Santa Cruz 5010 S / Carbon C / MX Review

Santa Cruz 5010 S / Carbon C / MX Review

Price: 6499 €
category: All Mountain
Frame Material: Carbon
Weight: 14,16 kg
Wheel Size: 29 / 27,5 Mullet"
Travel Front: 140 mm
Travel Rear: 130 mm
Model Year: 2024 (carry over model from 2023)
  • Storage compartment in down tube
  • VPP rear end
  • low center of gravity
  • exclusive image
  • 25 years warranty
  • competitors ride better in the downhills
  • uphill a bit sluggish
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easy terrain extreme terrain
seating position
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handling
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Overall Bike Check

The most importanten ratings of the Santa Cruz 5010 S / Carbon C / MX in comparison to the competitor bikes of following categorie: (All Mountain up to 8000 €) .

Value for Money Check

If you are keen on value for money, this is your chart. It shows you at a glance how many bike you get for 6499 €.

Geometry

Je steiler der Winkel des Sitzrohrs ist, desto effizienter können Sie in die Pedale treten.

SIZE XXS XS S M L XL XXL
Sizing of Manufacturer
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XS
S
M
L
XL
-
Wheelsize
-
29 / 27,5 Mullet
29 / 27,5 Mullet
29 / 27,5 Mullet
29 / 27,5 Mullet
29 / 27,5 Mullet
29 / 27,5 Mullet
Stack
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601
610
624
633
651
664
Reach
-
406
431
456
476
496
521
Top Tube Length
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544
571
599
625
646
674
Seat Tube Length
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370
380
405
430
460
500
Seat Tube Angle
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75,9
77,1
77,1
76,8
77
77,1
Head Tube Length
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90
100
115
125
145
160
Head Tube Angle
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64,9
64,9
64,9
64,9
64,9
64,9
Bottom Bracket Drop
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19
19
19
19
19
19
Bottom Bracket Height (absolut)
-
334
334
334
334
334
334
Chainstay Length
-
429
431
434
437
440
443
Wheelbase
-
1147
1178
1213
1240
1271
1306
Standover Height
-
688
698
700
703
706
712
Specification
  • Frame 5010 Carbon C
  • Frame Material Carbon
  • Fork RockShox Pike Select+, 140mm, 29"
  • Spring Unit air
  • Remote-Lockout yes
  • Damper RockShox Super Deluxe Select+
  • Gearrange 500%
  • Drivetrain 1x12
  • Gear Lever SRAM GX Eagle, 12spd
  • Rear Derailleur SRAM GX Eagle, 12spd
  • Crank SRAM GX Eagle 148 DUB, 32t
  • Cassette SRAM XG1275 Eagle, 12spd, 10-50t
  • Chain SRAM GX Eagle, 12spd
  • Brake Set SRAM G2 R
  • Brake Rotors 200/180
  • Rims RaceFace AR Offset 30 29" Rim (F) / RaceFace AR Offset 30 27.5" Rim (R)
  • Front Hub DT Swiss 370, 15x110, Torque Cap, 28h
  • Rear Hub DT Swiss 370, 12x148, XD, 36t, 28h
  • Tires Front Maxxis Minion DHR II 29"x2.4", 3C MaxxGrip, EXO, TR
  • Tires Rear Maxxis Minion DHR II 27.5"x2.4", 3C MaxxTerra, EXO, TR
  • Saddle WTB Silverado Medium CroMo
  • Seat Post RockShox Reverb Stealth, 31.6
  • Stem Burgtec Enduro MK3, 42mm
  • Handle Bar Burgtec RideWide Alloy Bar, 800mm
  • Handle Bar Width 800
  • Head Set Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated Headset

Expirience with the Santa Cruz 5010 S / Carbon C / MX

Ludwig Döhl Business in front, party in the back. This is how the mullet setup with a small 27.5-inch rear wheel and a large 29er front wheel can be casually explained. But there's more to the 5010 S. Thanks to a moderate 64,9 degree head tube angle, the handling is pleasantly balanced. The moderate seating position is likely to be the perfect middle ground for the majority of bikers. If you love flying down steep, rocky and loamy trails, the Santa Cruz Fully doesn't really suit you. Other manufacturers build All Mountain in the same price range that are more focused on descends. With 25 years the warranty is another neat feature.

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About the author

Ludwig Döhl

Ludwig Döhl

... has spent more than 100,000 kilometers in the saddle of over 1000 different mountain bikes. The essence of many hours on the trail: Mountain bikes are awesome when they match your personal preferences! With this realization, he founded bike-test.com to assist cyclists in finding their very own dream bike.