£8,899 • MX • santacruzbikes.co.uk
NEED TO KNOW
● 5010 ditches the small wheel up front, and moves to a mixed-wheel set-up: 29in front, 27.5in rear
● Kinematics overhaul, Santa Cruz has reduced anti-squat and added progression, so it’s plusher with less risk of bottom-out
● Carbon-only frame choice, C or lighter CC grade, and all get size-specific chainstay lengths
● Glovebox storage added, with space for a Tool Wallet and Tube Purse
● Six sizes to pick from, bikes from £5,299 up to £9,599 for the AXS X01 build
anta Cruz says this bike is for playful riders, riders who want to roll up a tree trunk and fakie out of it and grind their mechs off on stumps – big kids who won’t grow up. “It’s a trail bike that loves to play,” the brand says, and there’s even a
