Santa Cruz 5010 C Custom - 2019, Large

The 2019 Santa Cruz 5010 C Custom is the quintessential "driver's bike" of the trail world, legendary for its hyper-agile handling, snappy cornering acceleration, and an incredibly playful demeanor that transforms every trail feature into a launchpad. Sculpted around a highly balanced Large frame profile, this chassis is optimized to provide an intuitive, stable cockpit configuration recommending trail pilots between 5'9" and 6'1". Formed from Santa Cruz’s exceptionally robust and responsive Carbon C fiber composite, this platform delivers a stiff, highly reactive foundation centered around 130mm of VPP™ (Virtual Pivot Point) rear wheel travel, striking the absolute perfect equilibrium between relentless climbing efficiency and confidence-inspiring descent tracking.

The technical infrastructure relies on a bulletproof off-road setup driven by a full 1x12-speed SRAM GX Eagle mechanical drivetrain. This workhorse ecosystem supplies tactile, highly definitive gear selections, pairing versatile 170mm aluminum cranks and a punchy 32T X-Sync 2 direct-mount chainring with a massive 10-52T GX Eagle wide-range cassette to ensure you can stay seated and spin fluidly up the steepest backcountry walls. Dropping back down into technical singletrack transitions is anchored by an elite brake upgrade, swapping standard units for heavy-duty Shimano Deore XT 4-piston hydraulic disc calipers that deliver massive thermal capacity and razor-sharp, fine-tuned lever modulation.

The suspension character on this custom build features high-fidelity trail tuning designed to maximize active trail connectivity. Up front, front-end tracking is governed by a reliable Fox 34 Float Performance 27.5" fork supplying 130mm of smooth travel, utilizing a structural architecture that guarantees sharp steering response through tight switchbacks. Out back, rear wheel composure is locked down by a premium Fox Float DPS Performance Elite rear shock featuring a 3-position adjustment lever to match changing trail undulations on the fly. The rolling stock features agile, quick-accelerating 27.5" Stan's alloy wheels fully configured tubeless and wrapped in a classic gravity rubber pairing: an aggressive 27.5x2.30" Maxxis Minion DHF 3C MaxxTerra tire up front and a hard-braking 27.5x2.30" Maxxis Minion DHR II tire out back to maximize cornering bite. The high-end specification is rounded out with premium cockpit controls including a vibration-damping Renthal Fatbar Carbon handlebar, a smooth Cane Creek integrated headset, and an exceptionally smooth 150mm OneUp Components dropper seatpost.