All standard stuff, but there are some anomalies. Run the numbers against the old bike and you’ll see that the reach has gone up (particularly on the size L – the most popular, we’d hazard a guess), suspension fork travel has increased to 140mm, standover has increased on the larger frames and the head angle has got slacker. Position of main pivot changes to vary the rear centre length across the size range. ![]() Where does the new 5010 stand in all this? Is it a toy for the Instagram generation, or a versatile trail bike that takes the very essence of mountain biking and distils it into a package that offers just enough to elevate the experience? So on the one hand you have the marketing image, and on the other you have the reality, which is mostly affluent middle-age men and women enjoying their local singletrack. Which is kind of cool, but also not that cool considering your local hood rat is probably doing sicker sh*t on concrete riding a £300 BMX with no brakes. ![]() Swipe right and it’s all bros slashing turns, nose-bonking trees and doing car park tricks. ![]() What is the Santa Cruz 5010? Is it your basic, common-or-garden trail bike, with little, responsive wheels and just enough travel to kettle the chaos without leaving you numb to the trail? Or is it a new-school jibbers whip a backlash against ever-elongating geometry and unflinching stability? Depends where you look really. The lower link driven shock may not be new, but the 5010 gets an updated aesthetic with sharp creases and muscular bulges
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