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Shop all Santa Cruz Bicycles Shop sale Santa Cruz BicyclesYour Santa Cruz Bicycles Bronson C XT Reserve Complete Mountain Bike will get there. And when it gets there, it'll handle it with aplomb. Even if the trail's covered in plums. Slippery, rotting plums. The new mixed-wheel Bronson extends its genre-spanning reach even further than its predecessors, taking the do-it-all 150mm to Mullet Town. With a 29er leading the way, it has mindblowing grip and smooth rollover juice, while the 27.5" rear wheel helps maintain the maneuverability and playful ride that makes it Santa Cruz's best selling bike - poppy and as loose as you like. This XT and Reserve Wheel build on C Carbon is the sweet spot of durability and performance, and there's not a foul word to say about it. Mountain biking rules, and the Bronson is one of the reasons why!
Carbon C Frame – A minimal weight gain of approximately 250 - 280 grams (0.6 lbs) for the C frame over the CC due to the different grade of carbon used. Whether you're riding a carbon CC or C frame, you get exactly the same legendary strength and stiffness because Santa Cruz uses exactly the same manufacturing facility and techniques.
Lower-Link Mounted VPP® Suspension – VPP is based on the patented principle of having two short links rotating in opposite directions. This system provides huge design flexibility, allowing Santa Cruz to manipulate shock rates to the intended purpose and character of each model; from short travel endurance bikes to World Championship winning DH machines. This redesign mounts the shock lower on the bike, making for an even better ride quality.
RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ Rear Shock – Super Deluxe Select+ is built for the latest breed of hard hitting enduro and trail bikes. Offering the ride control you need paired with a user-friendly threshold adjustment all rolled into a great high performance-to-value package. They even threw in Maxima Plush fluid to reduce friction and silence noise.
Shock Adjustments – Separate and Independent Open / Threshold Positions, Air Spring Pressure, External Rebound
Bottle Cage Mount – Within the front triangle, fits piggyback shocks.
27.5 / 27.5+ Wheel Clearances – Clearance for up to 2.8-inch tires.
Single Grease Port on Lower Link for Swift and Easy Maintenance
Integrated Flip Chip for High/Low Setting Adjustment
Molded Rubber Swingarm and Downtube Protection
ISCG-05 Tabs for Chainguide Compatibility
Internal Brake and Dropper Cable Routing
148mm Rear Axle Spacing
Threaded Bottom Bracket
Integrated Headset
Fork Adjustments – Air Spring Pressure, High-Speed Compression and Rebound Adjust (8-Clicks), Low-Speed Compression and Rebound Adjust (16-Clicks)
Fox 36 Float Factory – With lower leg pressure bleeders, a floating axle, and the famous GRIP2 damper, these forks are straight out of the EWS pits. Their internals are the same as Factory models, the only difference is black stanchions. Smooth, tuneable, and dependable.
Shimano XT 12 Speed – XT is the original mountain bike groupset trusted by generations of mountain bikers around the world. Whatever the trail, whatever you ride, XT is your solution for mountain biking today. Reliable shifting. Intuitive maintenance. XT is the high performance workhorse you can count on.
Shimano XT 8120 4-Piston – This brakeset features consistent braking performance and reliable stopping power in all conditions. The 4-piston caliper instills greater downhill confidence and control, and the system is easy to maintain with mineral oil bleeds.
Shimano Xt RT86 IceTech Rotors – With a stainless steel / aluminum / stainless steel sandwich construction, and advanced fins, these rotors shed heat and stay strong on even the longest downhill runs.
Mixed Wheel Sizing (S-XL Sizes) – The mixed "mullet" wheel sizing of top level racers has trickled down to the rest of us: with a 29" wheel up front for maximum grip and rollover clearance, you'll have a smoother and more solid stance through rough stuff and turns. The smaller 27.5" rear wheel helps you initiate those turns, while keeping the rear end maneuverable and out of your shorts.
Maxxis Minion DHF Front Tire – The Minion DHF was designed for the often loose and muddy conditions of aggressive all-mountain terrain. The DHF incorporates ramped knobs for low rolling resistance and channel-cut knobs to increase gripping edges, giving straight-line control and precise cornering.
Maxxis Minion DHR II Rear Tire – A real rider's tire choice, these Minions bring a mix of rolling resistance, wear, and performance that can't be beat.
Santa Cruz Reserve 30 Carbon Rims with i9 1/1 Hubs – The EWS is strict—break certain parts and you DNF. The rule’s meant to encourage sensible management of equipment, but it’s also tipped the balance in favor of toughness and reliability. Enter the Reserve 30. Its 30mm internal width supports a 2.3-2.5” tire and the thick rim beads stand up to the abuse of tough, rocky, steep tracks ridden at elite speed. While DH rims see greater single impacts, nothing beats the full weekend of regular abuse that an EWS race dishes out. To say nothing of the infamous 'Anti-Grip' and the rocks buried within the moondust in the Andes of Chile.
RockShox Reverb Stealth Dropper Seatpost – Don’t let its familiar good looks fool you—Reverb is a whole new weapon. Its internals have been completely re-engineered to improve on its already legendary performance and to offer enhanced reliability: all the smallest details, down to the single seal, have been re-evaluated and updated to pass the hardest and longest durability tests. Additional bushing overlap also improves performance over time. This is the brand-new Reverb, engineered for the next-generation mountain biker.
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Size | XS, 27.5" | S, MX | M, MX | L, MX | XL, MX |
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Reach (mm) | 402 | 427 | 452 | 472 | 497 |
Stack (mm) | 595 | 619 | 628 | 637 | 651 |
Effective Top Tube (mm) | 542 | 575 | 604 | 627 | 657 |
Seat Tube (mm) | 370 | 380 | 405 | 430 | 460 |
Head Tube Angle (°) | 64.5 | 64.5 | 64.5 | 64.5 | 64.5 |
Seat Tube Angle (°) | 76.9 | 76.7 | 76.6 | 76.5 | 76.4 |
Chainstay Length (mm) | 432 | 432 | 436 | 439 | 443 |
Bottom Bracket Height (mm) | 341 | 341 | 341 | 341 | 341 |
Bottom Bracket Drop (mm) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Head Tube Length (mm) | 110 | 100 | 110 | 120 | 135 |
Wheelbase (mm) | 1154 | 1189 | 1222 | 1249 | 1285 |
Standover Height (mm) | 698 | 706 | 727 | 726 | 725 |
Wheel Size | 27.5" (650b) | Mixed Wheel | Mixed Wheel | Mixed Wheel | Mixed Wheel |