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9 hours ago · If you’ve ridden a Santa Cruz from the last year or so, you’ll immediately feel right at home on the Vala, all the geo numbers all land exactly where you’d want them to on a mid-travel bike. 480mm reach on a size large, head tube angles adjustable from 64.2° (high) to 63.9° (low) with a flip chip on the seatstay (more on that later) and seat tube angles of 77.5° (high) or 77.2° (low.)
9 hours ago · Early Verdict. Santa Cruz design meets Bosch's latest motor tech and the result is a riot. The Vala handles exceptionally well for a full-power bike and the active suspension behaves brilliantly over the rough stuff – even when hauling on the rear brake. It's light for its class and looks fantastic too.
9 hours ago · A full-power ebike built by a mountain bike company. All the legendary Santa Cruz dynamics - supreme handling, great suspension and longevity - paired to the class-leading BOSCH motor and versatile battery solution. This is no trekking bike - the Vala is built for aggressive riding on singletrack trails. Highlights. 150mm rear wheel travel ...
9 hours ago · Santa Cruz has just unveiled the Vala – a brand new all-mountain e-bike that replaces the similarly intentioned Heckler. Instead of a Shimano EP801 motor like its predecessor though, the Vala gets Bosch’s latest gen 5 CX Performance Line motor and a non-removable 600Wh unit. It’s a brave choice in battery capacity then, given that most brands fitting the new CX are going for the new ...
9 hours ago · Bosch 600Wh Powertube Battery (+Extender) Bosch has launched two new batteries to go along with their new motor. The biggest is an 800Wh powerhouse, which at 3.9kg (8.6lbs) weighs 600g (1.3lbs) less than their previous 750Wh plant. Santa Cruz decided on the smaller 600Wh battery for the Vala to save 900g for a battery that weighs 3.0kg (6.6lbs).
9 hours ago · The Santa Cruz Vala joins the Blur as the bikes in the range that don’t sport a VPP platform, with their new full power ebike adopting a four-bar link instead. With the same travel and wheel size as the Heckler but crucially, a new suspension layout and motor/battery combo, the new Santa Cruz Vala has plenty to talk about. 150mm rear wheel ...
9 hours ago · The Vala is built for real trails and not tribulations. BOSCH PERFORMANCE LINE CX: The NEW Bosch drive unit is powerful, reliable and quiet. The power on tap and how it delivers it makes going up ...
