Santa Cruz Chameleon S MX Review

Santa Cruz Chameleon S MX Review

Price: 2999 €
category: Trailbike
Frame Material: Aluminium
Wheel Size: 29 / 27,5 Mullet"
Travel Front: 130 mm
Model Year: 2024
  • casual image
  • one of the best bikes in this price range
  • rides excellent in the downhill
  • higher quality gears than the other bikes in this price range
  • 25 years warranty
  • value for money could be better
fun to ride in
easy terrain extreme terrain
seating position
upright efficient
handling
playful easy calm
framesize runs
small big

Overall Bike Check

The most importanten ratings of the Santa Cruz Chameleon S MX in comparison to the competitor bikes of following categorie: (Trailhardtail up to 3000 €) .

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 2999 €.

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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S
M
L
XL
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Wheelsize
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29 / 27,5 Mullet
29 / 27,5 Mullet
29 / 27,5 Mullet
29 / 27,5 Mullet
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Stack
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-
620
629
638
647
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Reach
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-
420
445
465
490
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Top Tube Length
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-
596
621
643
669
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Seat Tube Length
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-
380
405
430
460
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Seat Tube Angle
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74,1
74,3
74,4
74,6
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Head Tube Length
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100
110
120
130
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Head Tube Angle
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-
65
65
65
65
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Bottom Bracket Drop
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56
56
56
56
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Bottom Bracket Height (absolut)
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315
315
315
315
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Chainstay Length
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-
425
425
425
425
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Wheelbase
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-
1154
1184
1208
1237
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Standover Height
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-
682
682
686
708
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Specification
  • Frame CHAMELEON AL / MX
  • Frame Material Aluminium
  • Fork FOX 34 Float Performance, 130mm
  • Spring Unit air
  • Remote-Lockout yes
  • 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 180/180
  • Rims RaceFace AR Offset 30 29"
  • Front Hub DT Swiss 370, 15x110, 28h
  • Rear Hub DT Swiss 370, 12x148, XD, 36t, 28h
  • Tires Front Maxxis Minion DHF 29"x2.5"WT, 3C MaxxGrip, EXO, TR
  • Tires Rear Maxxis Aggressor 27.5"x2.5", EXO, TR
  • Saddle WTB Silverado Medium CroMo
  • Seat Post SDG Tellis Dropper, 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

Expirience with the Santa Cruz Chameleon S MX

Ludwig Döhl The Chameleon S MX rolls out of the factory on a mullet setup with a small 27.5 inch rear wheel. The handling of this bike is balanced. So its pretty intuitive to control on singletrails. Anyone who has no special preferences for the seating position can´t go wrong with the Santa Cruz. Because the saddle takes the balanced approach. Despite this criticism, the coherent overall concept makes the Trailbike von Santa Cruz to on moderate to demanding trails a buying recommendation in the price range 2999 Euro range. With 25 years warranty, you can not go wrong. Caution when selecting the size: the Aluminium frame sizing runs small.

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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.