Santa Cruz 5010 Carbon CC 27.5 - X01 - Yellow - 2022

Get creative with your surroundings.

The 5010 turns obstacles into features. Its nimble, poppy feel makes even the most mundane rides feel like they're loaded with features to hop, skip, and jump over. It's the kind of bike that makes new trails feel as familiar as the back of your hand.

27.5 is the fun-sized wheel size. Smaller wheels provide an ideal balance between toughness and weight saving making them the most fleet-footed (or quick fingered) whether launching logs or weaving through stumps. With its quick and agile character, the 5010 has become a go-to plaything for progressive riders the world over and the only contender on any backyard trails.

It's a bike that goes harder than its vital stats may suggest. A 140mm-travel fork is paired with 130mm at the rear, the lower-link VPP configuration of which leaves you feeling there's a lot more travel at hand. And, you can choose how out of hand you want to get, as this pocket rocket fits all sizes and types of rear shocks.

It's no handful, either. The relatively slack head angle makes it predictable to steer, the relatively low BB height turns like it's on tracks, and the short chainstays make this plaything easy to pick up and throw around.

No matter how much of a big kid you are, the bike grows with you. We've tailored the geometry so frame size is matched to size-specific chainstay lengths and super-low standover heights make it feel (almost) like that BMX you had as a kid. Okay, perhaps that's a bit nostalgic, but the 5010's certainly a perfect gateway to the highs only proper mountain biking can offer.

The 5010's balance and poise can turn any rider from cautious neophyte into a full-fledged flyer. The legendary Santa Cruz fit, finish, and quality construction make this pocket rocket tougher than a Tonka toy. Fun and games are guaranteed, and the frame and linkages come with a lifetime warranty.

So don't be afraid. Roll up your sleeves, and go get creative

• Frame Carbon CC
• Fork RockShox Pike Ultimate 140mm 27.5"
• Rear Shock RockShox Super Deluxe Ultimate
• Rims Race Face ARC Offset 30 27.5" Rims
• Hubs Front: Industry Nine 1/1, 110x15, Torque Cap, 6 Bolt, 28h
• Rear: Industry Nine 1/1, 148x12, XD, 6 Bolt, 28h
• Spokes Sapim Race
• Axles Front: 110 x 15mm
• Rear: 148 x 12mm
• Tires Front: Maxxis Minion DHR II 27.5"x2.4", 3C, MaxxGRIP, EXO, TR
• Rear: Maxxis Minion DHR II 27.5"x2.4" 3C EXO TR
• Bottom Bracket SRAM DUB 68/73mm Threaded BB
• Crankset SRAM X1 Eagle Carbon DUB
• Chainrings 32t
• Shifters SRAM X01 Eagle
• Rear Derailleur SRAM X01 Eagle
• Cassette/Freewheel SRAM XG1295 Eagle 12spd 10-52t
• Chain SRAM X01 Eagle, 12spd
• Brakes SRAM G2 RSC
• Rotors Avid Centerline 180mm
• Handlebars Santa Cruz 35 Carbon Bar, 800mm, 35mm Rise
• Tape/Grips Santa Cruz House Grips or Burgtec Bartender Pro Grip Minnaar
• Stem Burgtec Enduro MK3, 42.5mm
• Headset Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated Headset
• Seatpost RockShox Reverb Stealth 31.6
• Saddle WTB Silverado Team Saddle or WTB Volt
• Pedals Sold separately

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