Santa Cruz Vala Carbon C R

Class Leading Power meets Santa Cruz DynamicsAll the legendary Santa Cruz Dynamics supreme handling, great suspension, and longevity paired with the class leading new Bosch Performance Line CX motor and a versatile battery solution.The Vala is a bike built for real trails and not tribulations.Chassis StiffnessStiff one piece bridged link for chassis stiffness and protecting the shock from side loads. The stuff that causes other four bar bikes to go soft.Seatstay bridge adds rigidity so the suspension can smoothly track rather than twisting.PivotsMain pivots run on the same legendary preloading collet axle and expanding wedge system that Santa Cruz introduced and is copied by many bike brands now. Axles cant back out and are keyed for worry free removal.Main pivots and seat tube pivot are the same hardware that we use across other bikes.BOSCH Performance Line CX.The Bosch system offers all of the specs we wanted. With the latest update, it is now quieter, lighter, and more compact.Class Leading Drive Unit, Santa Cruz Dynamics.Reliability, powerful, wireless, the right size battery, and range extender.