Santa Cruz has just announced they have reworked their carbon cyclocross bike, the Stigmata and created a new revised gravel bike that is more suited to adventure. There’s also a version called the Juliana Quincy, tuned for women riders.
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Santa Cruz Stigmata
The Stigmata keeps is carbon frame but the layup has changed, Santa Cruz says they took the knowledge gained in the making of the Highball and also Danny MacAskill’s trials bikes and reckon they have produced a bike with a super complaint ride. Whilst we are talking about the frame, the bikes get three bottle cage mounts and bigger tyre clearance so there’s now room for up to 700 x 45mm or 2.1″ x 650B rather than 700 x 41mm as on the old bike. Elsewhere there is a threaded bottom bracket (the old Stigmata got a PF30), fender mounts front and rear, options to clamp on a front derailleur and 12×100 front thru-axle/142×12 rear thru-axle. There is also stealth dropper post routing for a 27.2mm post.
In the geometry stakes, the Stigmata isn’t a whole lot different to the old bike, the bikes get slightly taller headtubes and shorter seat tube lengths across all sizes. The brand says that the frame has been reworked to better suit smaller riders (5’3″ and up). There are also different fork offsets; 50mm for the 52-54cm sizes, and 45mm for the 56-61cm sizes to help keep steering characteristics the same throughout the range The bike will be available in sizes 52, 54, 56, 58 and 60.
Build kits and prices:
- Rival – £3,599
- Ultegra – £4,599
- Force AXS – £5,599
- Force AXS Reserve – £6,799
- RED AXS Reserve – £8,999
Juliana Quincy
In Santa Cruz style the Juliana Quincy is the same frame as the unisex bike above but with female specific parts added. The new bike gets all the updates the Stigmata does, just in a different paint scheme and in smaller sizes, this bike comes in 49, 52 and 54cm meaning its good for riders 5′ and upwards.
There are appropriately sized bar widths (38cm on the 49cm frame and 40cm on the other two bikes) and a women’s Ergon SR10 saddle on all bikes.
Build and prices:
- Rival – £3,599
- Ultegra – £4,599
- Force AXS – £5,599
- Force AXS Reserve – £6,799
You can find more information on the Santa Cruz website now – www.santacruzbicycles.com
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