us, this is the place to start.
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2012 Pinner Designs Team Video By Jake Lucas
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2013 Santa Cruz V-10 Goes Full Carbon
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The all new, all carbon, Santa Cruz V10c is now the lightest and strongest downhill bike in the World.
Honed from years of refinement through brutal testing by the Santa Cruz Syndicate, the V10c is now identical to the bikes Minnaar, Peaty and Bryceland race.
Proprietary carbon molding techniques deliver a sub 7 lb frame that's nearly 2 lbs lighter than before, yet stronger than ever.
The Lightest and Strongest Production Downhill Race Frame in the World:
- 7.9lb all carbon frame w/ DHX RC4 coil rear shock
- 26 inch wheels
- 8.5- 10 inches of adjustable travel
- 157mm rear axle spacing - easier wheel installation.
- New molded rubber swingarm and downtube protectors.
- New integrated fork bumpers with cable guide.
- New carbon upper link - increased stiffness.
- Forged aluminum lower link with recessed grease ports.
- Collet axle pivots - lock in place without pinch bolts.
- Direct mount rear derailleur hanger.
- Full carbon dropouts and disk mounts.
- Co-molded aluminium hardware on upper pivot and bottom bracket - no bonding.
- Race tested by Syndicate throughout 2012
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Minnar Turns Carbon Into Gold
The Santa Cruz Syndicate are proud to announce Greg Minnaar as the new 2012 Downhill World Champion. Greg’s victory in Leogang marks the first time EVER that a Downhill Gold has been won on a carbon bike... the Santa Cruz V10.
